Series: AWS & Node

AWS: Node Setup

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series AWS & Node

Using Node we can setup connections to AWS. As time goes on I will keep this section updated.

First we need to install the aws-sdk and save in our dependencies. This will make it show up in our package.json file.

npm install aws-sdk --save

Next we need to require the aws-sdk.

var AWS = require('aws-sdk')

Next we update the config to utilise our keys.

AWS.config.update({accessKeyId: ##ACCESS_ID##, secretAccessKey: ##SECRET_KEY##});

 

 

 

AWS: Node Kinesis Stream

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series AWS & Node

If you haven’t already done so please refer to the AWS Node Setup tutorial as part of this series. In this tutorial we will just put something on the Kinesis queue.

We will utilise the AWS variable we created during the setup as part of this series.

First we need to create the variable that connects to our Kinesis in our region.

var kinesis = new AWS.Kinesis({region : ##REGION##});

Next we need to setup a record to send on the Kinesis stream. This will contain our data, key and the stream name.

var recordParams = {
	Data: ##DATA##,
	PartitionKey: ##FILENAME_OR_ID##,
	StreamName: ##STREAM_NAME##
};

Next we need to put the record onto the stream. This is a very basic implementation. Feel free to expand as you need to.

kinesis.putRecord(recordParams, function(err, data) {
	if (err) {
		console.error(err);
	}
	else {
		console.log("done");
	}
});