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EC2 Check Instance Status

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Demonstrates how to send a request to check the status of Amazon EC2 instances.

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.AuthAws,
  Chilkat.Rest,
  Chilkat.Xml;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  rest: TRest;
  bTls: Boolean;
  port: Integer;
  bAutoReconnect: Boolean;
  authAws: TAuthAws;
  responseXml: string;
  xml: TXml;

begin
  success := False;

  //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  rest := TRest.Create;

  //  Connect to the Amazon AWS server.
  //  such as https://ec2.amazonaws.com/
  bTls := True;
  port := 443;
  bAutoReconnect := True;
  success := rest.Connect('ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com',port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

  //  Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
  authAws := TAuthAws.Create;
  authAws.AccessKey := 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY';
  authAws.SecretKey := 'AWS_SECRET_KEY';
  //  the region should match the region part of the domain passed to the REST connect method (above).
  authAws.Region := 'us-west-2';
  authAws.ServiceName := 'ec2';

  rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

  rest.AddQueryParam('Action','DescribeInstanceStatus');
  rest.AddQueryParam('Version','2016-11-15');

  rest.AddQueryParam('InstanceId.1','i-999719995399c9999');
  //  If you have additional instances to check, then add them with .2, .3, etc.
  rest.AddQueryParam('InstanceId.2','i-999719995399c0000');
  rest.AddQueryParam('InstanceId.3','i-999719995399c0111');
  //  ...

  //  Instead of checking specific instances, you can check all instances by 
  //  sending the IncludeAllInstances param
  rest.AddQueryParam('IncludeAllInstances','true');

  responseXml := rest.FullRequestNoBody('GET','/');
  if (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(rest.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
  if (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) then
    begin
      WriteLn('response status code = ' + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
      WriteLn('response status text = ' + rest.ResponseStatusText);
      WriteLn('response header: ' + rest.ResponseHeader);
      WriteLn('response body: ' + responseXml);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Examine the successful XML response.
  xml := TXml.Create;
  xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
  WriteLn(xml.GetXml());

  //  Here is a sample response:

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

  //  <DescribeInstanceStatusResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2016-11-15/">
  //      <requestId>3be1508e-c444-4fef-89cc-0b1223c4f02fEXAMPLE</requestId>
  //      <instanceStatusSet>
  //          <item>
  //              <instanceId>i-1234567890abcdef0</instanceId>
  //              <availabilityZone>us-east-1d</availabilityZone>
  //              <instanceState>
  //                  <code>16</code>
  //                  <name>running</name>
  //              </instanceState>
  //              <systemStatus>
  //                  <status>impaired</status>
  //                  <details>
  //                      <item>
  //                          <name>reachability</name>
  //                          <status>failed</status>
  //                          <impairedSince>YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.000Z</impairedSince>
  //                      </item>
  //                  </details>
  //              </systemStatus>
  //              <instanceStatus>
  //                  <status>impaired</status>
  //                  <details>
  //                      <item>
  //                          <name>reachability</name>
  //                          <status>failed</status>
  //                          <impairedSince>YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.000Z</impairedSince>
  //                      </item>
  //                  </details>
  //              </instanceStatus>
  //              <eventsSet>
  //                <item>
  //                  <code>instance-retirement</code>
  //                  <description>The instance is running on degraded hardware</description>
  //                  <notBefore>YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+0000</notBefore>
  //                  <notAfter>YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+0000</notAfter>
  //                </item>
  //              </eventsSet>
  //          </item>
  //          <item>
  //              <instanceId>i-0598c7d356eba48d7</instanceId>
  //              <availabilityZone>us-east-1d</availabilityZone>
  //              <instanceState>
  //                  <code>16</code>
  //                  <name>running</name>
  //              </instanceState>
  //              <systemStatus>
  //                  <status>ok</status>
  //                  <details>
  //                      <item>
  //                          <name>reachability</name>
  //                          <status>passed</status>
  //                      </item>
  //                  </details>
  //              </systemStatus>
  //              <instanceStatus>
  //                  <status>ok</status>
  //                  <details>
  //                      <item>
  //                          <name>reachability</name>
  //                          <status>passed</status>
  //                      </item>
  //                  </details>
  //              </instanceStatus>
  //              <eventsSet>
  //                <item>
  //                  <code>instance-reboot</code>
  //                  <description>The instance is scheduled for a reboot</description>
  //                  <notBefore>YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+0000</notBefore>
  //                  <notAfter>YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+0000</notAfter>
  //                </item>
  //              </eventsSet>
  //          </item>
  //          <item>
  //              <instanceId>i-0987654321abcdef0</instanceId>
  //              <availabilityZone>us-east-1d</availabilityZone>
  //              <instanceState>
  //                  <code>16</code>
  //                  <name>running</name>
  //              </instanceState>
  //              <systemStatus>
  //                  <status>ok</status>
  //                  <details>
  //                      <item>
  //                          <name>reachability</name>
  //                          <status>passed</status>
  //                      </item>
  //                  </details>
  //              </systemStatus>
  //              <instanceStatus>
  //                  <status>ok</status>
  //                  <details>
  //                      <item>
  //                          <name>reachability</name>
  //                          <status>passed</status>
  //                      </item>
  //                  </details>
  //              </instanceStatus>
  //          </item>
  //          <item>
  //              <instanceId>i-0598c7d356eba48d8</instanceId>
  //              <availabilityZone>us-east-1d</availabilityZone>
  //              <instanceState>
  //                  <code>16</code>
  //                  <name>running</name>
  //              </instanceState>
  //              <systemStatus>
  //                  <status>ok</status>
  //                  <details>
  //                      <item>
  //                          <name>reachability</name>
  //                          <status>passed</status>
  //                      </item>
  //                  </details>
  //              </systemStatus>
  //              <instanceStatus>
  //                  <status>insufficient-data</status>
  //                  <details>
  //                      <item>
  //                          <name>reachability</name>
  //                          <status>insufficient-data</status>
  //                      </item>
  //                  </details>
  //              </instanceStatus>
  //           </item>
  //      </instanceStatusSet>
  //  </DescribeInstanceStatusResponse>


  rest.Free;
  authAws.Free;
  xml.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.