AWS SDK for Java 2.x API Reference

Core Client Classes

AwsClient

Base interface for all AWS service clients.

public interface AwsClient extends AutoCloseable {
    // Base client interface
}

SdkClient

Enhanced client interface with SDK-specific features.

public interface SdkClient extends AwsClient {
    // Enhanced client methods
}

Client Builders

ClientBuilder

Base builder interface for all AWS service clients.

Key Methods:

• region(Region region) - Set AWS region
• credentialsProvider(CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider) - Configure authentication
• overrideConfiguration(ClientOverrideConfiguration overrideConfiguration) - Override default settings
• httpClient(HttpClient httpClient) - Specify HTTP client implementation
• build() - Create client instance

Configuration Classes

ClientOverrideConfiguration

Controls client-level configuration including timeouts and metrics.

Key Properties:

• apiCallTimeout(Duration) - Total timeout for all retry attempts
• apiCallAttemptTimeout(Duration) - Timeout per individual attempt
• retryPolicy(RetryPolicy) - Retry behavior configuration
• metricPublishers(MetricPublisher...) - Enable metrics collection

Builder Example

ClientOverrideConfiguration config = ClientOverrideConfiguration.builder()
    .apiCallTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(30))
    .apiCallAttemptTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
    .addMetricPublisher(CloudWatchMetricPublisher.create())
    .build();

HTTP Client Implementations

ApacheHttpClient

Synchronous HTTP client with advanced features.

Builder Configuration:

• maxConnections(Integer) - Maximum concurrent connections
• connectionTimeout(Duration) - Connection establishment timeout
• socketTimeout(Duration) - Socket read/write timeout
• connectionTimeToLive(Duration) - Connection lifetime
• proxyConfiguration(ProxyConfiguration) - Proxy settings

NettyNioAsyncHttpClient

Asynchronous HTTP client for high-performance applications.

Builder Configuration:

• maxConcurrency(Integer) - Maximum concurrent operations
• connectionTimeout(Duration) - Connection timeout
• readTimeout(Duration) - Read operation timeout
• writeTimeout(Duration) - Write operation timeout
• sslProvider(SslProvider) - SSL/TLS implementation

UrlConnectionHttpClient

Lightweight HTTP client using Java's URLConnection.

Builder Configuration:

• socketTimeout(Duration) - Socket timeout
• connectTimeout(Duration) - Connection timeout

Authentication and Credentials

Credential Providers

EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider

Reads credentials from environment variables.

CredentialsProvider provider = EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider.create();

SystemPropertyCredentialsProvider

Reads credentials from Java system properties.

CredentialsProvider provider = SystemPropertyCredentialsProvider.create();

ProfileCredentialsProvider

Reads credentials from AWS configuration files.

CredentialsProvider provider = ProfileCredentialsProvider.create("profile-name");

StaticCredentialsProvider

Provides static credentials (not recommended for production).

AwsBasicCredentials credentials = AwsBasicCredentials.create("key", "secret");
CredentialsProvider provider = StaticCredentialsProvider.create(credentials);

DefaultCredentialsProvider

Implements the default credential provider chain.

CredentialsProvider provider = DefaultCredentialsProvider.create();

SSO Authentication

AwsSsoCredentialsProvider

Enables SSO-based authentication.

AwsSsoCredentialsProvider ssoProvider = AwsSsoCredentialsProvider.builder()
    .ssoProfile("my-sso-profile")
    .build();

Error Handling Classes

SdkClientException

Client-side exceptions (network, timeout, configuration issues).

try {
    awsOperation();
} catch (SdkClientException e) {
    // Handle client-side errors
}

SdkServiceException

Service-side exceptions (AWS service errors).

try {
    awsOperation();
} catch (SdkServiceException e) {
    // Handle service-side errors
    System.err.println("Error Code: " + e.awsErrorDetails().errorCode());
    System.err.println("Request ID: " + e.requestId());
}

S3Exception

S3-specific exceptions.

try {
    s3Operation();
} catch (S3Exception e) {
    // Handle S3-specific errors
    System.err.println("S3 Error: " + e.awsErrorDetails().errorMessage());
}

Metrics and Monitoring

CloudWatchMetricPublisher

Publishes metrics to AWS CloudWatch.

CloudWatchMetricPublisher publisher = CloudWatchMetricPublisher.create();

MetricPublisher

Base interface for custom metrics publishers.

public interface MetricPublisher {
    void publish(MetricCollection metricCollection);
}

Utility Classes

Duration and Time

Configure timeouts using Java Duration.

Duration apiTimeout = Duration.ofSeconds(30);
Duration attemptTimeout = Duration.ofSeconds(10);

Region

AWS regions for service endpoints.

Region region = Region.US_EAST_1;
Region regionEU = Region.EU_WEST_1;

URI

Endpoint configuration and proxy settings.

URI proxyUri = URI.create("http://proxy:8080");
URI endpointOverride = URI.create("http://localhost:4566");

Configuration Best Practices

Resource Management

Always close clients when no longer needed.

try (S3Client s3 = S3Client.builder().build()) {
    // Use client
} // Auto-closed

Connection Pooling

Reuse clients to avoid connection pool overhead.

@Service
public class AwsService {
    private final S3Client s3Client;

    public AwsService() {
        this.s3Client = S3Client.builder().build();
    }

    // Reuse s3Client throughout application
}

Error Handling

Implement comprehensive error handling for robust applications.

try {
    // AWS operation
} catch (SdkServiceException e) {
    // Handle service errors
} catch (SdkClientException e) {
    // Handle client errors
} catch (Exception e) {
    // Handle other errors
}