code: public static CFMetaData parseCreateStatement(String cql) throws RequestValidationException {
          final CreateColumnFamilyStatement statement =
                  (CreateColumnFamilyStatement) QueryProcessor.parseStatement(cql).prepare().statement;
  
          final CFMetaData cfm =
                  new CFMetaData("assess", "kvs_strict", ColumnFamilyType.Standard, statement.comparator, null);
  
          statement.applyPropertiesTo(cfm);
          return cfm;
      }
docs: Parses a CQL CREATE statement into its CFMetaData object
  
  @param cql
  @return CFMetaData
  @throws RequestValidationException if CQL is invalid