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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 { AuthAws, JsonObject, Rest, StringBuilder } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  const rest = new 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.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

  const authAws = new AuthAws();
  authAws.accessKey = 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY';
  authAws.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.region = 'us-west-2';
  authAws.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/
  const bTls = true;
  const port = 443;
  const bAutoReconnect = true;
  // Don't forget to change the region domain (us-west-2.amazonaws.com) to your particular region.
  try {
    await rest.connectAsync('dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com', port, bTls, bAutoReconnect);
  } catch {
    console.log(`ConnectFailReason: ${rest.connectFailReason}`);
    console.log(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"
  // }

  const json = new JsonObject();
  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');

  const sbRequestBody = new StringBuilder();
  json.emitSb(sbRequestBody);
  const sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
  try {
    await rest.fullRequestSbAsync('POST', '/', sbRequestBody, sbResponseBody);
  } catch {
    console.log(rest.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  const respStatusCode = rest.responseStatusCode;
  console.log(`response status code = ${respStatusCode}`);
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    console.log(`Response Status Code = ${respStatusCode}`);
    console.log('Response Header:');
    console.log(rest.responseHeader);
    console.log('Response Body:');
    console.log(sbResponseBody.getAsString());
    return;
  }

  const jsonResponse = new JsonObject();
  jsonResponse.loadSb(sbResponseBody);

  jsonResponse.emitCompact = false;
  console.log(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

  let attributeName = '';
  let attributeType = '';
  let keyType = '';
  let indexArn = '';
  let indexName = '';
  let indexSizeBytes = 0;
  let itemCount = 0;
  let projectionProjectionType = '';
  let j = 0;
  let countJ = 0;

  const tableTableArn = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.TableArn');
  const tableCreationDateTime = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.CreationDateTime');
  const tableItemCount = jsonResponse.intOf('Table.ItemCount');
  const tableProvisionedThroughputNumberOfDecreasesToday = jsonResponse.intOf('Table.ProvisionedThroughput.NumberOfDecreasesToday');
  const tableProvisionedThroughputReadCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.intOf('Table.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits');
  const tableProvisionedThroughputWriteCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.intOf('Table.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits');
  const tableTableName = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.TableName');
  const tableTableSizeBytes = jsonResponse.intOf('Table.TableSizeBytes');
  const tableTableStatus = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.TableStatus');
  let i = 0;
  let countI = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray('Table.AttributeDefinitions');
  while (i < countI) {
    jsonResponse.i = i;
    attributeName = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.AttributeDefinitions[i].AttributeName');
    attributeType = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.AttributeDefinitions[i].AttributeType');
    i++;
  }

  i = 0;
  countI = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray('Table.KeySchema');
  while (i < countI) {
    jsonResponse.i = i;
    attributeName = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.KeySchema[i].AttributeName');
    keyType = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.KeySchema[i].KeyType');
    i++;
  }

  i = 0;
  countI = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray('Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes');
  while (i < countI) {
    jsonResponse.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;
    countJ = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray('Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema');
    while (j < countJ) {
      jsonResponse.j = j;
      attributeName = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema[j].AttributeName');
      keyType = jsonResponse.stringOf('Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema[j].KeyType');
      j++;
    }

    i++;
  }
}