# Mama Cass

Mama Cass is a Rails 3 generator to install [cassandra](http://cassandra.apache.org/).  It also includes Rake tasks for starting cassandra and logging into the cassandra console.

## Installation

Add mama cass to your Gemfile:

<pre>
gem 'mama_cass'
</pre>

Use bundler to install it:

<pre>
bundle install
</pre>

Run the generator to install cassandra (currently version 0.7.0) in your app:

<pre>
rails g mama_cass:install
</pre>

This installs the following directories and files:

* cassandra/server/                        # cassandra server
* config/cassandra.yml                     # keyspace configuration
* config/cassandra/cassandra.in.sh         # start up options
* config/cassandra/cassandra.yaml          # keyspace definitions
* config/cassandra/log4j-server.properties # log4j configuration
* config/initializers/cassandra.rb         # cassandra connection object setup

## Rake tasks

<pre>
rake cass:start
</pre>

Start cassandra.  Cassandra is run in the foreground and should be stopped via <code>Ctrl+C</code>.

<pre>
rake cass:console
</pre>

Start the cassandra console.  This will try to connect to the cassandra started via <code>rake cass:start</code>. 

## LICENSE

Released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for further details.