DynDB

Small DynamoDB Node.js module

Installation

Execute the following command at the root of your project:

npm install dyndb

AWS Credentials

You can set the credentials using any of the following methods:

1. Manually passing the credentials to the constructor:

   var dyndb = new DynDB('accessKeyID', 'secretAccessKey', 'awsRegion');
   

2. Using the following environment variables and calling the constructor without any arguments:

   • AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
   • AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
   • AWS_REGION

3. DynDB supports IAM Roles. To use IAM Role credentials assign a role to the EC2 instance when you launch it. DynDB will automatically get the credentials from the EC2 metadata service. Do not pass the accessKeyID and secretAccessKey to the constructor when using IAM Roles.

   var dyndb = new DynDB(); // Default region: us-east-1
   
   // You can specify whatever region you need
   var dyndb = new DynDB(null, null, 'us-west-1');
   

Usage

var DynDB = require('dyndb');

// Pass your AWS access keys and AWS region to the constructor or
// make sure they're set in your environment variables
var dyndb = new DynDB('accessKeyID', 'secretAccessKey', 'awsRegion');

// List tables
dyndb.request('ListTables', function(error, json) {
	if (error) {
		console.error(error.message ? error.message : error);
	} else {
		// json: {TableNames: ['TableName1', 'TableName2', 'TableName3']}
		console.log(json);
	}
});

// Put Item
var body = {
	TableName: 'Books',
	Item: {
		isbn: {N: '9780641723445'},
		cat: {SS: ['book','hardcover']},
		name: {S: 'The Lightning Thief'},
		author: {S: 'Rick Riordan'},
		series_t: {S: 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians'},
		sequence_i: {N: '1'},
		genre_s: {S: 'fantasy'},
		inStock: {S: 'true'},
		price: {N: '12.50'},
		pages_i: {N: '384'}
	}
};
dyndb.request('PutItem', body, function(error, json) {
	if (error) {
		console.error(error.message ? error.message : error);
	} else {
		// json: {ConsumedCapacityUnits: 1}
		console.log(json);
	}
});

Additional Examples

More examples can be found in tests/operations.js

API Docs

Consult the API Docs for detailed documentation about how to use DynDB

DynamoDB Docs

Consult the DynamoDB documentation for details about all the available operations and the structure of their request bodies.

Released under the BSD License

Copyright (c) 2012, Sergio Alcantara
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted
provided that the following conditions are met:

	* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
	  conditions and the following disclaimer.
	* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of
	  conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
	  provided with the distribution.
	* Neither the name of Sergio Alcantara nor the names of its contributors may be used to
	  endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written
	  permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.