grift is integration of Apache Thrift Serializer with gRPC.
This integration allows you to use grpc to send thrift messages in C++ and java.
grift uses Compact Protocol to serialize thrift messages.
$ thrift --gen cpp <thrift-file>
$ thrift --gen java <thrift-file>
Before Installing thrift make sure to apply this patch to third_party/thrift. Go to third_party/thrift and follow the INSTALLATION instructions to install thrift with commit id bcad91771b7f0bff28a1cac1981d7ef2b9bcef3c.