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+require "red_storm"
+require "json"
+
+java_import "backtype.storm.utils.DRPCClient"
+
+# Usage:
+#
+# This is a DRPC client that will query a Storm cluster trident drpc topology.
+# See the trident word_count_topology.rb for runnnig the drpc topology.
+#
+# Edit the host and port below.
+
+module Example
+
+  # this is not a topology, the redstorm topology_launcher will launch any class with the
+  # start method in the correct storm environment
+
+  class TridentWordCountQuery
+    RedStorm::Configuration.topology_class = self
+
+    def start(env)
+      puts("TridentWordCountQuery starting")
+
+      client = DRPCClient.new("localhost", 3772)
+      loop do
+        json_result = client.execute("words", "cat the dog jumped")
+        puts("DRPC execute=#{JSON.parse(json_result)[0][0]}")
+
+        sleep(2)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/examples/trident/word_count_topology.rb b/examples/trident/word_count_topology.rb
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+require 'red_storm'
+require 'json'
+
+java_import "backtype.storm.LocalCluster"
+java_import "backtype.storm.LocalDRPC"
+java_import "backtype.storm.StormSubmitter"
+java_import "backtype.storm.generated.StormTopology"
+java_import "backtype.storm.tuple.Fields"
+java_import "backtype.storm.tuple.Values"
+java_import "storm.trident.TridentState"
+java_import "storm.trident.TridentTopology"
+java_import "storm.trident.operation.BaseFunction"
+java_import "storm.trident.operation.TridentCollector"
+java_import "storm.trident.operation.builtin.Count"
+java_import "storm.trident.operation.builtin.FilterNull"
+java_import "storm.trident.operation.builtin.MapGet"
+java_import "storm.trident.operation.builtin.Sum"
+java_import "storm.trident.testing.FixedBatchSpout"
+java_import "storm.trident.testing.MemoryMapState"
+java_import "storm.trident.tuple.TridentTuple"
+
+java_import 'redstorm.storm.jruby.JRubyTridentFunction'
+
+REQUIRE_PATH = Pathname.new(__FILE__).relative_path_from(Pathname.new(RedStorm::BASE_PATH)).to_s
+
+# Usage:
+#
+# Local mode:
+#
+# $ redstorm install
+# $ redstorm examples
+# $ restorm local examples/trident/word_count_topology.rb
+#
+# Cluster mode:
+#
+# $ redstorm install
+# $ redstorm examples
+# $ redstorm jar examples
+# $ redstorm cluster examples/trident/word_count_topology.rb
+#
+#  After submission, wait a bit for topology to startup and launch the drpc query example:
+#  Edit word_count_query.rb to set the host/port of your cluster drpc daemon.
+#
+# $ redstorm local examples/trident/word_count_query.rb
+
+module Examples
+  class TridentSplit
+
+    def execute(tuple, collector)
+      tuple[0].split(" ").each do |word|
+        collector.emit(Values.new(word))
+      end
+    end
+
+    def prepare(conf, context); end
+    def cleanup;end
+  end
+
+  class TridentWordCountTopology
+    RedStorm::Configuration.topology_class = self
+
+    def build_topology(local_drpc)
+      spout = FixedBatchSpout.new(
+        Fields.new("sentence"), 3,
+        Values.new("the cow jumped over the moon"),
+        Values.new("the man went to the store and bought some candy"),
+        Values.new("four score and seven years ago"),
+        Values.new("how many apples can you eat"),
+        Values.new("to be or not to be the person")
+      )
+      spout.cycle = true
+
+      topology = TridentTopology.new
+
+      stream = topology.new_stream("spout1", spout)
+        .parallelism_hint(3)
+        .each(
+          Fields.new("sentence"),
+          JRubyTridentFunction.new(REQUIRE_PATH, "Examples::TridentSplit"),
+          Fields.new("word")
+        )
+        .groupBy(
+          Fields.new("word")
+        )
+        .persistentAggregate(
+          MemoryMapState::Factory.new,
+          Count.new,
+          Fields.new("count")
+        )
+        .parallelism_hint(3)
+
+      # topology.newDRPCStream("words", drpc)
+      topology.newDRPCStream("words", local_drpc)
+        .each(
+          Fields.new("args"),
+          JRubyTridentFunction.new(REQUIRE_PATH, "Examples::TridentSplit"),
+          Fields.new("word")
+        )
+        .groupBy(
+          Fields.new("word")
+        )
+        .stateQuery(
+          stream,
+          Fields.new("word"),
+          MapGet.new,
+          Fields.new("count")
+        )
+        .each(
+          Fields.new("count"),
+          FilterNull.new
+        )
+        .aggregate(
+          Fields.new("count"),
+          Sum.new,
+          Fields.new("sum")
+        )
+
+      topology.build
+    end
+
+    def display_drpc(client)
+      loop do
+        sleep(2)
+
+        json_result = client.execute("words", "cat the dog jumped")
+        puts("DRPC execute=#{JSON.parse(json_result)[0][0]}")
+      end
+    end
+
+    def start(env)
+      conf = Backtype::Config.new
+      conf.debug = false
+      conf.max_spout_pending = 20
+
+      case env
+      when :local
+        local_drpc = LocalDRPC.new
+        submitter = LocalCluster.new
+        conf.num_workers = 1 # set to 1 in local, see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STORM-113
+      when :cluster
+        local_drpc = nil
+        submitter = StormSubmitter
+        conf.put("drpc.servers", ["localhost"])
+        conf.num_workers = 3
+      end
+
+      submitter.submit_topology("trident_word_count", conf, build_topology(local_drpc));
+
+      display_drpc(local_drpc) if local_drpc
+    end
+  end
+
+end