diff --git a/lib/ldclient-rb/impl/data_store.rb b/lib/ldclient-rb/impl/data_store.rb
index e834e522..00043597 100644
--- a/lib/ldclient-rb/impl/data_store.rb
+++ b/lib/ldclient-rb/impl/data_store.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,56 @@
 module LaunchDarkly
   module Impl
     module DataStore
+
+      class DataKind
+        FEATURES = "features".freeze
+        SEGMENTS = "segments".freeze
+
+        FEATURE_PREREQ_FN = lambda { |flag| (flag[:prerequisites] || []).map { |p| p[:key] } }.freeze
+
+        attr_reader :namespace
+        attr_reader :priority
+
+        #
+        # @param namespace [String]
+        # @param priority [Integer]
+        #
+        def initialize(namespace:, priority:)
+          @namespace = namespace
+          @priority = priority
+        end
+
+        #
+        # Maintain the same behavior when these data kinds were standard ruby hashes.
+        #
+        # @param key [Symbol]
+        # @return [Object]
+        #
+        def [](key)
+          return priority if key == :priority
+          return namespace if key == :namespace
+          return get_dependency_keys_fn() if key == :get_dependency_keys
+          nil
+        end
+
+        #
+        # Retrieve the dependency keys for a particular data kind. Right now, this is only defined for flags.
+        #
+        def get_dependency_keys_fn()
+          return nil unless @namespace == FEATURES
+
+          FEATURE_PREREQ_FN
+        end
+
+        def eql?(other)
+          namespace == other.namespace && priority == other.priority
+        end
+
+        def hash
+          [namespace, priority].hash
+        end
+      end
+
       class StatusProvider
         include LaunchDarkly::Interfaces::DataStore::StatusProvider
 
diff --git a/lib/ldclient-rb/in_memory_store.rb b/lib/ldclient-rb/in_memory_store.rb
index ad4f6e85..3cb9dc48 100644
--- a/lib/ldclient-rb/in_memory_store.rb
+++ b/lib/ldclient-rb/in_memory_store.rb
@@ -11,17 +11,10 @@ module LaunchDarkly
   # to ensure data consistency during non-atomic updates.
 
   # @private
-  FEATURES = {
-    namespace: "features",
-    priority: 1,  # that is, features should be stored after segments
-    get_dependency_keys: lambda { |flag| (flag[:prerequisites] || []).map { |p| p[:key] } },
-  }.freeze
+  FEATURES = Impl::DataStore::DataKind.new(namespace: "features", priority: 1).freeze
 
   # @private
-  SEGMENTS = {
-    namespace: "segments",
-    priority: 0,
-  }.freeze
+  SEGMENTS = Impl::DataStore::DataKind.new(namespace: "segments", priority: 0).freeze
 
   # @private
   ALL_KINDS = [FEATURES, SEGMENTS].freeze