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Overview

Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fully managed message queuing service that enables you to decouple and scale microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications.

This Universal Extension provides the capability to send an AWS SQS message towards an existing queue.

Version Information

Template Name	Extension Name	Extension Version
Amazon SQS Message	ue-aws-sqs-message	1.1.0

Refer to Changelog for version history information.

Software Requirements

This integration requires a Universal Agent and a Python runtime to execute the Universal Task.

Software Requirements for Universal Template and Universal Task

Requires Python 3.7.0 or higher. Tested with the Universal Agent bundled Python distribution.

Software Requirements Universal Agent

Both Windows and Linux agents are supported:
- Universal Agent for Windows x64 Version 7.1.0.0 and later.
- Universal Agent for Linux Version 7.1.0.0 and later.

Software Requirements Universal Controller

Universal Controller Version 7.0.0.0 and later.

Key Features

This Universal Extension provides the following main features:

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Network and Connectivity Requirements

Extension's Universal Agent host should be able to reach AWS SQS Queue Message REST endpoints. The AWS Credentials provided in the Amazon SQS Queue Message Universal Task, should have sufficient permissions on AWS to send messages.

Key Features

Actions
- Send an AWS SQS message towards a

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- Standard or a FIFO queue.

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Authentication
- AWS Credentials.
- IAM Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) strategy.

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Input/Output
- Capability to Print the JSON Response .
Other
- Communication through Proxy with use of HTTP or HTTPS.

Import Universal Template

To use the Universal Template, you first must perform the following steps:.

This Universal Task requires the Resolvable Credentials feature. Check that the Resolvable Credentials Permitted system property has been set to true

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To import the Universal Template into your Controller

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Click Import Template.

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Select the template ZIP file and Import.

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, follow the instructions here.
When the files have been imported successfully, refresh the Universal Templates list; the Universal Template will appear on the list

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Configure Universal Task

For the a new Universal Task type, create a new task, and enter the task-specific details that were created in the Universal Templaterequired input fields.

Input Fields

The input fields for this Universal Extension are described in the following table.

