module Heirloom class ArtifactReader def initialize(args) @config = args[:config] end def show(args) domain = args[:name] id = args[:id] sdb.select "select * from #{domain} where itemName() = '#{id}'" end def exists?(args) show(args).any? end private def sdb @sdb ||= AWS::SimpleDB.new :config => @config end end end