dneprDroid / thrift_generator_xcode

Configure Xcode project with CMake to build thrift generator with Swift support.

Compile Thrift generator binary from sources for Swift 3/4

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1. Install brew from brew site.
2. Install cmake from cmake site.
3. Optional Install JDK from oracle site. (my backed written on JAVA)
4. Install packages from brew:

• openssl
• libevent
• bison

5. Clone repo apocolipse/thrift
6. Open Cmake app. Specify where thrift sources located and where to build you app (first image below).
7. Set variables for: (look images below)

• openssl
• libevent
• bison

8. Generate Xcode project in Cmake app.
9. Open Xcode. Build schemes:

• all_build
• parse
• thrift_compier
• install

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Xcode errors:

.../thrift-master/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/thrifty.yy, invalid directive: `%code`

Replace %code required { } with %{...%}

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Additional info:

Open SSL

OpenSSL cmake variables:

https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/module/FindOpenSSL.html

If you need to have this software first in your PATH run:
  echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile

For compilers to find this software you may need to set:
LDFLAGS:  -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
CPPFLAGS: -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include

Bison

If you need to have this software first in your PATH run:
  echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/bison/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile

For compilers to find this software you may need to set:
    LDFLAGS:  -L/usr/local/opt/bison/lib

Generate thrift file

thrift --gen swift:async_clients,debug_descriptions -out ~/Desktop/ my_interface.thrift

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Cmake images

Thrift sources

Set this variables manualy

General view of cmake variables for Swift