I am excited about the SimpleDB integration that you guys implemented. The interface is very clean and intuitive. I was wondering how current it is with new amazon developments, and how aggressively you plan to monitor and follow changes. For example these are some recent enhancements:
MAR-24-2009: BatchPutAttributes - Amazon SimpleDB now provides BatchPutAttributes, a new operation that enables you to perform multiple PutAttribute operations in a single call.For more information, see BatchPutAttributes. FEB-18-2009: count(*) - Amazon SimpleDB now allows you to count the number of items in a result set instead of returning the set. For more information, see Count. DEC-17-2008: Select - Amazon SimpleDB now provides Select, a new query function that is similar to the standard SQL SELECT statement. For more information, see Using Select. DEC-17-2008: Signature version 2 - Amazon SimpleDB now supports signature version 2, which is a more secure method for signing REST requests. For more information, see Authenticating REST Requests. Are these implemented by chance? A really good one is the SELECT. Queries can now look pretty much like SQL and we can do away with oddities like the square brackets: select * from mydomain where Year > '1975' and Year < '2008' - http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/latest/DeveloperGuide/UsingSelect.html An important one is the signature change to version 2. The version 1 signature is insecure and deprecated and will not be function as of SEP-2009 - http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=1928 - http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/latest/DeveloperGuide/index.html?REST_RESTAuth.html Of course the ability to count records without returning them is great too, as well as sorting (not listed): - http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/latest/DeveloperGuide/ (select count(*) from mydomain where Title = 'The Right Stuff') - http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/latest/DeveloperGuide/ (select * from mydomain order by Year asc) Thanks for your time and efforts! Baz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Open BlueDragon Public Mailing List http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en official site @ http://www.openbluedragon.org/ !! save a network - trim replies before posting !! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
