Earlier I was asking about DynamoDB and adding a G...
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Devin
12/22/2021, 10:24 PMEarlier I was asking about DynamoDB and adding a GSI. With single table design, should there just generally be a handful of GSI’s and I may as well make them when I create the table if they have generic names like
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Kujtim Hoxha
12/22/2021, 10:32 PMYou don't want to add more than you need, better add them over time
Kujtim Hoxha
12/22/2021, 10:33 PMDepending on your projectionType adding 1 gsi basically means duplicating the amount of storage you use
Kujtim Hoxha
12/22/2021, 10:34 PMA gsi is almost the same as a new table managed by aws
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Devin
12/22/2021, 11:02 PMfair enough. It just seemed kinda goofy to do this migration when I could have just made a handful to start with.
Devin
12/22/2021, 11:02 PMit’s important to learn this step anyway so I’m glad I’m doing it. And the table is small so no big deal
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Garret Harp
12/23/2021, 4:24 AMI add a few more gsi's than I use at the start since you can only add 1 index per deploy... and it wont use any extra data unless you actually store items with those gsi's.
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Kujtim Hoxha
12/23/2021, 7:17 AMAh yeah Garret fair enough if you don't populate them with data it is practically the same