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DynamoDB - ListTables

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Returns an array of table names associated with the current account and endpoint. The output from ListTables is paginated, with each page returning a maximum of 100 table names.

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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.ListTables" \
#   -d '{
#     "Limit": 100
# }'

# 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.

# {
#   "Limit": 100
# }

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.UpdateInt("Limit",100)

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

# {
#     "LastEvaluatedTableName": "Thread",
#     "TableNames": ["Forum","Reply","Thread"]
# }

LastEvaluatedTableName = jsonResponse.stringOf("LastEvaluatedTableName")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("TableNames")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.put_I(i)
    strVal = jsonResponse.stringOf("TableNames[i]")
    i = i + 1