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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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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    CkRest rest = new 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.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

    CkAuthAws authAws = new 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/
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    boolean 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) {
        System.out.println("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.get_ConnectFailReason());
        System.out.println(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": "Thread"
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    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");

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
    System.out.println("response status code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(rest.responseHeader());
        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());

    // 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

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