text: function serialize(data) {
    var transport = new Thrift.Transport('/service');
    var protocol = new Thrift.Protocol(transport);
    protocol.writeMessageBegin('', 0, 0);
    data.write(protocol);
    protocol.writeMessageEnd();
    return transport.send_buf;
  }
  
  function deserialize(serialized, type) {
    var transport = new Thrift.Transport('/service');
    transport.setRecvBuffer(serialized);
    var protocol = new Thrift.Protocol(transport);
    protocol.readMessageBegin();
    var data = new type();
    data.read(protocol);
    protocol.readMessageEnd();
    return data;
  }
  
  
  function createThriftObj() {
  
    return new Complex({
  
      struct_field: new Simple({value: 'a'}),
  
      struct_list_field: [
        new Simple({value: 'b'}),
        new Simple({value: 'c'})
      ],
  
      struct_set_field: [
        new Simple({value: 'd'}),
        new Simple({value: 'e'})
      ],
  
      struct_map_field: {
        A: new Simple({value: 'f'}),
        B: new Simple({value: 'g'})
      },
  
      struct_nested_containers_field: [
        [
          {
            C: [
              new Simple({value: 'h'}),
              new Simple({value: 'i'})
            ]
          }
        ]
      ],
  
  
      struct_nested_containers_field2: {
        D: [
          {
            DA: new Simple({value: 'j'})
          },
          {
            DB: new Simple({value: 'k'})
          }
        ]
      }
    }
    );
  }
  
  
  function createJsObj() {
  
    return {
  
      struct_field: {value: 'a'},
  
      struct_list_field: [
        {value: 'b'},
        {value: 'c'}
      ],
  
      struct_set_field: [
        {value: 'd'},
        {value: 'e'}
      ],
  
      struct_map_field: {
        A: {value: 'f'},
        B: {value: 'g'}
      },
  
      struct_nested_containers_field: [
        [
          {
            C: [
              {value: 'h'},
              {value: 'i'}
            ]
          }
        ]
      ],
  
      struct_nested_containers_field2: {
        D: [
          {
            DA: {value: 'j'}
          },
          {
            DB: {value: 'k'}
          }
        ]
      }
    };
  }
  
  
  function assertValues(obj, assert) {
      assert.equal(obj.struct_field.value, 'a');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_list_field[0].value, 'b');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_list_field[1].value, 'c');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_set_field[0].value, 'd');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_set_field[1].value, 'e');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_map_field.A.value, 'f');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_map_field.B.value, 'g');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_nested_containers_field[0][0].C[0].value, 'h');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_nested_containers_field[0][0].C[1].value, 'i');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_nested_containers_field2.D[0].DA.value, 'j');
      assert.equal(obj.struct_nested_containers_field2.D[1].DB.value, 'k');
  }
  
  var cases = {
  
    'Serialize/deserialize simple struct should return equal object': function(assert) {
      var tObj = new Simple({value: 'a'});
      var received = deserialize(serialize(tObj), Simple);
      assert.ok(tObj !== received);
      assert.deepEqual(received, tObj);
    },
  
  
    'Serialize/deserialize should return equal object': function(assert) {
      var tObj = createThriftObj();
      var received = deserialize(serialize(tObj), Complex);
      assert.ok(tObj !== received);
      assert.deepEqual(received, tObj);
    },
  
    'Nested structs and containers initialized from plain js objects should serialize same as if initialized from thrift objects': function(assert) {
      var tObj1 = createThriftObj();
      var tObj2 = new Complex(createJsObj());
      assertValues(tObj2, assert);
      assert.equal(serialize(tObj2), serialize(tObj1));
    },
  
    'Modifications to args object should not affect constructed Thrift object': function(assert) {
  
      var args = createJsObj();
      assertValues(args, assert);
  
      var tObj = new Complex(args);
      assertValues(tObj, assert);
  
      args.struct_field.value = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_list_field[0].value = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_list_field[1].value = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_set_field[0].value = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_set_field[1].value = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_map_field.A.value = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_map_field.B.value = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_nested_containers_field[0][0].C[0] = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_nested_containers_field[0][0].C[1] = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_nested_containers_field2.D[0].DA = 'ZZZ';
      args.struct_nested_containers_field2.D[0].DB = 'ZZZ';
  
      assertValues(tObj, assert);
    },
  
    'nulls are ok': function(assert) {
      var tObj = new Complex({
        struct_field: null,
        struct_list_field: null,
        struct_set_field: null,
        struct_map_field: null,
        struct_nested_containers_field: null,
        struct_nested_containers_field2: null
      });
      var received = deserialize(serialize(tObj), Complex);
      assert.ok(tObj !== received);
      assert.deepEqual(tObj, received);
    }
  
  };
  
  Object.keys(cases).forEach(function(caseName) {
    test(caseName, cases[caseName]);
  });
  