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Model class
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.. currentmodule:: dynamodb_mapper.model

Class definition
================

.. autoclass:: DynamoDBModel

Constructors
------------

__init__
^^^^^^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel.__init__


Data access
-----------

get
^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel.get

get_batch
^^^^^^^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel.get_batch

query
^^^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel.query

scan
^^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel.scan

save
^^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel.save

delete
^^^^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel.delete

Data export
-----------

to_json_dict
^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel.to_json_dict

Internal data export
--------------------

Use of ``_from_db_dict`` and ``_to_db_dict`` methods is discouraged. however they
are documented for a very specific use-case. In some edit forms, you want to
guarantee that the resource has not been modified elsewhere. Use ``_to_db_dict``
to serialize the original object, save it to a hidden field and then use
``_from_db_dict`` to reload your object without the actual database call.


^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel._from_db_dict

_to_db_dict
^^^^^^^^^^^

.. automethod:: DynamoDBModel._to_db_dict

Auto-increment
==============

.. autoclass:: autoincrement_int