Merge branch 'develop'

bin/format.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+for f in $(find ./src -name \*.java); do
+  echo Formatting $f
+  java -jar ./lib/google-java-format-1.3-all-deps.jar --replace $f
+done
+

pom.xml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>net.helenus</groupId>
-    <artifactId>helenus-core</artifactId>
+    <artifactId>helenus-net-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.40-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>helenus</name>

src/main/java/com/datastax/driver/core/querybuilder/IsNotNullClause.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ *      Copyright (C) 2015 The Helenus Authors
+ *
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *   limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder;
+
+import com.datastax.driver.core.CodecRegistry;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class IsNotNullClause extends Clause {
+
+  final String name;
+
+  public IsNotNullClause(String name) {
+    this.name = name;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  String name() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  Object firstValue() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  void appendTo(StringBuilder sb, List<Object> variables, CodecRegistry codecRegistry) {
+    Utils.appendName(name, sb).append(" IS NOT NULL");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  boolean containsBindMarker() {
+    return false;
+  }
+}

src/main/java/com/datastax/driver/core/schemabuilder/CreateMaterializedView.java

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package com.datastax.driver.core.schemabuilder;
+
+import com.datastax.driver.core.CodecRegistry;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
+
+public class CreateMaterializedView extends Create {
+
+  private String viewName;
+  private Select.Where selection;
+  private String primaryKey;
+  private String clustering;
+
+  public CreateMaterializedView(
+      String keyspaceName, String viewName, Select.Where selection, String primaryKey, String clustering) {
+    super(keyspaceName, viewName);
+    this.viewName = viewName;
+    this.selection = selection;
+    this.primaryKey = primaryKey;
+    this.clustering = clustering;
+  }
+
+  public String getQueryString(CodecRegistry codecRegistry) {
+    return buildInternal();
+  }
+
+  public String buildInternal() {
+    StringBuilder createStatement =
+        new StringBuilder(STATEMENT_START).append("CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW");
+    if (ifNotExists) {
+      createStatement.append(" IF NOT EXISTS");
+    }
+    createStatement.append(" ");
+    if (keyspaceName.isPresent()) {
+      createStatement.append(keyspaceName.get()).append(".");
+    }
+    createStatement.append(viewName);
+    createStatement.append(" AS ");
+    createStatement.append(selection.getQueryString());
+    createStatement.setLength(createStatement.length() - 1);
+    createStatement.append(" ");
+    createStatement.append(primaryKey);
+    if (clustering != null) {
+        createStatement.append(" ").append(clustering);
+    }
+    createStatement.append(";");
+
+    return createStatement.toString();
+  }
+
+  public String toString() {
+    return buildInternal();
+  }
+}

src/main/java/com/datastax/driver/core/schemabuilder/DropMaterializedView.java

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package com.datastax.driver.core.schemabuilder;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Optional;
+
+public class DropMaterializedView extends Drop {
+
+  enum DroppedItem {
+    TABLE,
+    TYPE,
+    INDEX,
+    MATERIALIZED_VIEW
+  }
+
+  private Optional<String> keyspaceName = Optional.absent();
+  private String itemName;
+  private boolean ifExists = true;
+  private final String itemType = "MATERIALIZED VIEW";
+
+  public DropMaterializedView(String keyspaceName, String viewName) {
+    this(keyspaceName, viewName, DroppedItem.MATERIALIZED_VIEW);
+  }
+
+  private DropMaterializedView(String keyspaceName, String viewName, DroppedItem itemType) {
+    super(keyspaceName, viewName, Drop.DroppedItem.TABLE);
+    validateNotEmpty(keyspaceName, "Keyspace name");
+    this.keyspaceName = Optional.fromNullable(keyspaceName);
+    this.itemName = viewName;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add the 'IF EXISTS' condition to this DROP statement.
+   *
+   * @return this statement.
+   */
+  public Drop ifExists() {
+    this.ifExists = true;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String buildInternal() {
+    StringBuilder dropStatement = new StringBuilder("DROP " + itemType + " ");
+    if (ifExists) {
+      dropStatement.append("IF EXISTS ");
+    }
+    if (keyspaceName.isPresent()) {
+      dropStatement.append(keyspaceName.get()).append(".");
+    }
+
+    dropStatement.append(itemName);
+    return dropStatement.toString();
+  }
+}

src/main/java/net/helenus/config/GetterMethodDetector.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package net.helenus.config;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Transient;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ public enum GetterMethodDetector implements Function<Method, Boolean> {
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers())) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     // Methods marked "Transient" are not mapped, skip them.
     if (method.getDeclaredAnnotation(Transient.class) != null) {
       return false;

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractAuditedEntityDraft.java

@@ -1,41 +1,38 @@
 package net.helenus.core;
 
-import net.helenus.core.reflect.MapExportable;
-
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.util.Date;
-
+import net.helenus.core.reflect.MapExportable;
 
 public abstract class AbstractAuditedEntityDraft<E> extends AbstractEntityDraft<E> {
 
-    public AbstractAuditedEntityDraft(MapExportable entity) {
+  public AbstractAuditedEntityDraft(MapExportable entity) {
-        super(entity);
+    super(entity);
 
-        Date in = new Date();
+    Date in = new Date();
-        LocalDateTime ldt = LocalDateTime.ofInstant(in.toInstant(), ZoneId.systemDefault());
+    LocalDateTime ldt = LocalDateTime.ofInstant(in.toInstant(), ZoneId.systemDefault());
-        Date now = Date.from(ldt.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant());
+    Date now = Date.from(ldt.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant());
 
-        String who = getCurrentAuditor();
+    String who = getCurrentAuditor();
 
-        if (entity == null) {
+    if (entity == null) {
-            if (who != null) {
+      if (who != null) {
-                set("createdBy", who);
+        set("createdBy", who);
-            }
+      }
-            set("createdAt", now);
+      set("createdAt", now);
-        }
-        if (who != null) {
-            set("modifiedBy", who);
-        }
-        set("modifiedAt", now);
     }
-
+    if (who != null) {
-    protected String getCurrentAuditor() {
+      set("modifiedBy", who);
-        return null;
     }
+    set("modifiedAt", now);
+  }
 
-    public Date createdAt() {
+  protected String getCurrentAuditor() {
-        return (Date) get("createdAt", Date.class);
+    return null;
-    }
+  }
 
+  public Date createdAt() {
+    return (Date) get("createdAt", Date.class);
+  }
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractEntityDraft.java

@@ -1,151 +1,159 @@
 package net.helenus.core;
 
-import java.util.*;
-
 import com.google.common.primitives.Primitives;
-
+import java.util.*;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.DefaultPrimitiveTypes;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.Drafted;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.MapExportable;
 import net.helenus.mapping.MappingUtil;
 
-
 public abstract class AbstractEntityDraft<E> implements Drafted<E> {
 
-    private final Map<String, Object> backingMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+  private final Map<String, Object> backingMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-    private final Set<String> mutatedSet = new HashSet<String>();
+  private final MapExportable entity;
-    private final MapExportable entity;
+  private final Map<String, Object> entityMap;
-    private final Map<String, Object> entityMap;
 
+  public AbstractEntityDraft(MapExportable entity) {
+    this.entity = entity;
+    this.entityMap = entity != null ? entity.toMap() : new HashMap<String, Object>();
+  }
 
-    public AbstractEntityDraft(MapExportable entity) {
+  public abstract Class<E> getEntityClass();
-        this.entity = entity;
+
-        this.entityMap = entity != null ? entity.toMap() : new HashMap<String, Object>();
+  public E build() {
+    return Helenus.map(getEntityClass(), toMap());
+  }
+
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  protected <T> T get(Getter<T> getter, Class<?> returnType) {
+    return (T) get(this.<T>methodNameFor(getter), returnType);
+  }
+
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  protected <T> T get(String key, Class<?> returnType) {
+    T value = (T) backingMap.get(key);
+
+    if (value == null) {
+      value = (T) entityMap.get(key);
+      if (value == null) {
+
+        if (Primitives.allPrimitiveTypes().contains(returnType)) {
+
+          DefaultPrimitiveTypes type = DefaultPrimitiveTypes.lookup(returnType);
+          if (type == null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("unknown primitive type " + returnType);
+          }
+
+          return (T) type.getDefaultValue();
+        }
+      }
     }
 
-    public abstract Class<E> getEntityClass();
+    return value;
+  }
 
-    public E build() { return Helenus.map(getEntityClass(), toMap()); }
+  protected <T> Object set(Getter<T> getter, Object value) {
+    return set(this.<T>methodNameFor(getter), value);
+  }
 
-    protected <T> T get(String key, Class<?> returnType) {
+  protected Object set(String key, Object value) {
-        T value = (T) entityMap.get(key);
+    if (key == null || value == null) {
-
+      return null;
-        if (value == null) {
-
-            if (Primitives.allPrimitiveTypes().contains(returnType)) {
-
-                DefaultPrimitiveTypes type = DefaultPrimitiveTypes.lookup(returnType);
-                if (type == null) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException("unknown primitive type " + returnType);
-                }
-
-                return (T) type.getDefaultValue();
-            }
-        }
-
-        return value;
     }
 
-    protected Object set(String key, Object value) {
+    backingMap.put(key, value);
+    return value;
+  }
 
-        if (key == null || value == null) {
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-            return null;
+  protected <T> T mutate(Getter<T> getter, T value) {
-        }
+    return (T) mutate(this.<T>methodNameFor(getter), value);
+  }
 
+  protected Object mutate(String key, Object value) {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(key);
+
+    if (value == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    if (entity != null) {
+      Map<String, Object> map = entity.toMap();
+
+      if (map.containsKey(key) && !value.equals(map.get(key))) {
         backingMap.put(key, value);
-        mutatedSet.add(key);
         return value;
+      }
+
+      return map.get(key);
+    } else {
+      backingMap.put(key, value);
+
+      return null;
     }
+  }
 
-    protected Object mutate(String key, Object value) {
+  private <T> String methodNameFor(Getter<T> getter) {
-        Objects.requireNonNull(key);
+    return MappingUtil.resolveMappingProperty(getter).getProperty().getPropertyName();
+  }
 
-        if (value == null) {
+  public <T> Object unset(Getter<T> getter) {
-            return null;
+    return unset(methodNameFor(getter));
-        }
+  }
 
-        if (entity != null) {
+  public Object unset(String key) {
-            Map<String, Object> map = entity.toMap();
+    if (key != null) {
-
+      Object value = backingMap.get(key);
-            if (map.containsKey(key) && !value.equals(map.get(key))) {
+      backingMap.put(key, null);
-                backingMap.put(key, value);
+      return value;
-                mutatedSet.add(key);
-                return value;
-            }
-
-            return map.get(key);
-        } else {
-            backingMap.put(key, value);
-            mutatedSet.add(key);
-
-            return null;
-        }
     }
+    return null;
+  }
 
-    private String methodNameFor(Getter<?> getter) {
+  public <T> boolean reset(Getter<T> getter, T desiredValue) {
-        return MappingUtil.resolveMappingProperty(getter)
+    return this.<T>reset(this.<T>methodNameFor(getter), desiredValue);
-                .getProperty()
+  }
-                .getPropertyName();
+
+  public <T> boolean reset(String key, T desiredValue) {
+    if (key != null && desiredValue != null) {
+      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+      T currentValue = (T) backingMap.get(key);
+      if (currentValue == null || !currentValue.equals(desiredValue)) {
+        set(key, desiredValue);
+        return true;
+      }
     }
+    return false;
+  }
 
-    public Object unset(Getter<?> getter) {
+  @Override
-        return unset(methodNameFor(getter));
+  public Map<String, Object> toMap() {
+    return toMap(entityMap);
+  }
+
+  public Map<String, Object> toMap(Map<String, Object> entityMap) {
+    Map<String, Object> combined;
+    if (entityMap != null && entityMap.size() > 0) {
+      combined = new HashMap<String, Object>(entityMap.size());
+      for (String key : entityMap.keySet()) {
+        combined.put(key, entityMap.get(key));
+      }
+    } else {
+      combined = new HashMap<String, Object>(backingMap.size());
     }
-
+    for (String key : mutated()) {
-    public Object unset(String key) {
+      combined.put(key, backingMap.get(key));
-        if (key != null) {
-            Object value = backingMap.get(key);
-            backingMap.put(key, null);
-            mutatedSet.add(key);
-            return value;
-        }
-        return null;
     }
+    return combined;
+  }
 
-    public <T> boolean reset(Getter<?> getter, T desiredValue) {
+  @Override
-        return this.<T>reset(methodNameFor(getter), desiredValue);
+  public Set<String> mutated() {
-    }
+    return backingMap.keySet();
-
+  }
-    public <T> boolean reset(String key, T desiredValue) {
-        if (key != null && desiredValue != null) {
-            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-            T currentValue = (T) backingMap.get(key);
-            if (currentValue != null && !currentValue.equals(desiredValue)) {
-                return set(key, desiredValue) != null;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Map<String, Object> toMap() {
-        return toMap(entityMap);
-    }
-
-    public Map<String, Object> toMap(Map<String, Object>entityMap) {
-        Map<String, Object> combined;
-        if (entityMap != null && entityMap.size() > 0) {
-            combined = new HashMap<String, Object>(entityMap.size());
-            for (String key : entityMap.keySet()) {
-                combined.put(key, entityMap.get(key));
-            }
-        } else {
-            combined = new HashMap<String, Object>(backingMap.size());
-        }
-        for (String key : mutatedSet) {
-            combined.put(key, backingMap.get(key));
-        }
-        return combined;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Set<String> mutated() {
-        return mutatedSet;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return backingMap.toString();
-    }
 
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return backingMap.toString();
+  }
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractSessionOperations.java

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.BuiltStatement;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-
 import net.helenus.mapping.value.ColumnValuePreparer;
 import net.helenus.mapping.value.ColumnValueProvider;
 import net.helenus.support.HelenusException;
@@ -51,6 +50,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractSessionOperations {
 
   public abstract ConsistencyLevel getDefaultConsistencyLevel();
 
+  public abstract boolean getDefaultQueryIdempotency();
+
   public PreparedStatement prepare(RegularStatement statement) {
     try {
       log(statement, false);
@@ -122,5 +123,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractSessionOperations {
   void printCql(String cql) {
     getPrintStream().println(cql);
   }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractUnitOfWork.java

@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ package net.helenus.core;
 
 import com.diffplug.common.base.Errors;
 import com.google.common.collect.TreeTraverser;
-
 import java.util.*;
 
-
 /** Encapsulates the concept of a "transaction" as a unit-of-work. */
 public abstract class AbstractUnitOfWork<E extends Exception> implements UnitOfWork, AutoCloseable {
   private final List<AbstractUnitOfWork<E>> nested = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -70,22 +68,25 @@ public abstract class AbstractUnitOfWork<E extends Exception> implements UnitOfW
     return null;
   }
 
-  public Map<String, Set<Object>> getCache() { return cache; }
+  public Map<String, Set<Object>> getCache() {
+    return cache;
+  }
 
   private Iterator<AbstractUnitOfWork<E>> getChildNodes() {
     return nested.iterator();
   }
 
