AWS announces ExtendDB, an open source DynamoDB-compatible adapter

AWS ExtendDB Version 0.1 Release

AWS has released version 0.1 of ExtendDB, an open-source project implementing the Amazon DynamoDB API with pluggable storage backends. ExtendDB allows developers to use the DynamoDB programming model in environments where the DynamoDB managed service is unavailable.

Key Features

• Implements DynamoDB control plane and data plane APIs
• Reference storage backend is PostgreSQL
• Pluggable architecture for adding new storage backends
• Enables high-fidelity local development and testing
• Operates DynamoDB-shaped workloads in on-premises data centers

What to do

• Explore the GitHub repository for more information
• Contribute backend implementations and provide feedback
• Visit the AWS database blog post for additional details

Source: AWS release notes

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