This tag is for Amazon DynamoDB local, which is an official implementation of DynamoDB meant to run locally, via Java app or Docker. It exists solely for purposes of development and functional testing before you deploy your code into AWS against a full-fledged DynamoDB table.
Questions tagged [amazon-dynamodb-local]
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How do I create several GSIs in DynamoDB Local?
I have been using DynamoDB Local (currently 1.21.0) for testing my Java application using the v2 Enhanced Client for a long time, and I have used both GSIs and LSIs successfully. However, I am now trying to create a new table with 12 GSIs and no…

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ReadTimeout trying to connect to dynamodb-local in CodeBuild
I am trying to execute pytests that use dynamodb-local docker container in CodeBuild.
I figured out how to run docker in CodeBuild by setting Privileged mode to True.
The docker container gets built successfully and is running in the CodeBuild…

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DynamoDb dax connection issue hadle exception in Node JS
How we can handle exception getting from Dynamo Db DAX client in nodejs.I am using amazon-dax-client library.Also I want to redirect my request to Dynamo Db client if in case DAX Connection fails.
Below is the reference Code i am trying to achieve…

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AWS DynamoDbLocal v.1.19.0 is broken
It seems Amazon released a new version for DynamoDbLocal today (10/08/2022) with an empty jar file into thir specific repository. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/dynamodb-local/release
If you use the recommended dependency from their…

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Unable to enable Kinesis Data Stream as destination stream for DynamoDB in local
I have a project in which I have to capture the DynamoDB table change events using the Kinesis Data Streams.
Here are the sequence of operations that I am performing on my local:
Start the DDB container: aws-dynamodb-local. On port 8000
Start the…

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Serverless create dynamodb table locally only
I am writing a serverless application. It uses an already created dynamodb table and hence configured properly in serverless.yml file. Now, I want to run mock test locally using serverless-offline and serverless-dynamodb-local plugin. The problem is…

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PynamoDB Error for Local Secondary Index: ValueError('Table table_4 has no index: key1_index',)
I am new to pynamodb and I'm trying to query on LSI (already defined in dynamodb main table) and getting the following Exception.
'exception': ValueError('Table table_4 has no index: key1_index',)
UseCase: i wanted to query on LSI on hash_key only,…

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DynamoDB and NodeJS local tables are not showing up in the DynamoDB admin
I am building a Node JS application. For the database, I am using AWS DynamoDB. What I am doing now is that I installed the DynamoDB locally and use the local version instead. But it seems that my application is not sending to the local DynamoDB…

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how to check if username or email exist in dynamoDB using node js express?
I am using dynamoDB with a node js express project, in which username and email address both shlould be unique, tried like below but didn't work:
const params = {
TableName: "users",
Item: {
id: uuidv4(),
username,
…

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AWS DynamoDB-local parity with the real thing
How close is dynamodb-local to being the same thing as the AWS cloud version?
I'm primarily looking for a comparison on the interface(s) and functionality used by applications, though any other caveats would be helpful (say, IAM, IaC, or indexing).

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AWS Dynamodb Local fails to start: UnknownError: Not Found: DynamoDB - Error - Unknown Error
Goal
I am trying to start up Dynamodb local using the following command
yarn start:beta
Which calls this script
source ./scripts/prod-assumerole.sh && SLS_DEBUG=* sls offline start --region us-east-1 --stage local-beta --inMemory true --migrate…

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Invalid directory for database creation on dynamodb start
I am getting Invalid directory for database creation. when I start serverless-dynamodb-local.
Below is my local configuration
dynamodb:
stages:
- test
start:
port: 8000
sharedDb: true
dbPath: dynamodb-local
Is there…

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How to point AWS-SDK DynamoDB to a serverless DynamoDB local
I am trying to write a script that will loop thru an array of items for a DynamoDB table and run a batch write command. My functionality is good, but I am having trouble with DynamoDB. Would be great if I could point my…

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Localstack + Jest: DynamoDB throws ResourceNotFoundException on deleteTable for an existing table
I'm using localstack and awslocal to run the local AWS services inside a docker container.
Localstack is configured with a docker-compose.yml file.
Tests are written using Jest and AWS Node JS sdk for DynamoDB.
'use strict';
const { dbClient, db }…

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update attributes in a dynamodb record
I am trying to update my existing record in my dynamodb table.
Like below I have an Item in my table
let params = {
TableName: proces.env.dynamoDbTable,
Item: {
productId: "id",
att1: val1,
att2: val2
}
}
I want to…

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