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Glacier Delete All Archives in a Vault

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Iterates over a vault inventory retrieval and deletes each archive.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

# Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server in the desired region.
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("glacier.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide AWS credentials.
authAws = chilkat2.AuthAws()
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
authAws.ServiceName = "glacier"
authAws.Region = "us-west-2"

success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Note: The above REST connection and setup of the AWS credentials
# can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
# The "auto reconnect" property passed to rest.Connect indicates that if
# the connection is lost, a REST method call will automatically reconnect
# if needed.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

# 
# For more information, see Glacier Retrieve Job Output Reference Documentation
# 
rest.AddHeader("x-amz-glacier-version","2012-06-01")

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/AWS_ACCOUNT_ID/vaults/chilkat/jobs/JOB_ID/output",sbResponseBody)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
    print("Response Header:")
    print(rest.ResponseHeader)
    print("Response Body:")
    print(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    sys.exit()

# Success is indicated by a 200 response status.
print("response status code = " + str(respStatusCode))

# The inventory retrieval job output is in CSV format.
print("job output:")
print(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
print("--")

# The CSV has these fields:  ArchiveId,ArchiveDescription,CreationDate,Size,SHA256TreeHash
csv = chilkat2.Csv()
csv.HasColumnNames = True
csv.LoadFromString(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())

# Iterate over the results and delete each archive from the vault.
i = 0
numRows = csv.NumRows
while i < numRows :

    archiveId = csv.GetCellByName(i,"ArchiveId")
    print("Deleting ArchiveId: " + archiveId)
    rest.AddPathParam("ArchiveID",archiveId)
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("DELETE","/AWS_ACCOUNT_ID/vaults/chilkat/archives/ArchiveID",sbResponseBody)
    if (success != True):
        print(rest.LastErrorText)
        sys.exit()

    respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode

    # Success is indicated by a 204 response status with an empty response body.
    # A 404 resonse indicates the archive was likely already deleted.
    print("response status code = " + str(respStatusCode))

    i = i + 1