// Waits for tables to be come ACTIVE. // Useful for waiting for table operations like CreateTable to complete. var params = { TableName: 'table_name', }; // Supports 'tableExists' and 'tableNotExists' dynamodb.waitFor('tableExists', params, function(err, data) { if (err) console.log(err); // an error occurred else console.log(data); // successful response });