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SQS Purge Queue

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Deletes all the messages in an SQS queue.

See SQS PurgeQueue or detailed information.

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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.
# such as https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
authAws = chilkat2.AuthAws()
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
# the region should match our URL above..
authAws.Region = "us-west-2"
authAws.ServiceName = "sqs"

rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

rest.AddQueryParam("Action","PurgeQueue")

# Use the actual path part of your SQS queue URL here:
responseXml = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/123456789123/chilkatTest")
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200):
    print("response status code = " + str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    print("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    print("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
    print("response body: " + responseXml)
    sys.exit()

# Examine the successful XML response.
xml = chilkat2.Xml()
xml.LoadXml(responseXml)
print(xml.GetXml())

# A sample PurgeQueue response:
# <PurgeQueueResponse>
#     <ResponseMetadata>
#         <RequestId>
#             6fde8d1e-52cd-4581-8cd9-c512f4c64223
#         </RequestId>
#     </ResponseMetadata>
# </PurgeQueueResponse>