[PDI-12348] Cassandra Output - data is not loaded into database when "Use Compression" and CQL mode is used.
[PDI-12373] Cassandra Output - state of 'Insert unlogged batches' checkbox is not saved.
[PDI-12337] Cassandra Output CQL3 - data is not loaded into newly added column when "Update Metadata" is used.
PDI-10432 - pentaho-cassandra-plugin-1.0.0.zip has a spurious .gitignore in the .zip

Add defaultexcludes for ant < 1.8.2
Merge pull request #43 from pavel-sakun/PDI-12409

PDI-12409 Cassandra Output/Input CQL3 - key fields metadata is displayed twice
PDI-7516 Specifying large limit in Cassandra input step causes timeout errors
Merge pull request #33 from m-a-hall/master-compression-bug

[PDI-12348] Cassandra Output - data is not loaded into database when "Us...
Merge pull request #35 from m-a-hall/master-unlogged-batch-checkbox

[PDI-12373] Cassandra Output - state of 'Insert unlogged batches' checkb...
Merge pull request #38 from m-a-hall/master-update-metadata-bug

[PDI-12337] Cassandra Output CQL3 - data is not loaded into newly added ...
Merge pull request #42 from pavel-sakun/PDI-10432

PDI-10432 - pentaho-cassandra-plugin-1.0.0.zip has a spurious .gitignore in the .zip
Merge pull request #44 from stepanovdg/PDI-7516

PDI-7516 Specifying large limit in Cassandra input step causes timeout errors
PDI-8731 - Cassandra SSTable Output (bulkloader) step does not work with Cassandra 1.1.x

Add missing dependencies
Add support for cassandra 2.x
Split writer into CQL2 and CQL3 specific ones
Fixes for CQL2 writer:
 - read partitioner from config, use Murmur3Partitioner by default
 - store date as longs
PDI-8731 - Cassandra SSTable Output (bulkloader) step does not work with Cassandra 1.1.x

Add file:// protocol to config file path if needed
Try preventing JVM from exit in case issues with cassandra config