Class Token

lib/token.js:30–72

* Represents a token on the Cassandra ring.

 * Represents a token on the Cassandra ring.
 */
class Token {
  constructor(value) {
    this._value = value;
  }

  /**
   * @returns {{code: number, info: *|Object}} The type info for the
   *                                           type of the value of the token.
   */
  getType() {
    throw new Error('You must implement a getType function for this Token instance');
  }

  /**
   * @returns {*} The raw value of the token.
   */
  getValue() {
    return this._value;
  }

  toString() {
    return this._value.toString();
  }

  /**
   * Returns 0 if the values are equal, 1 if greater than other, -1
   * otherwise.
   *
   * @param {Token} other 
   * @returns {Number}
   */
  compare(other) {
    return this._value.compare(other._value);
  }

  equals(other) {
    return this.compare(other) === 0;
  }

  inspect() {
    return this.constructor.name + ' { ' + this.toString() + ' }';
  }
}

/**
 * Represents a token from a Cassandra ring where the partitioner