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Amazon Cognito - Admin Create User

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Creates a new user in the specified user pool.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.AuthAws;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Rest rest = new Rest();

        AuthAws authAws = new AuthAws();
        authAws.setAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
        authAws.setSecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");
        // Don't forget to change the region to your particular region. (Also make the same change in the call to Connect below.)
        authAws.setRegion("us-west-2");
        authAws.setServiceName("cognito-idp");
        // SetAuthAws causes Chilkat to automatically add the following headers: Authorization, X-Amz-Date
        rest.setAuthAws(authAws);

        // URL: https://cognito-idp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
        boolean bTls = true;
        int port = 443;
        boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
        // Use the same region as specified above.
        try {
            rest.connect("cognito-idp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com", port, bTls, bAutoReconnect);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.getConnectFailReason());
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Code to Create JSON

        // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

        // {
        //     "DesiredDeliveryMediums" : [ "SMS", "EMAIL" ],
        //     "UserAttributes": [
        //          {
        //            "Name": "phone_number",
        //            "Value": "+16302581871"
        //          },
        //          {
        //            "Name": "email",
        //            "Value": "admin@chilkatsoft.com"
        //          }
        //        ],
        //      "UserPoolId": "us-west-2_yt6WzO3SA",
        //      "Username": "Matt"
        // }
        //

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("DesiredDeliveryMediums[0]", "SMS");
        json.updateString("DesiredDeliveryMediums[1]", "EMAIL");
        json.updateString("UserAttributes[0].Name", "phone_number");
        json.updateString("UserAttributes[0].Value", "+16302581871");
        json.updateString("UserAttributes[1].Name", "email");
        json.updateString("UserAttributes[1].Value", "admin@chilkatsoft.com");
        json.updateString("UserPoolId", "us-west-2_yt6WzO3SA");
        json.updateString("Username", "Matt");

        rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-amz-json-1.0");
        rest.addHeader("X-Amz-Target", "AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.AdminCreateUser");
        rest.addHeader("Accept-Encoding", "identity");

        StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new StringBuilder();
        json.emitSb(sbRequestBody);
        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/", sbRequestBody, sbResponseBody);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        int respStatusCode = rest.getResponseStatusCode();
        System.out.println("response status code = " + respStatusCode);
        if (respStatusCode != 200) {
            System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(rest.getResponseHeader());
            System.out.println("Response Body:");
            System.out.println(sbResponseBody.getAsString());
            return;
        }

        JsonObject jsonResponse = new JsonObject();
        jsonResponse.loadSb(sbResponseBody);

        jsonResponse.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());

        // Sample JSON response:
        // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

        // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

        // {
        //   "User": {
        //     "Attributes": [
        //       {
        //         "Name": "sub",
        //         "Value": "dcd3db0c-32cf-4a33-a6b2-173653f7c0e7"
        //       },
        //       {
        //         "Name": "phone_number",
        //         "Value": "+16302581871"
        //       },
        //       {
        //         "Name": "email",
        //         "Value": "admin@chilkatsoft.com"
        //       }
        //     ],
        //     "Enabled": true,
        //     "UserCreateDate": 1.636407153801E9,
        //     "UserLastModifiedDate": 1.636407153801E9,
        //     "UserStatus": "FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD",
        //     "Username": "matt"
        //   }
        // }

        String Name = "";
        String Value = "";

        boolean UserEnabled = jsonResponse.boolOf("User.Enabled");
        String UserUserCreateDate = jsonResponse.stringOf("User.UserCreateDate");
        String UserUserLastModifiedDate = jsonResponse.stringOf("User.UserLastModifiedDate");
        String UserUserStatus = jsonResponse.stringOf("User.UserStatus");
        String UserUsername = jsonResponse.stringOf("User.Username");
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray("User.Attributes");
        while (i < count_i) {
            jsonResponse.setI(i);
            Name = jsonResponse.stringOf("User.Attributes[i].Name");
            Value = jsonResponse.stringOf("User.Attributes[i].Value");
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}