com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.util

Class Tables

java.lang.Object

com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.util.Tables

public class Tables
extends Object

Utility methods for working with AWS DynamoDB tables.

 if (Tables.doesTableExist(dynamoDB, myTableName) == false) {
    // ... create your table ...
    Tables.waitForTableToBecomeActive(dynamoDB, myTableName);
 }
 

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Tables()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	doesTableExist(AmazonDynamoDB dynamo, String tableName) Checks if a specified table exists.
static void	waitForTableToBecomeActive(AmazonDynamoDB dynamo, String tableName) Waits up to 10 minutes for a specified AWS DynamoDB table to move into the ACTIVE state.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Tables

public Tables()

Method Detail

doesTableExist

public static boolean doesTableExist(AmazonDynamoDB dynamo,
                     String tableName)

Checks if a specified table exists.

Parameters:

dynamo - The AWS DynamoDB client to use to make requests.

tableName - The name of the table being searched for.

Returns:

True if a table already exists with the specified name, otherwise false.

waitForTableToBecomeActive

public static void waitForTableToBecomeActive(AmazonDynamoDB dynamo,
                              String tableName)

Waits up to 10 minutes for a specified AWS DynamoDB table to move into the ACTIVE state. If the table doesn't transition to the ACTIVE state, then an AmazonClientException is thrown.

Parameters:

dynamo - The AWS DynamoDB client to use to make requests.

tableName - The name of the table whose status is being checked.

Throws:

AmazonClientException - If the specified table does not transition into the ACTIVE state before this method times out and stops polling.