allow to set different type in column name about cassandra-unit HOT 6 OPEN

i'm not sure to undertand because it is already possible to define a ComparatorType on a column family.

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Right now, I can't use different types for column names(or I don't know how to do it). Like this:

columns:

• {name: long(1), value: utf8(3)}
• {name; utf8(Hello), value: float(3)}

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it's not currently possible (just for column value).

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Any tips to how develop this feature? I can try it out.

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Hi Eduardo,

I'm asking a lot of question to myself about this feature. Let me try to explain why.

Contrary to the possibility to set different type in column value which is evident, i'm not sure of benefit to add this feature for column name. I know that cassandra allow that but if you do that you loose a lot advantage of cassandra like sorting on column name or things like that. Then, if you take a look at hector, for example, it's not possible to simply query a column family with different type.

So i'm curious to understand and to know what is your use case and why your data model need that. you have to try to convince me ;-).

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Ok. My idea is that cassandra-unit should support every single possibility available on Cassandra.
No special need.

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