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package thrift

/**
 * Generic base interface for generated Thrift objects.
 *
 */
type TBase interface {

  /**
   * Reads the TObject from the given input protocol
   *
   * @param iprot Input protocol
   */
  Read(iprot TProtocol) (err TException)

  /**
   * Writes the objects out to the protocol
   *
   * @param oprot Output protocol
   */
  Write(oprot TProtocol) (err TException)

  /**
   * Check if a field is currently set or unset.
   *
   * @param field
   */
  IsSet(field TField) bool

  /**
   * Get a field's value by field variable. Primitive types will be wrapped in 
   * the appropriate "boxed" types.
   *
   * @param field
   */
  FieldValue(field TField) interface{}

  /**
   * Set a field's value by field variable. Primitive types must be "boxed" in
   * the appropriate object wrapper type.
   *
   * @param field
   */
  SetFieldValue(field TField, value interface{})

  DeepCopy() TBase
}