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data/lib/sdb/right_sdb_interface.rb

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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008 RightScale Inc
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+require "aws"
+
+module Aws
+
+    class SdbInterface < AwsBase
+
+        include AwsBaseInterface
+
+        DEFAULT_HOST      = 'sdb.amazonaws.com'
+        DEFAULT_PORT      = 443
+        DEFAULT_PROTOCOL  = 'https'
+        DEFAULT_SERVICE  = '/'
+        API_VERSION       = '2009-04-15'
+        DEFAULT_NIL_REPRESENTATION = 'nil'
+
+        @@bench = AwsBenchmarkingBlock.new
+
+        def self.bench_xml;
+            @@bench.xml;
+        end
+
+        def self.bench_sdb;
+            @@bench.service;
+        end
+
+        attr_reader :last_query_expression
+
+        # Creates new RightSdb instance.
+        #
+        # Params:
+        #    { :server       => 'sdb.amazonaws.com'  # Amazon service host: 'sdb.amazonaws.com'(default)
+        #      :port         => 443                  # Amazon service port: 80(default) or 443
+        #      :protocol     => 'https'              # Amazon service protocol: 'http'(default) or 'https'
+        #      :signature_version => '2'             # The signature version : '0', '1' or '2' (default)
+        #      DEPRECATED :multi_thread => true|false           # Multi-threaded (connection per each thread): true or false(default)
+        #      :connection_mode  => :default         # options are :default (will use best known option, may change in the future)
+        #                                                  :per_request (opens and closes a connection on every request to SDB)
+        #                                                  :single - one connection shared across app (same as old multi_thread=>false)
+        #                                                  :per_thread - one connection per ruby thread (same as old multi_thread=>true)
+        #                                                  :pool (uses a connection pool with a maximum number of connections - NOT IMPLEMENTED YET)
+        #      :logger       => Logger Object        # Logger instance: logs to STDOUT if omitted
+        #      :nil_representation => 'mynil'}       # interpret Ruby nil as this string value; i.e. use this string in SDB to represent Ruby nils (default is the string 'nil')
+        #      :service      => '/'	                 # Set this to /mdb/request.mgwsi for usage with M/DB #
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #
+        #  sdb = Aws::SdbInterface.new('1E3GDYEOGFJPIT7XXXXXX','hgTHt68JY07JKUY08ftHYtERkjgtfERn57XXXXXX', {:connection_mode => :per_request, :logger => Logger.new('/tmp/x.log')}) #=> #<RightSdb:0xa6b8c27c>
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/
+        #
+        def initialize(aws_access_key_id=nil, aws_secret_access_key=nil, params={})
+            @nil_rep = params[:nil_representation] ? params[:nil_representation] : DEFAULT_NIL_REPRESENTATION
+            params.delete(:nil_representation)
+            init({ :name             => 'SDB',
+                   :default_host     => ENV['SDB_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SDB_URL']).host   : DEFAULT_HOST,
+                   :default_port     => ENV['SDB_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SDB_URL']).port   : DEFAULT_PORT,
+                   :default_protocol => ENV['SDB_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SDB_URL']).scheme : DEFAULT_PROTOCOL,
+                   :default_service  => ENV['SDB_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SDB_URL']).path   : DEFAULT_SERVICE },
+                 #             :service_endpoint => ENV['SDB_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SDB_URL']).path   : DEFAULT_ENDPOINT },
+                 aws_access_key_id     || ENV['AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'],
+                 aws_secret_access_key || ENV['AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'],
+                 params)
+        end
+
+        #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+        #      Requests
+        #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+        def generate_request(action, params={}) #:nodoc:
+            generate_request2(@aws_access_key_id, @aws_secret_access_key, action, API_VERSION, @params, params)
+        end
+
+
+        # Sends request to Amazon and parses the response
+        # Raises AwsError if any banana happened
+        def request_info(request, parser)  #:nodoc:
+#       request_info2(request, parser, :sdb_connection)
+            request_info2(request, parser, @params, :s3_connection, @logger, @@bench)
+
+        end
+
+        def close_connection
+            close_conn(:sdb_connection)
+        end
+
+        # Prepare attributes for putting.
