// CheckStream verifies whether a stream already exists
func CheckStream(k *kinesis.Kinesis, streamname string) bool {
args := kinesis.NewArgs()
args.Add("StreamName", streamname)
temp, err := k.ListStreams(args)
if err != nil {
log.Println("Could not obtain list of streams.")
} else {
for _, b := range temp.StreamNames {
if b == streamname {
return true
}
}
}
return false
}
