this is a cassandra implementation of some libraries, For more information about Cassandra database, visit the Apache Site or my article in developpez.com: - http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/GettingStarted - http://soat.developpez.com/articles/cassandra-pratique/ Package Description - Getting started with Hector API (also using CQL support) - Getting Started with Astyanax Api - Integration Test with Cassandra Using the Cassandraunit Api You need to change values of some properties in the file cassandra.yaml in order to run tests.