+        # (used by put_attributes)
+        def pack_attributes(attributes, replace = false, key_prefix = "") #:nodoc:
+            result = {}
+            if attributes
+                idx = 0
+                skip_values = attributes.is_a?(Array)
+                attributes.each do |attribute, values|
+                    # set replacement attribute
+                    result["#{key_prefix}Attribute.#{idx}.Replace"] = 'true' if replace
+                    # pack Name/Value
+                    unless values.nil?
+                        Array(values).each do |value|
+                            result["#{key_prefix}Attribute.#{idx}.Name"]  = attribute
+                            result["#{key_prefix}Attribute.#{idx}.Value"] = ruby_to_sdb(value) unless skip_values
+                            idx += 1
+                        end
+                    else
+                        result["#{key_prefix}Attribute.#{idx}.Name"] = attribute
+                        result["#{key_prefix}Attribute.#{idx}.Value"] = ruby_to_sdb(nil) unless skip_values
+                        idx += 1
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+            result
+        end
+
+
+        # Use this helper to manually escape the fields in the query expressions.
+        # To escape the single quotes and backslashes and to wrap the string into the single quotes.
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API.html
+        #
+        def escape(value)
+            %Q{'#{value.to_s.gsub(/(['\\])/){ "\\#{$1}" }}'} if value
+        end
+
+        # Convert a Ruby language value to a SDB value by replacing Ruby nil with the user's chosen string representation of nil.
+        # Non-nil values are unaffected by this filter.
+        def ruby_to_sdb(value)
+#        puts "value #{value} is frozen? #{value.frozen?}"
+#      value.nil? ? @nil_rep : ((value.frozen? || !value.is_a?(String)) ? value : value.force_encoding("UTF-8"))
+            value.nil? ? @nil_rep : value
+        end
+
+        # Convert a SDB value to a Ruby language value by replacing the user's chosen string representation of nil with Ruby nil.
+        # Values are unaffected by this filter unless they match the nil representation exactly.
+        def sdb_to_ruby(value)
+            value.eql?(@nil_rep) ? nil : value
+        end
+
+        # Convert select and query_with_attributes responses to a Ruby language values by replacing the user's chosen string representation of nil with Ruby nil.
+        # (This method affects on a passed response value)
+        def select_response_to_ruby(response) #:nodoc:
+            response[:items].each_with_index do |item, idx|
+                item.each do |key, attributes|
+                    attributes.each do |name, values|
+                        values.collect! { |value| sdb_to_ruby(value) }
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+            response
+        end
+
+        # Create query expression from an array.
+        # (similar to ActiveRecord::Base#find using :conditions => ['query', param1, .., paramN])
+        #
+        def query_expression_from_array(params) #:nodoc:
+            return '' if params.blank?
+            query = params[0].to_s
+            i = 1
+            query.gsub(/(\\)?(\?)/) do
+                if $1 # if escaped '\?' is found - replace it by '?' without backslash
+                    "?"
+                else  # well, if no backslash precedes '?' then replace it by next param from the list
+                    ret = escape(params[i])
+                    i+=1
+                    ret
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        def query_expression_from_hash(hash)
+            return '' if hash.blank?
+            expression = []
+            hash.each do |key, value|
+                expression << "#{key}=#{escape(value)}"
+            end
+            expression.join(' AND ')
+        end
+
+        # Retrieve a list of SDB domains from Amazon.
