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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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#import <CkoRest.h>
#import <CkoAuthAws.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <NSString.h>

BOOL success = NO;

CkoRest *rest = [[CkoRest alloc] init];

// 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

CkoAuthAws *authAws = [[CkoAuthAws alloc] init];
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/
BOOL bTls = YES;
int port = 443;
BOOL bAutoReconnect = YES;
// 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: [NSNumber numberWithInt: port] tls: bTls autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@%d",@"ConnectFailReason: ",[rest.ConnectFailReason intValue]);
    NSLog(@"%@",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"
// }

CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[json UpdateString: @"TableName" value: @"Thread"];

[rest AddHeader: @"Content-Type" value: @"application/x-amz-json-1.0"];
[rest AddHeader: @"X-Amz-Target" value: @"DynamoDB_20120810.DescribeTable"];
[rest AddHeader: @"Accept-Encoding" value: @"identity"];

CkoStringBuilder *sbRequestBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[json EmitSb: sbRequestBody];
CkoStringBuilder *sbResponseBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
success = [rest FullRequestSb: @"POST" uriPath: @"/" requestBody: sbRequestBody responseBody: sbResponseBody];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

int respStatusCode = [rest.ResponseStatusCode intValue];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"response status code = ",respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response Status Code = ",respStatusCode);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Header:");
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.ResponseHeader);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Body:");
    NSLog(@"%@",[sbResponseBody GetAsString]);
    return;
}

CkoJsonObject *jsonResponse = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jsonResponse LoadSb: sbResponseBody];

jsonResponse.EmitCompact = NO;
NSLog(@"%@",[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

NSString *AttributeName = 0;
NSString *AttributeType = 0;
NSString *KeyType = 0;
NSString *IndexArn = 0;
NSString *IndexName = 0;
int IndexSizeBytes;
int ItemCount;
NSString *ProjectionProjectionType = 0;
int j;
int count_j;

NSString *TableTableArn = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Table.TableArn"];
NSString *TableCreationDateTime = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Table.CreationDateTime"];
int TableItemCount = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Table.ItemCount"] intValue];
int TableProvisionedThroughputNumberOfDecreasesToday = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Table.ProvisionedThroughput.NumberOfDecreasesToday"] intValue];
int TableProvisionedThroughputReadCapacityUnits = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Table.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits"] intValue];
int TableProvisionedThroughputWriteCapacityUnits = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Table.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits"] intValue];
NSString *TableTableName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Table.TableName"];
int TableTableSizeBytes = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Table.TableSizeBytes"] intValue];
NSString *TableTableStatus = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Table.TableStatus"];
int i = 0;
int count_i = [[jsonResponse SizeOfArray: @"Table.AttributeDefinitions"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    IndexArn = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexArn"];
    IndexName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexName"];
    IndexSizeBytes = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexSizeBytes"] intValue];
    ItemCount = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].ItemCount"] intValue];
    ProjectionProjectionType = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].Projection.ProjectionType"];
    j = 0;
    count_j = [[jsonResponse SizeOfArray: @"Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jsonResponse.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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;
}