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aws_dynamodb

Stores key/value pairs as a single document in a DynamoDB table. The key is stored as a string value and used as the table hash key. The value is stored as a binary value using the data_key field name.

Introduced in version 1.0.0.

# Common config fields, showing default values
label: ""
aws_dynamodb:
table: "" # No default (required)
hash_key: "" # No default (required)
data_key: "" # No default (required)

A prefix can be specified to allow multiple cache types to share a single DynamoDB table. An optional TTL duration (ttl) and field (ttl_key) can be specified if the backing table has TTL enabled.

Strong read consistency can be enabled using the consistent_read configuration field.

Fields

table

The table to store items in.

Type: string

hash_key

The key of the table column to store item keys within.

Type: string

data_key

The key of the table column to store item values within.

Type: string

consistent_read

Whether to use strongly consistent reads on Get commands.

Type: bool
Default: false

default_ttl

An optional default TTL to set for items, calculated from the moment the item is cached. A ttl_key must be specified in order to set item TTLs.

Type: string

ttl_key

The column key to place the TTL value within.

Type: string

retries

Determine time intervals and cut offs for retry attempts.

Type: object

retries.initial_interval

The initial period to wait between retry attempts.

Type: string
Default: "1s"

# Examples

initial_interval: 50ms

initial_interval: 1s

retries.max_interval

The maximum period to wait between retry attempts

Type: string
Default: "5s"

# Examples

max_interval: 5s

max_interval: 1m

retries.max_elapsed_time

The maximum overall period of time to spend on retry attempts before the request is aborted.

Type: string
Default: "30s"

# Examples

max_elapsed_time: 1m

max_elapsed_time: 1h

region

The AWS region to target.

Type: string
Default: ""

endpoint

Allows you to specify a custom endpoint for the AWS API.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials

Optional manual configuration of AWS credentials to use. More information can be found in this document.

Type: object

credentials.profile

A profile from ~/.aws/credentials to use.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.id

The ID of credentials to use.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.secret

The secret for the credentials being used.

Secret

This field contains sensitive information that usually shouldn't be added to a config directly, read our secrets page for more info.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.token

The token for the credentials being used, required when using short term credentials.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.from_ec2_role

Use the credentials of a host EC2 machine configured to assume an IAM role associated with the instance.

Type: bool
Default: false
Requires version 1.0.0 or newer

credentials.role

A role ARN to assume.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.role_external_id

An external ID to provide when assuming a role.

Type: string
Default: ""