Exec() method for batch was added & Query() method was refactored

example_batch_test.go

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ package gocql_test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/gocql/gocql"
 	"log"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gocql/gocql"
 )
 
 // Example_batch demonstrates how to execute a batch of statements.
-func Example_batch() {
+func TestExample_batch(t *testing.T) {
 	/* The example assumes the following CQL was used to setup the keyspace:
 	create keyspace example with replication = { 'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 1 };
 	create table example.batches(pk int, ck int, description text, PRIMARY KEY(pk, ck));
@@ -35,11 +37,19 @@ func Example_batch() {
 		Args:       []interface{}{1, 3, "1.3"},
 		Idempotent: true,
 	})
+
 	err = session.ExecuteBatch(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	err = b.Query("INSERT INTO example.batches (pk, ck, description) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", 1, 4, "1.4").
+		Query("INSERT INTO example.batches (pk, ck, description) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", 1, 5, "1.5").
+		Exec()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	scanner := session.Query("SELECT pk, ck, description FROM example.batches").Iter().Scanner()
 	for scanner.Next() {
 		var pk, ck int32
@@ -52,4 +62,6 @@ func Example_batch() {
 	}
 	// 1 2 1.2
 	// 1 3 1.3
+	// 1 4 1.4
+	// 1 5 1.5
 }

session.go

@@ -711,6 +711,11 @@ func (b *Batch) execute(ctx context.Context, conn *Conn) *Iter {
 	return conn.executeBatch(ctx, b)
 }
 
+func (b *Batch) Exec() error {
+	iter := b.session.executeBatch(b)
+	return iter.Close()
+}
+
 func (s *Session) executeBatch(batch *Batch) *Iter {
 	// fail fast
 	if s.Closed() {
@@ -1840,8 +1845,9 @@ func (b *Batch) SpeculativeExecutionPolicy(sp SpeculativeExecutionPolicy) *Batch
 }
 
 // Query adds the query to the batch operation
-func (b *Batch) Query(stmt string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (b *Batch) Query(stmt string, args ...interface{}) *Batch {
 	b.Entries = append(b.Entries, BatchEntry{Stmt: stmt, Args: args})
+	return b
 }
 
 // Bind adds the query to the batch operation and correlates it with a binding callback