-    /**
+  /**
-     * Checks to see if the work performed between calling begin and now can be committed or not.
+   * Checks to see if the work performed between calling begin and now can be committed or not.
-     *
+   *
-     * @return a function from which to chain work that only happens when commit is successful
+   * @return a function from which to chain work that only happens when commit is successful
-     * @throws E when the work overlaps with other concurrent writers.
+   * @throws E when the work overlaps with other concurrent writers.
-     */
+   */
   public PostCommitFunction<Void, Void> commit() throws E {
     // All nested UnitOfWork should be committed (not aborted) before calls to commit, check.
     boolean canCommit = true;
-    TreeTraverser<AbstractUnitOfWork<E>> traverser = TreeTraverser.using(node -> node::getChildNodes);
+    TreeTraverser<AbstractUnitOfWork<E>> traverser =
+        TreeTraverser.using(node -> node::getChildNodes);
     for (AbstractUnitOfWork<E> uow : traverser.postOrderTraversal(this)) {
       if (this != uow) {
         canCommit &= (!uow.aborted && uow.committed);
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractUnitOfWork<E extends Exception> implements UnitOfW
           if (parentCache.containsKey(key)) {
             // merge the sets
             Set<Object> ps = parentCache.get(key);
-            ps.addAll(cache.get(key)); //TODO(gburd): review this, likely not correct in all cases as-is.
+            ps.addAll(
+                cache.get(key)); //TODO(gburd): review this, likely not correct in all cases as-is.
           } else {
             // add the missing set
             parentCache.put(key, cache.get(key));
@@ -122,9 +124,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractUnitOfWork<E extends Exception> implements UnitOfW
 
       // Apply all post-commit functions for
       if (parent == null) {
-        traverser.postOrderTraversal(this).forEach(uow -> {
+        traverser
-          uow.applyPostCommitFunctions();
+            .postOrderTraversal(this)
-        });
+            .forEach(
+                uow -> {
+                  uow.applyPostCommitFunctions();
+                });
         return new PostCommitFunction(this, null);
       }
     }
@@ -137,11 +142,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractUnitOfWork<E extends Exception> implements UnitOfW
 
   /* Explicitly discard the work and mark it as as such in the log. */
   public void abort() {
-    TreeTraverser<AbstractUnitOfWork<E>> traverser = TreeTraverser.using(node -> node::getChildNodes);
+    TreeTraverser<AbstractUnitOfWork<E>> traverser =
-    traverser.postOrderTraversal(this).forEach(uow -> {
+        TreeTraverser.using(node -> node::getChildNodes);
-      uow.committed = false;
+    traverser
-      uow.aborted = true;
+        .postOrderTraversal(this)
-    });
+        .forEach(
+            uow -> {
+              uow.committed = false;
+              uow.aborted = true;
+            });
     // log.record(txn::abort)
     // cache.invalidateSince(txn::start time)
   }
@@ -165,5 +174,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractUnitOfWork<E extends Exception> implements UnitOfW
   public boolean hasCommitted() {
     return committed;
   }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/CommitThunk.java

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package net.helenus.core;
 
-import java.util.function.Function;
 
 @FunctionalInterface
 public interface CommitThunk {
-    void apply();
+  void apply();
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/Helenus.java

@@ -140,7 +140,14 @@ public final class Helenus {
   }
 
   public static HelenusEntity entity(Class<?> iface) {
-    return entity(iface, metadataForEntity.get(iface));
+    Metadata metadata = metadataForEntity.get(iface);
+    if (metadata == null) {
+      HelenusSession session = session();
+      if (session != null) {
+        metadata = session.getMetadata();
+      }
+    }
+    return entity(iface, metadata);
   }
 
   public static HelenusEntity entity(Class<?> iface, Metadata metadata) {

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/HelenusSession.java

@@ -15,10 +15,21 @@
  */
 package net.helenus.core;
 
+import static net.helenus.core.Query.eq;
+
 import brave.Tracer;
-import com.codahale.metrics.Meter;
 import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.*;
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import net.helenus.core.operation.*;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.Drafted;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.HelenusPropertyNode;
@@ -33,19 +44,6 @@ import net.helenus.support.Fun.Tuple6;
 import net.helenus.support.HelenusException;
 import net.helenus.support.HelenusMappingException;
 
-import java.io.Closeable;
-import java.io.PrintStream;
-import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-import java.util.function.Function;
-
-import static net.helenus.core.Query.eq;
-
 public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements Closeable {
 
   private final int MAX_CACHE_SIZE = 10000;
@@ -56,6 +54,7 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
   private volatile String usingKeyspace;
   private volatile boolean showCql;
   private final ConsistencyLevel defaultConsistencyLevel;
+  private final boolean defaultQueryIdempotency;
   private final MetricRegistry metricRegistry;
   private final Tracer zipkinTracer;
   private final PrintStream printStream;
@@ -68,31 +67,32 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
   private final StatementColumnValuePreparer valuePreparer;
   private final Metadata metadata;
 
-
   HelenusSession(
-          Session session,
+      Session session,
-          String usingKeyspace,
+      String usingKeyspace,
-          CodecRegistry registry,
+      CodecRegistry registry,
-          boolean showCql,
+      boolean showCql,
-          PrintStream printStream,
+      PrintStream printStream,
-          SessionRepositoryBuilder sessionRepositoryBuilder,
+      SessionRepositoryBuilder sessionRepositoryBuilder,
-          Executor executor,
+      Executor executor,
-          boolean dropSchemaOnClose,
+      boolean dropSchemaOnClose,
-          ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel,
+      ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel,
-          Class<? extends UnitOfWork> unitOfWorkClass,
+      boolean defaultQueryIdempotency,
-          MetricRegistry metricRegistry,
+      Class<? extends UnitOfWork> unitOfWorkClass,
-          Tracer tracer) {
+      MetricRegistry metricRegistry,
+      Tracer tracer) {
     this.session = session;
     this.registry = registry == null ? CodecRegistry.DEFAULT_INSTANCE : registry;
     this.usingKeyspace =
-            Objects.requireNonNull(
+        Objects.requireNonNull(
-                    usingKeyspace, "keyspace needs to be selected before creating session");
+            usingKeyspace, "keyspace needs to be selected before creating session");
     this.showCql = showCql;
     this.printStream = printStream;
     this.sessionRepository = sessionRepositoryBuilder.build();
     this.executor = executor;
     this.dropSchemaOnClose = dropSchemaOnClose;
     this.defaultConsistencyLevel = consistencyLevel;
+    this.defaultQueryIdempotency = defaultQueryIdempotency;
     this.unitOfWorkClass = unitOfWorkClass;
     this.metricRegistry = metricRegistry;
     this.zipkinTracer = tracer;
@@ -168,46 +168,59 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
     return metricRegistry;
   }
 
+  @Override
   public ConsistencyLevel getDefaultConsistencyLevel() {
     return defaultConsistencyLevel;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean getDefaultQueryIdempotency() {
+    return defaultQueryIdempotency;
+  }
+
   public Metadata getMetadata() {
     return metadata;
   }
 
   public synchronized UnitOfWork begin() {
-      return begin(null);
+    return begin(null);
   }
 
   public synchronized UnitOfWork begin(UnitOfWork parent) {
     try {
       Class<? extends UnitOfWork> clazz = unitOfWorkClass;
-      Constructor<? extends UnitOfWork> ctor = clazz.getConstructor(HelenusSession.class, UnitOfWork.class);
+      Constructor<? extends UnitOfWork> ctor =
+          clazz.getConstructor(HelenusSession.class, UnitOfWork.class);
       UnitOfWork uow = ctor.newInstance(this, parent);
       if (parent != null) {
         parent.addNestedUnitOfWork(uow);
       }
       return uow.begin();
-    }
+    } catch (NoSuchMethodException
-    catch (NoSuchMethodException | InvocationTargetException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
+        | InvocationTargetException
-      throw new HelenusException(String.format("Unable to instantiate {} as a UnitOfWork.", unitOfWorkClass.getSimpleName()), e);
+        | InstantiationException
+        | IllegalAccessException e) {
+      throw new HelenusException(
+          String.format(
+              "Unable to instantiate {} as a UnitOfWork.", unitOfWorkClass.getSimpleName()),
+          e);
     }
   }
 
   public <E> SelectOperation<E> select(E pojo) {
-    Objects.requireNonNull(pojo, "supplied object must be a dsl for a registered entity but cannot be null");
+    Objects.requireNonNull(
+        pojo, "supplied object must be a dsl for a registered entity but cannot be null");
     ColumnValueProvider valueProvider = getValueProvider();
     HelenusEntity entity = Helenus.resolve(pojo);
     Class<?> entityClass = entity.getMappingInterface();
 
     return new SelectOperation<E>(
-            this,
+        this,
-            entity,
+        entity,
-            (r) -> {
+        (r) -> {
-              Map<String, Object> map = new ValueProviderMap(r, valueProvider, entity);
+          Map<String, Object> map = new ValueProviderMap(r, valueProvider, entity);
-              return (E) Helenus.map(entityClass, map);
+          return (E) Helenus.map(entityClass, map);
-            });
+        });
   }
 
   public <E> SelectOperation<E> select(Class<E> entityClass) {
@@ -216,12 +229,12 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
     HelenusEntity entity = Helenus.entity(entityClass);
 
     return new SelectOperation<E>(
-            this,
+        this,
-            entity,
+        entity,
-            (r) -> {
+        (r) -> {
-              Map<String, Object> map = new ValueProviderMap(r, valueProvider, entity);
+          Map<String, Object> map = new ValueProviderMap(r, valueProvider, entity);
-              return (E) Helenus.map(entityClass, map);
+          return (E) Helenus.map(entityClass, map);
-            });
+        });
   }
 
   public SelectOperation<Fun.ArrayTuple> select() {
@@ -234,7 +247,8 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
   }
 
   public <E> SelectOperation<Row> selectAll(E pojo) {
-    Objects.requireNonNull(pojo, "supplied object must be a dsl for a registered entity but cannot be null");
+    Objects.requireNonNull(
+        pojo, "supplied object must be a dsl for a registered entity but cannot be null");
     HelenusEntity entity = Helenus.resolve(pojo);
     return new SelectOperation<Row>(this, entity);
   }
@@ -406,51 +420,62 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
 
   public <E> UpdateOperation<E> update(Drafted<E> drafted) {
     if (drafted instanceof AbstractEntityDraft == false) {
-      throw new HelenusMappingException("update of draft objects that don't inherit from AbstractEntityDraft is not yet supported");
+      throw new HelenusMappingException(
+          "update of draft objects that don't inherit from AbstractEntityDraft is not yet supported");
     }
-    AbstractEntityDraft<E> draft = (AbstractEntityDraft<E>)drafted;
+    AbstractEntityDraft<E> draft = (AbstractEntityDraft<E>) drafted;
     UpdateOperation update = new UpdateOperation<E>(this, draft);
     Map<String, Object> map = draft.toMap();
     Set<String> mutatedProperties = draft.mutated();
     HelenusEntity entity = Helenus.entity(draft.getEntityClass());
 
     // Add all the mutated values contained in the draft.
-    entity.getOrderedProperties().forEach(property -> {
+    entity
-      switch (property.getColumnType()) {
+        .getOrderedProperties()
-        case PARTITION_KEY:
+        .forEach(
-        case CLUSTERING_COLUMN:
+            property -> {
-          break;
+              switch (property.getColumnType()) {
-        default:
+                case PARTITION_KEY:
-          String propertyName = property.getPropertyName();
+                case CLUSTERING_COLUMN:
-          if (mutatedProperties.contains(propertyName)) {
+                  break;
-            Object value = map.get(propertyName);
+                default:
-            Getter<Object> getter = new Getter<Object>() {
+                  String propertyName = property.getPropertyName();
-              @Override
+                  if (mutatedProperties.contains(propertyName)) {
-              public Object get() {
+                    Object value = map.get(propertyName);
-                throw new DslPropertyException(new HelenusPropertyNode(property, Optional.empty()));
+                    Getter<Object> getter =
+                        new Getter<Object>() {
+                          @Override
+                          public Object get() {
+                            throw new DslPropertyException(
+                                new HelenusPropertyNode(property, Optional.empty()));
+                          }
+                        };
+                    update.set(getter, value);
+                  }
               }
-            };
+            });
-            update.set(getter, value);
-          }
-      }
-    });
 
     // Add the partition and clustering keys if they were in the draft (normally the case).
-    entity.getOrderedProperties().forEach(property -> {
+    entity
-      switch (property.getColumnType()) {
+        .getOrderedProperties()
-        case PARTITION_KEY:
+        .forEach(
-        case CLUSTERING_COLUMN:
+            property -> {
-          String propertyName = property.getPropertyName();
+              switch (property.getColumnType()) {
-          Object value = map.get(propertyName);
+                case PARTITION_KEY:
-          Getter<Object> getter = new Getter<Object>() {
+                case CLUSTERING_COLUMN:
-            @Override
+                  String propertyName = property.getPropertyName();
-            public Object get() {
+                  Object value = map.get(propertyName);
-              throw new DslPropertyException(new HelenusPropertyNode(property, Optional.empty()));
+                  Getter<Object> getter =
-            }
+                      new Getter<Object>() {
-          };
+                        @Override
-          update.where(getter, eq(value));
+                        public Object get() {
-      }
+                          throw new DslPropertyException(
-    });
+                              new HelenusPropertyNode(property, Optional.empty()));
+                        }
+                      };
+                  update.where(getter, eq(value));
+              }
+            });
 
     return update;
   }
@@ -473,9 +498,14 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
   }
 
   public <T> InsertOperation<T> insert(T pojo) {
-    Objects.requireNonNull(pojo, "supplied object must be either an instance of the entity class or a dsl for it, but cannot be null");
+    Objects.requireNonNull(
+        pojo,
+        "supplied object must be either an instance of the entity class or a dsl for it, but cannot be null");
     HelenusEntity entity = null;
-    try { entity = Helenus.resolve(pojo); } catch (HelenusMappingException e) {}
+    try {
+      entity = Helenus.resolve(pojo);
+    } catch (HelenusMappingException e) {
+    }
     if (entity != null) {
       return new InsertOperation<T>(this, entity.getMappingInterface(), true);
     } else {
@@ -483,7 +513,9 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
     }
   }
 
-  public <T> InsertOperation<T> insert(Drafted draft) { return insert(draft.build(), draft.mutated()); }
+  public <T> InsertOperation<T> insert(Drafted draft) {
+    return insert(draft.build(), draft.mutated());
+  }
 
   private <T> InsertOperation<T> insert(T pojo, Set<String> mutations) {
     Objects.requireNonNull(pojo, "pojo is empty");
@@ -507,9 +539,14 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
   }
 
   public <T> InsertOperation<T> upsert(T pojo) {
-    Objects.requireNonNull(pojo, "supplied object must be either an instance of the entity class or a dsl for it, but cannot be null");
+    Objects.requireNonNull(
+        pojo,
+        "supplied object must be either an instance of the entity class or a dsl for it, but cannot be null");
     HelenusEntity entity = null;
-    try { entity = Helenus.resolve(pojo); } catch (HelenusMappingException e) {}
+    try {
+      entity = Helenus.resolve(pojo);
+    } catch (HelenusMappingException e) {
+    }
     if (entity != null) {
       return new InsertOperation<T>(this, entity.getMappingInterface(), false);
     } else {
@@ -582,5 +619,4 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
         break;
     }
   }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/PostCommitFunction.java

