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[jira] [Created] (THRIFT-5587) Introduce guid as additional builtin type

Jens Geyer created THRIFT-5587:
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             Summary: Introduce guid as additional builtin type
                 Key: THRIFT-5587
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-5587
             Project: Thrift
          Issue Type: New Feature
          Components: Compiler (General)
            Reporter: Jens Geyer
            Assignee: Jens Geyer


I hereby propose to add *{{guid}}* as an additional built-in basic type.

*Rationale:*
 * Guids (or uuids) are a state of the art and well-understood way to identitify data entities.
 * There is support in next to all languages' runtimes to generate, convert and store such data.
 * Although conversion to and from string or binary is certainly possible, it is also rather cumbersome.
 * A distinct datatype enables us to sent it in the most suitable way across the wire: JSON=text, Compact=binary

*Remarks*
 * I am open to discuss the term "guid" vs "uuid". Coming from NET platforms I would tend to guid, but I am oopen to uuid (or even both) as well. That's just a detail.
 * If no sinbificant concern is raised, I would move on and implement C#, Delphi and Haxe bindings (as sub-tasks) and leave the rest to the community.

 



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