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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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NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    var authAws = new chilkat.AuthAws();
    authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
    authAws.SecretKey = "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.Region = "us-west-2";
    authAws.ServiceName = "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/
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    // Use the same region as specified above.
    success = rest.Connect("cognito-idp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.ConnectFailReason);
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        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"
    // }
    // 

    var json = new chilkat.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");

    var sbRequestBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode;
    console.log("response status code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(rest.ResponseHeader);
        console.log("Response Body:");
        console.log(sbResponseBody.GetAsString());
        return;
    }

    var jsonResponse = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(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"
    //   }
    // }

    var Name;
    var Value;

    var UserEnabled = jsonResponse.BoolOf("User.Enabled");
    var UserUserCreateDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("User.UserCreateDate");
    var UserUserLastModifiedDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("User.UserLastModifiedDate");
    var UserUserStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("User.UserStatus");
    var UserUsername = jsonResponse.StringOf("User.Username");
    var i = 0;
    var count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("User.Attributes");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.I = i;
        Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("User.Attributes[i].Name");
        Value = jsonResponse.StringOf("User.Attributes[i].Value");
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();