@@ -1,30 +1,29 @@
 package net.helenus.core;
 
-
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class PostCommitFunction<T, R> implements java.util.function.Function<T, R> {
 
-    private final UnitOfWork uow;
+  private final UnitOfWork uow;
-    private final List<CommitThunk> postCommit;
+  private final List<CommitThunk> postCommit;
 
-    PostCommitFunction(UnitOfWork uow, List<CommitThunk> postCommit) {
+  PostCommitFunction(UnitOfWork uow, List<CommitThunk> postCommit) {
-        this.uow = uow;
+    this.uow = uow;
-        this.postCommit = postCommit;
+    this.postCommit = postCommit;
-    }
+  }
 
-    public void andThen(CommitThunk after) {
+  public void andThen(CommitThunk after) {
-        Objects.requireNonNull(after);
+    Objects.requireNonNull(after);
-        if (postCommit == null) {
+    if (postCommit == null) {
-            after.apply();
+      after.apply();
-        } else {
+    } else {
-            postCommit.add(after);
+      postCommit.add(after);
-        }
     }
+  }
 
-    @Override
+  @Override
-    public R apply(T t) {
+  public R apply(T t) {
-        return null;
+    return null;
-    }
+  }
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/SchemaUtil.java

@@ -17,16 +17,22 @@ package net.helenus.core;
 
 import com.datastax.driver.core.*;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.IndexMetadata;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.IsNotNullClause;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.schemabuilder.*;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.schemabuilder.Create.Options;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import net.helenus.core.reflect.HelenusPropertyNode;
 import net.helenus.mapping.*;
 import net.helenus.mapping.ColumnType;
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.ClusteringColumn;
 import net.helenus.mapping.type.OptionalColumnMetadata;
 import net.helenus.support.CqlUtil;
 import net.helenus.support.HelenusMappingException;
 
+
 public final class SchemaUtil {
 
   private SchemaUtil() {}
@@ -143,6 +149,78 @@ public final class SchemaUtil {
     return SchemaBuilder.dropType(type.getTypeName()).ifExists();
   }
 
+  public static SchemaStatement createMaterializedView(
+      String keyspace, String viewName, HelenusEntity entity) {
+    if (entity.getType() != HelenusEntityType.VIEW) {
+      throw new HelenusMappingException("expected view entity " + entity);
+    }
+
+    if (entity == null) {
+      throw new HelenusMappingException("no entity or table to select data");
+    }
+
+    List<HelenusPropertyNode> props = new ArrayList<HelenusPropertyNode>();
+    entity
+        .getOrderedProperties()
+        .stream()
+        .map(p -> new HelenusPropertyNode(p, Optional.empty()))
+        .forEach(p -> props.add(p));
+
+    Select.Selection selection = QueryBuilder.select();
+
+    for (HelenusPropertyNode prop : props) {
+      String columnName = prop.getColumnName();
+      selection = selection.column(columnName);
+    }
+    Class<?> iface = entity.getMappingInterface();
+    String tableName = Helenus.entity(iface.getInterfaces()[0]).getName().toCql();
+    Select.Where where = selection.from(tableName).where();
+    List<String> p = new ArrayList<String>(props.size());
+    List<String> c = new ArrayList<String>(props.size());
+    List<String> o = new ArrayList<String>(props.size());
+
+    for (HelenusPropertyNode prop : props) {
+      String columnName = prop.getColumnName();
+      switch (prop.getProperty().getColumnType()) {
+        case PARTITION_KEY:
+          p.add(columnName);
+          where = where.and(new IsNotNullClause(columnName));
+          break;
+
+        case CLUSTERING_COLUMN:
+          c.add(columnName);
+          where = where.and(new IsNotNullClause(columnName));
+
+          ClusteringColumn clusteringColumn = prop.getProperty().getGetterMethod().getAnnotation(ClusteringColumn.class);
+          if (clusteringColumn != null && clusteringColumn.ordering() != null) {
+            o.add(columnName + " " + clusteringColumn.ordering().cql());
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    String primaryKey =
+        "PRIMARY KEY ("
+            + ((p.size() > 1) ? "(" + String.join(", ", p) + ")" : p.get(0))
+            + ((c.size() > 0)
+                ? ", " + ((c.size() > 1) ? "(" + String.join(", ", c) + ")" : c.get(0))
+                : "")
+            + ")";
+
+    String clustering = "";
+    if (o.size() > 0) {
+        clustering = "WITH CLUSTERING ORDER BY (" + String.join(", ", o) + ")";
+    }
+    return new CreateMaterializedView(keyspace, viewName, where, primaryKey, clustering);
+  }
+
+  public static SchemaStatement dropMaterializedView(
+      String keyspace, String viewName, HelenusEntity entity) {
+    return new DropMaterializedView(keyspace, viewName);
+  }
+
   public static SchemaStatement createTable(HelenusEntity entity) {
 
     if (entity.getType() != HelenusEntityType.TABLE) {

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/SessionInitializer.java

@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import net.helenus.core.reflect.DslExportable;
 import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusEntity;
 import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusEntityType;
+import net.helenus.mapping.MappingUtil;
 import net.helenus.mapping.value.ColumnValuePreparer;
 import net.helenus.mapping.value.ColumnValueProvider;
+import net.helenus.support.Either;
 import net.helenus.support.HelenusException;
 import net.helenus.support.PackageUtil;
 
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
   private String usingKeyspace;
   private boolean showCql = false;
   private ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel;
+  private boolean idempotent = true;
   private MetricRegistry metricRegistry = new MetricRegistry();
   private Tracer zipkinTracer;
   private PrintStream printStream = System.out;
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
 
   private KeyspaceMetadata keyspaceMetadata;
 
-  private final List<Object> initList = new ArrayList<Object>();
+  private final List<Either<Object, Class<?>>> initList = new ArrayList<Either<Object, Class<?>>>();
   private AutoDdl autoDdl = AutoDdl.UPDATE;
 
   SessionInitializer(Session session) {
@@ -125,6 +129,15 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
     return consistencyLevel;
   }
 
+  public SessionInitializer idempotentQueryExecution(boolean idempotent) {
+    this.idempotent = idempotent;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public boolean getDefaultQueryIdempotency() {
+    return idempotent;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public PrintStream getPrintStream() {
     return printStream;
@@ -171,7 +184,10 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
       PackageUtil.getClasses(packageName)
           .stream()
           .filter(c -> c.isInterface() && !c.isAnnotation())
-          .forEach(initList::add);
+          .forEach(
+              clazz -> {
+                initList.add(Either.right(clazz));
+              });
     } catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
       throw new HelenusException("fail to add package " + packageName, e);
     }
@@ -183,7 +199,7 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
     int len = dsls.length;
     for (int i = 0; i != len; ++i) {
       Object obj = Objects.requireNonNull(dsls[i], "element " + i + " is empty");
-      initList.add(obj);
+      initList.add(Either.left(obj));
     }
     return this;
   }
@@ -241,6 +257,7 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
         executor,
         autoDdl == AutoDdl.CREATE_DROP,
         consistencyLevel,
+        idempotent,
         unitOfWorkClass,
         metricRegistry,
         zipkinTracer);
@@ -250,7 +267,19 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
 
     Objects.requireNonNull(usingKeyspace, "please define keyspace by 'use' operator");
 
-    initList.forEach(dsl -> sessionRepository.add(dsl));
+    initList.forEach(
+        (either) -> {
+          Class<?> iface = null;
+          if (either.isLeft()) {
+            iface = MappingUtil.getMappingInterface(either.getLeft());
+          } else {
+            iface = either.getRight();
+          }
+
+          DslExportable dsl = (DslExportable) Helenus.dsl(iface);
+          dsl.setCassandraMetadataForHelenusSesion(session.getCluster().getMetadata());
+          sessionRepository.add(dsl);
+        });
 
     TableOperations tableOps = new TableOperations(this, dropUnusedColumns, dropUnusedIndexes);
     UserTypeOperations userTypeOps = new UserTypeOperations(this, dropUnusedColumns);
@@ -258,8 +287,16 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
     switch (autoDdl) {
       case CREATE_DROP:
 
-        // Drop tables first, otherwise a `DROP TYPE ...` will fail as the type is still referenced
+        // Drop view first, otherwise a `DROP TABLE ...` will fail as the type is still referenced
-        // by a table.
+        // by a view.
+        sessionRepository
+            .entities()
+            .stream()
+            .filter(e -> e.getType() == HelenusEntityType.VIEW)
+            .forEach(e -> tableOps.dropView(e));
+
+        // Drop tables second, before DROP TYPE otherwise a `DROP TYPE ...` will fail as the type is
+        // still referenced by a table.
         sessionRepository
             .entities()
             .stream()
@@ -278,6 +315,12 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
             .filter(e -> e.getType() == HelenusEntityType.TABLE)
             .forEach(e -> tableOps.createTable(e));
 
+        sessionRepository
+            .entities()
+            .stream()
+            .filter(e -> e.getType() == HelenusEntityType.VIEW)
+            .forEach(e -> tableOps.createView(e));
+
         break;
 
       case VALIDATE:
@@ -288,16 +331,29 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
             .stream()
             .filter(e -> e.getType() == HelenusEntityType.TABLE)
             .forEach(e -> tableOps.validateTable(getTableMetadata(e), e));
+
         break;
 
       case UPDATE:
         eachUserTypeInOrder(userTypeOps, e -> userTypeOps.updateUserType(getUserType(e), e));
 
+        sessionRepository
+            .entities()
+            .stream()
+            .filter(e -> e.getType() == HelenusEntityType.VIEW)
+            .forEach(e -> tableOps.dropView(e));
+
         sessionRepository
             .entities()
             .stream()
             .filter(e -> e.getType() == HelenusEntityType.TABLE)
             .forEach(e -> tableOps.updateTable(getTableMetadata(e), e));
+
+        sessionRepository
+            .entities()
+            .stream()
+            .filter(e -> e.getType() == HelenusEntityType.VIEW)
+            .forEach(e -> tableOps.createView(e));
         break;
     }
 

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/TableOperations.java

@@ -35,14 +35,11 @@ public final class TableOperations {
   }
 
   public void createTable(HelenusEntity entity) {
-
     sessionOps.execute(SchemaUtil.createTable(entity), true);
-
     executeBatch(SchemaUtil.createIndexes(entity));
   }
 
   public void dropTable(HelenusEntity entity) {
-
     sessionOps.execute(SchemaUtil.dropTable(entity), true);
   }
 
@@ -50,7 +47,10 @@ public final class TableOperations {
 
     if (tmd == null) {
       throw new HelenusException(
-          "table not exists " + entity.getName() + "for entity " + entity.getMappingInterface());
+          "table does not exists "
+              + entity.getName()
+              + "for entity "
+              + entity.getMappingInterface());
     }
 
     List<SchemaStatement> list = SchemaUtil.alterTable(tmd, entity, dropUnusedColumns);
@@ -67,7 +67,31 @@ public final class TableOperations {
   }
 
   public void updateTable(TableMetadata tmd, HelenusEntity entity) {
+    if (tmd == null) {
+      createTable(entity);
+      return;
+    }
 
+    executeBatch(SchemaUtil.alterTable(tmd, entity, dropUnusedColumns));
+    executeBatch(SchemaUtil.alterIndexes(tmd, entity, dropUnusedIndexes));
+  }
+
+  public void createView(HelenusEntity entity) {
+    sessionOps.execute(
+        SchemaUtil.createMaterializedView(
+            sessionOps.usingKeyspace(), entity.getName().toCql(), entity),
+        true);
+    //    executeBatch(SchemaUtil.createIndexes(entity)); NOTE: Unfortunately C* 3.10 does not yet support 2i on materialized views.
+  }
+
+  public void dropView(HelenusEntity entity) {
+    sessionOps.execute(
+        SchemaUtil.dropMaterializedView(
+            sessionOps.usingKeyspace(), entity.getName().toCql(), entity),
+        true);
+  }
+
+  public void updateView(TableMetadata tmd, HelenusEntity entity) {
     if (tmd == null) {
       createTable(entity);
       return;

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/UnitOfWork.java

@@ -15,44 +15,42 @@
  */
 package net.helenus.core;
 
-import net.helenus.support.Either;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public interface UnitOfWork<E extends Exception> extends AutoCloseable {
 
-    /**
+  /**
-     * Marks the beginning of a transactional section of work. Will write a record to the shared
+   * Marks the beginning of a transactional section of work. Will write a record to the shared
-     * write-ahead log.
+   * write-ahead log.
-     *
+   *
-     * @return the handle used to commit or abort the work.
+   * @return the handle used to commit or abort the work.
-     */
+   */
-    UnitOfWork begin();
+  UnitOfWork begin();
 
-    UnitOfWork addNestedUnitOfWork(UnitOfWork uow);
+  UnitOfWork addNestedUnitOfWork(UnitOfWork uow);
 
-    /**
+  /**
-     * Checks to see if the work performed between calling begin and now can be committed or not.
+   * Checks to see if the work performed between calling begin and now can be committed or not.
-     *
+   *
-     * @return a function from which to chain work that only happens when commit is successful
+   * @return a function from which to chain work that only happens when commit is successful
-     * @throws E when the work overlaps with other concurrent writers.
+   * @throws E when the work overlaps with other concurrent writers.
-     */
+   */
-    PostCommitFunction<Void, Void> commit() throws E;
+  PostCommitFunction<Void, Void> commit() throws E;
 
-    /**
+  /**
-     * Explicitly abort the work within this unit of work.  Any nested aborted unit of work
+   * Explicitly abort the work within this unit of work. Any nested aborted unit of work will
-     * will trigger the entire unit of work to commit.
+   * trigger the entire unit of work to commit.
-     */
+   */
-    void abort();
+  void abort();
 
+  boolean hasAborted();
 
-    boolean hasAborted();
+  boolean hasCommitted();
 
-    boolean hasCommitted();
+  //Either<Object, Set<Object>> cacheLookup(String key);
+  Set<Object> cacheLookup(String key);
 
-    //Either<Object, Set<Object>> cacheLookup(String key);
+  Map<String, Set<Object>> getCache();
-    Set<Object> cacheLookup(String key);
-
-    Map<String, Set<Object>> getCache();
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/UnitOfWorkImpl.java

@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ import net.helenus.support.HelenusException;
 
 class UnitOfWorkImpl extends AbstractUnitOfWork<HelenusException> {
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public UnitOfWorkImpl(HelenusSession session, UnitOfWork parent) {
+  public UnitOfWorkImpl(HelenusSession session, UnitOfWork parent) {
-        super(session, (AbstractUnitOfWork<HelenusException>) parent);
+    super(session, (AbstractUnitOfWork<HelenusException>) parent);
-    }
+  }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractFilterOptionalOperation.java

