code: public static Map<String, Object> getTableStatus(final String appid) {
  		if (StringUtils.isBlank(appid)) {
  			return Collections.emptyMap();
  		}
  		try {
  			final TableDescription td = getClient().describeTable(getTableNameForAppid(appid)).getTable();
  			HashMap<String, Object> dbStatus = new HashMap<>();
  			dbStatus.put("id", appid);
  			dbStatus.put("status", td.getTableStatus());
  			dbStatus.put("created", td.getCreationDateTime().getTime());
  			dbStatus.put("sizeBytes", td.getTableSizeBytes());
  			dbStatus.put("itemCount", td.getItemCount());
  			dbStatus.put("readCapacityUnits", td.getProvisionedThroughput().getReadCapacityUnits());
  			dbStatus.put("writeCapacityUnits", td.getProvisionedThroughput().getWriteCapacityUnits());
  			return dbStatus;
  		} catch (Exception e) {
  			logger.error(null, e);
  		}
  		return Collections.emptyMap();
  	}
docs: Gives basic information about a DynamoDB table (status, creation date, size).
  @param appid name of the {@link com.erudika.para.core.App}
  @return a map