+        #
+        # Returns a hash:
+        #   { :domains     => [domain1, ..., domainN],
+        #     :next_token => string || nil,
+        #     :box_usage   => string,
+        #     :request_id  => string }
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #
+        #  sdb = Aws::SdbInterface.new
+        #  sdb.list_domains  #=> { :box_usage  => "0.0000071759",
+        #                          :request_id => "976709f9-0111-2345-92cb-9ce90acd0982",
+        #                          :domains    => ["toys", "dolls"]}
+        #
+        # If a block is given, this method yields to it.  If the block returns true, list_domains will continue looping the request.  If the block returns false,
+        # list_domains will end.
+        #
+        #   sdb.list_domains(10) do |result|   # list by 10 domains per iteration
+        #     puts result.inspect
+        #     true
+        #   end
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API_ListDomains.html
+        #
+        def list_domains(max_number_of_domains = nil, next_token = nil )
+            request_params = { 'MaxNumberOfDomains' => max_number_of_domains,
+                               'NextToken'          => next_token }
+            link   = generate_request("ListDomains", request_params)
+            result = request_info(link, QSdbListDomainParser.new)
+            # return result if no block given
+            return result unless block_given?
+            # loop if block if given
+            begin
+                # the block must return true if it wanna continue
+                break unless yield(result) && result[:next_token]
+                # make new request
+                request_params['NextToken'] = result[:next_token]
+                link   = generate_request("ListDomains", request_params)
+                result = request_info(link, QSdbListDomainParser.new)
+            end while true
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+        # Retrieve a list of SDB domains from Amazon.
+        #
+        # Returns a hash:
+        #   { :domains     => [domain1, ..., domainN],
+        #     :next_token => string || nil,
+        #     :box_usage   => string,
+        #     :request_id  => string }
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #
+        #  sdb = Aws::SdbInterface.new
+        #  sdb.list_domains  #=> { :box_usage  => "0.0000071759",
+        #                          :request_id => "976709f9-0111-2345-92cb-9ce90acd0982",
+        #                          :domains    => ["toys", "dolls"]}
+        #
+        # If a block is given, this method yields to it.  If the block returns true, list_domains will continue looping the request.  If the block returns false,
+        # list_domains will end.
+        #
+        #   sdb.list_domains(10) do |result|   # list by 10 domains per iteration
+        #     puts result.inspect
+        #     true
+        #   end
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API_ListDomains.html
+        #
+        def domain_metadata(domain_name)
+            link   = generate_request("DomainMetadata", 'DomainName' => domain_name)
+            result = request_info(link, QSdbDomainMetadataParser.new)
+            return result
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+
+        # Create new SDB domain at Amazon.
+        #
+        # Returns a hash: { :box_usage, :request_id } on success or an exception on error.
+        # (Amazon raises no errors if the domain already exists).
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #
+        #  sdb = Aws::SdbInterface.new
+        #  sdb.create_domain('toys') # => { :box_usage  => "0.0000071759",
+        #                                   :request_id => "976709f9-0111-2345-92cb-9ce90acd0982" }
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API_CreateDomain.html
+        def create_domain(domain_name)
+            link = generate_request("CreateDomain",
+                                    'DomainName' => domain_name)
+            request_info(link, QSdbSimpleParser.new)
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+        # Delete SDB domain at Amazon.
+        #
+        # Returns a hash: { :box_usage, :request_id } on success or an exception on error.
+        # (Amazon raises no errors if the domain does not exist).
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #
+        #  sdb = Aws::SdbInterface.new
+        #  sdb.delete_domain('toys') # => { :box_usage  => "0.0000071759",
+        #                                   :request_id => "976709f9-0111-2345-92cb-9ce90acd0982" }
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API_DeleteDomain.html
+        #
+        def delete_domain(domain_name)
+            link = generate_request("DeleteDomain",
+                                    'DomainName' => domain_name)
+            request_info(link, QSdbSimpleParser.new)
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+        # Add/Replace item attributes.
