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Using the AWS SDK for Go’s Regions and Endpoints Metadata

In release v1.6.0 of the AWS SDK for Go, we added Regions and Endpoints metadata to the SDK. This feature enables you to easily enumerate the metadata and discover Regions, Services, and Endpoints. You can find this feature in the github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/endpoints package. The endpoints package provides a simple interface to get a service’s endpoint URL and enumerate the Region metadata. The metadata is grouped into […]

Using AWS SDK for Go API Setters

In release v1.5.0 of the AWS SDK for Go, we added setters to all API operation parameters. Setters give you the ability to set API parameters without directly taking the value’s address. The setters wrap this functionality internally so you don’t have to. The setters are a convenient way to reduce the need to use aws.String and similar utilities. The following code shows […]

Mocking Out the AWS SDK for Go for Unit Testing

In our previous post, we showed how you could use the request handler stack in the AWS SDK for Go to extend or modify how requests are sent and received. Now, we’d like to expand the idea of extending the SDK and discuss how you can unit test code that uses the SDK. The SDK’s service clients are a […]

Using Custom Request Handlers

Requests are the core of the Go SDK. They handle the network request to a specific service. When you call a service method in the AWS SDK for Go, the SDK creates a request object that contains the input parameters and request lifecycle handlers. The logic involved in each step of a request’s lifecycle, such […]

Welcome to the AWS Developer Blog for Go

Hi, everyone! Welcome to the AWS Developer Blog for Go. I’m Jason Del Ponte, and I’m a developer on the AWS SDK for Go team. This blog will be the place to go for information about: Tips and tricks for using the AWS SDK for Go New feature announcements Deep dives into the AWS SDK […]