Welcome to the CRUD operations with NodeJS and Python with Astra workshop! In this two-hour workshop, the Developer Advocate team of DataStax shows you the basics of connecting, updating and reading records from the powerful distributed NoSQL database Apache Cassandra.

Using Astra, the cloud based Cassandra-as-a-Service platform delivered by DataStax, we will cover the very first steps for every developer who wants to try to learn a new database: CRUD operations.

1. Database Setup (ASTRA)
2. IDE Setup (GITPOD)
3. Hands-on
   1. Execute CRUD operations with NodeJS
   2. Execute CRUD operations with Python
4. Materials
   1. Ask Questions on community
   2. Join our Discord chat
   3. Get the Slides
   4. Homework

To get started with a free-forever, zero-install Cassandra database click here 🚀.

• ✅ Step 1a. SignIn :

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• ✅ Step 1b. You'll then be directed to the summary page. Locate the button Add Database

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• ✅ Step 1b. Choose the free plan and select your region

Free tier: 5GB storage, no obligation

Provider: This will determine what cloud provider your database will run on

Region: This is where your database will reside physically (choose one close to you or your users). For people in EMEA please use europe-west-1, idea here is to reduce latency.

Once your values are selected click "Configure Database"

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• ✅ Step 1c. Configure and create your database

While Astra allows you to fill in these fields with values of your own choosing, please follow our reccomendations to make the rest of the exercises easier to follow. If you don't, you are on your own! :)

• Database name - myastracluster

• Keyspace name - spacecraft

• Database User name (case sensitive) - SUser

• Password (case sensitive) - SPassword1. Fill in both the password and the confirmation fields.

• Create the database. Click the Create Database button.

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You will see your new database pending in the Dashboard.

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The status will change to Active when the database is ready, this will only take 2-3 minutes. You will also receive an email when it is ready.

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• ✅ Step 1d. View your Database and connect

Let’s review the database you have configured. Select your new database in the lefthand column.

• ✅ Step 1e. Connect via CQL console

In the Summary screen for your database, select CQL Console from the top menu in the main window. This will take you to the CQL Console and log you in.

• ✅ Step 1f. Create the schema

You are now logged to the Database. The prompt should look like token@cqlsh>.

Navigate to the keyspace (you can have multiple keyspaces in the same database)

use spacecraft;

Create the schema (tables, index, user-defined-type...):

CREATE TYPE IF NOT EXISTS location_udt (
    x_coordinate double,
    y_coordinate double,
    z_coordinate double
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS spacecraft_journey_catalog (
    spacecraft_name text,
    journey_id timeuuid,
    active boolean,
    end timestamp,
    start timestamp,
    summary text,
    PRIMARY KEY (spacecraft_name, journey_id)
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS spacecraft_pressure_over_time (
    spacecraft_name text,
    journey_id timeuuid,
    reading_time timestamp,
    pressure double,
    pressure_unit text,
    PRIMARY KEY ((spacecraft_name, journey_id), reading_time)
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS spacecraft_speed_over_time (
    spacecraft_name text,
    journey_id timeuuid,
    reading_time timestamp,
    speed double,
    speed_unit text,
    PRIMARY KEY ((spacecraft_name, journey_id), reading_time)
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS spacecraft_temperature_over_time (
    spacecraft_name text,
    journey_id timeuuid,
    reading_time timestamp,
    temperature double,
    temperature_unit text,
    PRIMARY KEY ((spacecraft_name, journey_id), reading_time)
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS spacecraft_location_over_time (
    spacecraft_name text,
    journey_id timeuuid,
    reading_time timestamp,
    location frozen<location_udt>,
    location_unit text,
    PRIMARY KEY ((spacecraft_name, journey_id), reading_time)
);

Check that all tables were created:

describe tables;

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KVUser@cqlsh:spacecraft> desc tables;

spacecraft_journey_catalog     spacecraft_temperature_over_time
spacecraft_pressure_over_time  spacecraft_location_over_time
spacecraft_speed_over_time

✅ Open Gitpod : Gitpod is an IDE 100% online based on Eclipse Theia. To initialize your environment simply click on the button below (CTRL + Click to open in new tab)

Now it is time to pick your favorite language. Click the the language you want to work with

Logo	Your choice
	I decide to use JAVASCRIPT
	I decide to use PYTHON

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