protected function process_drop_partition($seqid, $input, $output)
 {
     $args = new metastore_ThriftHiveMetastore_drop_partition_args();
     $args->read($input);
     $input->readMessageEnd();
     $result = new metastore_ThriftHiveMetastore_drop_partition_result();
     try {
         $result->success = $this->handler_->drop_partition($args->db_name, $args->tbl_name, $args->part_vals, $args->deleteData);
     } catch (metastore_NoSuchObjectException $o1) {
         $result->o1 = $o1;
     } catch (metastore_MetaException $o2) {
         $result->o2 = $o2;
     }
     $output->writeMessageBegin('drop_partition', TMessageType::REPLY, $seqid);
     $result->write($output);
     $output->getTransport()->flush();
 }