(Node.js) EC2 Start Instances

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Demonstrates how to send a request to start Amazon EC2 instances.

For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_StartInstances.html

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-darwin-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS server.
    // such as https://ec2.amazonaws.com/
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    var success = rest.Connect("ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    var authAws = new chilkat.AuthAws();
    authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
    authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY";
    // the region should match the region part of the domain passed to the REST connect method (above).
    authAws.Region = "us-west-2";
    authAws.ServiceName = "ec2";

    rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    rest.AddQueryParam("Action","StartInstances");
    rest.AddQueryParam("Version","2016-11-15");
    // If DryRun is true then checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, 
    // without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, 
    // the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
    // Omit the DryRun query parameter to actually start the instance.  (Or set DryRun equal to "false")
    rest.AddQueryParam("DryRun","true");
    rest.AddQueryParam("InstanceId.1","i-999719995399c9999");

    var responseXml = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/");
    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 chilkat.Xml();
    xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
    console.log(xml.GetXml());

}

chilkatExample();