Field	Input Type	Default Value	Type	Description
Action	Required	Send Message	Choice	The action performed upon the task execution.
AWS RegionRequired Optional since version 1.1.0	Optional	-	Text	Region for the Amazon Web Service. Find more information about the AWS Service endpoints and quotas here. When AWS Region is not populated as part of the task definition, during task execution the integration will look for AWS Region on the task execution environment. Refer to configuration options for more information.
AWS CredentialsRequired Optional since version 1.1.0	Optional	-	Credentials	The AWS account credentialsCredentials definition should be as follows. They are comprised of: AWS access key ID AWS secret access key	Queue Name	Required	-	Dynamic Choice	Dynamic fetched list of queue names. The user AWS Access Key ID as "Runtime User". AWS Secret Access Key as "Runtime Password". When AWS Credentials are not populated as part of the task definition, during task execution the integration will look for AWS Credentials on the task execution environment. Refer to configuration options for more information.
Queue Name	Required	-	Dynamic Choice	Dynamic fetched list of queue names. The user can select the required queue name from a drop-down list.
Queue Name Prefix	Optional	-	Text	A prefix to use for filtering the Queue Names list results. Only those queues whose name begins with the specified string are returned. Queue Names are case-sensitive.
Role Based Access	Optional	False	Boolean	Flag to configure whether the type Special type of authorization is based on IAM Role-Based Access Control(RBAC) strategy. Find more information about the IAM RBAC authorization model here.	Role ARN	provided by Role Assumption where the client sends his own credentials and the role he wants to assume from another user. If allowed, the client receives temporary credentials with limited time access to some resources.
Role ARN	Optional	-	Text	The Role Amazon Resource Name (ARN) to have access to the SQS queueArn: Amazon Role, which is applied for the connection. Role ARN format: `Example RoleArn: arn:aws:iam::<AWS Account ID>:instance-profile/<Role name>119322085622:role`. Required when Role Based Access has been clicked="True".
Message Body Source	Required	Raw	Choice	Type of message to be sent. Available options are: Raw Script
Message Attributes	Optional	-	Script	The message attributes to send alongside the message body. Each message attribute consists of a Name, Type, and Value. It should be in JSON format and can have up to 10 attributes. Example of Attribute Script with 2 Attributes: `{` `"CustomerFirstname": {` `"DataType": "String",` `"StringValue": "John"` `},` `"CustomerLastname": {` `"DataType": "String",` `"StringValue": "Doe"` `}` `}`
Message Body	Optional	-	Large Text	The message to send to queue. A message can include only XML, JSON, and unformatted text. The following Unicode characters are allowed: `#x9, #xA, #xD, #x20 to #xD7FF, #xE000 to #xFFFD, #x10000 to #x10FFFF` Any characters not included in this list will be rejected. For more information, see the W3C specification for characters. Required when Message Body Source is configured for "Raw"
Message Body Script	Optional	-	Script	The message to send to queue. The minimum message size is 1 byte (1 character). The maximum is 262,144 bytes (256 KB). Required when Message Body Source is configured for "Script".
Is Queue Fifo	Required	False	Boolean	Flag to configure whether the message will be sent to a FIFO Queue. It should be enabled, if the message will be sent to a FIFO Queue.
Delay Seconds	Optional	-	Integer	The length of time, in seconds, for which to delay a specific message. Messages with a positive value become available for processing after the delay period is finished. Valid values from 0 to 900. Used when Is Queue Fifo is disabled.
Message Deduplication ID	Optional	-	Text	Specifies ID for deduplication of sent messages. If a Message Deduplication ID is not provided and the queue doesn't have Content Based Deduplication set on Queue, an error will be raised. Maximum Length is 128 characters. Used when Is Queue Fifo is enabled.
Message Group ID	Optional	-	Text	Group ID that specifies that a message belongs to a specific message group. Maximum Length is 128 characters. Required when Is Queue Fifo is enabled.
Use Proxy	Required	False	Boolean	Flag to configure whether Proxy should be used in communication.
Proxy Type	Optional	httpHTTP	Choice	Type of proxy connection to be used. Available options are :the following. httpHTTP https https with password Required HTTPS HTTPS With Credentials Visible only when Use Proxy is enabled = "True".
Proxy	Optional	-	Text	Proxy server and port. Valid format: Comma separated list of Proxy servers. Valid formats are the following. `http://proxyip:port` or `http://proxyip:port` or `,https://proxyip:port`. Required when Use Proxy is enabledchecked.
Proxy CA Bundle File	Optional	-	Text	The path to a custom certificate bundle to use when establishing SSL/TLS connections with proxy. Used when Proxy Type is configured for "httpsHTTPS" or "https with passwordHTTPS With Credentials".
Proxy Credentials	Optional	-	Credentials	Credentials to be used for the proxy communication. They are comprised of: username password The credential definition should be as follows. Proxy Username as "Runtime User". Proxy Password as "Runtime Password". Required when Proxy Type is configured for "https with passwordHTTPS With Credentials".

Task Examples

Send Message to Standard Queue

Example of Universal Task for sending a message towards a standard queue :Image Removedwith minimum parameters.

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Send Message to FIFO Queue with all optional input arguments

Example of Universal Task for sending a message via script towards a FIFO queue:Image Removed, with all optional input argument.

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Send Message with

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Environment Variables as Region

Example of Universal Task for sending a message with Role Based Access Enabled.

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HTTP Proxy Type Task Configuration

Example of Universal Task for sending a message through HTTP proxy connection.

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HTTPS with password Proxy Type Task Configuration

Example of Universal Task for sending a message through HTTPS with password proxy connection.

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Task Output

Exit Codes

The exit codes for this Universal Extension are described in the following tablebelow.

