def broadcast(cast, onto, cast_on=None, onto_on=None,
              cast_index=False, onto_index=False):
    """
    Register a rule for merging two tables by broadcasting one onto
    the other.

    Parameters
    ----------
    cast, onto : str
        Names of registered tables.
    cast_on, onto_on : str, optional
        Column names used for merge, equivalent of ``left_on``/``right_on``
        parameters of pandas.merge.
    cast_index, onto_index : bool, optional
        Whether to use table indexes for merge. Equivalent of
        ``left_index``/``right_index`` parameters of pandas.merge.

    """
    logger.debug(
        'registering broadcast of table {!r} onto {!r}'.format(cast, onto))
    _BROADCASTS[(cast, onto)] = \
        Broadcast(cast, onto, cast_on, onto_on, cast_index, onto_index)
Register a rule for merging two tables by broadcasting one onto
    the other.

    Parameters
    ----------
    cast, onto : str
        Names of registered tables.
    cast_on, onto_on : str, optional
        Column names used for merge, equivalent of ``left_on``/``right_on``
        parameters of pandas.merge.
    cast_index, onto_index : bool, optional
        Whether to use table indexes for merge. Equivalent of
        ``left_index``/``right_index`` parameters of pandas.merge.