@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-
 import net.helenus.core.*;
 import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusProperty;
 
-public abstract class AbstractFilterOptionalOperation<E, O extends AbstractFilterOptionalOperation<E, O>>
+public abstract class AbstractFilterOptionalOperation<
+        E, O extends AbstractFilterOptionalOperation<E, O>>
     extends AbstractOptionalOperation<E, O> {
 
   protected Map<HelenusProperty, Filter<?>> filters = null;

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractFilterStreamOperation.java

@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-
 import net.helenus.core.*;
 import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusProperty;
 
-public abstract class AbstractFilterStreamOperation<E, O extends AbstractFilterStreamOperation<E, O>>
+public abstract class AbstractFilterStreamOperation<
+        E, O extends AbstractFilterStreamOperation<E, O>>
     extends AbstractStreamOperation<E, O> {
 
   protected Map<HelenusProperty, Filter<?>> filters = null;

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractOperation.java

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ package net.helenus.core.operation;
 
 import com.codahale.metrics.Timer;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
-
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import net.helenus.core.AbstractSessionOperations;
 import net.helenus.core.UnitOfWork;
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractOperation<E, O extends AbstractOperation<E, O>>
     return new PreparedOperation<E>(prepareStatement(), this);
   }
 
-
   public E sync() {
     final Timer.Context context = requestLatency.time();
     try {
@@ -72,5 +69,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractOperation<E, O extends AbstractOperation<E, O>>
     if (uow == null) return async();
     return CompletableFuture.<E>supplyAsync(() -> sync(uow));
   }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractOptionalOperation.java

@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
-
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-
 import net.helenus.core.AbstractSessionOperations;
 import net.helenus.core.UnitOfWork;
 
@@ -114,5 +112,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractOptionalOperation<E, O extends AbstractOptionalOpe
     if (uow == null) return async();
     return CompletableFuture.<Optional<E>>supplyAsync(() -> sync(uow));
   }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractStatementOperation.java

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ import net.helenus.support.HelenusException;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementOperation<E, O>> extends Operation<E> {
+public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementOperation<E, O>>
+    extends Operation<E> {
 
   final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementO
   private ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel;
   private ConsistencyLevel serialConsistencyLevel;
   private RetryPolicy retryPolicy;
+  private boolean idempotent = false;
   private boolean enableTracing = false;
   private long[] defaultTimestamp = null;
   private int[] fetchSize = null;
@@ -51,9 +53,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementO
   public AbstractStatementOperation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations) {
     super(sessionOperations);
     this.consistencyLevel = sessionOperations.getDefaultConsistencyLevel();
+    this.idempotent = sessionOperations.getDefaultQueryIdempotency();
   }
 
-
   public O ignoreCache(boolean enabled) {
     enableCache = enabled;
     return (O) this;
@@ -85,6 +87,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementO
     return (O) this;
   }
 
+  public O idempotent() {
+    this.idempotent = true;
+    return (O) this;
+  }
+
+  public O isIdempotent(boolean idempotent) {
+    this.idempotent = idempotent;
+    return (O) this;
+  }
+
   public O downgradingConsistencyRetryPolicy() {
     this.retryPolicy = DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy.INSTANCE;
     return (O) this;
@@ -219,6 +231,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementO
       statement.setFetchSize(fetchSize[0]);
     }
 
+    if (idempotent) {
+      statement.setIdempotent(true);
+    }
+
     return statement;
   }
 

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractStreamOperation.java

@@ -21,20 +21,11 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import net.helenus.core.AbstractSessionOperations;
-import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
 import net.helenus.core.UnitOfWork;
-import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusEntity;
-import net.helenus.mapping.value.ColumnValueProvider;
-import net.helenus.mapping.value.ValueProviderMap;
 
 public abstract class AbstractStreamOperation<E, O extends AbstractStreamOperation<E, O>>
     extends AbstractStatementOperation<E, O> {
@@ -113,5 +104,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractStreamOperation<E, O extends AbstractStreamOperati
     if (uow == null) return async();
     return CompletableFuture.<Stream<E>>supplyAsync(() -> sync(uow));
   }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/BoundOptionalOperation.java

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ public final class BoundOptionalOperation<E>
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Optional<E> transform(ResultSet resultSet) { return delegate.transform(resultSet); }
+  public Optional<E> transform(ResultSet resultSet) {
+    return delegate.transform(resultSet);
+  }
 
   @Override
   public Statement buildStatement(boolean cached) {

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/BoundStreamOperation.java

@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@ public final class BoundStreamOperation<E>
   private final BoundStatement boundStatement;
   private final AbstractStreamOperation<E, ?> delegate;
 
-  public BoundStreamOperation(BoundStatement boundStatement, AbstractStreamOperation<E, ?> operation) {
+  public BoundStreamOperation(
+      BoundStatement boundStatement, AbstractStreamOperation<E, ?> operation) {
     super(operation.sessionOps);
     this.boundStatement = boundStatement;
     this.delegate = operation;
   }
 
   @Override
-  public String getStatementCacheKey() { return delegate.getStatementCacheKey(); }
+  public String getStatementCacheKey() {
+    return delegate.getStatementCacheKey();
+  }
 
   @Override
   public Stream<E> transform(ResultSet resultSet) {
@@ -41,5 +44,7 @@ public final class BoundStreamOperation<E>
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Statement buildStatement(boolean cached) { return boundStatement; }
+  public Statement buildStatement(boolean cached) {
+    return boundStatement;
+  }
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/InsertOperation.java

@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.BuiltStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Insert;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
+import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.function.Function;
-
-import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import net.helenus.core.AbstractSessionOperations;
 import net.helenus.core.Getter;
 import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
@@ -41,7 +40,8 @@ public final class InsertOperation<T> extends AbstractOperation<T, InsertOperati
 
   private HelenusEntity entity;
 
-  private final List<Fun.Tuple2<HelenusPropertyNode, Object>> values = new ArrayList<Fun.Tuple2<HelenusPropertyNode, Object>>();
+  private final List<Fun.Tuple2<HelenusPropertyNode, Object>> values =
+      new ArrayList<Fun.Tuple2<HelenusPropertyNode, Object>>();
   private final T pojo;
   private final Class<?> resultType;
   private boolean ifNotExists;
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ public final class InsertOperation<T> extends AbstractOperation<T, InsertOperati
     this.resultType = ResultSet.class;
   }
 
-  public InsertOperation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations, Class<?> resultType, boolean ifNotExists) {
+  public InsertOperation(
+      AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations, Class<?> resultType, boolean ifNotExists) {
     super(sessionOperations);
 
     this.ifNotExists = ifNotExists;
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ public final class InsertOperation<T> extends AbstractOperation<T, InsertOperati
             // Some values man need to be converted (e.g. from String to Enum).  This is done
             // within the BeanColumnValueProvider below.
             Optional<Function<Object, Object>> converter =
-                    prop.getReadConverter(sessionOps.getSessionRepository());
+                prop.getReadConverter(sessionOps.getSessionRepository());
             if (converter.isPresent()) {
               backingMap.put(key, converter.get().apply(backingMap.get(key)));
             }
@@ -232,22 +233,25 @@ public final class InsertOperation<T> extends AbstractOperation<T, InsertOperati
   public String getStatementCacheKey() {
     List<String> keys = new ArrayList<>(values.size());
     values.forEach(
-            t -> {
+        t -> {
-              HelenusPropertyNode prop = t._1;
+          HelenusPropertyNode prop = t._1;
-                switch (prop.getProperty().getColumnType()) {
+          switch (prop.getProperty().getColumnType()) {
-                  case PARTITION_KEY:
+            case PARTITION_KEY:
-                  case CLUSTERING_COLUMN:
+            case CLUSTERING_COLUMN:
-                    keys.add(prop.getColumnName() + "==" + t._2.toString());
+              keys.add(prop.getColumnName() + "==" + t._2.toString());
-                    break;
+              break;
-                  default:
+            default:
-                    break;
+              break;
-                }
+          }
-            });
+        });
     return entity.getName() + ": " + Joiner.on(",").join(keys);
   }
 
   @Override
   public T sync(UnitOfWork uow) {
+    if (uow == null) {
+      return sync();
+    }
     T result = super.sync(uow);
     Class<?> iface = entity.getMappingInterface();
     if (resultType == iface) {
@@ -260,5 +264,4 @@ public final class InsertOperation<T> extends AbstractOperation<T, InsertOperati
     }
     return result;
   }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/Operation.java

@@ -1,73 +1,79 @@
 package net.helenus.core.operation;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import brave.Span;
-
+import brave.Tracer;
+import brave.propagation.TraceContext;
 import com.codahale.metrics.Meter;
 import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry;
 import com.codahale.metrics.Timer;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSetFuture;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
-
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import brave.Span;
-import brave.Tracer;
-import brave.propagation.TraceContext;
 import net.helenus.core.AbstractSessionOperations;
 import net.helenus.core.UnitOfWork;
 
-
 public abstract class Operation<E> {
 
-    protected final AbstractSessionOperations sessionOps;
+  protected final AbstractSessionOperations sessionOps;
-    protected final Meter uowCacheHits;
+  protected final Meter uowCacheHits;
-    protected final Meter uowCacheMiss;
+  protected final Meter uowCacheMiss;
-    protected final Timer requestLatency;
+  protected final Timer requestLatency;
 
-    Operation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations) {
+  Operation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations) {
-        this.sessionOps = sessionOperations;
+    this.sessionOps = sessionOperations;
-        MetricRegistry metrics = sessionOperations.getMetricRegistry();
+    MetricRegistry metrics = sessionOperations.getMetricRegistry();
-        this.uowCacheHits = metrics.meter("net.helenus.UOW-cache-hits");
+    this.uowCacheHits = metrics.meter("net.helenus.UOW-cache-hits");
-        this.uowCacheMiss = metrics.meter("net.helenus.UOW-cache-miss");
+    this.uowCacheMiss = metrics.meter("net.helenus.UOW-cache-miss");
-        this.requestLatency = metrics.timer("net.helenus.request-latency");
+    this.requestLatency = metrics.timer("net.helenus.request-latency");
+  }
+
+  public ResultSet execute(
+      AbstractSessionOperations session,
+      UnitOfWork uow,
+      TraceContext traceContext,
+      boolean showValues,
+      boolean cached) {
+
+    // Start recording in a Zipkin sub-span our execution time to perform this operation.
+    Tracer tracer = session.getZipkinTracer();
+    Span span = null;
+    if (tracer != null && traceContext != null) {
+      span = tracer.newChild(traceContext);
     }
 
-    public ResultSet execute(AbstractSessionOperations session, UnitOfWork uow, TraceContext traceContext, boolean showValues, boolean cached) {
+    try {
 
-        // Start recording in a Zipkin sub-span our execution time to perform this operation.
+      if (span != null) {
-        Tracer tracer = session.getZipkinTracer();
+        span.name("cassandra");
-        Span span = null;
+        span.start();
-        if (tracer != null && traceContext != null) {
+      }
-            span = tracer.newChild(traceContext);
-        }
 
-        try {
+      Statement statement = options(buildStatement(cached));
+      ResultSetFuture futureResultSet = session.executeAsync(statement, showValues);
+      return futureResultSet.get();
 
-            if (span != null) {
+    } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
-                span.name("cassandra");
-                span.start();
-            }
 
-            Statement statement = options(buildStatement(cached));
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
-            ResultSetFuture futureResultSet = session.executeAsync(statement, showValues);
-            return futureResultSet.get();
 
-        } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
+    } finally {
 
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+      if (span != null) {
-
+        span.finish();
-        } finally {
+      }
-
-            if (span != null) {
-                span.finish();
-            }
-
-        }
     }
+  }
 
-    public Statement options(Statement statement) { return statement; }
+  public Statement options(Statement statement) {
+    return statement;
+  }
 
-    public Statement buildStatement(boolean cached) { return null; }
+  public Statement buildStatement(boolean cached) {
-
+    return null;
-    public String getStatementCacheKey() { return null; }
+  }
 
+  public String getStatementCacheKey() {
+    return null;
+  }
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/PreparedStreamOperation.java

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package net.helenus.core.operation;
 
 import com.datastax.driver.core.BoundStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 public final class PreparedStreamOperation<E> {
 

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/SelectFirstOperation.java

@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ public final class SelectFirstOperation<E>
   }
 
   @Override
-  public String getStatementCacheKey() { return delegate.getStatementCacheKey(); }
+  public String getStatementCacheKey() {
+    return delegate.getStatementCacheKey();
+  }
 
   @Override
   public BuiltStatement buildStatement(boolean cached) {

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/SelectFirstTransformingOperation.java

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ public final class SelectFirstTransformingOperation<R, E>
   }
 
   @Override
-  public String getStatementCacheKey() { return delegate.getStatementCacheKey(); }
+  public String getStatementCacheKey() {
+    return delegate.getStatementCacheKey();
+  }
 
   @Override
   public BuiltStatement buildStatement(boolean cached) {

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/SelectOperation.java

@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select.Selection;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select.Where;
+import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
+import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
-
-import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
-import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import net.helenus.core.*;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.HelenusPropertyNode;
 import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusEntity;
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ public final class SelectOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterStreamOperation<E, S
   protected List<Ordering> ordering = null;
   protected Integer limit = null;
   protected boolean allowFiltering = false;
+  protected String alternateTableName = null;
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public SelectOperation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations) {
@@ -129,6 +129,19 @@ public final class SelectOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterStreamOperation<E, S
     return new CountOperation(sessionOps, entity);
   }
 
+  public <V extends E> SelectOperation<E> from(Class<V> materializedViewClass) {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(materializedViewClass);
+    HelenusEntity entity = Helenus.entity(materializedViewClass);
+    this.alternateTableName = entity.getName().toCql();
+    this.allowFiltering = true;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public SelectOperation<E> from(String alternateTableName) {
+    this.alternateTableName = alternateTableName;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public SelectFirstOperation<E> single() {
     limit(1);
     return new SelectFirstOperation<E>(this);
@@ -189,7 +202,6 @@ public final class SelectOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterStreamOperation<E, S
       switch (prop.getProperty().getColumnType()) {
         case PARTITION_KEY:
         case CLUSTERING_COLUMN:
-
           Filter filter = filters.get(prop.getProperty());
           if (filter != null) {
             keys.add(filter.toString());
@@ -225,14 +237,14 @@ public final class SelectOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterStreamOperation<E, S
         entity = prop.getEntity();
       } else if (entity != prop.getEntity()) {
         throw new HelenusMappingException(
-                "you can select columns only from a single entity "
+            "you can select columns only from a single entity "
-                        + entity.getMappingInterface()
+                + entity.getMappingInterface()
-                        + " or "
+                + " or "
-                        + prop.getEntity().getMappingInterface());
+                + prop.getEntity().getMappingInterface());
       }
 
       if (cached) {
-        switch(prop.getProperty().getColumnType()) {
+        switch (prop.getProperty().getColumnType()) {
           case PARTITION_KEY:
           case CLUSTERING_COLUMN:
             break;
@@ -255,7 +267,8 @@ public final class SelectOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterStreamOperation<E, S
       throw new HelenusMappingException("no entity or table to select data");
     }
 
