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DynamoDB - PutItem

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Creates a new item, or replaces an old item with a new item. If an item that has the same primary key as the new item already exists in the specified table, the new item completely replaces the existing item.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // 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.PutItem" \
    //   -d '{
    //     "TableName": "Thread",
    //     "Item": {
    //         "LastPostDateTime": {
    //             "S": "201303190422"
    //         },
    //         "Tags": {
    //             "SS": ["Update","Multiple Items","HelpMe"]
    //         },
    //         "ForumName": {
    //             "S": "Amazon DynamoDB"
    //         },
    //         "Message": {
    //             "S": "I want to update multiple items in a single call. What is the best way to do that?"
    //         },
    //         "Subject": {
    //             "S": "How do I update multiple items?"
    //         },
    //         "LastPostedBy": {
    //             "S": "fred@example.com"
    //         }
    //     },
    //     "ConditionExpression": "ForumName <> :f and Subject <> :s",
    //     "ExpressionAttributeValues": {
    //         ":f": {"S": "Amazon DynamoDB"},
    //         ":s": {"S": "How do I update multiple items?"}
    //     }
    // }'

    // Use the following online tool to generate REST code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to REST Source Code

    CkAuthAws authAws = new CkAuthAws();
    authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    authAws.put_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.put_Region("us-west-2");
    authAws.put_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/
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "ConnectFailReason: " + String.valueOf(rest.get_ConnectFailReason()));
        Log.i(TAG, 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",
    //   "Item": {
    //     "LastPostDateTime": {
    //       "S": "201303190422"
    //     },
    //     "Tags": {
    //       "SS": [
    //         "Update",
    //         "Multiple Items",
    //         "HelpMe"
    //       ]
    //     },
    //     "ForumName": {
    //       "S": "Amazon DynamoDB"
    //     },
    //     "Message": {
    //       "S": "I want to update multiple items in a single call. What is the best way to do that?"
    //     },
    //     "Subject": {
    //       "S": "How do I update multiple items?"
    //     },
    //     "LastPostedBy": {
    //       "S": "fred@example.com"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "ConditionExpression": "ForumName <> :f and Subject <> :s",
    //   "ExpressionAttributeValues": {
    //     ":f": {
    //       "S": "Amazon DynamoDB"
    //     },
    //     ":s": {
    //       "S": "How do I update multiple items?"
    //     }
    //   }
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("TableName","Thread");
    json.UpdateString("Item.LastPostDateTime.S","201303190422");
    json.UpdateString("Item.Tags.SS[0]","Update");
    json.UpdateString("Item.Tags.SS[1]","Multiple Items");
    json.UpdateString("Item.Tags.SS[2]","HelpMe");
    json.UpdateString("Item.ForumName.S","Amazon DynamoDB");
    json.UpdateString("Item.Message.S","I want to update multiple items in a single call. What is the best way to do that?");
    json.UpdateString("Item.Subject.S","How do I update multiple items?");
    json.UpdateString("Item.LastPostedBy.S","fred@example.com");
    json.UpdateString("ConditionExpression","ForumName <> :f and Subject <> :s");
    json.UpdateString("ExpressionAttributeValues.:f.S","Amazon DynamoDB");
    json.UpdateString("ExpressionAttributeValues.:s.S","How do I update multiple items?");

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/x-amz-json-1.0");
    rest.AddHeader("X-Amz-Target","DynamoDB_20120810.PutItem");
    rest.AddHeader("Accept-Encoding","identity");

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
    Log.i(TAG, "response status code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Status Code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Header:");
        Log.i(TAG, rest.responseHeader());
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Body:");
        Log.i(TAG, sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    Log.i(TAG, jsonResponse.emit());

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}