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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 sys
import chilkat

success = False

rest = chilkat.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.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

authAws = chilkat.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/
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
# 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 != True):
    print("ConnectFailReason: " + str(rest.get_ConnectFailReason()))
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.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()
json.UpdateString("TableName","Thread")

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

sbRequestBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
sbResponseBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()
print("response status code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
    print("Response Header:")
    print(rest.responseHeader())
    print("Response Body:")
    print(sbResponseBody.getAsString())
    sys.exit()

jsonResponse = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(False)
print(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

TableTableArn = jsonResponse.stringOf("Table.TableArn")
TableCreationDateTime = jsonResponse.stringOf("Table.CreationDateTime")
TableItemCount = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ItemCount")
TableProvisionedThroughputNumberOfDecreasesToday = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.NumberOfDecreasesToday")
TableProvisionedThroughputReadCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits")
TableProvisionedThroughputWriteCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits")
TableTableName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Table.TableName")
TableTableSizeBytes = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.TableSizeBytes")
TableTableStatus = jsonResponse.stringOf("Table.TableStatus")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.AttributeDefinitions")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.put_I(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")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.put_I(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")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.put_I(i)
    IndexArn = jsonResponse.stringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexArn")
    IndexName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexName")
    IndexSizeBytes = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexSizeBytes")
    ItemCount = jsonResponse.IntOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].ItemCount")
    ProjectionProjectionType = jsonResponse.stringOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].Projection.ProjectionType")
    j = 0
    count_j = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema")
    while j < count_j :
        jsonResponse.put_J(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