Java and DAX - Amazon DynamoDB
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Java and DAX

DAX SDK for Java 2.x is compatible with Amazon SDK for Java 2.x. It's built on top of Java 8+ and includes support for non-blocking I/O. For information about using DAX with Amazon SDK for Java 1.x, see Using DAX with Amazon SDK for Java 1.x

Using the client as a Maven dependency

Follow these steps to use the client for the DAX SDK for Java in your application as a dependency.

  1. Download and install Apache Maven. For more information, see Downloading Apache Maven and Installing Apache Maven.

  2. Add the client Maven dependency to your application's Project Object Model (POM) file. In this example, replace x.x.x with the actual version number of the client.

    <!--Dependency:--> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>software.amazon.dax</groupId> <artifactId>amazon-dax-client</artifactId> <version>x.x.x</version> </dependency> </dependencies>

TryDax sample code

After you've set up your workspace and added the DAX SDK as a dependency, copy TryDax.java into your project.

Run the code using this command.

java -cp classpath TryDax

You should see output similar to the following.

Creating a DynamoDB client Attempting to create table; please wait... Successfully created table. Table status: ACTIVE Writing data to the table... Writing 10 items for partition key: 1 Writing 10 items for partition key: 2 Writing 10 items for partition key: 3 ... Running GetItem and Query tests... First iteration of each test will result in cache misses Next iterations are cache hits GetItem test - partition key 1-100 and sort keys 1-10 Total time: 4390.240 ms - Avg time: 4.390 ms Total time: 3097.089 ms - Avg time: 3.097 ms Total time: 3273.463 ms - Avg time: 3.273 ms Total time: 3353.739 ms - Avg time: 3.354 ms Total time: 3533.314 ms - Avg time: 3.533 ms Query test - partition key 1-100 and sort keys between 2 and 9 Total time: 475.868 ms - Avg time: 4.759 ms Total time: 423.333 ms - Avg time: 4.233 ms Total time: 460.271 ms - Avg time: 4.603 ms Total time: 397.859 ms - Avg time: 3.979 ms Total time: 466.644 ms - Avg time: 4.666 ms Attempting to delete table; please wait... Successfully deleted table.

Take note of the timing information—the number of milliseconds required for the GetItem and Query tests. In this case, you ran the program against the DynamoDB endpoint. Now you'll run the program again, this time against your DAX cluster.

To determine the endpoint of your DAX cluster, choose one of the following:

  • In the DynamoDB console, select your DAX cluster. The cluster endpoint is shown in the console, as in the following example.

    dax://my-cluster.l6fzcv.dax-clusters.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  • Using the Amazon CLI, enter the following command:

    aws dax describe-clusters --query "Clusters[*].ClusterDiscoveryEndpoint"

    The cluster endpoint address, port, and URL are shown in the output, as in the following example.

    { "Address": "my-cluster.l6fzcv.dax-clusters.us-east-1.amazonaws.com", "Port": 8111, "URL": "dax://my-cluster.l6fzcv.dax-clusters.us-east-1.amazonaws.com" }

Now run the program again, but this time, specify the cluster endpoint URL as a command line parameter.

java -cp classpath TryDax dax://my-cluster.l6fzcv.dax-clusters.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

Look at the output and take note of the timing information. The elapsed times for GetItemand Query should be significantly lower with DAX than with DynamoDB.

SDK metrics

With DAX SDK for Java 2.x, you can collect metrics about the service clients in your application and analyze the output in Amazon CloudWatch. See Enabling SDK metrics for more information.

Note

The DAX SDK for Java only collects ApiCallSuccessful and ApiCallDuration metrics.