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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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Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let rest = CkoRest()!

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

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    let authAws = CkoAuthAws()!
    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(authProvider: authAws)

    rest.addQueryParam(name: "Action", value: "PurgeQueue")

    // Use the actual path part of your SQS queue URL here:
    var responseXml: String? = rest.fullRequestNoBody(httpVerb: "GET", uriPath: "/123456789123/chilkatTest")
    if rest.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(rest.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if rest.responseStatusCode.intValue != 200 {
        print("response status code = \(rest.responseStatusCode.intValue)")
        print("response status text = \(rest.responseStatusText!)")
        print("response header: \(rest.responseHeader!)")
        print("response body: \(responseXml!)")
        return
    }

    // Examine the successful XML response.
    let xml = CkoXml()!
    xml.load(xmlData: responseXml)
    print("\(xml.getXml()!)")

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

}