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tweet_counter.rb
require 'aws-sdk'
AWS_ACCESS_KEY = 'your_aws_access_key'
AWS_SECRET_KEY = 'your_aws_secret_key'
dynamo_db = AWS::DynamoDB.new(:access_key_id => AWS_ACCESS_KEY, :secret_access_key => AWS_SECRET_KEY)
table = dynamo_db.tables['tweets']
# don't forget to load the schema
table.load_schema
loop do
# count the number of items in the table (tweets)
puts table.items.count
sleep 3
end
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