Typical usage

thrift.exe --audit <oldFile> <newFile>

Example run

> thrift.exe --audit test.thrift break1.thrift
[Thrift Audit Failure:break1.thrift] New Thrift File has missing function base_function3
[Thrift Audit Warning:break1.thrift] Constant const3 has different value

Problems that the audit tool can catch

Errors

• Removing an enum value
• Changing the type of a struct field
• Changing the required-ness of a struct field
• Removing a struct field
• Adding a required struct field
• Adding a struct field ‘in the middle’. This usually indicates an old ID has been recycled
• Struct removed
• Oneway-ness change
• Return type change
• Missing function
• Missing service
• Change in service inheritance

Warnings

• Removing a language namespace declaration
• Changing a namespace
• Changing an enum value's name
• Removing an enum class
• Default value changed
• Struct field name change
• Removed constant
• Type of constant changed
• Value of constant changed