public int getQueueShards() {
        return queueShards;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the number of queue shards.
     * @param queueShards The number of queue shards.
     */
    public void setQueueShards(final int queueShards) {
        this.queueShards = queueShards;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the number of data shards.
     * @return The number of data shards.
     */