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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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require 'chilkat'

success = false

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 = 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: " + rest.get_ConnectFailReason().to_s() + "\n";
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# 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 != true)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()
print "response status code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
    print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print rest.responseHeader() + "\n";
    print "Response Body:" + "\n";
    print sbResponseBody.getAsString() + "\n";
    exit
end

jsonResponse = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false)
print jsonResponse.emit() + "\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")