(Node.js) Create S3 Bucket in a Region

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Demonstrates how to create an S3 bucket in a specified region. This example will create a bucket in the eu-west-2 region.

For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_CreateBucket.html

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

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 REST server.
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    var success = rest.Connect("s3.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";
    authAws.ServiceName = "s3";
    success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    // We'll send a PUT request having an XML body such as this:
    // <CreateBucketConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/"> 
    //   <LocationConstraint>BucketRegion</LocationConstraint> 
    //   </CreateBucketConfiguration>

    // Create the XML body specifying the region as "eu-west-2"
    var bucketRegion = "eu-west-2";
    var sbBucketRegion = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbBucketRegion.Append(bucketRegion);

    // We only need to specify the LocationConstraint if the bucket's region is NOT us-east-1
    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    if (!sbBucketRegion.ContentsEqual("us-east-1")) {
        xml.Tag = "CreateBucketConfiguration";
        xml.AddAttribute("xmlns","http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/");
        xml.UpdateChildContent("LocationConstraint","eu-west-2");
    }

    // --------------------------------------------------------------
    // IMPORTANT: To create a bucket in the default us-east-1 region,
    // do not add the LocationConstraint.  Adding a LocationConstraint of "us-east-1"
    // causes an error "The specified location-constraint is not valid."
    // By default, the bucket is created in us-east-1 by sending a PUT with an empty body.
    // --------------------------------------------------------------

    // Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
    // In this case, the bucket name is "chilkateuwest2".
    rest.Host = "chilkateuwest2.s3.amazonaws.com";

    // Make the call to create the bucket.
    var responseStr;
    if (!sbBucketRegion.ContentsEqual("us-east-1")) {
        responseStr = rest.FullRequestString("PUT","/",xml.GetXml());
    }
    else {
        // If the bucket is to be created in the us-east-1 region (the default region)
        // just send a PUT with no body.
        responseStr = rest.FullRequestNoBody("PUT","/");
    }

    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("status code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        var responseXml = new chilkat.Xml();
        responseXml.LoadXml(responseStr);
        console.log(responseXml.GetXml());
        console.log("Failed.");
        return;
    }

    console.log("Bucket in the eu-west-2 region created.");

}

chilkatExample();