rantav/hector — Issue #316: How to expand HOM for mapping Maps
Author: hpgisler
Created: 2011-10-27 11:42:13+00:00
State: open

Hi,

I would like HOM to also be able to store maps in cassandra in such a way that:
- the map's keys would be mapped to column names
(alternatively prefixed by the map's attribute name)
- the map's values would be mapped to column values

I would further like to be able to use composites for one or the other or both (as map key, values).

What do you HOM users and coders think?
Is this a feasible or perhaps a stupid idea?

Can anybody make a guess of the amount of work involved, feasibility etc. (for me as I do not yet know hector or HOM).
Which part of the hector / HOM code would be best to start with for trying to understand and expand accordingly?

Feedback and some directional help would be very much appreciated.
Hanspeter