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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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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    const rest = try chilkat.Rest.init();
    defer rest.deinit();

    // 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 auth_aws = try chilkat.AuthAws.init();
    defer auth_aws.deinit();
    auth_aws.setAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    auth_aws.setSecretKey("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.)
    auth_aws.setRegion("us-west-2");
    auth_aws.setServiceName("dynamodb");
    // SetAuthAws causes Chilkat to automatically add the following headers: Authorization, X-Amz-Date
    rest.setAuthAws(auth_aws) catch {};

    // URL: https://dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
    const b_tls = true;
    const port = 443;
    const b_auto_reconnect = true;
    // Don't forget to change the region domain (us-west-2.amazonaws.com) to your particular region.
    rest.connect("dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com", port, b_tls, b_auto_reconnect) catch {
        std.debug.print("ConnectFailReason: {d}\n", .{rest.getConnectFailReason()});
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        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 = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.updateString("TableName", "Thread") catch {};

    rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-amz-json-1.0") catch {};
    rest.addHeader("X-Amz-Target", "DynamoDB_20120810.DescribeTable") catch {};
    rest.addHeader("Accept-Encoding", "identity") catch {};

    const sb_request_body = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_request_body.deinit();
    json.emitSb(sb_request_body) catch {};
    const sb_response_body = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_response_body.deinit();
    rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/", sb_request_body, sb_response_body) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    const resp_status_code = rest.getResponseStatusCode();
    std.debug.print("response status code = {d}\n", .{resp_status_code});
    if (resp_status_code >= 400) {
        std.debug.print("Response Status Code = {d}\n", .{resp_status_code});
        std.debug.print("Response Header:\n", .{});
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getResponseHeader(alloc)});
        std.debug.print("Response Body:\n", .{});
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try sb_response_body.getAsString(alloc)});
        return;
    }

    const json_response = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_response.deinit();
    json_response.loadSb(sb_response_body) catch {};

    json_response.setEmitCompact(false);
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json_response.emit(alloc)});

    // 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

    var attribute_name: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var attribute_type: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var key_type: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var index_arn: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var index_name: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var index_size_bytes: i32 = 0;
    var item_count: i32 = 0;
    var projection_projection_type: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var j: i32 = 0;
    var count_j: i32 = 0;

    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.TableArn");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.CreationDateTime");
    _ = json_response.intOf("Table.ItemCount");
    _ = json_response.intOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.NumberOfDecreasesToday");
    _ = json_response.intOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits");
    _ = json_response.intOf("Table.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.TableName");
    _ = json_response.intOf("Table.TableSizeBytes");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.TableStatus");
    var i: i32 = 0;
    var count_i: i32 = json_response.sizeOfArray("Table.AttributeDefinitions");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json_response.setI(i);
        attribute_name = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.AttributeDefinitions[i].AttributeName");
        attribute_type = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.AttributeDefinitions[i].AttributeType");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json_response.sizeOfArray("Table.KeySchema");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json_response.setI(i);
        attribute_name = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.KeySchema[i].AttributeName");
        key_type = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.KeySchema[i].KeyType");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json_response.sizeOfArray("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json_response.setI(i);
        index_arn = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexArn");
        index_name = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexName");
        index_size_bytes = json_response.intOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].IndexSizeBytes");
        item_count = json_response.intOf("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].ItemCount");
        projection_projection_type = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].Projection.ProjectionType");
        j = 0;
        count_j = json_response.sizeOfArray("Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema");
        while (j < count_j) {
            json_response.setJ(j);
            attribute_name = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema[j].AttributeName");
            key_type = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Table.LocalSecondaryIndexes[i].KeySchema[j].KeyType");
            j = j + 1;
        }

        i = i + 1;
    }
}