+        #
+        # Params:
+        #  domain_name = DomainName
+        #  item_name   = ItemName
+        #  attributes  = {
+        #    'nameA' => [valueA1,..., valueAN],
+        #    ...
+        #    'nameZ' => [valueZ1,..., valueZN]
+        #  }
+        #  replace = :replace | any other value to skip replacement
+        #
+        # Returns a hash: { :box_usage, :request_id } on success or an exception on error.
+        # (Amazon raises no errors if the attribute was not overridden, as when the :replace param is unset).
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #
+        #  sdb = Aws::SdbInterface.new
+        #  sdb.create_domain 'family'
+        #
+        #  attributes = {}
+        #  # create attributes for Jon and Silvia
+        #  attributes['Jon']    = %w{ car beer }
+        #  attributes['Silvia'] = %w{ beetle rolling_pin kids }
+        #  sdb.put_attributes 'family', 'toys', attributes   #=> ok
+        #  # now: Jon=>[car, beer], Silvia=>[beetle, rolling_pin, kids]
+        #
+        #  # add attributes to Jon
+        #  attributes.delete('Silvia')
+        #  attributes['Jon'] = %w{ girls pub }
+        #  sdb.put_attributes 'family', 'toys', attributes   #=> ok
+        #  # now: Jon=>[car, beer, girls, pub], Silvia=>[beetle, rolling_pin, kids]
+        #
+        #  # replace attributes for Jon and add to a cat (the cat had no attributes before)
+        #  attributes['Jon'] = %w{ vacuum_cleaner hammer spade }
+        #  attributes['cat'] = %w{ mouse clew Jons_socks }
+        #  sdb.put_attributes 'family', 'toys', attributes, :replace #=> ok
+        #  # now: Jon=>[vacuum_cleaner, hammer, spade], Silvia=>[beetle, rolling_pin, kids], cat=>[mouse, clew, Jons_socks]
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API_PutAttributes.html
+        #
+        def put_attributes(domain_name, item_name, attributes, replace = false)
+            params = { 'DomainName' => domain_name,
+                       'ItemName'   => item_name }.merge(pack_attributes(attributes, replace))
+            link = generate_request("PutAttributes", params)
+            request_info( link, QSdbSimpleParser.new )
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+        #
+        # items is an array of Aws::SdbInterface::Item.new(o.id, o.attributes, true)
+        def batch_put_attributes(domain_name, items)
+            params = { 'DomainName' => domain_name }
+            i = 0
+            items.each do |item|
+                prefix = "Item." + i.to_s + "."
+                params[prefix + "ItemName"] = item.item_name
+                params.merge!(pack_attributes(item.attributes, item.replace, prefix))
+                i += 1
+            end
+            link = generate_request("BatchPutAttributes", params)
+            request_info( link, QSdbSimpleParser.new )
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+        # Retrieve SDB item's attribute(s).
+        #
+        # Returns a hash:
+        #  { :box_usage  => string,
+        #    :request_id => string,
+        #    :attributes => { 'nameA' => [valueA1,..., valueAN],
+        #                     ... ,
+        #                     'nameZ' => [valueZ1,..., valueZN] } }
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #  # request all attributes
+        #  sdb.get_attributes('family', 'toys') # => { :attributes => {"cat"    => ["clew", "Jons_socks", "mouse"] },
+        #                                                              "Silvia" => ["beetle", "rolling_pin", "kids"],
+        #                                                              "Jon"    => ["vacuum_cleaner", "hammer", "spade"]},
+        #                                              :box_usage  => "0.0000093222",
+        #                                              :request_id => "81273d21-000-1111-b3f9-512d91d29ac8" }
+        #
+        #  # request cat's attributes only
+        #  sdb.get_attributes('family', 'toys', 'cat') # => { :attributes => {"cat" => ["clew", "Jons_socks", "mouse"] },
+        #                                                     :box_usage  => "0.0000093222",
+        #                                                     :request_id => "81273d21-001-1111-b3f9-512d91d29ac8" }
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API_GetAttributes.html
+        #
+        def get_attributes(domain_name, item_name, attribute_name=nil)
+            link = generate_request("GetAttributes", 'DomainName'    => domain_name,
+                                    'ItemName'      => item_name,
+                                    'AttributeName' => attribute_name )
+            res = request_info(link, QSdbGetAttributesParser.new)
+            res[:attributes].each_value do |values|
+                values.collect! { |e| sdb_to_ruby(e) }
+            end
+            res
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+        # Delete value, attribute or item.