-    Select select = selection.from(entity.getName().toCql());
+    String tableName = alternateTableName == null ? entity.getName().toCql() : alternateTableName;
+    Select select = selection.from(tableName);
 
     if (ordering != null && !ordering.isEmpty()) {
       select.orderBy(ordering.toArray(new Ordering[ordering.size()]));
@@ -290,10 +303,14 @@ public final class SelectOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterStreamOperation<E, S
   @Override
   public Stream<E> transform(ResultSet resultSet) {
     if (rowMapper != null) {
-      return StreamSupport.stream(Spliterators.spliteratorUnknownSize(resultSet.iterator(), Spliterator.ORDERED), false).map(rowMapper);
+      return StreamSupport.stream(
+              Spliterators.spliteratorUnknownSize(resultSet.iterator(), Spliterator.ORDERED), false)
+          .map(rowMapper);
     } else {
       return (Stream<E>)
-          StreamSupport.stream(Spliterators.spliteratorUnknownSize(resultSet.iterator(), Spliterator.ORDERED),false);
+          StreamSupport.stream(
+              Spliterators.spliteratorUnknownSize(resultSet.iterator(), Spliterator.ORDERED),
+              false);
     }
   }
 

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/SelectTransformingOperation.java

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ public final class SelectTransformingOperation<R, E>
   }
 
   @Override
-  public String getStatementCacheKey() { return delegate.getStatementCacheKey(); }
+  public String getStatementCacheKey() {
+    return delegate.getStatementCacheKey();
+  }
 
   @Override
   public BuiltStatement buildStatement(boolean cached) {
@@ -47,5 +49,4 @@ public final class SelectTransformingOperation<R, E>
   public Stream<R> transform(ResultSet resultSet) {
     return delegate.transform(resultSet).map(fn);
   }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/UpdateOperation.java

@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@
  */
 package net.helenus.core.operation;
 
-import java.util.*;
-import java.util.function.Function;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Assignment;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.BuiltStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Update;
-
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import net.helenus.core.*;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.HelenusPropertyNode;
 import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusEntity;
@@ -43,19 +41,21 @@ public final class UpdateOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterOperation<E, UpdateO
   private int[] ttl;
   private long[] timestamp;
 
-  public UpdateOperation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations){
+  public UpdateOperation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations) {
     super(sessionOperations);
     this.draft = null;
     this.draftMap = null;
   }
 
-  public UpdateOperation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations, AbstractEntityDraft<E> draft) {
+  public UpdateOperation(
+      AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations, AbstractEntityDraft<E> draft) {
     super(sessionOperations);
     this.draft = draft;
     this.draftMap = draft.toMap();
   }
 
-  public UpdateOperation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations, HelenusPropertyNode p, Object v) {
+  public UpdateOperation(
+      AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations, HelenusPropertyNode p, Object v) {
     super(sessionOperations);
     this.draft = null;
     this.draftMap = null;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public final class UpdateOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterOperation<E, UpdateO
 
     if (draft != null) {
       String key = p.getProperty().getPropertyName();
-      List<V> list = (List<V>)draftMap.get(key);
+      List<V> list = (List<V>) draftMap.get(key);
       list.add(0, value);
     }
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public final class UpdateOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterOperation<E, UpdateO
 
     if (draft != null) {
       String key = p.getProperty().getPropertyName();
-      List<V> list = (List<V>)draftMap.get(key);
+      List<V> list = (List<V>) draftMap.get(key);
       if (idx < 0) {
         list.add(0, value);
       } else if (idx > list.size()) {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public final class UpdateOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterOperation<E, UpdateO
 
     if (draft != null) {
       String key = p.getProperty().getPropertyName();
-      List<V> list = (List<V>)draftMap.get(key);
+      List<V> list = (List<V>) draftMap.get(key);
       list.add(value);
     }
 
@@ -579,6 +579,9 @@ public final class UpdateOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterOperation<E, UpdateO
 
   @Override
   public E sync(UnitOfWork uow) {
+    if (uow == null) {
+      return sync();
+    }
     E result = super.sync(uow);
     if (draft != null) {
       String key = getStatementCacheKey();
@@ -590,5 +593,4 @@ public final class UpdateOperation<E> extends AbstractFilterOperation<E, UpdateO
     }
     return result;
   }
-
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/reflect/Drafted.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package net.helenus.core.reflect;
 
-import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusEntity;
 
 import java.util.Set;
 

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/reflect/DslExportable.java

@@ -15,14 +15,18 @@
  */
 package net.helenus.core.reflect;
 
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Metadata;
 import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusEntity;
 
 public interface DslExportable {
 
   public static final String GET_ENTITY_METHOD = "getHelenusMappingEntity";
   public static final String GET_PARENT_METHOD = "getParentDslHelenusPropertyNode";
+  public static final String SET_METADATA_METHOD = "setCassandraMetadataForHelenusSesion";
 
   HelenusEntity getHelenusMappingEntity();
 
   HelenusPropertyNode getParentDslHelenusPropertyNode();
+
+  void setCassandraMetadataForHelenusSesion(Metadata metadata);
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/reflect/DslInvocationHandler.java

@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ import net.helenus.support.HelenusException;
 
 public class DslInvocationHandler<E> implements InvocationHandler {
 
-  private final HelenusEntity entity;
+  private HelenusEntity entity = null;
+  private Metadata metadata = null;
+
+  private final Class<E> iface;
+  private final ClassLoader classLoader;
+
   private final Optional<HelenusPropertyNode> parent;
 
   private final Map<Method, HelenusProperty> map = new HashMap<Method, HelenusProperty>();
@@ -48,18 +53,46 @@ public class DslInvocationHandler<E> implements InvocationHandler {
       Optional<HelenusPropertyNode> parent,
       Metadata metadata) {
 
-    this.entity = new HelenusMappingEntity(iface, metadata);
+    this.metadata = metadata;
     this.parent = parent;
+    this.iface = iface;
+    this.classLoader = classLoader;
+  }
 
-    if (this.entity != null) {
+  public void setCassandraMetadataForHelenusSesion(Metadata metadata) {
-      for (HelenusProperty prop : entity.getOrderedProperties()) {
+    if (metadata != null) {
+      this.metadata = metadata;
+      entity = init(metadata);
+    }
+  }
 
-        map.put(prop.getGetterMethod(), prop);
+  private HelenusEntity init(Metadata metadata) {
+    HelenusEntity entity = new HelenusMappingEntity(iface, metadata);
 
-        AbstractDataType type = prop.getDataType();
+    for (HelenusProperty prop : entity.getOrderedProperties()) {
-        Class<?> javaType = prop.getJavaType();
 
-        if (type instanceof UDTDataType && !UDTValue.class.isAssignableFrom(javaType)) {
+      map.put(prop.getGetterMethod(), prop);
+
+      AbstractDataType type = prop.getDataType();
+      Class<?> javaType = prop.getJavaType();
+
+      if (type instanceof UDTDataType && !UDTValue.class.isAssignableFrom(javaType)) {
+
+        Object childDsl =
+            Helenus.dsl(
+                javaType,
+                classLoader,
+                Optional.of(new HelenusPropertyNode(prop, parent)),
+                metadata);
+
+        udtMap.put(prop.getGetterMethod(), childDsl);
+      }
+
+      if (type instanceof DTDataType) {
+        DTDataType dataType = (DTDataType) type;
+
+        if (dataType.getDataType() instanceof TupleType
+            && !TupleValue.class.isAssignableFrom(javaType)) {
 
           Object childDsl =
               Helenus.dsl(
@@ -68,32 +101,18 @@ public class DslInvocationHandler<E> implements InvocationHandler {
                   Optional.of(new HelenusPropertyNode(prop, parent)),
                   metadata);
 
-          udtMap.put(prop.getGetterMethod(), childDsl);
+          tupleMap.put(prop.getGetterMethod(), childDsl);
-        }
-
-        if (type instanceof DTDataType) {
-          DTDataType dataType = (DTDataType) type;
-
-          if (dataType.getDataType() instanceof TupleType
-              && !TupleValue.class.isAssignableFrom(javaType)) {
-
-            Object childDsl =
-                Helenus.dsl(
-                    javaType,
-                    classLoader,
-                    Optional.of(new HelenusPropertyNode(prop, parent)),
-                    metadata);
-
-            tupleMap.put(prop.getGetterMethod(), childDsl);
-          }
         }
       }
     }
+
+    return entity;
   }
 
   @Override
   public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable {
 
+    HelenusEntity entity = this.entity;
     String methodName = method.getName();
 
     if ("equals".equals(methodName) && method.getParameterCount() == 1) {
@@ -107,6 +126,15 @@ public class DslInvocationHandler<E> implements InvocationHandler {
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (DslExportable.SET_METADATA_METHOD.equals(methodName)
+        && args.length == 1
+        && args[0] instanceof Metadata) {
+      if (metadata == null) {
+        this.setCassandraMetadataForHelenusSesion((Metadata) args[0]);
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
     if (method.getParameterCount() != 0 || method.getReturnType() == void.class) {
       throw new HelenusException("invalid getter method " + method);
     }
@@ -115,6 +143,14 @@ public class DslInvocationHandler<E> implements InvocationHandler {
       return hashCode();
     }
 
+    if (DslExportable.GET_PARENT_METHOD.equals(methodName)) {
+      return parent.get();
+    }
+
+    if (entity == null) {
+      entity = init(metadata);
+    }
+
     if ("toString".equals(methodName)) {
       return entity.toString();
     }
@@ -123,10 +159,6 @@ public class DslInvocationHandler<E> implements InvocationHandler {
       return entity;
     }
 
-    if (DslExportable.GET_PARENT_METHOD.equals(methodName)) {
-      return parent.get();
-    }
-
     HelenusProperty prop = map.get(method);
     if (prop == null) {
       prop = entity.getProperty(methodName);

src/main/java/net/helenus/core/reflect/MapperInvocationHandler.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
+import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
 import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Transient;
 import net.helenus.support.HelenusException;
 
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ public class MapperInvocationHandler<E> implements InvocationHandler, Serializab
       return iface.getSimpleName() + ": " + src.toString();
     }
 
+    if ("dsl".equals(methodName)) {
+      return Helenus.dsl(iface);
+    }
+
     if (MapExportable.TO_MAP_METHOD.equals(methodName)) {
       return Collections.unmodifiableMap(src);
     }

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/HelenusEntityType.java

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package net.helenus.mapping;
 
 public enum HelenusEntityType {
   TABLE,
+  VIEW,
   TUPLE,
   UDT;
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/HelenusMappingEntity.java

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
 import net.helenus.core.annotation.Cacheable;
 import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
 import net.helenus.support.HelenusMappingException;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils;
 
 public final class HelenusMappingEntity implements HelenusEntity {
 
@@ -52,18 +53,33 @@ public final class HelenusMappingEntity implements HelenusEntity {
 
     HelenusSettings settings = Helenus.settings();
 
-    List<Method> methods = new ArrayList<Method>();
+    Map<String, Method> methods = new HashMap<String, Method>();
+    for (Method m : iface.getDeclaredMethods()) {
+      methods.put(m.getName(), m);
+    }
 
-    methods.addAll(Arrays.asList(iface.getDeclaredMethods()));
+    for (Class<?> c : ClassUtils.getAllInterfaces(iface)) {
-    for (Class<?> c : iface.getInterfaces()) {
+      if (c.getDeclaredAnnotation(Table.class) != null
-      methods.addAll(Arrays.asList(c.getDeclaredMethods()));
+          || c.getDeclaredAnnotation(InheritedTable.class) != null) {
+        for (Method m : c.getDeclaredMethods()) {
+          Method o = methods.get(m.getName());
+          if (o != null) {
+            // Prefer overridden method implementation.
+            if (o.getDeclaringClass().isAssignableFrom(m.getDeclaringClass())) {
+              methods.put(m.getName(), m);
+            }
+          } else {
+            methods.put(m.getName(), m);
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     List<HelenusProperty> propsLocal = new ArrayList<HelenusProperty>();
     ImmutableMap.Builder<String, HelenusProperty> propsBuilder = ImmutableMap.builder();
     ImmutableMap.Builder<String, Method> methodsBuilder = ImmutableMap.builder();
 
-    for (Method method : methods) {
+    for (Method method : methods.values()) {
 
       if (settings.getGetterMethodDetector().apply(method)) {
 
@@ -130,6 +146,9 @@ public final class HelenusMappingEntity implements HelenusEntity {
       case TABLE:
         return MappingUtil.getTableName(iface, true);
 
+      case VIEW:
+        return MappingUtil.getViewName(iface, true);
+
       case TUPLE:
         return IdentityName.of(MappingUtil.getDefaultEntityName(iface), false);
 
@@ -146,6 +165,8 @@ public final class HelenusMappingEntity implements HelenusEntity {
 
     if (null != iface.getDeclaredAnnotation(Table.class)) {
       return HelenusEntityType.TABLE;
+    } else if (null != iface.getDeclaredAnnotation(MaterializedView.class)) {
+      return HelenusEntityType.VIEW;
     } else if (null != iface.getDeclaredAnnotation(Tuple.class)) {
       return HelenusEntityType.TUPLE;
     } else if (null != iface.getDeclaredAnnotation(UDT.class)) {

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/MappingUtil.java

@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ import javax.validation.ConstraintValidator;
 import net.helenus.core.Getter;
 import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.*;
-import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Index;
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
-import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Table;
-import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Tuple;
-import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.UDT;
 import net.helenus.support.DslPropertyException;
 import net.helenus.support.HelenusMappingException;
 
@@ -172,6 +169,28 @@ public final class MappingUtil {
     return udt != null;
   }
 
+  public static IdentityName getViewName(Class<?> iface, boolean required) {
+
+    String viewName = null;
+    boolean forceQuote = false;
+
+    MaterializedView view = iface.getDeclaredAnnotation(MaterializedView.class);
+
+    if (view != null) {
+      viewName = view.value();
+      forceQuote = view.forceQuote();
+
+    } else if (required) {
+      throw new HelenusMappingException("entity must have annotation @Table " + iface);
+    }
+
+    if (viewName == null || viewName.isEmpty()) {
+      viewName = getDefaultEntityName(iface);
+    }
+
+    return new IdentityName(viewName, forceQuote);
+  }
+
   public static IdentityName getTableName(Class<?> iface, boolean required) {
 
     String tableName = null;
@@ -222,6 +241,7 @@ public final class MappingUtil {
         }
 
         if (iface.getDeclaredAnnotation(Table.class) != null
+            || iface.getDeclaredAnnotation(MaterializedView.class) != null
             || iface.getDeclaredAnnotation(UDT.class) != null
             || iface.getDeclaredAnnotation(Tuple.class) != null) {
 

