(Android™) AWS Secrets Manager - Create or Update a Secret

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Demonstrates how to create or update a secret stored in the AWS Secrets Manager.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

For more information, see https://cknotes.com/chilkat-secrets-class-added-in-version-10-1-0/

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

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

    // The bootstrap secret will contain the following information:

    // AWS Region
    // AWS Access Key
    // AWS Secret Key

    // See following examples for setting up a bootstrap secret in memory, 
    // or in the local manager (Windows Credentials Manager or Apple Keychain)
    // Setup Bootstrap Secret in Local Manager
    // Setup Bootstrap Secret in Memory
    CkSecrets bootstrap = new CkSecrets();

    // Set the location of the bootstrap secret.
    // Can be "local_manager" or "memory", depending on how you setup the bootstrap secret.
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // If your operating system is NOT Windows or MacOS/iOS, then change "local_manager" to "memory"
    // You can also, if desired, use "memory" on Windows and MacOS/iOS if your bootstrap secret was previously setup in memory.
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bootstrap.put_Location("local_manager");

    // Specify the bootstrap secret to be used.
    CkJsonObject bsId = new CkJsonObject();
    bsId.UpdateString("appName","AWS");
    bsId.UpdateString("service","Example");
    bsId.UpdateString("username","Joe");

    // ----------------------------------------------------
    CkSecrets secrets = new CkSecrets();

    // Setup for the AWS Secrets Manager
    secrets.put_Location("aws_secrets_manager");
    boolean success = secrets.SetBootstrapSecret(bsId,bootstrap);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, secrets.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Let's create or update a secret in the AWS Secrets Manager.
    // (The secret is updated if it already exists.)
    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("appName","Test");
    json.UpdateString("service","Something");
    json.UpdateString("domain","Xyz");
    json.UpdateString("username","Abc");

    // Create or update the secret.
    success = secrets.UpdateSecretStr(json,"This is the secret.");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, secrets.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Success.");

    // Here you can see the secret that was created:

    // 

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}