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Node.js
DynamoDB - DescribeTable
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Returns information about the table, including the current status of the table, when it was created, the primary key schema, and any indexes on the table.Chilkat Node.js Downloads
NODEJS_PRELUDE
function chilkatExample() {
var success = false;
var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
// Implements the following CURL command:
// curl -X POST https://dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ \
// -H "Accept-Encoding: identity" \
// -H "Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.0" \
// -H "Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=<Credential>, SignedHeaders=<Headers>, Signature=<Signature>" \
// -H "X-Amz-Date: <Date>" \
// -H "X-Amz-Target: DynamoDB_20120810.DescribeTable" \
// -d '{
// "TableName":"Thread"
// }'
// Use the following online tool to generate REST code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to REST Source Code
var authAws = new chilkat.AuthAws();
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY";
// Don't forget to change the region to your particular region. (Also make the same change in the call to Connect below.)
authAws.Region = "us-west-2";
authAws.ServiceName = "dynamodb";
// SetAuthAws causes Chilkat to automatically add the following headers: Authorization, X-Amz-Date
rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);
// URL: https://dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
var bTls = true;
var port = 443;
var bAutoReconnect = true;
// Don't forget to change the region domain (us-west-2.amazonaws.com) to your particular region.
success = rest.Connect("dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
if (success !== true) {
console.log("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.ConnectFailReason);
console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
return;
}
// Note: The above code does not need to be repeatedly called for each REST request.
// The rest object can be setup once, and then many requests can be sent. Chilkat will automatically
// reconnect within a FullRequest* method as needed. It is only the very first connection that is explicitly
// made via the Connect method.
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "TableName": "Thread"
// }
var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("TableName","Thread");
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/x-amz-json-1.0");
rest.AddHeader("X-Amz-Target","DynamoDB_20120810.DescribeTable");
rest.AddHeader("Accept-Encoding","identity");
var sbRequestBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
if (success !== true) {
console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
return;
}
var respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode;
console.log("response status code = " + respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
console.log("Response Header:");
console.log(rest.ResponseHeader);
console.log("Response Body:");
console.log(sbResponseBody.GetAsString());
return;
}
var jsonResponse = new chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
console.log(jsonResponse.Emit());
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "Table": {
// "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/Thread",
// "AttributeDefinitions": [
// {
// "AttributeName": "ForumName",
// "AttributeType": "S"
// },
// {
// "AttributeName": "LastPostDateTime",
// "AttributeType": "S"
// },
// {
// "AttributeName": "Subject",
// "AttributeType": "S"
// }
// ],
// "CreationDateTime": 1.363729002358E9,
// "ItemCount": 0,
// "KeySchema": [
// {
// "AttributeName": "ForumName",
// "KeyType": "HASH"
// },
// {
// "AttributeName": "Subject",
// "KeyType": "RANGE"
// }
// ],
// "LocalSecondaryIndexes": [
// {
// "IndexArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/Thread/index/LastPostIndex",
// "IndexName": "LastPostIndex",
// "IndexSizeBytes": 0,
// "ItemCount": 0,
// "KeySchema": [
// {
// "AttributeName": "ForumName",
// "KeyType": "HASH"
// },
// {
// "AttributeName": "LastPostDateTime",
// "KeyType": "RANGE"
// }
// ],
// "Projection": {
// "ProjectionType": "KEYS_ONLY"
// }
// }
// ],
// "ProvisionedThroughput": {
// "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0,
// "ReadCapacityUnits": 5,
// "WriteCapacityUnits": 5
// },
// "TableName": "Thread",
// "TableSizeBytes": 0,
// "TableStatus": "ACTIVE"
// }
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON
var AttributeName;
var AttributeType;
var KeyType;
var IndexArn;
var IndexName;
var IndexSizeBytes;
var ItemCount;
var ProjectionProjectionType;
var j;
var count_j;
var TableTableArn = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.TableArn");
var TableCreationDateTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.CreationDateTime");
var TableItemCount = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ItemCount");
var TableProvisionedThroughputNumberOfDecreasesToday = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.NumberOfDecreasesToday");
var TableProvisionedThroughputReadCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits");
var TableProvisionedThroughputWriteCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits");
var TableTableName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.TableName");
var TableTableSizeBytes = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.TableSizeBytes");
var TableTableStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.TableStatus");
var i = 0;
var count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.AttributeDefinitions");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonResponse.I = i;
AttributeName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.AttributeDefinitions[i].AttributeName");
AttributeType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.AttributeDefinitions[i].AttributeType");
i = i+1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.KeySchema");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonResponse.I = i;
AttributeName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.KeySchema[i].AttributeName");
KeyType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.KeySchema[i].KeyType");
i = i+1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonResponse.I = i;
IndexArn = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexArn");
IndexName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexName");
IndexSizeBytes = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexSizeBytes");
ItemCount = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].ItemCount");
ProjectionProjectionType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].Projection.ProjectionType");
j = 0;
count_j = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema");
while (j < count_j) {
jsonResponse.J = j;
AttributeName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema[j].AttributeName");
KeyType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema[j].KeyType");
j = j+1;
}
i = i+1;
}
}
chilkatExample();