Updating Cassandra Map Value through querybuilder - collections

Question

Cassandra support updating specific value in Collection by syntax
ALTER TABLE users ADD todo map<timestamp, text>
UPDATE users SET todo['2012-10-2 12:00'] = 'throw my precious into mount doom'
WHERE user_id = 'frodo';
http://www.datastax.com/documentation/cql/3.0/cql/cql_using/use_map_t.html
Did not see any example of using QueryBuilder to update specific row in Map. How it can be done?

Answer 1

I think you have several options.
1/ Build your own query based on the CQL one.
Example: Consider that you have a table named Interactions and in your schema a column of type named 'attributes'.
String update ="UPDATE demo.Interactions SET attributes=attributes + {'i':'j'} where id='ff';
SimpleStatement statement = new SimpleStatement(update);
session.execute(statement);
2/ Use Java API.
Java API is not that documented indeed.
Let's take an example
a- Create an update object using queryBuilder
Update update = QueryBuilder.update(keyspace, tableName);
b- Then populate with 'put' or 'putAll' functions. put/putAll will add/update content
update.with(QueryBuilder.putAll(key, map));
To remove a key, set the content of a key to null, like:
for (Object item : map.keySet()) {
update.with(
QueryBuilder.put(columName, item, null)
);
}
Then execute the query.
Following methods are available for different types:
LIST:
QueryBuilder.appendAll(...)
QueryBuilder.discardAll(...)
SET:
QueryBuilder.addAll(...)
QueryBuilder.removeAll(...)
MAP:
QueryBuilder.putAll(...)
QueryBuilder.put(...)
The list is not exhautive.
Have a look in QueryBuilder class if you do not find what you are looking for.
Best regards and best luck with Cassandra.