Local-dynamo NPM

A Node.js wrapper of AWS DynamoDB Local

This is a thin wrapper of the AWS DynamoDB Local. You can start the DynamoDB Local within a Node.js program and easily specify where the database files should be.

Release notes can be found at http://aws.amazon.com/releasenotes/SDK/JavaScript

Installing

npm install local-dynamo

Usage

From command line:

$ node bin/launch_local_dynamo.js --database_dir=/database/dir --port=4567

or inside a Node.js application:

localDynamo = require('local-dynamo')
localDynamo.launch('/database/dir', 4567)

If you want to run DynamoDB Local in memory, pass in null:

localDynamo = require('local-dynamo')
localDynamo.launch(null, 4567)

Configuration

launch allows for additional options

localDynamo = require('local-dynamo')
localDynamo.launch({
  port: 4567,
  sharedDb: true,
  heap: '512m'
})

option	description	default
port	The port number that DynamoDB will use to communicate with your application	8000
detached	Prepare child to run independently of its parent process	false
stdio	Configure the pipes that are established between the parent and child process	'ignore'
heap	Heap size	null
sharedDb	DynamoDB will use a single database file, instead of using separate files for each credential and region	null
dir	The directory where DynamoDB will write its database file	null (default to inMemory)