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+# Copyright 2013-2014 DataStax, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from decimal import Decimal
+import datetime
+from uuid import UUID
+import pytz
+
+DATA_TYPE_PRIMITIVES = [
+    'ascii',
+    'bigint',
+    'blob',
+    'boolean',
+    # 'counter', counters are not allowed inside tuples
+    'decimal',
+    'double',
+    'float',
+    'inet',
+    'int',
+    'text',
+    'timestamp',
+    'timeuuid',
+    'uuid',
+    'varchar',
+    'varint',
+]
+
+DATA_TYPE_NON_PRIMITIVE_NAMES = [
+    'list',
+    'set',
+    'map',
+]
+
+
+def get_sample_data():
+    sample_data = {}
+
+    for datatype in DATA_TYPE_PRIMITIVES:
+        if datatype == 'ascii':
+            sample_data[datatype] = 'ascii'
+
+        elif datatype == 'bigint':
+            sample_data[datatype] = 2 ** 63 - 1
+
+        elif datatype == 'blob':
+            sample_data[datatype] = bytearray(b'hello world')
+
+        elif datatype == 'boolean':
+            sample_data[datatype] = True
+
+        elif datatype == 'counter':
+            # Not supported in an insert statement
+            pass
+
+        elif datatype == 'decimal':
+            sample_data[datatype] = Decimal('12.3E+7')
+
+        elif datatype == 'double':
+            sample_data[datatype] = 1.23E+8
+
+        elif datatype == 'float':
+            sample_data[datatype] = 3.4028234663852886e+38
+
+        elif datatype == 'inet':
+            sample_data[datatype] = '123.123.123.123'
+
+        elif datatype == 'int':
+            sample_data[datatype] = 2147483647
+
+        elif datatype == 'text':
+            sample_data[datatype] = 'text'
+
+        elif datatype == 'timestamp':
+            sample_data[datatype] = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(872835240, tz=pytz.timezone('America/New_York')).astimezone(pytz.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)
+
+        elif datatype == 'timeuuid':
+            sample_data[datatype] = UUID('FE2B4360-28C6-11E2-81C1-0800200C9A66')
+
+        elif datatype == 'uuid':
+            sample_data[datatype] = UUID('067e6162-3b6f-4ae2-a171-2470b63dff00')
+
+        elif datatype == 'varchar':
+            sample_data[datatype] = 'varchar'
+
+        elif datatype == 'varint':
+            sample_data[datatype] = int(str(2147483647) + '000')
+
+        else:
+            raise Exception('Missing handling of %s.'  % datatype)
+
+    return sample_data
+
+SAMPLE_DATA = get_sample_data()
+
+def get_sample(datatype):
+    return SAMPLE_DATA[datatype]