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package org.apache.flink.streaming.connectors.cassandra;

import com.datastax.driver.core.Cluster;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This class is used to configure a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Cluster} after deployment.
 * The cluster represents the connection that will be established to Cassandra.
 */
public abstract class ClusterBuilder implements Serializable {

	public Cluster getCluster() {
		return buildCluster(Cluster.builder());
	}

	/**
	 * Configures the connection to Cassandra.
	 * The configuration is done by calling methods on the builder object
	 * and finalizing the configuration with build().
	 *
	 * @param builder connection builder
	 * @return configured connection
	 */
	protected abstract Cluster buildCluster(Cluster.Builder builder);
}