Class: Metadata

metadata~Metadata(options, controlConnection)

Represents cluster and schema information. The metadata class acts as a internal state of the driver.

Constructor

new Metadata(options, controlConnection)

Creates a new instance of Metadata.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options ClientOptions
controlConnection ControlConnection

Control connection used to retrieve information.

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Methods

checkSchemaAgreement(callbackopt) → {Promise}

Checks whether hosts that are currently up agree on the schema definition.

This method performs a one-time check only, without any form of retry; therefore protocolOptions.maxSchemaAgreementWaitSeconds setting does not apply in this case.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
callback function <optional>

A function that is invoked with a value true when all hosts agree on the schema and false when there is no agreement or when the check could not be performed (for example, if the control connection is down).

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Returns a Promise when a callback is not provided. The promise resolves to true when all hosts agree on the schema and false when there is no agreement or when the check could not be performed (for example, if the control connection is down).

Type
Promise

clearPrepared()

Clears the internal state related to the prepared statements. Following calls to the Client using the prepare flag will re-prepare the statements.

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getAggregate(keyspaceName, name, signature, callbackopt)

Gets a definition of CQL aggregate for a given name and signature.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the metadata retrieval completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

When trying to retrieve the same aggregate definition concurrently, it will query once and invoke all callbacks with the retrieved information.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
keyspaceName String

Name of the keyspace

name String

Name of the aggregate

signature Array.<String> | Array.<{code, info}>

Array of types of the parameters.

callback function <optional>

The callback with the err as a first parameter and the Aggregate as second parameter.

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getAggregates(keyspaceName, name, callbackopt)

Gets the definition of CQL aggregate for a given name.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the metadata retrieval completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

When trying to retrieve the same aggregates definition concurrently, it will query once and invoke all callbacks with the retrieved information.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
keyspaceName String

Name of the keyspace

name String

Name of the Function

callback function <optional>

The callback with the err as a first parameter and the array of Aggregate as second parameter.

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getFunction(keyspaceName, name, signature, callbackopt)

Gets a definition of CQL function for a given name and signature.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the metadata retrieval completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

When trying to retrieve the same function definition concurrently, it will query once and invoke all callbacks with the retrieved information.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
keyspaceName String

Name of the keyspace

name String

Name of the Function

signature Array.<String> | Array.<{code, info}>

Array of types of the parameters.

callback function <optional>

The callback with the err as a first parameter and the SchemaFunction as second parameter.

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getFunctions(keyspaceName, name, callbackopt)

Gets the definition of CQL functions for a given name.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the metadata retrieval completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

When trying to retrieve the same function definition concurrently, it will query once and invoke all callbacks with the retrieved information.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
keyspaceName String

Name of the keyspace.

name String

Name of the Function.

callback function <optional>

The callback with the err as a first parameter and the array of SchemaFunction as second parameter.

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getMaterializedView(keyspaceName, name, callbackopt)

Gets the definition of a CQL materialized view for a given name.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the metadata retrieval completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

Note that, unlike the rest of the Metadata methods, this method does not cache the result for following calls, as the current version of the Cassandra native protocol does not support schema change events for materialized views. Each call to this method will produce one or more queries to the cluster.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
keyspaceName String

Name of the keyspace

name String

Name of the materialized view

callback function <optional>

The callback with the err as a first parameter and the MaterializedView as second parameter.

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getReplicas(keyspaceName, token) → {Array}

Gets the host list representing the replicas that contain the given partition key, token or token range.

It uses the pre-loaded keyspace metadata to retrieve the replicas for a token for a given keyspace. When the keyspace metadata has not been loaded, it returns null.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
keyspaceName String
token Buffer | Token | TokenRange

Can be Buffer (serialized partition key), Token or TokenRange

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Type
Array

getTable(keyspaceName, name, callbackopt)

Gets the definition of a table.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the metadata retrieval completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

When trying to retrieve the same table definition concurrently, it will query once and invoke all callbacks with the retrieved information.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
keyspaceName String

Name of the keyspace.

name String

Name of the Table.

callback function <optional>

The callback with the err as a first parameter and the TableMetadata as second parameter.

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getTokenRanges() → {Set.<TokenRange>}

Gets the token ranges that define data distribution in the ring.

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Returns:

The ranges of the ring or empty set if schema metadata is not enabled.

Type
Set.<TokenRange>

getTokenRangesForHost(keyspaceName, host) → {Set.<TokenRange>|null}

Gets the token ranges that are replicated on the given host, for the given keyspace.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
keyspaceName String

The name of the keyspace to get ranges for.

host Host

The host.

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Returns:

Ranges for the keyspace on this host or null if keyspace isn't found or hasn't been loaded.

Type
Set.<TokenRange> | null

getTrace(traceId, consistencyopt, callbackopt)

Gets the trace session generated by Cassandra when query tracing is enabled for the query. The trace itself is stored in Cassandra in the sessions and events table in the system_traces keyspace and can be retrieve manually using the trace identifier.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the metadata retrieval completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
traceId Uuid

Identifier of the trace session.

consistency Number <optional>

The consistency level to obtain the trace.

callback function <optional>

The callback with the err as first parameter and the query trace as second parameter.

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getUdt(keyspaceName, name, callbackopt)

Gets the definition of an user-defined type.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the metadata retrieval completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

When trying to retrieve the same UDT definition concurrently, it will query once and invoke all callbacks with the retrieved information.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
keyspaceName String

Name of the keyspace.

name String

Name of the UDT.

callback function <optional>

The callback to invoke when retrieval completes.

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isDbaas() → {boolean}

Determines whether the cluster is provided as a service.

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true when the cluster is provided as a service (DataStax Astra), false when it's a different deployment (on-prem).

Type
boolean

newToken(components) → {Token}

Constructs a Token from the input buffer(s) or string input. If a string is passed in it is assumed this matches the token representation reported by cassandra.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
components Array.<Buffer> | Buffer | String
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Returns:

constructed token from the input buffer.

Type
Token

newTokenRange(start, end)

Constructs a TokenRange from the given start and end tokens.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
start Token
end Token
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TokenRange build range spanning from start (exclusive) to end (inclusive).

refreshKeyspace(name, callbackopt)

Gets the keyspace metadata information and updates the internal state of the driver.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the keyspaces metadata refresh completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name String

Name of the keyspace.

callback function <optional>

Optional callback.

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refreshKeyspaces(waitReconnectopt, callbackopt)

Gets the metadata information of all the keyspaces and updates the internal state of the driver.

If a callback is provided, the callback is invoked when the keyspace metadata refresh completes. Otherwise, it returns a Promise.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
waitReconnect Boolean | function <optional>

Determines if it should wait for reconnection in case the control connection is not connected at the moment. Default: true.

callback function <optional>

Optional callback.

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