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DynamoDB - Query

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The Query operation finds items based on primary key values. You can query any table or secondary index that has a composite primary key (a partition key and a sort key).

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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.Query" \
    //    -d '{
    //      "TableName": "Reply",
    //      "IndexName": "PostedBy-Index",
    //      "Limit": 3,
    //      "ConsistentRead": true,
    //      "ProjectionExpression": "Id, PostedBy, ReplyDateTime",
    //      "KeyConditionExpression": "Id = :v1 AND PostedBy BETWEEN :v2a AND :v2b",
    //      "ExpressionAttributeValues": {
    //          ":v1": {"S": "Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1"},
    //          ":v2a": {"S": "User A"},
    //          ":v2b": {"S": "User C"}
    //      },
    //      "ReturnConsumedCapacity": "TOTAL"
    //  }'

    //  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;
    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": "Reply",
    //    "IndexName": "PostedBy-Index",
    //    "Limit": 3,
    //    "ConsistentRead": true,
    //    "ProjectionExpression": "Id, PostedBy, ReplyDateTime",
    //    "KeyConditionExpression": "Id = :v1 AND PostedBy BETWEEN :v2a AND :v2b",
    //    "ExpressionAttributeValues": {
    //      ":v1": {
    //        "S": "Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1"
    //      },
    //      ":v2a": {
    //        "S": "User A"
    //      },
    //      ":v2b": {
    //        "S": "User C"
    //      }
    //    },
    //    "ReturnConsumedCapacity": "TOTAL"
    //  }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("TableName","Reply");
    json.UpdateString("IndexName","PostedBy-Index");
    json.UpdateInt("Limit",3);
    json.UpdateBool("ConsistentRead",true);
    json.UpdateString("ProjectionExpression","Id, PostedBy, ReplyDateTime");
    json.UpdateString("KeyConditionExpression","Id = :v1 AND PostedBy BETWEEN :v2a AND :v2b");
    json.UpdateString("ExpressionAttributeValues.:v1.S","Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1");
    json.UpdateString("ExpressionAttributeValues.:v2a.S","User A");
    json.UpdateString("ExpressionAttributeValues.:v2b.S","User C");
    json.UpdateString("ReturnConsumedCapacity","TOTAL");

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

    //  {
    //    "ConsumedCapacity": {
    //      "CapacityUnits": 1,
    //      "TableName": "Reply"
    //    },
    //    "Count": 2,
    //    "Items": [
    //      {
    //        "ReplyDateTime": {
    //          "S": "2015-02-18T20:27:36.165Z"
    //        },
    //        "PostedBy": {
    //          "S": "User A"
    //        },
    //        "Id": {
    //          "S": "Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1"
    //        }
    //      },
    //      {
    //        "ReplyDateTime": {
    //          "S": "2015-02-25T20:27:36.165Z"
    //        },
    //        "PostedBy": {
    //          "S": "User B"
    //        },
    //        "Id": {
    //          "S": "Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1"
    //        }
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "ScannedCount": 2
    //  }

    //  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 ReplyDateTimeS;
    var PostedByS;
    var IdS;

    var ConsumedCapacityCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.IntOf("ConsumedCapacity.CapacityUnits");
    var ConsumedCapacityTableName = jsonResponse.StringOf("ConsumedCapacity.TableName");
    var Count = jsonResponse.IntOf("Count");
    var ScannedCount = jsonResponse.IntOf("ScannedCount");
    var i = 0;
    var count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Items");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.I = i;
        ReplyDateTimeS = jsonResponse.StringOf("Items[i].ReplyDateTime.S");
        PostedByS = jsonResponse.StringOf("Items[i].PostedBy.S");
        IdS = jsonResponse.StringOf("Items[i].Id.S");
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();