Exit Code	Status Classification Code	Status Classification Description	Status Description
0	SUCCESS	Successful Execution	SUCCESS: Successful Task execution
1	FAIL	Failed Execution	FAIL: < Error Description >
3	AUTHORIZATION_ERROR	Insufficient Permissions	AUTHORIZATION_ERROR: The authorization credentials provided for the request are invalid.
10	CONNECTION_ERROR	Bad connection data or connection timed out	CONNECTION_ERROR: < Error Description >
20	DATA_VALIDATION_ERROR	Bad input fields validation	DATA_VALIDATION_ERROR: Some of the input fields cannot be validated. See STDERR for more details.

Extension Output

Upon Task's successful completion, the extension always produces an Extension Output.

This Universal Extension sends a message towards a standard Standard or FIFO queue. When the message is sent successfully, related information is published as Extension Output.

The following is an example of Extension Output for this Universal Extension.

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language	text
linenumbers	true

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Attribute changed is populated as follows.

true in case the message was sent successfully.

An example of the Extension Output for a successful triggering job is presented below.

Attribute	Type	Description
MD5OfMessageBody	string	MD5 digest of the non-URL-encoded message body string.
MD5OfMessageAttributes	string	MD5 digest of the non-URL-encoded message attribute string.
MessageId	string	Attribute containing the MessageId of the message sent to the queue.
SequenceNumber	string	Non-consecutive number that Amazon SQS assigns to each message of FIFO queues.
ResponseMetadata	json	Response Metadata of the REST API.

The following is an example of Extension Output for this Universal Extension.

Code Block

language	text
linenumbers	true

{
    "exit_code": 0,
    "status_description": "SUCCESS: Task executed successfully.",
    "changed": true,
    "invocation": {
        "actionextension": "Send Messageue-aws-sqs-message",
            "credentials_user": "AWSUSER123456789ABCDE""version": "1.1.0" ,
            "credentials_password"fields": "********",{
            "regionaction": "us-east-2Send Message",
            "queuecredentials_nameuser": "StandardQueueAWSUSER123456789ABCDE",
            "queuecredentials_name_prefixpassword": "",********",
            "role_based_accessregion": true"us-east-2",
            "rolequeue_arnname": "arn:aws:iam::123456789:role/arn_testStandardQueue",
            "messagequeue_bodyname_sourceprefix": "raw",
            "messagerole_based_bodyaccess": "Hi! This is a test Message Body.true,
            "role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789:role/arn_test",
            "message_body_scriptsource": null"raw",
            "message_attributesbody": {"This is a SQS Message",
            "CustomerFirstname"message_body_script": null,
            "message_attributes": {
                "CustomerFirstname": {
                    "DataType": "String",
                    "StringValue": "John"
                },
                "CustomerLastname": {
                    "DataType": "String",
                    "StringValue": "Doe"
                }
            },
            "is_queue_fifo": false,
            "message_deduplication_id": null,
            "message_group_id": null,
            "delay_seconds": 0,
            "use_proxy": false,
            "proxy_type": null,
            "proxy_credentials_user": null,
            "proxy_credentials_password": null,
            "proxy": "",
            "proxy_ca_bundle_file": null
        }
    },
    "result": {
        "MD5OfMessageBody": "c6d58fdf00486074745c40334ab44780",
        "MD5OfMessageAttributes": null,
        "MessageId": "f65bc887-0376-42c3-b354-85749c6d1449",
        "SequenceNumber": null,
        "ResponseMetadata": {
            "RequestId": "3f579b52-6995-5c56-83dd-c14b19cbc99b",
            "HTTPStatusCode": 200,
            "HTTPHeaders": {
                "x-amzn-requestid": "3f579b52-6995-5c56-83dd-c14b19cbc99b",
                "date": "Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:06:06 GMT",
                "content-type": "text/xml",
                "content-length": "378"
            },
            "RetryAttempts": 0
        }
    }
}

result.event includes information of the dispatched SQS message, providing information about the message and response metadata.

