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DynamoDB - Query

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The Query operation finds items based on primary key values. You can query any table or secondary index that has a composite primary key (a partition key and a sort key).

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#include <CkRestW.h>
#include <CkAuthAwsW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkRestW rest;

    // 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.Query" \
    //   -d '{
    //     "TableName": "Reply",
    //     "IndexName": "PostedBy-Index",
    //     "Limit": 3,
    //     "ConsistentRead": true,
    //     "ProjectionExpression": "Id, PostedBy, ReplyDateTime",
    //     "KeyConditionExpression": "Id = :v1 AND PostedBy BETWEEN :v2a AND :v2b",
    //     "ExpressionAttributeValues": {
    //         ":v1": {"S": "Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1"},
    //         ":v2a": {"S": "User A"},
    //         ":v2b": {"S": "User C"}
    //     },
    //     "ReturnConsumedCapacity": "TOTAL"
    // }'

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

    CkAuthAwsW authAws;
    authAws.put_AccessKey(L"AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    authAws.put_SecretKey(L"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(L"us-west-2");
    authAws.put_ServiceName(L"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 = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect(L"dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"ConnectFailReason: %d\n",rest.get_ConnectFailReason());
        wprintf(L"%s\n",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": "Reply",
    //   "IndexName": "PostedBy-Index",
    //   "Limit": 3,
    //   "ConsistentRead": true,
    //   "ProjectionExpression": "Id, PostedBy, ReplyDateTime",
    //   "KeyConditionExpression": "Id = :v1 AND PostedBy BETWEEN :v2a AND :v2b",
    //   "ExpressionAttributeValues": {
    //     ":v1": {
    //       "S": "Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1"
    //     },
    //     ":v2a": {
    //       "S": "User A"
    //     },
    //     ":v2b": {
    //       "S": "User C"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "ReturnConsumedCapacity": "TOTAL"
    // }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"TableName",L"Reply");
    json.UpdateString(L"IndexName",L"PostedBy-Index");
    json.UpdateInt(L"Limit",3);
    json.UpdateBool(L"ConsistentRead",true);
    json.UpdateString(L"ProjectionExpression",L"Id, PostedBy, ReplyDateTime");
    json.UpdateString(L"KeyConditionExpression",L"Id = :v1 AND PostedBy BETWEEN :v2a AND :v2b");
    json.UpdateString(L"ExpressionAttributeValues.:v1.S",L"Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1");
    json.UpdateString(L"ExpressionAttributeValues.:v2a.S",L"User A");
    json.UpdateString(L"ExpressionAttributeValues.:v2b.S",L"User C");
    json.UpdateString(L"ReturnConsumedCapacity",L"TOTAL");

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

    CkStringBuilderW sbRequestBody;
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    success = rest.FullRequestSb(L"POST",L"/",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
    wprintf(L"response status code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.responseHeader());
        wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObjectW jsonResponse;
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonResponse.emit());

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

    // {
    //   "ConsumedCapacity": {
    //     "CapacityUnits": 1,
    //     "TableName": "Reply"
    //   },
    //   "Count": 2,
    //   "Items": [
    //     {
    //       "ReplyDateTime": {
    //         "S": "2015-02-18T20:27:36.165Z"
    //       },
    //       "PostedBy": {
    //         "S": "User A"
    //       },
    //       "Id": {
    //         "S": "Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1"
    //       }
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "ReplyDateTime": {
    //         "S": "2015-02-25T20:27:36.165Z"
    //       },
    //       "PostedBy": {
    //         "S": "User B"
    //       },
    //       "Id": {
    //         "S": "Amazon DynamoDB#DynamoDB Thread 1"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "ScannedCount": 2
    // }

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

    const wchar_t *ReplyDateTimeS = 0;
    const wchar_t *PostedByS = 0;
    const wchar_t *IdS = 0;

    int ConsumedCapacityCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.IntOf(L"ConsumedCapacity.CapacityUnits");
    const wchar_t *ConsumedCapacityTableName = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"ConsumedCapacity.TableName");
    int Count = jsonResponse.IntOf(L"Count");
    int ScannedCount = jsonResponse.IntOf(L"ScannedCount");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray(L"Items");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.put_I(i);
        ReplyDateTimeS = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Items[i].ReplyDateTime.S");
        PostedByS = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Items[i].PostedBy.S");
        IdS = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Items[i].Id.S");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }