wget http://www.apache.org/dist/thrift/0.11.0/thrift-0.11.0.tar.gz
tar -xf thrift-0.11.0.tar.gz
cd thrift-0.11.0/
./configure --prefix=/usr --with-ruby=no --with-python=no --with-java=no --with-go=no --with-perl=no --with-php=no --with-csharp=no --with-erlang=no --with-lua=no --with-nodejs=no
make CPPFLAGS=-DFORCE_BOOST_SMART_PTR -j 4 -s
sudo make install

# Ubuntu
sh config_brpc.sh --headers=/usr/include --libs=/usr/lib --with-thrift
# Fedora/CentOS
sh config_brpc.sh --headers=/usr/include --libs=/usr/lib64 --with-thrift
# Or use cmake
mkdir build && cd build && cmake ../ -DWITH_THRIFT=ON

#include <brpc/channel.h>
#include <brpc/thrift_message.h>         // Defines ThriftStub
...

DEFINE_string(server, "0.0.0.0:8019", "IP Address of thrift server");
DEFINE_string(load_balancer, "", "The algorithm for load balancing");
...

brpc::ChannelOptions options;
options.protocol = brpc::PROTOCOL_THRIFT;
brpc::Channel thrift_channel;
if (thrift_channel.Init(Flags_server.c_str(), FLAGS_load_balancer.c_str(), &options) != 0) {
   LOG(ERROR) << "Fail to initialize thrift channel";
   return -1;
}

brpc::ThriftStub stub(&thrift_channel);
...

// example::[EchoRequest/EchoResponse] are types generated by thrift
example::EchoRequest req;
example::EchoResponse res;
req.data = "hello";

stub.CallMethod("Echo", &cntl, &req, &res, NULL);
if (cntl.Failed()) {
    LOG(ERROR) << "Fail to send thrift request, " << cntl.ErrorText();
    return -1;
}

class EchoServiceImpl : public brpc::ThriftService {
public:
    void ProcessThriftFramedRequest(brpc::Controller* cntl,
                                    brpc::ThriftFramedMessage* req,
                                    brpc::ThriftFramedMessage* res,
                                    google::protobuf::Closure* done) override {
        // Dispatch calls to different methods
        if (cntl->thrift_method_name() == "Echo") {
            return Echo(cntl, req->Cast<example::EchoRequest>(),
                        res->Cast<example::EchoResponse>(), done);
        } else {
            cntl->SetFailed(brpc::ENOMETHOD, "Fail to find method=%s",
                            cntl->thrift_method_name().c_str());
            done->Run();
        }
    }

    void Echo(brpc::Controller* cntl,
              const example::EchoRequest* req,
              example::EchoResponse* res,
              google::protobuf::Closure* done) {
        // This object helps you to call done->Run() in RAII style. If you need
        // to process the request asynchronously, pass done_guard.release().
        brpc::ClosureGuard done_guard(done);

        res->data = req->data + " (processed)";
    }
};

    brpc::Server server;
    brpc::ServerOptions options;
    options.thrift_service = new EchoServiceImpl;
    options.idle_timeout_sec = FLAGS_idle_timeout_s;
    options.max_concurrency = FLAGS_max_concurrency;

    // Start the server.
    if (server.Start(FLAGS_port, &options) != 0) {
        LOG(ERROR) << "Fail to start EchoServer";
        return -1;
    }