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AWS IoT examples using SDK for Kotlin

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the AWS SDK for Kotlin with AWS IoT.

Basics are code examples that show you how to perform the essential operations within a service.

Actions are code excerpts from larger programs and must be run in context. While actions show you how to call individual service functions, you can see actions in context in their related scenarios.

Each example includes a link to the complete source code, where you can find instructions on how to set up and run the code in context.

Get started

The following code examples show how to get started using AWS IoT.

SDK for Kotlin
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.IotClient import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.ListThingsRequest suspend fun main() { println("A listing of your AWS IoT Things:") listAllThings() } suspend fun listAllThings() { val thingsRequest = ListThingsRequest { maxResults = 10 } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val response = iotClient.listThings(thingsRequest) val thingList = response.things if (thingList != null) { for (attribute in thingList) { println("Thing name ${attribute.thingName}") println("Thing ARN: ${attribute.thingArn}") } } } }
  • For API details, see listThings in AWS SDK for Kotlin API reference.

Basics

The following code example shows how to work with AWS IoT device management.

SDK for Kotlin
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.IotClient import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.Action import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.AttachThingPrincipalRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.AttributePayload import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.CreateThingRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.CreateTopicRuleRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.DeleteCertificateRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.DeleteThingRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.DescribeEndpointRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.DescribeThingRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.DetachThingPrincipalRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.ListTopicRulesRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.SearchIndexRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.SnsAction import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.TopicRulePayload import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iot.model.UpdateThingRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iotdataplane.IotDataPlaneClient import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iotdataplane.model.GetThingShadowRequest import aws.sdk.kotlin.services.iotdataplane.model.UpdateThingShadowRequest import aws.smithy.kotlin.runtime.content.ByteStream import aws.smithy.kotlin.runtime.content.toByteArray import java.util.Scanner import java.util.regex.Pattern import kotlin.system.exitProcess /** * Before running this Kotlin code example, ensure that your development environment * is set up, including configuring your credentials. * * For detailed instructions, refer to the following documentation topic: * [Setting Up Your Development Environment](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-kotlin/latest/developer-guide/setup.html) * * This code example requires an SNS topic and an IAM Role. * Follow the steps in the documentation to set up these resources: * * - [Creating an SNS Topic](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sns/latest/dg/sns-getting-started.html#step-create-topic) * - [Creating an IAM Role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create.html) */ val DASHES = String(CharArray(80)).replace("\u0000", "-") val TOPIC = "your-iot-topic" suspend fun main(args: Array<String>) { val usage = """ Usage: <roleARN> <snsAction> Where: roleARN - The ARN of an IAM role that has permission to work with AWS IOT. snsAction - An ARN of an SNS topic. """.trimIndent() if (args.size != 2) { println(usage) exitProcess(1) } var thingName: String val roleARN = args[0] val snsAction = args[1] val scanner = Scanner(System.`in`) println(DASHES) println("Welcome to the AWS IoT example scenario.") println( """ This example program demonstrates various interactions with the AWS Internet of Things (IoT) Core service. The program guides you through a series of steps, including creating an IoT thing, generating a device certificate, updating the thing with attributes, and so on. It utilizes the AWS SDK for Kotlin and incorporates functionality for creating and managing IoT things, certificates, rules, shadows, and performing searches. The program aims to showcase AWS IoT capabilities and provides a comprehensive example for developers working with AWS IoT in a Kotlin environment. """.trimIndent(), ) print("Press Enter to continue...") scanner.nextLine() println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("1. Create an AWS IoT thing.") println( """ An AWS IoT thing represents a virtual entity in the AWS IoT service that can be associated with a physical device. """.trimIndent(), ) // Prompt the user for input. print("Enter thing name: ") thingName = scanner.nextLine() createIoTThing(thingName) describeThing(thingName) println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("2. Generate a device certificate.") println( """ A device certificate performs a role in securing the communication between devices (things) and the AWS IoT