// CONNECT
// - setup cluster
CassCluster* cluster = cass_cluster_new();
// - add contact points
cass_cluster_set_contact_points(cluster, "127.0.0.1");
// - connect to cluster
CassSession* session = cass_session_new();
// - provide the cluster object as configuration to connect the session
CassFuture* connect_future = cass_session_connect(session, cluster);
// - this operation will block until the result is ready
CassError rc = cass_future_error_code(connect_future);
if (rc != CASS_OK) {
	CassPrintError(connect_future);
	cass_future_free(connect_future);
	return false;
}// if error ...
cass_future_free(connect_future);

// CREATE KEYSPACE
if (CassExecuteQuery(session, "CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS chaos WITH replication = {'class': 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1}") != CASS_OK) {
	// error has been printed within CassExecuteQuery
	return false;
}// if error ...

// USE
if (CassExecuteQuery(session, "USE chaos") != CASS_OK) {
	// error has been printed within CassExecuteQuery
	return false;
}// if error ...