Universal Controller provides Output Functions that can be used to resolve the JSON Extension Output for further use (for example, by a sibling task).

Document References

This document references the following documents:

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Description

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Universal Templates

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https://docs.stonebranch.com/confluence/display/UC72x/Universal+Templates

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User documentation for creating Universal Templates in the Universal Controller user interface.

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Universal Tasks

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https://docs.stonebranch.com/confluence/display/UC72x/Universal+Tasks

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User documentation for creating Universal Tasks in the Universal Controller user interface.

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Scripts

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https://docs.stonebranch.com/confluence/display/UC72x/Scripts

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User documentation for creating Scripts in the Universal Controller user interface.

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Amazon SQS quotas

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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-quotas.html

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User documentation for Amazon SQS quotas.

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Amazon Simple Queue Service endpoints and quotas

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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/sqs-service.html

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User Guide for Amazon Simple Queue Service endpoints and quotas.

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IAM RBAC authorization model

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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction_attribute-based-access-control.html#introduction_attribute-based-access-control_compare-rbac

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User Documentation for Comparing ABAC to the traditional RBAC model.

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W3C specification for characters

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https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#charsets

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}
}

The result section, as displayed above, includes information of the dispatched SQS message, providing information about the message and response metadata.

Universal Controller provides Output Functions that can be used to resolve the JSON Extension Output for further use (for example, by a sibling task).

STDOUT and STDERR

STDOUT and STDERR provide additional information to User. The populated content can be changed in future versions of this extension without notice. Backward compatibility is not guaranteed.

Document References

This document references the following documents:

Document Link	Description
Universal Templates	User documentation for creating, working with and understanding Universal Templates and Integrations.
Universal Tasks	User documentation for creating Universal Tasks in the Universal Controller user interface.
Amazon SQS Message	User documentation for Amazon SQS.
IAM RBAC authorization model	User Documentation for Comparing ABAC to the traditional RBAC model.

Changelog

ue-aws-sqs-message-1.1.0 (2022-06-30)

Enhancements

Added: Allow AWS Credentials and AWS Region as optional fields enabling their configuration on the task execution environment. (#28251)

ue-aws-sqs-message-1.0.0 (2022-02-11)

Initial Version

Versions Compared

Old Version 11

New Version 12

Key

Disclaimer

Overview

Version Information

Software Requirements

Software Requirements for Universal Template and Universal Task

Software Requirements Universal Agent

Software Requirements Universal Controller

Key Features

Network and Connectivity Requirements

Key Features

Import Universal Template

Configure Universal Task

Input Fields

Task Examples

Send Message to Standard Queue

Send Message to FIFO Queue with all optional input arguments

Send Message with

Environment Variables as Region

HTTP Proxy Type Task Configuration

HTTPS with password Proxy Type Task Configuration

Task Output

Exit Codes

Extension Output

Document References

STDOUT and STDERR

Document References

Changelog

ue-aws-sqs-message-1.1.0 (2022-06-30)

Enhancements

ue-aws-sqs-message-1.0.0 (2022-02-11)

Page Comparison

Versions Compared

Old Version 11

New Version 12

Key

Disclaimer

Overview

Version Information

Software Requirements

Software Requirements for Universal Template and Universal Task

Software Requirements Universal Agent

Software Requirements Universal Controller

Key Features

Network and Connectivity Requirements

Key Features

Import Universal Template

Configure Universal Task

Input Fields

Task Examples

Send Message to Standard Queue

Send Message to FIFO Queue with all optional input arguments

Send Message with

Environment Variables as Region

HTTP Proxy Type Task Configuration

HTTPS with password Proxy Type Task Configuration

Task Output

Exit Codes

Extension Output

Document References

STDOUT and STDERR

Document References

Changelog

ue-aws-sqs-message-1.1.0 (2022-06-30)

Enhancements

ue-aws-sqs-message-1.0.0 (2022-02-11)