def count(cls, **keywords):
'''Counts all the instances of this Model from the datastore'''
if not keywords:
return CqlQuery(cls, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM %s;" %(cls.kind(),)).fetchone()
else:
# Dynamically build the WHERE clause.
extras = ""
started = False
for name in keywords:
if not started:
pattern = "%s=:%s" % (name, name)
extras += pattern
started = True
else:
pattern = " AND %s=:%s" % (name, name)
query += pattern
q = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM %s WHERE %s;" % (cls.kind(), extras)
query = CqlQuery(cls, q, **keywords)
query.convert = True
return query.fetchone()
