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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.

Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

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

var rest = new CkRest();

// Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
// such as https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
var bTls = true;
var port = 443;
var bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
var authAws = new CkAuthAws();
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:
var responseXml = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/123456789123/chilkatTest");
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
    console.log("response status code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
    console.log("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
    console.log("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader);
    console.log("response body: " + responseXml);
    return;
}

// Examine the successful XML response.
var xml = new CkXml();
xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
console.log(xml.GetXml());

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