platform. """.trimIndent(), ) print("Do you want to create a certificate for $thingName? (y/n)") val certAns = scanner.nextLine() var certificateArn: String? = "" if (certAns != null && certAns.trim { it <= ' ' }.equals("y", ignoreCase = true)) { certificateArn = createCertificate() println("Attach the certificate to the AWS IoT thing.") attachCertificateToThing(thingName, certificateArn) } else { println("A device certificate was not created.") } println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("3. Update an AWS IoT thing with Attributes.") println( """ IoT thing attributes, represented as key-value pairs, offer a pivotal advantage in facilitating efficient data management and retrieval within the AWS IoT ecosystem. """.trimIndent(), ) print("Press Enter to continue...") scanner.nextLine() updateThing(thingName) println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("4. Return a unique endpoint specific to the Amazon Web Services account.") println( """ An IoT Endpoint refers to a specific URL or Uniform Resource Locator that serves as the entry point for communication between IoT devices and the AWS IoT service. """.trimIndent(), ) print("Press Enter to continue...") scanner.nextLine() val endpointUrl = describeEndpoint() println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("5. List your AWS IoT certificates") print("Press Enter to continue...") scanner.nextLine() if (certificateArn!!.isNotEmpty()) { listCertificates() } else { println("You did not create a certificates. Skipping this step.") } println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("6. Create an IoT shadow that refers to a digital representation or virtual twin of a physical IoT device") println( """ A thing shadow refers to a feature that enables you to create a virtual representation, or "shadow," of a physical device or thing. The thing shadow allows you to synchronize and control the state of a device between the cloud and the device itself. and the AWS IoT service. For example, you can write and retrieve JSON data from a thing shadow. """.trimIndent(), ) print("Press Enter to continue...") scanner.nextLine() updateShawdowThing(thingName) println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("7. Write out the state information, in JSON format.") print("Press Enter to continue...") scanner.nextLine() getPayload(thingName) println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("8. Creates a rule") println( """ Creates a rule that is an administrator-level action. Any user who has permission to create rules will be able to access data processed by the rule. """.trimIndent(), ) print("Enter Rule name: ") val ruleName = scanner.nextLine() createIoTRule(roleARN, ruleName, snsAction) println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("9. List your rules.") print("Press Enter to continue...") scanner.nextLine() listIoTRules() println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("10. Search things using the name.") print("Press Enter to continue...") scanner.nextLine() val queryString = "thingName:$thingName" searchThings(queryString) println(DASHES) println(DASHES) if (certificateArn.length > 0) { print("Do you want to detach and delete the certificate for $thingName? (y/n)") val delAns = scanner.nextLine() if (delAns != null && delAns.trim { it <= ' ' }.equals("y", ignoreCase = true)) { println("11. You selected to detach amd delete the certificate.") print("Press Enter to continue...") scanner.nextLine() detachThingPrincipal(thingName, certificateArn) deleteCertificate(certificateArn) } else { println("11. You selected not to delete the certificate.") } } else { println("11. You did not create a certificate so there is nothing to delete.") } println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("12. Delete the AWS IoT thing.") print("Do you want to delete the IoT thing? (y/n)") val delAns = scanner.nextLine() if (delAns != null && delAns.trim { it <= ' ' }.equals("y", ignoreCase = true)) { deleteIoTThing(thingName) } else { println("The IoT thing was not deleted.") } println(DASHES) println(DASHES) println("The AWS IoT workflow has successfully completed.") println(DASHES) } suspend fun deleteIoTThing(thingNameVal: String) { val deleteThingRequest = DeleteThingRequest { thingName = thingNameVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.deleteThing(deleteThingRequest) println("Deleted $thingNameVal") } } suspend fun deleteCertificate(certificateArn: String) { val certificateProviderRequest = DeleteCertificateRequest { certificateId = extractCertificateId(certificateArn) } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.deleteCertificate(certificateProviderRequest) println("$certificateArn was successfully deleted.") } } private fun extractCertificateId(certificateArn: String): String? { // Example ARN: arn:aws:iot:region:account-id:cert/certificate-id. val arnParts = certificateArn.split(":".toRegex()).dropLastWhile { it.isEmpty() }.toTypedArray() val certificateIdPart = arnParts[arnParts.size - 1] return certificateIdPart.substring(certificateIdPart.lastIndexOf("/") + 1) } suspend fun detachThingPrincipal( thingNameVal: String, certificateArn: String, ) { val thingPrincipalRequest = DetachThingPrincipalRequest { principal = certificateArn thingName = thingNameVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.detachThingPrincipal(thingPrincipalRequest) println("$certificateArn was successfully removed from $thingNameVal") } } suspend fun searchThings(queryStringVal: String?) { val searchIndexRequest = SearchIndexRequest { queryString = queryStringVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val searchIndexResponse = iotClient.searchIndex(searchIndexRequest) if (searchIndexResponse.things?.isEmpty() == true) { println("No things found.") } else { searchIndexResponse.things ?.forEach { thing -> println("Thing id found using search is ${thing.thingId}") } } } } suspend fun listIoTRules() { val listTopicRulesRequest = ListTopicRulesRequest {} IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val listTopicRulesResponse = iotClient.listTopicRules(listTopicRulesRequest) println("List of IoT rules:") val ruleList = listTopicRulesResponse.rules ruleList?.forEach { rule -> println("Rule name: ${rule.ruleName}") println("Rule ARN: ${rule.ruleArn}") println("--------------") } } } suspend fun createIoTRule( roleARNVal: String?, ruleNameVal: String?, action: String?, ) { val sqlVal = "SELECT * FROM '$TOPIC '" val action1 = SnsAction { targetArn = action roleArn = roleARNVal } val myAction = Action { sns = action1 } val topicRulePayloadVal = TopicRulePayload { sql = sqlVal actions = listOf(myAction) } val topicRuleRequest = CreateTopicRuleRequest { ruleName = ruleNameVal topicRulePayload = topicRulePayloadVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.createTopicRule(topicRuleRequest) println("IoT rule created successfully.") } } suspend fun getPayload(thingNameVal: String?) { val getThingShadowRequest = GetThingShadowRequest { thingName = thingNameVal } IotDataPlaneClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotPlaneClient -> val getThingShadowResponse = iotPlaneClient.getThingShadow(getThingShadowRequest) val payload = getThingShadowResponse.payload val payloadString = payload?.let { java.lang.String(it, Charsets.UTF_8) } println("Received shadow data: $payloadString") } } suspend fun listCertificates() { IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val response = iotClient.listCertificates() val certList = response.certificates certList?.forEach { cert -> println("Cert id: ${cert.certificateId}") println("Cert Arn: ${cert.certificateArn}") } } } suspend fun describeEndpoint(): String? { val request = DescribeEndpointRequest {} IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val endpointResponse = iotClient.describeEndpoint(request) val endpointUrl: String? = endpointResponse.endpointAddress val exString: String = getValue(endpointUrl) val fullEndpoint = "https://$exString-ats.iot.us-east-1.amazonaws.com" println("Full endpoint URL: $fullEndpoint") return fullEndpoint } } private fun getValue(input: String?): String { // Define a regular expression pattern for extracting the subdomain. val pattern = Pattern.compile("^(.*?)\\.iot\\.us-east-1\\.amazonaws\\.com") // Match the pattern against the input string. val matcher = pattern.matcher(input) // Check if a match is found. if (matcher.find()) { val subdomain = matcher.group(1) println("Extracted subdomain: $subdomain") return subdomain } else { println("No match found") } return "" } suspend fun updateThing(thingNameVal: String?) { val newLocation = "Office" val newFirmwareVersion = "v2.0" val attMap: MutableMap<String, String> = HashMap() attMap["location"] = newLocation attMap["firmwareVersion"] = newFirmwareVersion val attributePayloadVal = AttributePayload { attributes = attMap } val updateThingRequest = UpdateThingRequest { thingName = thingNameVal attributePayload = attributePayloadVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> // Update the IoT thing attributes. iotClient.updateThing(updateThingRequest) println("$thingNameVal attributes updated successfully.") } } suspend fun updateShawdowThing(thingNameVal: String?) { // Create the thing shadow state document. val stateDocument = "{\"state\":{\"reported\":{\"temperature\":25, \"humidity\":50}}}" val byteStream: ByteStream = ByteStream.fromString(stateDocument) val byteArray: ByteArray = byteStream.toByteArray() val updateThingShadowRequest = UpdateThingShadowRequest { thingName = thingNameVal payload = byteArray } IotDataPlaneClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotPlaneClient -> iotPlaneClient.updateThingShadow(updateThingShadowRequest) println("The thing shadow was updated successfully.") } } suspend fun attachCertificateToThing( thingNameVal: String?, certificateArn: String?, ) { val principalRequest = AttachThingPrincipalRequest { thingName = thingNameVal principal = certificateArn } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.attachThingPrincipal(principalRequest) println("Certificate attached to $thingNameVal successfully.") } } suspend fun describeThing(thingNameVal: String) { val thingRequest = DescribeThingRequest { thingName = thingNameVal } // Print Thing details. IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val describeResponse = iotClient.describeThing(thingRequest) println("Thing details:") println("Thing name: ${describeResponse.thingName}") println("Thing ARN: ${describeResponse.thingArn}") } } suspend fun createCertificate(): String? { IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val response = iotClient.createKeysAndCertificate() val certificatePem = response.certificatePem val certificateArn = response.certificateArn // Print the details. println("\nCertificate:") println(certificatePem) println("\nCertificate ARN:") println(certificateArn) return certificateArn } } suspend fun createIoTThing(thingNameVal: String) { val createThingRequest = CreateThingRequest { thingName = thingNameVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.createThing(createThingRequest) println("Created $thingNameVal}") } }

