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+#!/usr/local/bin/thrift -php -java -cpp -py
+
+// NOTICE!!!
+// DO NOT FORGET to run regen.sh if you change this file
+// (or if you change the compiler).
+
+// This interface is deprecated.
+// There is no replacement yet, but I hate it so much that
+// I'm deprecating it before it's done.
+// @author I'm too ashamed to say.
+
+// dreiss naively thinks he knows how to do this better,
+// so talk to him if you are interested in taking it on,
+// or if you just want someone to make it better for you.
+
+cpp_namespace facebook.thrift.reflection.limited
+java_package com.facebook.thrift.reflection.limited
+
+enum TTypeTag {
+  T_VOID   = 1,
+  T_BOOL   = 2,
+  T_BYTE   = 3,
+  T_I16    = 6,
+  T_I32    = 8,
+  T_I64    = 10,
+  T_DOUBLE = 4,
+  T_STRING = 11,
+  T_STRUCT = 12,
+  T_MAP    = 13,
+  T_SET    = 14,
+  T_LIST   = 15,
+  // This doesn't exist in TBinaryProtocol, but it could be useful for reflection.
+  T_ENUM   = 101,
+  T_NOT_REFLECTED = 102,
+}
+
+struct SimpleType {
+  1: TTypeTag ttype,
+  2: string name,  // For structs and emums.
+}
+
+struct ContainerType {
+  1: TTypeTag ttype,
+  2:          SimpleType subtype1,
+  3: optional SimpleType subtype2,
+}
+
+struct ThriftType {
+  1: bool is_container,
+  2: optional SimpleType simple_type,
+  3: optional ContainerType container_type,
+}
+
+struct Argument {
+  1: i16 key,
+  2: string name,
+  3: ThriftType type,
+}
+
+struct Method {
+  1: string name,
+  2: ThriftType return_type,
+  3: list<Argument> arguments,
+}
+
+struct Service {
+  1: string name,
+  2: list<Method> methods,
+  3: bool fully_reflected,
+}