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Encoder¶

Encoder(protocolVersion, options)

Serializes and deserializes to and from a CQL type and a Javascript Type.

Constructor¶

new Encoder(protocolVersion, options)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
protocolVersion Number
options ClientOptions

Source

encoder.js, line 2119

Methods¶

decode(buffer, type)

Decodes Cassandra bytes into Javascript values.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
buffer Buffer

Raw buffer to be decoded.

type ColumnInfo

Source

encoder.js, line 2259

decodeRows(data, rowsNumber, columnNames, columnTypes) → {Array<Row>}

Decodes a whole page of results.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
data Buffer
rowsNumber number
columnNames Array<string>
columnTypes Array<{code: number}>

Source

encoder.js, line 2237

Returns:
Type
Array<Row>

encode(value, typeInfo) → {Buffer|null|undefined}

Encodes Javascript types into Buffer according to the Cassandra protocol.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value *

The value to be converted.

typeInfo ColumnInfo | String | Number | null

The type information.

It can be either a:

  • A String representing the data type.
  • A Number with one of the values of dataTypes.
  • An Object containing the type.code as one of the values of dataTypes and type.info.

Source

encoder.js, line 2289

Throws:

When there is an encoding error

Type
TypeError
Returns:

Returns null for null values, undefined for unset values and buffer for all other values.

Type
Buffer | null | undefined

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