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #  # delete 'vodka' and 'girls' from 'Jon' and 'mice' from 'cat'.
+        #  sdb.delete_attributes 'family', 'toys', { 'Jon' => ['vodka', 'girls'], 'cat' => ['mice'] }
+        #
+        #  # delete the all the values from attributes (i.e. delete the attributes)
+        #  sdb.delete_attributes 'family', 'toys', { 'Jon' => [], 'cat' => [] }
+        #  # or
+        #  sdb.delete_attributes 'family', 'toys', [ 'Jon', 'cat' ]
+        #
+        #  # delete all the attributes from item 'toys' (i.e. delete the item)
+        #  sdb.delete_attributes 'family', 'toys'
+        #
+        # see http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API_DeleteAttributes.html
+        #
+        def delete_attributes(domain_name, item_name, attributes = nil)
+            params = { 'DomainName' => domain_name,
+                       'ItemName'   => item_name }.merge(pack_attributes(attributes))
+            link = generate_request("DeleteAttributes", params)
+            request_info( link, QSdbSimpleParser.new )
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+
+        # QUERY:
+
+        # Perform a query on SDB.
+        #
+        # Returns a hash:
+        #   { :box_usage  => string,
+        #     :request_id => string,
+        #     :next_token => string,
+        #     :items      => [ItemName1,..., ItemNameN] }
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #
+        #   query = "['cat' = 'clew']"
+        #   sdb.query('family', query)     #=> hash of data
+        #   sdb.query('family', query, 10) #=> hash of data with max of 10 items
+        #
+        # If a block is given, query will iteratively yield results to it as long as the block continues to return true.
+        #
+        #   # List 10 items per iteration. Don't
+        #   # forget to escape single quotes and backslashes and wrap all the items in single quotes.
+        #   query = "['cat'='clew'] union ['dog'='Jon\\'s boot']"
+        #   sdb.query('family', query, 10) do |result|
+        #     puts result.inspect
+        #     true
+        #   end
+        #
+        #   # Same query using automatic escaping...to use the auto escape, pass the query and its params as an array:
+        #   query = [ "['cat'=?] union ['dog'=?]", "clew", "Jon's boot" ]
+        #   sdb.query('family', query)
+        #
+        #   query = [ "['cat'=?] union ['dog'=?] sort 'cat' desc", "clew", "Jon's boot" ]
+        #   sdb.query('family', query)
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API_Query.html
+        #      http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/index.html?SortingData.html
+        #
+        def query(domain_name, query_expression = nil, max_number_of_items = nil, next_token = nil)
+            query_expression = query_expression_from_array(query_expression) if query_expression.is_a?(Array)
+            @last_query_expression = query_expression
+            #
+            request_params = { 'DomainName'       => domain_name,
+                               'QueryExpression'  => query_expression,
+                               'MaxNumberOfItems' => max_number_of_items,
+                               'NextToken'        => next_token }
+            link   = generate_request("Query", request_params)
+            result = request_info( link, QSdbQueryParser.new )
+            # return result if no block given
+            return result unless block_given?
+            # loop if block if given
+            begin
+                # the block must return true if it wanna continue
+                break unless yield(result) && result[:next_token]
+                # make new request
+                request_params['NextToken'] = result[:next_token]
+                link   = generate_request("Query", request_params)
+                result = request_info( link, QSdbQueryParser.new )
+            end while true
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+        # Perform a query and fetch specified attributes.
