[CASSANDRA-9367] Expose builtin-in CQL functions via schema data dictionary

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Open
• Priority: Low
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Fix Version/s: 5.x
• Component/s: Legacy/CQL
• Labels: remove-reopen
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Michaël Figuière
• Created: 12/May/15 21:36
• Updated: 07/Mar/23 10:53

Description

As CASSANDRA-6717 will not be part of Cassandra 2.2, my comment there got to be considered for the current system.schema_functions table, to avoid creating a special case just for 2.2:

Builtin CQL functions are not described in the system keyspace in its current representation, this new schema should include them next to the user defined ones as:

• The system keyspace and its tables are described in the system keyspace, therefore it would be consistent.
• Having builtin CQL functions described there would allow external tools to manipulate all the functions in a similar way.
• This would document the available builtin function for users that don't remember the ones available in their current version of Cassandra.