(Swift 3,4,5...) 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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func chilkatTest() {
    // 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.
    var bTls: Bool = true
    var port: Int = 443
    var bAutoReconnect: Bool = true
    var success: Bool = rest.connect("s3.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"
    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: String? = "eu-west-2"
    let sbBucketRegion = CkoStringBuilder()!
    sbBucketRegion.append(bucketRegion)

    // We only need to specify the LocationConstraint if the bucket's region is NOT us-east-1
    let xml = CkoXml()!
    if !sbBucketRegion.contentsEqual("us-east-1") {
        xml.tag = "CreateBucketConfiguration"
        xml.addAttribute("xmlns", value: "http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/")
        xml.updateChildContent("LocationConstraint", value: "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: String?
    if !sbBucketRegion.contentsEqual("us-east-1") {
        responseStr = rest.fullRequest("PUT", uriPath: "/", bodyText: 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", uriPath: "/")
    }

    if rest.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(rest.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    if rest.responseStatusCode.intValue != 200 {
        print("status code = \(rest.responseStatusCode.intValue)")
        let responseXml = CkoXml()!
        responseXml.load(responseStr)
        print("\(responseXml.getXml()!)")
        print("Failed.")
        return
    }

    print("Bucket in the eu-west-2 region created.")

}