+        # If attributes are not specified then fetches the whole list of attributes.
+        #
+        #
+        # Returns a hash:
+        #   { :box_usage  => string,
+        #     :request_id => string,
+        #     :next_token => string,
+        #     :items      => [ { ItemName1 => { attribute1 => value1, ...  attributeM => valueM } },
+        #                      { ItemName2 => {...}}, ... ]
+        #
+        # Example:
+        #
+        #   sdb.query_with_attributes(domain, ['hobby', 'country'], "['gender'='female'] intersection ['name' starts-with ''] sort 'name'") #=>
+        #     { :request_id => "06057228-70d0-4487-89fb-fd9c028580d3",
+        #       :items =>
+        #         [ { "035f1ba8-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"=>
+        #             { "hobby"   => ["cooking", "flowers", "cats"],
+        #               "country" => ["Russia"]}},
+        #           { "0327614a-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"=>
+        #             { "hobby"   => ["patchwork", "bundle jumping"],
+        #               "country" => ["USA"]}}, ... ],
+        #        :box_usage=>"0.0000504786"}
+        #
+        #   sdb.query_with_attributes(domain, [], "['gender'='female'] intersection ['name' starts-with ''] sort 'name'") #=>
+        #     { :request_id => "75bb19db-a529-4f69-b86f-5e3800f79a45",
+        #       :items =>
+        #       [ { "035f1ba8-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"=>
+        #           { "hobby"   => ["cooking", "flowers", "cats"],
+        #             "name"    => ["Mary"],
+        #             "country" => ["Russia"],
+        #             "gender"  => ["female"],
+        #             "id"      => ["035f1ba8-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"]}},
+        #         { "0327614a-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"=>
+        #           { "hobby"   => ["patchwork", "bundle jumping"],
+        #             "name"    => ["Mary"],
+        #             "country" => ["USA"],
+        #             "gender"  => ["female"],
+        #             "id"      => ["0327614a-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"]}}, ... ],
+        #      :box_usage=>"0.0000506668"}
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/index.html?SDB_API_QueryWithAttributes.html
+        #
+        def query_with_attributes(domain_name, attributes=[], query_expression = nil, max_number_of_items = nil, next_token = nil)
+            attributes = attributes.to_a
+            query_expression = query_expression_from_array(query_expression) if query_expression.is_a?(Array)
+            @last_query_expression = query_expression
+            #
+            request_params = { 'DomainName'       => domain_name,
+                               'QueryExpression'  => query_expression,
+                               'MaxNumberOfItems' => max_number_of_items,
+                               'NextToken'        => next_token }
+            attributes.each_with_index do |attribute, idx|
+                request_params["AttributeName.#{idx+1}"] = attribute
+            end
+            link   = generate_request("QueryWithAttributes", request_params)
+            result = select_response_to_ruby(request_info( link, QSdbQueryWithAttributesParser.new ))
+            # return result if no block given
+            return result unless block_given?
+            # loop if block if given
+            begin
+                # the block must return true if it wanna continue
+                break unless yield(result) && result[:next_token]
+                # make new request
+                request_params['NextToken'] = result[:next_token]
+                link   = generate_request("QueryWithAttributes", request_params)
+                result = select_response_to_ruby(request_info( link, QSdbQueryWithAttributesParser.new ))
+            end while true
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+        # Perform SQL-like select and fetch attributes.
+        # Attribute values must be quoted with a single or double quote. If a quote appears within the attribute value, it must be escaped with the same quote symbol as shown in the following example.
+        # (Use array to pass select_expression params to avoid manual escaping).
