> > > Indeed. And with Java, it might be nice to have the ability to read > objects > as dynamic objects without generating code. >
FWIW, I'm working thrift-based serializer for Java that does something like that. It can parse Thrift IDL files and serialize/deserialize from or into arbitrary java objects. The serializers & deserializers are generated on the fly with ASM and do not rely on reflection or map lookups, so their performance is pretty close to what you get with pre-generated Thrift classes. I'm planning to contribute the code to Thrift once it's in reasonable shape. Martin
