Event Source for Amazon DynamoDB

This event source captures changes to items stored in an Amazon DynamoDB Table by reading the time-ordered sequence of item-level modifications from a DynamoDB Stream.

Prerequisite(s)

• DynamoDB Table and Stream
• Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
• API Credentials

DynamoDB Table and Stream

If you don't already have an Amazon DynamoDB Table, create one by following the instructions at Getting Started with DynamoDB. In order for change notifications to be consumed by the TriggerMesh Amazon DynamoDB event source, it is mandatory to enable a Stream on the DynamoDB Table. To do so, follow the instructions at Enabling a Stream. You are free to select the View type that is the most suitable for your own usage of the event source.

Amazon Resource Name (ARN)

A fully qualified ARN is required to uniquely identify the Amazon DynamoDB Table.

This ARN can be obtained directly from the Overview tab after clicking the DynamoDB Table name in the list of existing tables. It typically has the following format:

arn:aws:dynamodb:{awsRegion}:{awsAccountId}:table/{tableName}

Alternatively, one can obtain the ARN of a DynamoDB Table by using the AWS CLI. The following command retrieves the information of a table called triggermeshtest in the us-west-2 region:

$ aws dynamodb describe-table --table-name triggermeshtest --region us-west-2
{
    "Table": {
        "TableName": "triggermeshtest",
        "TableStatus": "ACTIVE",
        "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/triggermeshtest",
        (...)
    }
}

API Credentials

The TriggerMesh event source for Amazon DynamoDB authenticates calls to the AWS API using AWS Access Keys. The page Understanding and getting your AWS credentials contains instructions to create access keys when signed-in either as the root user or as an IAM user. Take note of the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key, they will be used to create an instance of the event source.

It is considered a good practice to create dedicated users with restricted privileges in order to programmatically access AWS services. Permissions can be added or revoked granularly for a given IAM user by attaching IAM Policies to it.

As an example, the following policy contains only the permissions required by the TriggerMesh Amazon DynamoDB event source to operate:

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "dynamodb:ListStreams",
                "dynamodb:DescribeStream",
                "dynamodb:GetShardIterator",
                "dynamodb:GetRecords"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:dynamodb:*:*:*"
        }
    ]
}

Deploying an Instance of the Source

Open the Bridge creation screen and add a source of type Amazon DynamoDB.

In the Source creation form, give a name to the event source and add the following information:

• AWS ARN: ARN of the DynamoDB Table, as described in the previous sections.
• AWS Secret: Reference to a TriggerMesh secret containing an Access Key ID and a Secret Access Key to communicate with the Amazon DynamoDB API, as described in the previous sections.

After clicking the Save button, you will be taken back to the Bridge editor. Proceed to adding the remaining components to the Bridge, then submit it.

A ready status on the main Bridges page indicates that the event source is ready to receive notifications from the Amazon DynamoDB Stream.

Event Types

The Amazon DynamoDB event source emits events of the following type:

• com.amazon.dynamodb.stream_record