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/annotation/CoveringIndex.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package net.helenus.mapping.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+/**
+ * CoveringIndex annotation is using under the specific column or method in entity interface
+ * with @Table annotation.
+ *
+ * <p>A corresponding materialized view will be created based on the underline @Table for the
+ * specific column.
+ *
+ * <p>This is useful when you need to perform IN or SORT/ORDER-BY queries and to do so you'll need
+ * different materialized table on disk in Cassandra.
+ *
+ * <p>For each @Table annotated interface Helenus will create/update/verify Cassandra Materialized
+ * Views and some indexes if needed on startup.
+ */
+@Inherited
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
+public @interface CoveringIndex {
+
+  /**
+   * Defined the name of the index. By default the entity name with column name as suffix.
+   *
+   * @return name of the covering index
+   */
+  String name() default "";
+
+  /**
+   * Set of fields in this entity to replicate in the index.
+   *
+   * @return array of the string names of the fields.
+   */
+  String[] covering() default "";
+
+  /**
+   * Set of fields to use as the partition keys for this projection.
+   *
+   * @return array of the string names of the fields.
+   */
+  String[] partitionKeys() default "";
+
+  /**
+   * Set of fields to use as the clustering columns for this projection.
+   *
+   * @return array of the string names of the fields.
+   */
+  String[] clusteringColumns() default "";
+}

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/annotation/MaterializedView.java

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ *      Copyright (C) 2015 The Helenus Authors
+ *
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *   limitations under the License.
+ */
+package net.helenus.mapping.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+/**
+ * Materialized alternate view of another Entity annotation
+ *
+ * <p>MaterializedView annotation is used to define different mapping to some other Table interface
+ *
+ * <p>This is useful when you need to perform IN or SORT/ORDER-BY queries and to do so you'll need
+ * different materialized table on disk in Cassandra.
+ *
+ * <p>For each @Table annotated interface Helenus will create/update/verify Cassandra Materialized
+ * Views and some indexes if needed on startup.
+ */
+@Inherited
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
+public @interface MaterializedView {
+
+  /**
+   * Default value is the SimpleName of the interface normalized to underscore
+   *
+   * @return name of the type
+   */
+  String value() default "";
+
+  /**
+   * For reserved words in Cassandra we need quotation in CQL queries. This property marks that the
+   * name of the type needs to be quoted.
+   *
+   * <p>Default value is false, we are quoting only selected names.
+   *
+   * @return true if name have to be quoted
+   */
+  boolean forceQuote() default false;
+}

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/javatype/AbstractCollectionJavaType.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.helenus.mapping.javatype;
 
 public abstract class AbstractCollectionJavaType extends AbstractJavaType {
 
-    public static boolean isCollectionType() { return true; }
+  public static boolean isCollectionType() {
-
+    return true;
+  }
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/javatype/AbstractJavaType.java

@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ import net.helenus.support.HelenusMappingException;
 
 public abstract class AbstractJavaType {
 
-  public static boolean isCollectionType() { return false; }
+  public static boolean isCollectionType() {
+    return false;
+  }
 
   public abstract Class<?> getJavaClass();
 

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/javatype/MapJavaType.java

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package net.helenus.mapping.javatype;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.*;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
-import java.util.AbstractCollection;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Function;

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/type/AbstractCollectionDataType.java

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import net.helenus.mapping.ColumnType;
 
 public abstract class AbstractCollectionDataType extends AbstractDataType {
 
-    public AbstractCollectionDataType(ColumnType columnType) {
+  public AbstractCollectionDataType(ColumnType columnType) {
-        super(columnType);
+    super(columnType);
-    }
+  }
-
-    public boolean isCollectionType() { return true; }
 
+  public boolean isCollectionType() {
+    return true;
+  }
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/type/AbstractDataType.java

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDataType {
         "wrong column type " + columnType + " for UserDefinedType in columnName " + columnName);
   }
 
-  public boolean isCollectionType() { return false; }
+  public boolean isCollectionType() {
-
+    return false;
+  }
 }

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/type/UDTKeyMapDataType.java

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package net.helenus.mapping.type;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.DataType;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.UserType;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.schemabuilder.*;
-
-import java.util.AbstractCollection;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.helenus.mapping.ColumnType;
 import net.helenus.mapping.IdentityName;

src/main/java/net/helenus/mapping/value/BeanColumnValueProvider.java

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public enum BeanColumnValueProvider implements ColumnValueProvider {
     try {
       value = getter.invoke(bean, new Object[] {});
     } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
-      if (e.getCause() != null ) {
+      if (e.getCause() != null) {
         throw new HelenusException("getter threw an exception", e.getCause());
       }
     } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/collection/CollectionTest.java

@@ -67,11 +67,8 @@ public class CollectionTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
     // read full object
 
-    Customer actual = session.<Customer>select(customer)
+    Customer actual =
-            .where(customer::id, eq(id))
+        session.<Customer>select(customer).where(customer::id, eq(id)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .single()
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
     Assert.assertEquals(id, actual.id());
     Assert.assertEquals(aliases, actual.aliases());
     Assert.assertNull(actual.names());
@@ -90,11 +87,8 @@ public class CollectionTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
     session.update().set(customer::aliases, expected).where(customer::id, eq(id)).sync();
 
-    actual = session.<Customer>select(customer)
+    actual =
-            .where(customer::id, eq(id))
+        session.<Customer>select(customer).where(customer::id, eq(id)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .single()
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
 
     Assert.assertEquals(id, actual.id());
     Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual.aliases());
@@ -170,11 +164,8 @@ public class CollectionTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
     // read full object
 
-    Customer actual = session.<Customer>select(customer)
+    Customer actual =
-            .where(customer::id, eq(id))
+        session.<Customer>select(customer).where(customer::id, eq(id)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .single()
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
 
     Assert.assertEquals(id, actual.id());
     Assert.assertEquals(names, actual.names());
@@ -200,11 +191,8 @@ public class CollectionTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
     session.update().set(customer::names, expected).where(customer::id, eq(id)).sync();
 
-    actual = session.<Customer>select(customer)
+    actual =
-            .where(customer::id, eq(id))
+        session.<Customer>select(customer).where(customer::id, eq(id)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .single()
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
 
     Assert.assertEquals(id, actual.id());
     Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual.names());
@@ -306,10 +294,8 @@ public class CollectionTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
     // read full object
 
-    Customer actual = session.<Customer>select(customer)
+    Customer actual =
-            .where(customer::id, eq(id)).single()
+        session.<Customer>select(customer).where(customer::id, eq(id)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
 
     Assert.assertEquals(id, actual.id());
     Assert.assertEquals(props, actual.properties());
@@ -343,11 +329,8 @@ public class CollectionTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
     session.update().set(customer::properties, expected).where(customer::id, eq(id)).sync();
 
-    actual = session.<Customer>select(customer)
+    actual =
-            .where(customer::id, eq(id))
+        session.<Customer>select(customer).where(customer::id, eq(id)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .single()
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
     Assert.assertEquals(id, actual.id());
     Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual.properties());
 

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/draft/EntityDraftBuilderTest.java

@@ -18,76 +18,72 @@ package net.helenus.test.integration.core.draft;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
-
+import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
+import net.helenus.core.HelenusSession;
+import net.helenus.test.integration.build.AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
-import net.helenus.core.HelenusSession;
-import net.helenus.test.integration.build.AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest;
-
-import static net.helenus.core.Query.eq;
-
 public class EntityDraftBuilderTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
+  static Supply supply;
+  static HelenusSession session;
 
-    static Supply supply;
+  @BeforeClass
-    static HelenusSession session;
+  public static void beforeTest() {
+    session = Helenus.init(getSession()).showCql().add(Supply.class).autoCreateDrop().get();
+    supply = session.dsl(Supply.class);
+  }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testFoo() throws Exception {
+    Supply.Draft draft = null;
 
-    @BeforeClass
+    draft =
-    public static void beforeTest() {
+        Supply.draft("APAC")
-        session = Helenus.init(getSession())
+            .code("WIDGET-002")
-                .showCql()
+            .description("Our second Widget!")
-                .add(Supply.class)
+            .demand(
-                .autoCreateDrop()
+                new HashMap<String, Long>() {
-                .get();
+                  {
-        supply = session.dsl(Supply.class);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testFoo() throws Exception {
-        Supply.Draft draft = null;
-
-        draft = Supply.draft("APAC")
-                .code("WIDGET-002")
-                .description("Our second Widget!")
-                .demand(new HashMap<String, Long>() {{
                     put("APAC", 100L);
                     put("EMEA", 10000L);
                     put("NORAM", 2000000L);
-                }})
+                  }
-                .shipments(new HashSet<String>() {{
+                })
+            .shipments(
+                new HashSet<String>() {
+                  {
                     add("HMS Puddle in transit to APAC, 100 units.");
                     add("Frigate Jimmy in transit to EMEA, 10000 units.");
-                }})
+                  }
-                .suppliers(new ArrayList<String>() {{
+                })
+            .suppliers(
+                new ArrayList<String>() {
+                  {
                     add("Puddle, Inc.");
                     add("Jimmy Town, LTD.");
-                }});
+                  }
+                });
 
-        Supply s1 = session.<Supply>insert(draft)
+    Supply s1 = session.<Supply>insert(draft).sync();
-                .sync();
 
-        // List
+    // List
-        Supply s2 = session.<Supply>update(s1.update())
+    Supply s2 =
-                .prepend(supply::suppliers, "Pignose Supply, LLC.")
+        session
-                .sync();
+            .<Supply>update(s1.update())
-        Assert.assertEquals(s2.suppliers().get(0), "Pignose Supply, LLC.");
+            .prepend(supply::suppliers, "Pignose Supply, LLC.")
+            .sync();
+    Assert.assertEquals(s2.suppliers().get(0), "Pignose Supply, LLC.");
 
-        // Set
+    // Set
-        String shipment = "Pignose, on the way! (1M units)";
+    String shipment = "Pignose, on the way! (1M units)";
-        Supply s3 = session.<Supply>update(s2.update())
+    Supply s3 = session.<Supply>update(s2.update()).add(supply::shipments, shipment).sync();
-                .add(supply::shipments, shipment)
+    Assert.assertTrue(s3.shipments().contains(shipment));
-                .sync();
-        Assert.assertTrue(s3.shipments().contains(shipment));
 
-        // Map
+    // Map
-        Supply s4 = session.<Supply>update(s3.update())
+    Supply s4 = session.<Supply>update(s3.update()).put(supply::demand, "NORAM", 10L).sync();
-                .put(supply::demand, "NORAM", 10L)
+    Assert.assertEquals((long) s4.demand().get("NORAM"), 10L);
-                .sync();
+  }
-        Assert.assertEquals((long)s4.demand().get("NORAM"), 10L);
-
-    }
 }

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/draft/Inventory.java

@@ -1,75 +1,93 @@
 package net.helenus.test.integration.core.draft;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
-
 import net.helenus.core.AbstractAuditedEntityDraft;
+import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.MapExportable;
 import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
 
-
 @Table
 public interface Inventory {
 
-    @PartitionKey  UUID id();
+  static Inventory inventory = Helenus.dsl(Inventory.class);
-    @Column("emea") @Types.Counter long EMEA();
-    @Column("noram") @Types.Counter long NORAM();
-    @Column("apac") @Types.Counter long APAC();
 
-    @Transient static Draft draft(UUID id) { return new Draft(id); }
+  @PartitionKey
+  UUID id();
 
-    @Transient default Draft update() { return new Draft(this); }
+  @Column("emea")
+  @Types.Counter
+  long EMEA();
 
+  @Column("noram")
+  @Types.Counter
+  long NORAM();
 
-    class Draft extends AbstractAuditedEntityDraft<Inventory> {
+  @Column("apac")
+  @Types.Counter
+  long APAC();
 
-        // Entity/Draft pattern-enabling methods:
+  @Transient
-        Draft(UUID id) {
+  static Draft draft(UUID id) {
-            super(null);
+    return new Draft(id);
+  }
 
-            // Primary Key:
+  @Transient
-            set("id", id);
+  default Draft update() {
-        }
+    return new Draft(this);
+  }
 
-        Draft(Inventory inventory) {
+  class Draft extends AbstractAuditedEntityDraft<Inventory> {
-            super((MapExportable) inventory);
-        }
 
-        public Class<Inventory> getEntityClass() { return Inventory.class; }
+    // Entity/Draft pattern-enabling methods:
-
+    Draft(UUID id) {
-        protected String getCurrentAuditor() { return "unknown"; }
+      super(null);
-
-        // Immutable properties:
-        public UUID id() {
-            return this.<UUID>get("id", UUID.class);
-        }
-
-        public long EMEA() {
-            return this.<Long>get("EMEA", long.class);
-        }
-
-        public Draft EMEA(long count) {
-            mutate("EMEA", count);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public long APAC() {
-            return this.<Long>get("APAC", long.class);
-        }
-
-        public Draft APAC(long count) {
-            mutate("APAC", count);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public long NORAM() {
-            return this.<Long>get("NORAM", long.class);
-        }
-
-        public Draft NORAM(long count) {
-            mutate("NORAM", count);
-            return this;
-        }
 
+      // Primary Key:
+      set(inventory::id, id);
     }
 
+    Draft(Inventory inventory) {
+      super((MapExportable) inventory);
+    }
+
+    public Class<Inventory> getEntityClass() {
+      return Inventory.class;
+    }
+
+    protected String getCurrentAuditor() {
+      return "unknown";
+    }
+
+    // Immutable properties:
+    public UUID id() {
+      return this.<UUID>get(inventory::id, UUID.class);
+    }
+
+    public long EMEA() {
+      return this.<Long>get(inventory::EMEA, long.class);
+    }
+
+    public Draft EMEA(long count) {
+      mutate(inventory::EMEA, count);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public long APAC() {
+      return this.<Long>get(inventory::APAC, long.class);
+    }
+
+    public Draft APAC(long count) {
+      mutate(inventory::APAC, count);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public long NORAM() {
+      return this.<Long>get(inventory::NORAM, long.class);
+    }
+
+    public Draft NORAM(long count) {
+      mutate(inventory::NORAM, count);
+      return this;
+    }
+  }
 }

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/draft/Supply.java

@@ -1,125 +1,145 @@
 package net.helenus.test.integration.core.draft;
 
+import com.datastax.driver.core.utils.UUIDs;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
-
-import com.datastax.driver.core.utils.UUIDs;
-
 import net.helenus.core.AbstractEntityDraft;
+import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.MapExportable;
 import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
 
-
 @Table
 public interface Supply {
 
-    @PartitionKey UUID id();
+  static Supply supply = Helenus.dsl(Supply.class);
-    @ClusteringColumn(ordinal=0) default String region() { return "NORAM"; }
 
-    @Index(caseSensitive = false) String code();
+  @PartitionKey
-    @Index String description(); // @IndexText == lucene index
+  UUID id();
-    @Index Map<String, Long> demand();
-    @Index List<String> suppliers();
-    @Index Set<String> shipments();
 
-    @Transient static Draft draft(String region) { return new Draft(region); }
+  @ClusteringColumn(ordinal = 0)
+  default String region() {
+    return "NORAM";
+  }
 
-    @Transient default Draft update() { return new Draft(this); }
+  @Index(caseSensitive = false)
+  String code();
 
