Create batch_get method

Create a batch_get method to get multiple items from the DynamoDB table

src/e3/aws/dynamodb/__init__.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 import logging
 import re
+import time
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ def get_item(
         :return: retrieved item
         """
         table = self.client.Table(table_name)
-        logger.info(f"Retrievieng item {item} from {table_name}...")
+        logger.info(f"Retrieving item {item} from {table_name}...")
         try:
             response = table.get_item(
                 Key={key: item[key] for key in keys if key in item.keys()}
@@ -104,6 +105,66 @@ def get_item(
         else:
             return response.get("Item", {})
 
+    def batch_get_items(
+        self, items: list[dict[str, Any]], table_name: str, keys: list[str]
+    ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Retrieve multiple items from a table.
+
+        When Amazon DynamoDB cannot process all items in a batch, a set of unprocessed
+        keys is returned. This function uses an exponential backoff algorithm to retry
+        getting the unprocessed keys until all are retrieved or the specified
+        number of tries is reached.
+
+        :param items: items we want to retrieve
+        :param table_name: table containing the items
+        :param keys: the primary keys of the items
+        :return: retrieved item
+        """
+        logger.info(f"Retrieving items {items} from {table_name}...")
+        res = []
+
+        tries = 0
+        max_tries = 5
+        sleepy_time = 1  # Start with 1 second of sleep, then exponentially increase.
+        batch_keys = {
+            table_name: {
+                "Keys": [
+                    {key: item[key] for key in keys if key in item.keys()}
+                    for item in items
+                ],
+                "ConsistentRead": True,
+            }
+        }
+        print(batch_keys)
+        while tries < max_tries:
+            try:
+                response = self.client.batch_get_item(
+                    RequestItems=batch_keys,
+                )
+                res.extend(response.get("Responses", {table_name: []})[table_name])
+                logger.debug(f"Get_item response: {response}")
+                unprocessed = response["UnprocessedKeys"]
+                if len(unprocessed) > 0:
+                    batch_keys = unprocessed
+                    unprocessed_count = sum(
+                        [len(batch_key["Keys"]) for batch_key in batch_keys.values()]  # type: ignore
+                    )
+                    logger.info(
+                        "%s unprocessed keys returned. Sleep, then retry.",
+                        unprocessed_count,
+                    )
+                    tries += 1
+                    if tries < max_tries:
+                        logger.info("Sleeping for %s seconds.", sleepy_time)
+                        time.sleep(sleepy_time)
+                        sleepy_time = min(sleepy_time * 2, 32)
+                else:
+                    break
+            except ClientError as e:
+                logger.error(e)
+                return []
+        return res
+
     def update_item(
         self,
         item: dict[str, Any],

tests/coverage/base.rc

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ exclude_lines =
     # + <os>-only and <os>: no cover
     # + py2-only or py3-only
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    # testing this option is hard since it would require a table with
+    # more that 16MB of data
+    if len(unprocessed) > 0:
+    if tries < max_tries:
+
 
 
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tests/tests_e3_aws/dynamodb/main_test.py

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 from e3.aws.dynamodb import DynamoDB
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Any
+    from typing import Any, Generator
     from collections.abc import Iterable
+    from pytest import LogCaptureFixture
 
 TABLE_NAME = "customer"
 PRIMARY_KEYS = ["name"]
@@ -83,6 +84,37 @@ def test_get_item_missing(client: DynamoDB) -> None:
     )
 
 
+def test_batch_get_item(client: DynamoDB) -> None:
+    """Test getting an item that doesn't exist."""
+    assert client.batch_get_items(
+        items=[{"name": "Doe"}, {"name": "Dupont"}],
+        table_name=TABLE_NAME,
+        keys=PRIMARY_KEYS,
+    ) == [{"age": 23, "name": "Doe"}]
+
+
+def test_batch_get_item_error(
+    client: DynamoDB, caplog: Generator[LogCaptureFixture, Any, Any]
+) -> None:
+    """Test getting an item that doesn't exist."""
+    items = client.batch_get_items(
+        items=[{"name": "Dupont"}], table_name="Fake_Table", keys=PRIMARY_KEYS
+    )
+
+    messages = []
+
+    # capture logs and ensure that are what we expect
+    messages.extend([x.message for x in caplog.get_records("call")])  # type: ignore
+
+    assert len(messages) == 2
+    assert (
+        "An error occurred (ResourceNotFoundException) when "
+        "calling the BatchGetItem operation: Requested resource not found" in messages
+    )
+
+    assert items == []
+
+
 def test_update_item(client: DynamoDB) -> None:
     """Test updating an item."""
     customers = [dict(customer) for customer in CUSTOMERS]