[jira] [Updated] (THRIFT-2580) optional COM-ability for generated Delphi interfaces

["Jens Geyer (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Jens Geyer updated THRIFT-2580:
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    Fix Version/s:     (was: 1.0)
                   0.9.3

> optional COM-ability for generated Delphi interfaces
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: THRIFT-2580
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-2580
>             Project: Thrift
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Delphi - Compiler
>            Reporter: Jens Geyer
>            Assignee: Jens Geyer
>             Fix For: 0.9.3
>
>         Attachments: THRIFT-2580-COM-ability-for-generated-Delphi-interfa.patch
>
>
> Consists of two major points: 
>  * reintegrate UUID generation code to add IIDs to generated interfaces.
>  * generate WideString instead of String
> Currently, generated interfaces do not have an IDD assigned. Although not absolutely necessary, having a IID assigned is considered good practice and makes certain things possible which are not possible without an IID assigned, like cross-module usage. 
> Same is true for {{WideString}} (Delphi-equivalent of BSTR), which can be directly used cross-module, while standard Delphi {{String}} cannot. However, {{String}} is far more efficient compared to {{WideString}}, thus {{String}} shall remain the default, and the whole feature described in this ticket is *only* to be enabled via Thrift compiler switch.
> Needs to check, if the boost version available at compiler build time supports this.



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