+  @Index
+  String description(); // @IndexText == lucene index
 
-    class Draft extends AbstractEntityDraft<Supply> {
+  @Index
+  Map<String, Long> demand();
 
-        // Entity/Draft pattern-enabling methods:
+  @Index
-        Draft(String region) {
+  List<String> suppliers();
-            super(null);
 
-            // Primary Key:
+  @Index
-            set("id", UUIDs.timeBased());
+  Set<String> shipments();
-            set("region", region);
-        }
 
-        Draft(Supply supply) {
+  @Transient
-            super((MapExportable) supply);
+  static Draft draft(String region) {
-        }
+    return new Draft(region);
+  }
 
-        public Class<Supply> getEntityClass() { return Supply.class; }
+  @Transient
+  default Draft update() {
+    return new Draft(this);
+  }
 
-        // Immutable properties:
+  class Draft extends AbstractEntityDraft<Supply> {
-        public UUID id() {
-            return this.<UUID>get("id", UUID.class);
-        }
 
-        public String region() {
+    // Entity/Draft pattern-enabling methods:
-            return this.<String>get("region", String.class);
+    Draft(String region) {
-        }
+      super(null);
-
-        // Mutable properties:
-        public String code() {
-            return this.<String>get("code", String.class);
-        }
-
-        public Draft code(String code) {
-            mutate("code", code);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Draft setCode(String code) {
-            return code(code);
-        }
-
-        public String description() {
-            return this.<String>get("description", String.class);
-        }
-
-        public Draft description(String description) {
-            mutate("description", description);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Draft setDescription(String description) {
-            return description(description);
-        }
-
-        public Map<String, Long> demand() {
-            return this.<Map<String, Long>>get("demand", Map.class);
-        }
-
-        public Draft demand(Map<String, Long> demand) {
-            mutate("demand", demand);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Draft setDemand(Map<String, Long> demand) {
-            return demand(demand);
-        }
-
-        public List<String> suppliers() {
-            return this.<List<String>>get("suppliers", List.class);
-        }
-
-        public Draft suppliers(List<String> suppliers) {
-            mutate("suppliers", suppliers);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Draft setSuppliers(List<String> suppliers) {
-            return suppliers(suppliers);
-        }
-
-        public Set<String> shipments() {
-            return this.<Set<String>>get("shipments", Set.class);
-        }
-
-        public Draft shipments(Set<String> shipments) {
-            mutate("shipments", shipments);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Draft setshipments(Set<String> shipments) {
-            return shipments(shipments);
-        }
 
+      // Primary Key:
+      set(supply::id, UUIDs.timeBased());
+      set(supply::region, region);
     }
+
+    Draft(Supply supply) {
+      super((MapExportable) supply);
+    }
+
+    public Class<Supply> getEntityClass() {
+      return Supply.class;
+    }
+
+    // Immutable properties:
+    public UUID id() {
+      return this.<UUID>get(supply::id, UUID.class);
+    }
+
+    public String region() {
+      return this.<String>get(supply::region, String.class);
+    }
+
+    // Mutable properties:
+    public String code() {
+      return this.<String>get(supply::code, String.class);
+    }
+
+    public Draft code(String code) {
+      mutate(supply::code, code);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public Draft setCode(String code) {
+      return code(code);
+    }
+
+    public String description() {
+      return this.<String>get(supply::description, String.class);
+    }
+
+    public Draft description(String description) {
+      mutate(supply::description, description);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public Draft setDescription(String description) {
+      return description(description);
+    }
+
+    public Map<String, Long> demand() {
+      return this.<Map<String, Long>>get(supply::demand, Map.class);
+    }
+
+    public Draft demand(Map<String, Long> demand) {
+      mutate(supply::demand, demand);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public Draft setDemand(Map<String, Long> demand) {
+      return demand(demand);
+    }
+
+    public List<String> suppliers() {
+      return this.<List<String>>get(supply::suppliers, List.class);
+    }
+
+    public Draft suppliers(List<String> suppliers) {
+      mutate(supply::suppliers, suppliers);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public Draft setSuppliers(List<String> suppliers) {
+      return suppliers(suppliers);
+    }
+
+    public Set<String> shipments() {
+      return this.<Set<String>>get(supply::shipments, Set.class);
+    }
+
+    public Draft shipments(Set<String> shipments) {
+      mutate(supply::shipments, shipments);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public Draft setshipments(Set<String> shipments) {
+      return shipments(shipments);
+    }
+  }
 }

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/hierarchy/Animal.java

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public interface Animal {
   @Column(ordinal = 1)
   boolean eatable();
 
+  @Column
+  boolean warmBlodded();
+
   @Transient
   default Animal me() {
     return this;

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/hierarchy/Cat.java

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Index;
 import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Table;
 
 @Table("cats")
-public interface Cat extends Animal {
+public interface Cat extends Mammal {
 
   @Column(ordinal = 0)
   @Index(caseSensitive = false)

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/hierarchy/HierarchyTest.java

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class HierarchyTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
     Optional<Cat> animal =
         session.<Cat>select(Cat.class).where(cat::nickname, eq("garfield")).sync().findFirst();
     Assert.assertTrue(animal.isPresent());
+    Assert.assertTrue(animal.get().warmBlodded());
     Assert.assertFalse(animal.get().eatable());
   }
 
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ public class HierarchyTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
         .value(cat::nickname, "garfield")
         .value(cat::eatable, false)
         .sync();
-    Optional<Cat> animal = session.select(Cat.class).where(cat::nickname, eq("garfield")).single().sync();
+    Optional<Cat> animal =
+        session.select(Cat.class).where(cat::nickname, eq("garfield")).single().sync();
     Assert.assertTrue(animal.isPresent());
 
     Cat cat = animal.get();

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/hierarchy/Mammal.java

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ *      Copyright (C) 2015 The Helenus Authors
+ *
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *   limitations under the License.
+ */
+package net.helenus.test.integration.core.hierarchy;
+
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.InheritedTable;
+
+@InheritedTable
+public interface Mammal extends Animal {
+
+  default boolean warmBlodded() {
+    return true;
+  }
+}

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/hierarchy/Pig.java

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Column;
 import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Table;
 
 @Table("pigs")
-public interface Pig extends Animal {
+public interface Pig extends Mammal {
 
   @Column(ordinal = 0)
   String nickname();

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/simple/SimpleUserTest.java

@@ -18,21 +18,17 @@ package net.helenus.test.integration.core.simple;
 import static net.helenus.core.Query.eq;
 
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
+import java.util.*;
 import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
 import net.helenus.core.HelenusSession;
 import net.helenus.core.Operator;
 import net.helenus.core.operation.UpdateOperation;
-import net.helenus.core.reflect.Drafted;
-import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusEntity;
 import net.helenus.support.Fun;
 import net.helenus.test.integration.build.AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import java.util.*;
-
-
 public class SimpleUserTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
   static User user;
@@ -102,11 +98,7 @@ public class SimpleUserTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
     // select as object
 
-    actual = session.<User>select(user)
+    actual = session.<User>select(user).where(user::id, eq(100L)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .where(user::id, eq(100L))
-            .single()
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
     assertUsers(newUser, actual);
 
     // select by columns
@@ -192,11 +184,7 @@ public class SimpleUserTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
     Assert.assertEquals("_albert", name);
 
-    User u2 = session.<User>select(user)
+    User u2 = session.<User>select(user).where(user::id, eq(100L)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .where(user::id, eq(100L))
-            .single()
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
 
     Assert.assertEquals(Long.valueOf(100L), u2.id());
     Assert.assertEquals("albert", u2.name());
@@ -204,31 +192,27 @@ public class SimpleUserTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
     //
     User greg =
-            session
+        session
-                    .<User>insert(user)
+            .<User>insert(user)
-                    .value(user::name, "greg")
+            .value(user::name, "greg")
-                    .value(user::age, 44)
+            .value(user::age, 44)
-                    .value(user::type, UserType.USER)
+            .value(user::type, UserType.USER)
-                    .value(user::id, 1234L)
+            .value(user::id, 1234L)
-                    .sync();
+            .sync();
 
     Optional<User> maybeGreg =
-            session
+        session.<User>select(user).where(user::id, eq(1234L)).single().sync();
-                    .<User>select(user)
-                    .where(user::id, eq(1234L))
-                    .single()
-                    .sync();
 
     // INSERT
 
     session
-            .update()
+        .update()
-            .set(user::name, null)
+        .set(user::name, null)
-            .set(user::age, null)
+        .set(user::age, null)
-            .set(user::type, null)
+        .set(user::type, null)
-            .where(user::id, eq(100L))
+        .where(user::id, eq(100L))
-            .zipkinContext(null)
+        .zipkinContext(null)
-            .sync();
+        .sync();
 
     Fun.Tuple3<String, Integer, UserType> tuple =
         session
@@ -252,21 +236,16 @@ public class SimpleUserTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
   public void testZipkin() throws Exception {
     session
-            .update()
+        .update()
-            .set(user::name, null)
+        .set(user::name, null)
-            .set(user::age, null)
+        .set(user::age, null)
-            .set(user::type, null)
+        .set(user::type, null)
-            .where(user::id, eq(100L))
+        .where(user::id, eq(100L))
-            .zipkinContext(null)
+        .zipkinContext(null)
-            .sync();
+        .sync();
-
 
     UpdateOperation<ResultSet> update = session.update();
-    update
+    update.set(user::name, null).zipkinContext(null).sync();
-            .set(user::name, null)
-            .zipkinContext(null)
-            .sync();
-
   }
 
   private void assertUsers(User expected, User actual) {

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/tuplecollection/TupleMapTest.java

@@ -42,11 +42,8 @@ public class TupleMapTest extends TupleCollectionTest {
 
     // read full object
 
-    Book actual = session.<Book>select(book)
+    Book actual =
-            .where(book::id, Query.eq(id))
+        session.<Book>select(book).where(book::id, Query.eq(id)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .single()
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
     Assert.assertEquals(id, actual.id());
     assertEqualMaps(writers, actual.writers());
     Assert.assertNull(actual.reviewers());
@@ -77,11 +74,7 @@ public class TupleMapTest extends TupleCollectionTest {
 
     session.update().set(book::writers, expected).where(book::id, Query.eq(id)).sync();
 
-    actual = session.<Book>select(book)
+    actual = session.<Book>select(book).where(book::id, Query.eq(id)).single().sync().orElse(null);
-            .where(book::id, Query.eq(id))
-            .single()
-            .sync()
-            .orElse(null);
 
     Assert.assertEquals(id, actual.id());
     assertEqualMaps(expected, actual.writers());
@@ -96,7 +89,8 @@ public class TupleMapTest extends TupleCollectionTest {
     expected.put(third, unk);
     session.update().put(book::writers, third, unk).where(book::id, Query.eq(id)).sync();
 
-    actualMap = session.select(book::writers).where(book::id, Query.eq(id)).sync().findFirst().get()._1;
+    actualMap =
+        session.select(book::writers).where(book::id, Query.eq(id)).sync().findFirst().get()._1;
     assertEqualMaps(expected, actualMap);
 
     // putAll operation

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/unitofwork/AndThenOrderTest.java

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 package net.helenus.test.integration.core.unitofwork;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
 import net.helenus.core.HelenusSession;
 import net.helenus.core.UnitOfWork;
@@ -23,102 +26,125 @@ import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-
-
 public class AndThenOrderTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
-    static HelenusSession session;
+  static HelenusSession session;
 
-    @BeforeClass
+  @BeforeClass
-    public static void beforeTest() {
+  public static void beforeTest() {
-        session = Helenus.init(getSession())
+    session = Helenus.init(getSession()).showCql().autoCreateDrop().get();
-                .showCql()
+  }
-                .autoCreateDrop()
-                .get();
-    }
 
-    @Test
+  @Test
-    public void testAndThenOrdering() throws Exception {
+  public void testAndThenOrdering() throws Exception {
-        List<String> q = new ArrayList<String>(5);
+    List<String> q = new ArrayList<String>(5);
-        UnitOfWork uow1, uow2, uow3, uow4, uow5;
+    UnitOfWork uow1, uow2, uow3, uow4, uow5;
 
-        uow5 = session.begin();
+    uow5 = session.begin();
-        uow3 = session.begin(uow5);
+    uow3 = session.begin(uow5);
-        uow1 = session.begin(uow3);
+    uow1 = session.begin(uow3);
-        uow1.commit().andThen(() -> { q.add("1"); });
+    uow1.commit()
-        uow2 = session.begin(uow3);
+        .andThen(
-        uow2.commit().andThen(() -> { q.add("2"); });
+            () -> {
-        uow3.commit().andThen(() -> { q.add("3"); });
+              q.add("1");
-        uow4 = session.begin(uow5);
+            });
-        uow4.commit().andThen(() -> { q.add("4"); });
+    uow2 = session.begin(uow3);
-        uow5.commit().andThen(() -> { q.add("5"); });
+    uow2.commit()
+        .andThen(
+            () -> {
+              q.add("2");
+            });
+    uow3.commit()
+        .andThen(
+            () -> {
+              q.add("3");
+            });
+    uow4 = session.begin(uow5);
+    uow4.commit()
+        .andThen(
+            () -> {
+              q.add("4");
+            });
+    uow5.commit()
+        .andThen(
+            () -> {
+              q.add("5");
+            });
 
-        System.out.println(q);
+    System.out.println(q);
-        Assert.assertTrue(Arrays.equals(q.toArray(new String[5]), new String[] {"1", "2", "3", "4", "5"}));
+    Assert.assertTrue(
+        Arrays.equals(q.toArray(new String[5]), new String[] {"1", "2", "3", "4", "5"}));
+  }
 
-    }
+  @Test
+  public void testExceptionWithinAndThen() throws Exception {
+    List<String> q = new ArrayList<String>(5);
+    UnitOfWork uow1, uow2, uow3, uow4, uow5;
 
-    @Test
+    uow5 = session.begin();
-    public void testExceptionWithinAndThen() throws Exception {
+    uow4 = session.begin(uow5);
-        List<String> q = new ArrayList<String>(5);
+    try {
-        UnitOfWork uow1, uow2, uow3, uow4, uow5;
+      uow3 = session.begin(uow4);
-
+      uow1 = session.begin(uow3);
-        uow5 = session.begin();
+      uow1.commit()
-        uow4 = session.begin(uow5);
+          .andThen(
-        try {
+              () -> {
-            uow3 = session.begin(uow4);
-            uow1 = session.begin(uow3);
-            uow1.commit().andThen(() -> {
                 q.add("1");
-            });
+              });
-            uow2 = session.begin(uow3);
+      uow2 = session.begin(uow3);
-            uow2.commit().andThen(() -> {
+      uow2.commit()
+          .andThen(
+              () -> {
                 q.add("2");
-            });
+              });
-            uow3.commit().andThen(() -> {
+      uow3.commit()
+          .andThen(
+              () -> {
                 q.add("3");
-            });
+              });
-            uow4.commit().andThen(() -> {
+      uow4.commit()
+          .andThen(
+              () -> {
                 q.add("4");
+              });
+      throw new Exception();
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      uow4.abort();
+    }
+    uow5.commit()
+        .andThen(
+            () -> {
+              q.add("5");
             });
-            throw new Exception();
-        } catch(Exception e) {
-            uow4.abort();
-        }
-        uow5.commit().andThen(() -> { q.add("5"); });
 
