def ready(self, node_id, metadata_priority=True):
        """Check whether a node is connected and ok to send more requests.

        Arguments:
            node_id (int): the id of the node to check
            metadata_priority (bool): Mark node as not-ready if a metadata
                refresh is required. Default: True

        Returns:
            bool: True if we are ready to send to the given node
        """
        self.maybe_connect(node_id)
        return self.is_ready(node_id, metadata_priority=metadata_priority)
Check whether a node is connected and ok to send more requests.

        Arguments:
            node_id (int): the id of the node to check
            metadata_priority (bool): Mark node as not-ready if a metadata
                refresh is required. Default: True

        Returns:
            bool: True if we are ready to send to the given node