Merging in latest boto.

boto/sdb/__init__.py

 # Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Mitch Garnaat http://garnaat.org/
 #
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 # copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
 # "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
 # without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, dis-
 # tribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
 # persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the fol-
 # lowing conditions:
 #
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     :rtype: list
     :return: A list of :class:`boto.sdb.regioninfo.RegionInfo` instances
     """
     return [SDBRegionInfo(name='us-east-1',
                           endpoint='sdb.amazonaws.com'),
             SDBRegionInfo(name='eu-west-1',
                           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