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SQS Create Queue

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Creates a new SQS queue.

See SQS CreateQueue or detailed information.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.AuthAws;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

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();

        // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
        // such as https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
        boolean bTls = true;
        int port = 443;
        boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
        rest.connect("sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com", port, bTls, bAutoReconnect);

        // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
        AuthAws authAws = new AuthAws();
        authAws.setAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
        authAws.setSecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");
        // the region should match our URL above..
        authAws.setRegion("us-west-2");
        authAws.setServiceName("sqs");

        rest.setAuthAws(authAws);

        rest.addQueryParam("Action", "CreateQueue");
        rest.addQueryParam("QueueName", "testQueue");
        rest.addQueryParam("Attribute.1.Name", "VisibilityTimeout");
        rest.addQueryParam("Attribute.1.Value", "40");

        String responseXml;
        try {
            responseXml = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET", "/");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
        if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
            System.out.println("response status code = " + rest.getResponseStatusCode());
            System.out.println("response status text = " + rest.getResponseStatusText());
            System.out.println("response header: " + rest.getResponseHeader());
            System.out.println("response body: " + responseXml);
            return;
        }

        // Examine the successful XML response.
        Xml xml = new Xml();
        xml.loadXml(responseXml);
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        // A sample CreateQueue response:
        // <CreateQueueResponse>
        //     <CreateQueueResult>
        //         <QueueUrl>
        //             http://queue.amazonaws.com/123456789012/testQueue
        //         </QueueUrl>
        //     </CreateQueueResult>
        //     <ResponseMetadata>
        //         <RequestId>
        //             7a62c49f-347e-4fc4-9331-6e8e7a96aa73
        //         </RequestId>
        //     </ResponseMetadata>
        // </CreateQueueResponse>
    }
}