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DynamoDB - DeleteTable

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The DeleteTable operation deletes a table and all of its items. After a DeleteTable request, the specified table is in the DELETING state until DynamoDB completes the deletion.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

$rest = chilkat::CkRest->new();

# 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.DeleteTable" \
#   -d '{
#     "TableName": "Thread"
# }'

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

$authAws = chilkat::CkAuthAws->new();
$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/
$bTls = 1;
$port = 443;
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
# 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 != 1) {
    print "ConnectFailReason: " . $rest->get_ConnectFailReason() . "\r\n";
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# 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"
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("TableName","Thread");

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

$sbRequestBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$json->EmitSb($sbRequestBody);
$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$success = $rest->FullRequestSb("POST","/",$sbRequestBody,$sbResponseBody);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$respStatusCode = $rest->get_ResponseStatusCode();
print "response status code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $rest->responseHeader() . "\r\n";
    print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
    print $sbResponseBody->getAsString() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$jsonResponse = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jsonResponse->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);

$jsonResponse->put_EmitCompact(0);
print $jsonResponse->emit() . "\r\n";

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "TableDescription": {
#     "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/Thread",
#     "ItemCount": 0,
#     "ProvisionedThroughput": {
#       "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0,
#       "ReadCapacityUnits": 5,
#       "WriteCapacityUnits": 5
#     },
#     "TableName": "Thread",
#     "TableSizeBytes": 0,
#     "TableStatus": "DELETING"
#   }
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$TableDescriptionTableArn = $jsonResponse->stringOf("TableDescription.TableArn");
$TableDescriptionItemCount = $jsonResponse->IntOf("TableDescription.ItemCount");
$TableDescriptionProvisionedThroughputNumberOfDecreasesToday = $jsonResponse->IntOf("TableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.NumberOfDecreasesToday");
$TableDescriptionProvisionedThroughputReadCapacityUnits = $jsonResponse->IntOf("TableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits");
$TableDescriptionProvisionedThroughputWriteCapacityUnits = $jsonResponse->IntOf("TableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits");
$TableDescriptionTableName = $jsonResponse->stringOf("TableDescription.TableName");
$TableDescriptionTableSizeBytes = $jsonResponse->IntOf("TableDescription.TableSizeBytes");
$TableDescriptionTableStatus = $jsonResponse->stringOf("TableDescription.TableStatus");