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diff --git a/doc/specs/thrift-binary-protocol.md b/doc/specs/thrift-binary-protocol.md index 4284328e5..af4bd8196 100644 --- a/doc/specs/thrift-binary-protocol.md +++ b/doc/specs/thrift-binary-protocol.md @@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ encode the int64 in 8 bytes in big endian order. Values of `bool` type are first converted to an int8. True is converted to `1`, false to `0`. +### Universal unique identifier encoding + +Values of `uuid` type are expected as 16-byte binary in big endian (or "network") order. Byte order conversion +might be necessary on certain platforms, e.g. Windows holds GUIDs in a complex record-like structure whose +memory layout differs. + +*Note*: Since the length is fixed, no `byte length` prefix is necessary and the field is always 16 bytes long. + + ## Message A `Message` can be encoded in two different ways: @@ -192,6 +201,7 @@ The following field-types are used: * `MAP`, encoded as `13` * `SET`, encoded as `14` * `LIST`, encoded as `15` +* `UUID`, encoded as `16` ## List and Set |