Merging in latest boto.

boto/sdb/__init__.py

Index: boto/sdb/__init__.py
diff --git a/boto/sdb/__init__.py b/boto/sdb/__init__.py
index f5642c1419336de1ce286e31677992ab4cca6932..ef2b9ceda12bd298fe52ba62a3e2e8d4c4f82445 100644
--- a/boto/sdb/__init__.py
+++ b/boto/sdb/__init__.py
@@ -35,22 +35,42 @@ def regions():
                           endpoint='sdb.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com'),
             SDBRegionInfo(name='us-west-1',
                           endpoint='sdb.us-west-1.amazonaws.com'),
+            SDBRegionInfo(name='ap-northeast-1',
+                          endpoint='sdb.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com'),
             SDBRegionInfo(name='ap-southeast-1',
                           endpoint='sdb.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com')
             ]
 
-def connect_to_region(region_name):
+def connect_to_region(region_name, **kw_params):
     """
     Given a valid region name, return a 
     :class:`boto.sdb.connection.SDBConnection`.
-    
-    :param str region_name: The name of the region to connect to.
+
+    :type: str
+    :param region_name: The name of the region to connect to.
     
     :rtype: :class:`boto.sdb.connection.SDBConnection` or ``None``
     :return: A connection to the given region, or None if an invalid region
-        name is given
+             name is given
     """
     for region in regions():
         if region.name == region_name:
-            return region.connect()
+            return region.connect(**kw_params)
+    return None
+
+def get_region(region_name, **kw_params):
+    """
+    Find and return a :class:`boto.sdb.regioninfo.RegionInfo` object
+    given a region name.
+
+    :type: str
+    :param: The name of the region.
+
+    :rtype: :class:`boto.sdb.regioninfo.RegionInfo`
+    :return: The RegionInfo object for the given region or None if
+             an invalid region name is provided.
+    """
+    for region in regions(**kw_params):
+        if region.name == region_name:
+            return region
     return None