Using DynamoDB Local JavaScript Shell
With the latest version of DynamoDB Local, you can also get an interactive DynamoDB Local JavaScript shell. In this recipe, we are going to see how to use it.
Getting ready
To perform this recipe, you need to have completed the earlier recipe of Downloading and setting up DynamoDB Local.
How to do it…
Enabling DynamoDB Local does not require any extra effort; we need to simply start DynamoDB Local, and go to http://localhost:8000/shell/ in the browser of your choice - you will see the interactive shell:
This interesting hands-on tutorial will help you understand DynamoDB. At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to create certain tables, try out various item levels and operations, and also create a demo application. Just use the navigation options as directed and this will be done.
How it works…
This DynamoDB Local Shell application runs using a regular application server and code in Java/JavaScript. This gets more interesting as you will actually get to do many things using DynamoDB JavaScript commands.