-        System.out.println(q);
+    System.out.println(q);
-        Assert.assertTrue(q.isEmpty() == true);
+    Assert.assertTrue(q.isEmpty() == true);
+  }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testClosableWillAbortWhenNotCommitted() throws Exception {
+    UnitOfWork unitOfWork;
+    try (UnitOfWork uow = session.begin()) {
+      unitOfWork = uow;
+      Assert.assertFalse(uow.hasAborted());
     }
+    Assert.assertTrue(unitOfWork.hasAborted());
+  }
 
-    @Test
+  @Test
-    public void testClosableWillAbortWhenNotCommitted() throws Exception {
+  public void testClosable() throws Exception {
-        UnitOfWork unitOfWork;
+    UnitOfWork unitOfWork;
-        try(UnitOfWork uow = session.begin()) {
+    try (UnitOfWork uow = session.begin()) {
-            unitOfWork = uow;
+      unitOfWork = uow;
-            Assert.assertFalse(uow.hasAborted());
+      Assert.assertFalse(uow.hasAborted());
-        }
+      uow.commit()
-        Assert.assertTrue(unitOfWork.hasAborted());
+          .andThen(
-
+              () -> {
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testClosable() throws Exception {
-        UnitOfWork unitOfWork;
-        try(UnitOfWork uow = session.begin()) {
-            unitOfWork = uow;
-            Assert.assertFalse(uow.hasAborted());
-            uow.commit().andThen(() -> {
                 Assert.assertFalse(uow.hasAborted());
                 Assert.assertTrue(uow.hasCommitted());
-            });
+              });
-        }
-        Assert.assertFalse(unitOfWork.hasAborted());
-        Assert.assertTrue(unitOfWork.hasCommitted());
     }
-
+    Assert.assertFalse(unitOfWork.hasAborted());
+    Assert.assertTrue(unitOfWork.hasCommitted());
+  }
 }

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/unitofwork/Directory.java

@@ -15,16 +15,13 @@
  */
 package net.helenus.test.integration.core.unitofwork;
 
-import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.DataType.Name;
 import java.util.Set;
-
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
 
 @UDT
 public interface Directory extends FilesystemNode {
 
-    @Types.Set(Name.TIMEUUID)
+  @Types.Set(Name.TIMEUUID)
-    Set<FilesystemNode> inodes();
+  Set<FilesystemNode> inodes();
-
 }

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/unitofwork/File.java

@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ package net.helenus.test.integration.core.unitofwork;
 
 import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
 
-
 @UDT
 public interface File extends FilesystemNode {
 
-    @Column
+  @Column
-    byte[] data();
+  byte[] data();
-
 }

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/unitofwork/FileAttributes.java

@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.UDT;
 @UDT
 public interface FileAttributes {
 
-    String owner();
+  String owner();
-
 }

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/unitofwork/FilesystemNode.java

@@ -15,20 +15,18 @@
  */
 package net.helenus.test.integration.core.unitofwork;
 
-import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
-
 import java.util.UUID;
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
 
 @Table("fs")
 public interface FilesystemNode {
 
-    @PartitionKey
+  @PartitionKey
-    UUID inode();
+  UUID inode();
 
-    @ClusteringColumn
+  @ClusteringColumn
-    String name();
+  String name();
-
-    @Column
-    FileAttributes attr();
 
+  @Column
+  FileAttributes attr();
 }

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/unitofwork/UnitOfWorkTest.java

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
  */
 package net.helenus.test.integration.core.unitofwork;
 
+import static net.helenus.core.Query.eq;
+
 import com.datastax.driver.core.utils.UUIDs;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import net.bytebuddy.utility.RandomString;
 import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
 import net.helenus.core.HelenusSession;
@@ -29,167 +32,161 @@ import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import java.util.UUID;
-
-import static net.helenus.core.Query.eq;
-
-
 @Table
 @Cacheable
 interface Widget {
-    @PartitionKey
+  @PartitionKey
-    UUID id();
+  UUID id();
-    @Column
-    String name();
-}
 
+  @Column
+  String name();
+}
 
 public class UnitOfWorkTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
 
-    static Widget widget;
+  static Widget widget;
-    static HelenusSession session;
+  static HelenusSession session;
 
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void beforeTest() {
+    session = Helenus.init(getSession()).showCql().add(Widget.class).autoCreateDrop().get();
+    widget = session.dsl(Widget.class);
+  }
 
-    @BeforeClass
+  @Test
-    public static void beforeTest() {
+  public void testSelectAfterSelect() throws Exception {
-        session = Helenus.init(getSession())
+    Widget w1, w2;
-                .showCql()
+    UUID key = UUIDs.timeBased();
-                .add(Widget.class)
-                .autoCreateDrop()
-                .get();
-        widget = session.dsl(Widget.class);
-    }
 
-    @Test
+    // This should inserted Widget, but not cache it.
-    public void testSelectAfterSelect() throws Exception {
+    session
-        Widget w1, w2;
+        .<Widget>insert(widget)
-        UUID key = UUIDs.timeBased();
+        .value(widget::id, key)
+        .value(widget::name, RandomString.make(20))
+        .sync();
 
-        // This should inserted Widget, but not cache it.
+    try (UnitOfWork uow = session.begin()) {
-        session.<Widget>insert(widget)
-                .value(widget::id, key)
-                .value(widget::name, RandomString.make(20))
-                .sync();
 
-        try (UnitOfWork uow = session.begin()) {
+      // This should read from the database and return a Widget.
+      w1 =
+          session.<Widget>select(widget).where(widget::id, eq(key)).single().sync(uow).orElse(null);
 
-            // This should read from the database and return a Widget.
+      // This should read from the cache and get the same instance of a Widget.
-            w1 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
+      w2 =
-                    .where(widget::id, eq(key))
+          session.<Widget>select(widget).where(widget::id, eq(key)).single().sync(uow).orElse(null);
-                    .single()
-                    .sync(uow)
-                    .orElse(null);
-
-            // This should read from the cache and get the same instance of a Widget.
-            w2 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
-                    .where(widget::id, eq(key))
-                    .single()
-                    .sync(uow)
-                    .orElse(null);
-
-            uow.commit()
-                    .andThen(() -> {
-                        Assert.assertEquals(w1, w2);
-                    });
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSelectAfterNestedSelect() throws Exception {
-        Widget w1, w2, w3, w4;
-        UUID key1 = UUIDs.timeBased();
-        UUID key2 = UUIDs.timeBased();
-
-        // This should inserted Widget, and not cache it in uow1.
-        try (UnitOfWork uow1 = session.begin()) {
-            w1 = session.<Widget>insert(widget)
-                    .value(widget::id, key1)
-                    .value(widget::name, RandomString.make(20))
-                    .sync(uow1);
-
-            try (UnitOfWork uow2 = session.begin(uow1)) {
-
-                // This should read from uow1's cache and return the same Widget.
-                w2 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
-                        .where(widget::id, eq(key1))
-                        .single()
-                        .sync(uow2)
-                        .orElse(null);
 
+      uow.commit()
+          .andThen(
+              () -> {
                 Assert.assertEquals(w1, w2);
-
+              });
-                w3 = session.<Widget>insert(widget)
-                        .value(widget::id, key2)
-                        .value(widget::name, RandomString.make(20))
-                        .sync(uow2);
-
-                uow2.commit()
-                        .andThen(() -> {
-                            Assert.assertEquals(w1, w2);
-                        });
-            }
-
-            // This should read from the cache and get the same instance of a Widget.
-            w4 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
-                    .where(widget::id, eq(key2))
-                    .single()
-                    .sync(uow1)
-                    .orElse(null);
-
-            uow1.commit()
-                    .andThen(() -> {
-                        Assert.assertEquals(w3, w4);
-                    });
-        }
-
     }
-/*
+  }
-    @Test
-    public void testSelectAfterInsertProperlyCachesEntity() throws Exception {
-        Widget w1, w2, w3, w4;
-        UUID key = UUIDs.timeBased();
 
-        try (UnitOfWork uow = session.begin()) {
+  @Test
+  public void testSelectAfterNestedSelect() throws Exception {
+    Widget w1, w2, w3, w4;
+    UUID key1 = UUIDs.timeBased();
+    UUID key2 = UUIDs.timeBased();
 
-            // This should cache the inserted Widget.
+    // This should inserted Widget, and not cache it in uow1.
-            w1 = session.<Widget>insert(widget)
+    try (UnitOfWork uow1 = session.begin()) {
-                    .value(widget::id, key)
+      w1 =
-                    .value(widget::name, RandomString.make(20))
+          session
-                    .sync(uow);
+              .<Widget>insert(widget)
+              .value(widget::id, key1)
+              .value(widget::name, RandomString.make(20))
+              .sync(uow1);
 
-            // This should read from the cache and get the same instance of a Widget.
+      try (UnitOfWork uow2 = session.begin(uow1)) {
-            w2 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
-                    .where(widget::id, eq(key))
-                    .single()
-                    .sync(uow)
-                    .orElse(null);
 
-            uow.commit()
+        // This should read from uow1's cache and return the same Widget.
-                    .andThen(() -> {
+        w2 =
-                        Assert.assertEquals(w1, w2);
+            session
-                    });
+                .<Widget>select(widget)
-        }
+                .where(widget::id, eq(key1))
-
-        // This should read the widget from the session cache and maintain object identity.
-        w3 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
-                .where(widget::id, eq(key))
                 .single()
-                .sync()
+                .sync(uow2)
                 .orElse(null);
 
-        Assert.assertEquals(w1, w3);
+        Assert.assertEquals(w1, w2);
 
-        // This should read the widget from the database, no object identity but values should match.
+        w3 =
-        w4 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
+            session
-                .where(widget::id, eq(key))
+                .<Widget>insert(widget)
-                .ignoreCache()
+                .value(widget::id, key2)
-                .single()
+                .value(widget::name, RandomString.make(20))
-                .sync()
+                .sync(uow2);
-                .orElse(null);
 
-        Assert.assertNotEquals(w1, w4);
+        uow2.commit()
-        Assert.assertTrue(w1.equals(w4));
+            .andThen(
+                () -> {
+                  Assert.assertEquals(w1, w2);
+                });
+      }
+
+      // This should read from the cache and get the same instance of a Widget.
+      w4 =
+          session
+              .<Widget>select(widget)
+              .where(widget::id, eq(key2))
+              .single()
+              .sync(uow1)
+              .orElse(null);
+
+      uow1.commit()
+          .andThen(
+              () -> {
+                Assert.assertEquals(w3, w4);
+              });
     }
-*/
+  }
+  /*
+      @Test
+      public void testSelectAfterInsertProperlyCachesEntity() throws Exception {
+          Widget w1, w2, w3, w4;
+          UUID key = UUIDs.timeBased();
+
+          try (UnitOfWork uow = session.begin()) {
+
+              // This should cache the inserted Widget.
+              w1 = session.<Widget>insert(widget)
+                      .value(widget::id, key)
+                      .value(widget::name, RandomString.make(20))
+                      .sync(uow);
+
+              // This should read from the cache and get the same instance of a Widget.
+              w2 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
+                      .where(widget::id, eq(key))
+                      .single()
+                      .sync(uow)
+                      .orElse(null);
+
+              uow.commit()
+                      .andThen(() -> {
+                          Assert.assertEquals(w1, w2);
+                      });
+          }
+
+          // This should read the widget from the session cache and maintain object identity.
+          w3 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
+                  .where(widget::id, eq(key))
+                  .single()
+                  .sync()
+                  .orElse(null);
+
+          Assert.assertEquals(w1, w3);
+
+          // This should read the widget from the database, no object identity but values should match.
+          w4 = session.<Widget>select(widget)
+                  .where(widget::id, eq(key))
+                  .ignoreCache()
+                  .single()
+                  .sync()
+                  .orElse(null);
+
+          Assert.assertNotEquals(w1, w4);
+          Assert.assertTrue(w1.equals(w4));
+      }
+  */
 }

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/views/Cyclist.java

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package net.helenus.test.integration.core.views;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.ClusteringColumn;
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.CoveringIndex;
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.PartitionKey;
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.Table;
+
+@Table
+@CoveringIndex(
+  name = "cyclist_mv",
+  covering = {"age", "birthday", "country"},
+  partitionKeys = {"age", "cid"},
+  clusteringColumns = {}
+)
+public interface Cyclist {
+  @ClusteringColumn
+  UUID cid();
+
+  String name();
+
+  @PartitionKey
+  int age();
+
+  Date birthday();
+
+  String country();
+}

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/views/CyclistsByAge.java

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package net.helenus.test.integration.core.views;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import net.helenus.mapping.OrderingDirection;
+import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
+
+@MaterializedView
+public interface CyclistsByAge extends Cyclist {
+  @PartitionKey
+  UUID cid();
+
+  @ClusteringColumn(ordering = OrderingDirection.ASC)
+  int age();
+
+  Date birthday();
+
+  @Index
+  String country();
+}

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/integration/core/views/MaterializedViewTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ *      Copyright (C) 2015 The Helenus Authors
+ *
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *   limitations under the License.
+ */
+package net.helenus.test.integration.core.views;
+
+import static net.helenus.core.Query.eq;
+
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.*;
+import net.helenus.core.Helenus;
+import net.helenus.core.HelenusSession;
+import net.helenus.test.integration.build.AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+// See: https://docs.datastax.com/en/cql/3.3/cql/cql_using/useCreateMV.html
+//      https://docs.datastax.com/en/cql/3.3/cql/cql_reference/cqlCreateMaterializedView.html
+//      https://www.datastax.com/dev/blog/materialized-view-performance-in-cassandra-3-x
+public class MaterializedViewTest extends AbstractEmbeddedCassandraTest {
+
+  static Cyclist cyclist;
+  static HelenusSession session;
+
+  static Date dateFromString(String dateInString) {
+    SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy");
+    try {
+      return formatter.parse(dateInString);
+    } catch (ParseException e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void beforeTest() {
+    session =
+        Helenus.init(getSession())
+            .showCql()
+            .add(Cyclist.class)
+            .add(CyclistsByAge.class)
+            .autoCreateDrop()
+            .get();
+    cyclist = session.dsl(Cyclist.class);
+
+    session
+        .insert(cyclist)
+        .value(cyclist::cid, UUID.randomUUID())
+        .value(cyclist::age, 18)
+        .value(cyclist::birthday, dateFromString("1997-02-08"))
+        .value(cyclist::country, "Netherlands")
+        .value(cyclist::name, "Pascal EENKHOORN")
+        .sync();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testMv() throws Exception {
+    session
+        .select(Cyclist.class)
+        .<CyclistsByAge>from(CyclistsByAge.class)
+        .where(cyclist::age, eq(18))
+        .sync();
+  }
+}

src/test/java/net/helenus/test/unit/core/dsl/Account.java

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import net.helenus.core.reflect.Drafted;
-import net.helenus.mapping.HelenusEntity;
 import net.helenus.mapping.annotation.*;
 
 @Table