dynamo-derive

Helper crate for aws-sdk-dynamodb.

Generates conversion codes from Rust primitive types to AWS DynamoDB types. Works well with nested types!

Example

use aws_dynamo_derive::{Item, Table};

#[derive(Table)]
struct Foo {
    #[aws_dynamo(hash_key)]
    pub name: String,
    pub value: Value
}

#[derive(Item, Clone)]
struct Value {
    pub numbers: Vec<u64>,
    pub list_of_ss: Vec<Vec<String>>, 
}

this generates

{
    "Value": M(
        {
            "Numbers": Ns(["1", "2", "3"]), 
            "ListOfSs": L([Ss(["one"]), Ss(["two"]), Ss(["three"])])
        }
    ), 
    "Name": S("foo_value")
}

KeySchemas and AttributeDefinitions

Struct fields decorated with #[aws_dynamo(hash_key)] add KeyType::Hash KeySchemas, and by data type of the fields, macro maps those to AttributeDefinitions.

Available KeySchemas:

• range_key
• hash_key

AttributeDefinition mappings:

• String -> S
• i8 | u8 | .. | u128 -> N
• Blob -> B

AttributeValue

• String -> S
• bool -> BOOL
• Blob -> B
• i8 | u8 | .. | u128 -> N
• Vec<String> -> SS
• For T: i8 | u8 | .. | u128, Vec<T> -> NS
• Vec<Blob> -> Bs
• Option<()> -> NULL
• If T is Vec<T> but not SS | NS | Bs -> L
• HashMap<String, T> -> M, automatically converts inner values of HashMap to AttributeValue types.
• struct that derives Item and be converted into AttributeValue.

LocalSecondaryIndex

KeySchemas and AttributeDefinitions for LSIs are parsed and expanded to create_table() if you use the following macros:

• Specify a HashKey for an LSI: #[aws_dynamo(local_secondary_index(index_name = "lsi1", hash_key))]
  • You should also note that LSI must have the same hash key as the main table.
• Specify a RangeKey for an LSI: #[aws_dynamo(local_secondary_index(index_name = "lsi1", range_key))]

If you specify LSIs with above macros, you must attach LocalSecondaryIndexBuilders to CreateTableFluentBuilder so that the LSI is created upon table creation. You can simply get Vec<KeySchemaElement> using get_local_secondary_index_key_schemas() and pass it to set_key_schema() method of LocalSecondaryIndexBuilder.

Take a look at test_local() to learn how to use LSIs.

GlobalSecondaryIndex

KeySchemas and AttributeDefinitions for GSIs are parsed and expanded to create_table() if you use the following macros:

• Specify a HashKey for a GSI: #[aws_dynamo(global_secondary_index(index_name = "gsi1", hash_key))]
• Specify a RangeKey for a GSI: #[aws_dynamo(global_secondary_index(index_name = "gsi1", range_key))]

If you specify GSIs with above macros, you must attach GlobalSecondaryIndexBuilders to CreateTableFluentBuilder so that the GSI is created upon table creation. You can simply get Vec<KeySchemaElement> using get_global_secondary_index_key_schemas() and pass it to set_key_schema() method of GlobalSecondaryIndexBuilder.

Take a look at test_local() to learn how to use GSIs.

AttributeValue conversions

from_attribute_value converts HashMap<String, AttributeValue> to Rust types. If any field type does not match the given AttributeValue type, it returns Err(AttributeValue).

Downsides

The macro tries to convert all possible types, which leads to extra allocation while iterating items of collection types like Vector or HashMap. If the type is super complex and heavy, you might need to benchmark before using it.