+        #
+        #  sdb.select(["select * from my_domain where gender=?", 'female']) #=>
+        #    {:request_id =>"8241b843-0fb9-4d66-9100-effae12249ec",
+        #     :items =>
+        #      [ { "035f1ba8-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"=>
+        #          {"hobby"   => ["cooking", "flowers", "cats"],
+        #           "name"    => ["Mary"],
+        #           "country" => ["Russia"],
+        #           "gender"  => ["female"],
+        #           "id"      => ["035f1ba8-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"]}},
+        #        { "0327614a-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"=>
+        #          {"hobby"   => ["patchwork", "bundle jumping"],
+        #           "name"    => ["Mary"],
+        #           "country" => ["USA"],
+        #           "gender"  => ["female"],
+        #           "id"      => ["0327614a-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"]}}, ... ]
+        #     :box_usage =>"0.0000506197"}
+        #
+        #   sdb.select('select country, name from my_domain') #=>
+        #    {:request_id=>"b1600198-c317-413f-a8dc-4e7f864a940a",
+        #     :items=>
+        #      [ { "035f1ba8-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"=> {"name"=>["Mary"],     "country"=>["Russia"]} },
+        #        { "376d2e00-75b0-11dd-9557-001bfc466dd7"=> {"name"=>["Putin"],    "country"=>["Russia"]} },
+        #        { "0327614a-dbd8-11dd-80bd-001bfc466dd7"=> {"name"=>["Mary"],     "country"=>["USA"]}    },
+        #        { "372ebbd4-75b0-11dd-9557-001bfc466dd7"=> {"name"=>["Bush"],     "country"=>["USA"]}    },
+        #        { "37a4e552-75b0-11dd-9557-001bfc466dd7"=> {"name"=>["Medvedev"], "country"=>["Russia"]} },
+        #        { "38278dfe-75b0-11dd-9557-001bfc466dd7"=> {"name"=>["Mary"],     "country"=>["Russia"]} },
+        #        { "37df6c36-75b0-11dd-9557-001bfc466dd7"=> {"name"=>["Mary"],     "country"=>["USA"]}    } ],
+        #     :box_usage=>"0.0000777663"}
+        #
+        # see: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/index.html?SDB_API_Select.html
+        #      http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/index.html?UsingSelect.html
+        #      http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/index.html?SDBLimits.html
+        #
+        def select(select_expression, next_token = nil)
+            select_expression      = query_expression_from_array(select_expression) if select_expression.is_a?(Array)
+            @last_query_expression = select_expression
+            #
+            request_params = { 'SelectExpression' => select_expression,
+                               'NextToken'        => next_token }
+            link   = generate_request("Select", request_params)
+            result = select_response_to_ruby(request_info( link, QSdbSelectParser.new ))
+            return result unless block_given?
+            # loop if block if given
+            begin
+                # the block must return true if it wanna continue
+                break unless yield(result) && result[:next_token]
+                # make new request
+                request_params['NextToken'] = result[:next_token]
+                link   = generate_request("Select", request_params)
+                result = select_response_to_ruby(request_info( link, QSdbSelectParser.new ))
+            end while true
+        rescue Exception
+            on_exception
+        end
+
+        class Item
+            attr_accessor :item_name, :attributes, :replace
+
+            def initialize(item_name, attributes, replace = false)
+                @item_name = item_name
+                @attributes = attributes
+                @replace = replace
+            end
+        end
+
+        #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+        #      PARSERS:
+        #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+        class QSdbListDomainParser < AwsParser #:nodoc:
+            def reset
+                @result = { :domains => [] }
+            end
+
+            def tagend(name)
+                case name
+                    when 'NextToken'  then
+                        @result[:next_token] =  @text
+                    when 'DomainName' then
+                        @result[:domains]    << @text
+                    when 'BoxUsage'   then
+                        @result[:box_usage]  =  @text
+                    when 'RequestId'  then
+                        @result[:request_id] =  @text
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        class QSdbDomainMetadataParser < AwsParser #:nodoc:
+            def reset
+                @result = {}
+            end
+
+            def tagend(name)
+                case name
+                    when 'Timestamp'  then
+                        @result[:timestamp] = @text
+                    when 'ItemCount' then
