Aws Sdk Java V2 Messaging

This handles the bread and butter of AWS messaging with SQS and SNS using the Java 2.x SDK. You get patterns for sending and receiving messages, setting up FIFO queues when order matters, configuring dead letter queues so messages don't vanish, and wiring up SNS to SQS subscriptions for pub/sub. The examples cover Spring Boot integration and include validation checkpoints that'll save you from silent failures. One thing to appreciate: it emphasizes long polling and actually deleting messages after processing, which sounds basic but trips up plenty of production systems. Good for event-driven architectures where you need reliable async communication between services.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-sdk-java-v2-messaging --agent claude-code

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AWS SDK for Java 2.x - Messaging (SQS & SNS)

Overview

Provides patterns for SQS queues and SNS topics with AWS SDK for Java 2.x: client setup, queue management, message operations, subscriptions, and Spring Boot integration.

When to Use

Setting up SQS queues (standard or FIFO) for message buffering
Implementing pub/sub with SNS topics and subscriptions
Processing messages from SQS queues with long polling
Configuring dead letter queues (DLQ) for error handling
Integrating AWS messaging with Spring Boot applications
Building event-driven architectures with SQS/SNS

Examples

Quick Setup

Dependencies:

<dependency>
    <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
    <artifactId>sqs</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
    <artifactId>sns</artifactId>
</dependency>

Client Configuration:

SqsClient sqsClient = SqsClient.builder()
    .region(Region.US_EAST_1)
    .credentialsProvider(DefaultCredentialsProvider.create())
    .build();

SnsClient snsClient = SnsClient.builder()
    .region(Region.US_EAST_1)
    .build();