Cassandra connectivity method

[ppapishe]

SUMMARY

• If this fixes a specific issue, link it here. Otherwise provide a high level summary of changes.
• If any change represents a breaking one (i.e. it alters an existing public interface), please call it out here and explain why you are doing so.

DEVELOPER IMPACT

• Please explain the impact to any consumers of the library, such as:
  • Any breaking changes.
  • New features.
  • Overall changes in behavior.
• If there are new shared libraries required that are not listed in the list in the project README, please explain briefly why they are needed.

Contribution Checklist

• All changes have been reflected in comparable unit test changes or additions.
• Any interactions with third party clients are done via interface types rather than direct interactions.
• All new functions follow the required naming standard.
• All new functions follow the required signature standards.

PIC

[mdb]

Hi @ppapishe - Are you still working on this PR?