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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.

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Local $bSuccess = False

$oRest = ObjCreate("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

$oAuthAws = ObjCreate("Chilkat.AuthAws")
$oAuthAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
$oAuthAws.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.)
$oAuthAws.Region = "us-west-2"
$oAuthAws.ServiceName = "dynamodb"
; SetAuthAws causes Chilkat to automatically add the following headers: Authorization, X-Amz-Date
$oRest.SetAuthAws($oAuthAws)

; URL: https://dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
Local $bTls = True
Local $iPort = 443
Local $bAutoReconnect = True
; Don't forget to change the region domain (us-west-2.amazonaws.com) to your particular region.
$bSuccess = $oRest.Connect("dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",$iPort,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite("ConnectFailReason: " & $oRest.ConnectFailReason & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite($oRest.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; 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"
; }

$oJson = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJson.UpdateString("TableName","Thread")

$oRest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/x-amz-json-1.0")
$oRest.AddHeader("X-Amz-Target","DynamoDB_20120810.DescribeTable")
$oRest.AddHeader("Accept-Encoding","identity")

$oSbRequestBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oJson.EmitSb($oSbRequestBody)
$oSbResponseBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$bSuccess = $oRest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",$oSbRequestBody,$oSbResponseBody)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oRest.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

Local $iRespStatusCode = $oRest.ResponseStatusCode
ConsoleWrite("response status code = " & $iRespStatusCode & @CRLF)
If ($iRespStatusCode >= 400) Then
    ConsoleWrite("Response Status Code = " & $iRespStatusCode & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Response Header:" & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite($oRest.ResponseHeader & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Response Body:" & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite($oSbResponseBody.GetAsString() & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oJsonResponse = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJsonResponse.LoadSb($oSbResponseBody)

$oJsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
ConsoleWrite($oJsonResponse.Emit() & @CRLF)

; 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

Local $sAttributeName
Local $sAttributeType
Local $sKeyType
Local $sIndexArn
Local $sIndexName
Local $iIndexSizeBytes
Local $iItemCount
Local $sProjectionProjectionType
Local $iJ
Local $iCount_j

Local $sTableTableArn = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.TableArn")
Local $sTableCreationDateTime = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.CreationDateTime")
Local $iTableItemCount = $oJsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ItemCount")
Local $iTableProvisionedThroughputNumberOfDecreasesToday = $oJsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.NumberOfDecreasesToday")
Local $iTableProvisionedThroughputReadCapacityUnits = $oJsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits")
Local $iTableProvisionedThroughputWriteCapacityUnits = $oJsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits")
Local $sTableTableName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.TableName")
Local $iTableTableSizeBytes = $oJsonResponse.IntOf("Table.TableSizeBytes")
Local $sTableTableStatus = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.TableStatus")
Local $i = 0
Local $iCount_i = $oJsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.AttributeDefinitions")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJsonResponse.I = $i
    $sAttributeName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.AttributeDefinitions[i].AttributeName")
    $sAttributeType = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.AttributeDefinitions[i].AttributeType")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend
$i = 0
$iCount_i = $oJsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.KeySchema")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJsonResponse.I = $i
    $sAttributeName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.KeySchema[i].AttributeName")
    $sKeyType = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.KeySchema[i].KeyType")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend
$i = 0
$iCount_i = $oJsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJsonResponse.I = $i
    $sIndexArn = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexArn")
    $sIndexName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexName")
    $iIndexSizeBytes = $oJsonResponse.IntOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexSizeBytes")
    $iItemCount = $oJsonResponse.IntOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].ItemCount")
    $sProjectionProjectionType = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].Projection.ProjectionType")
    $iJ = 0
    $iCount_j = $oJsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema")
    While $iJ < $iCount_j
        $oJsonResponse.J = $iJ
        $sAttributeName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema[j].AttributeName")
        $sKeyType = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema[j].KeyType")
        $iJ = $iJ + 1
    Wend
    $i = $i + 1
Wend