+                        @result[:item_count] = @text.to_i
+                    when 'AttributeValueCount'   then
+                        @result[:attribute_value_count]  =  @text.to_i
+                    when 'AttributeNameCount'  then
+                        @result[:attribute_name_acount] =  @text.to_i
+                    when 'ItemNamesSizeBytes'  then
+                        @result[:item_names_size_bytes] =  @text.to_i
+                    when 'AttributeValuesSizeBytes'  then
+                        @result[:attributes_values_size_bytes] =  @text.to_i
+                    when 'AttributeNamesSizeBytes'  then
+                        @result[:attributes_names_size_bytes] =  @text.to_i
+
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+
+        class QSdbSimpleParser < AwsParser #:nodoc:
+            def reset
+                @result = {}
+            end
+
+            def tagend(name)
+                case name
+                    when 'BoxUsage'  then
+                        @result[:box_usage]  =  @text
+                    when 'RequestId' then
+                        @result[:request_id] =  @text
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        class QSdbGetAttributesParser < AwsParser #:nodoc:
+            def reset
+                @last_attribute_name = nil
+                @result = { :attributes => {} }
+            end
+
+            def tagend(name)
+                case name
+                    when 'Name'      then
+                        @last_attribute_name = @text
+                    when 'Value'     then
+                        (@result[:attributes][@last_attribute_name] ||= []) << @text
+                    when 'BoxUsage'  then
+                        @result[:box_usage]  =  @text
+                    when 'RequestId' then
+                        @result[:request_id] =  @text
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        class QSdbQueryParser < AwsParser #:nodoc:
+            def reset
+                @result = { :items => [] }
+            end
+
+            def tagend(name)
+                case name
+                    when 'ItemName'  then
+                        @result[:items]      << @text
+                    when 'BoxUsage'  then
+                        @result[:box_usage]  =  @text
+                    when 'RequestId' then
+                        @result[:request_id] =  @text
+                    when 'NextToken' then
+                        @result[:next_token] =  @text
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        class QSdbQueryWithAttributesParser < AwsParser #:nodoc:
+            def reset
+                @result = { :items => [] }
+            end
+
+            def tagend(name)
+                case name
+                    when 'Name'
+                        case @xmlpath
+                            when 'QueryWithAttributesResponse/QueryWithAttributesResult/Item'
+                                @item = @text
+                                @result[:items] << { @item => {} }
+                            when 'QueryWithAttributesResponse/QueryWithAttributesResult/Item/Attribute'
+                                @attribute = @text
+                                @result[:items].last[@item][@attribute] ||= []
+                        end
+                    when 'RequestId' then
+                        @result[:request_id] = @text
+                    when 'BoxUsage'  then
+                        @result[:box_usage]  = @text
+                    when 'NextToken' then
+                        @result[:next_token] = @text
+                    when 'Value'     then
+                        @result[:items].last[@item][@attribute] << @text
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        class QSdbSelectParser < AwsParser #:nodoc:
+            def reset
+                @result = { :items => [] }
+            end
+
+            def tagend(name)
+                case name
+                    when 'Name'
+                        case @xmlpath
+                            when 'SelectResponse/SelectResult/Item'
+                                @item = @text
+                                @result[:items] << { @item => {} }
+                            when 'SelectResponse/SelectResult/Item/Attribute'
+                                @attribute = @text
+                                @result[:items].last[@item][@attribute] ||= []
+                        end
+                    when 'RequestId' then
+                        @result[:request_id] = @text
+                    when 'BoxUsage'  then
+                        @result[:box_usage]  = @text
+                    when 'NextToken' then
+                        @result[:next_token] = @text
+                    when 'Value'     then
+                        @result[:items].last[@item][@attribute] << @text
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+    end
+
+end