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LocalSecondaryIndexDescription

Structure Class

LocalSecondaryIndexDescription dataclass

Represents the properties of a local secondary index.

Attributes

index_arn class-attribute instance-attribute
index_arn: str | None = None

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that uniquely identifies the index.

index_name class-attribute instance-attribute
index_name: str | None = None

Represents the name of the local secondary index.

index_size_bytes class-attribute instance-attribute
index_size_bytes: int | None = None

The total size of the specified index, in bytes. DynamoDB updates this value approximately every six hours. Recent changes might not be reflected in this value.

item_count class-attribute instance-attribute
item_count: int | None = None

The number of items in the specified index. DynamoDB updates this value approximately every six hours. Recent changes might not be reflected in this value.

key_schema class-attribute instance-attribute
key_schema: list[KeySchemaElement] | None = None

The complete key schema for the local secondary index, consisting of one or more pairs of attribute names and key types:

  • HASH - partition key

  • RANGE - sort key

Note

The partition key of an item is also known as its hash attribute. The term "hash attribute" derives from DynamoDB's usage of an internal hash function to evenly distribute data items across partitions, based on their partition key values.

The sort key of an item is also known as its range attribute. The term "range attribute" derives from the way DynamoDB stores items with the same partition key physically close together, in sorted order by the sort key value.

projection class-attribute instance-attribute
projection: Projection | None = None

Represents attributes that are copied (projected) from the table into the global secondary index. These are in addition to the primary key attributes and index key attributes, which are automatically projected.