Actions

The following code example shows how to use AttachThingPrincipal.

SDK for Kotlin
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

suspend fun attachCertificateToThing( thingNameVal: String?, certificateArn: String?, ) { val principalRequest = AttachThingPrincipalRequest { thingName = thingNameVal principal = certificateArn } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.attachThingPrincipal(principalRequest) println("Certificate attached to $thingNameVal successfully.") } }

The following code example shows how to use CreateKeysAndCertificate.

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suspend fun createCertificate(): String? { IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val response = iotClient.createKeysAndCertificate() val certificatePem = response.certificatePem val certificateArn = response.certificateArn // Print the details. println("\nCertificate:") println(certificatePem) println("\nCertificate ARN:") println(certificateArn) return certificateArn } }

The following code example shows how to use CreateThing.

SDK for Kotlin
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

suspend fun createIoTThing(thingNameVal: String) { val createThingRequest = CreateThingRequest { thingName = thingNameVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.createThing(createThingRequest) println("Created $thingNameVal}") } }
  • For API details, see CreateThing in AWS SDK for Kotlin API reference.

The following code example shows how to use CreateTopicRule.

SDK for Kotlin
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

suspend fun createIoTRule( roleARNVal: String?, ruleNameVal: String?, action: String?, ) { val sqlVal = "SELECT * FROM '$TOPIC '" val action1 = SnsAction { targetArn = action roleArn = roleARNVal } val myAction = Action { sns = action1 } val topicRulePayloadVal = TopicRulePayload { sql = sqlVal actions = listOf(myAction) } val topicRuleRequest = CreateTopicRuleRequest { ruleName = ruleNameVal topicRulePayload = topicRulePayloadVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.createTopicRule(topicRuleRequest) println("IoT rule created successfully.") } }
  • For API details, see CreateTopicRule in AWS SDK for Kotlin API reference.

The following code example shows how to use DeleteCertificate.

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suspend fun deleteCertificate(certificateArn: String) { val certificateProviderRequest = DeleteCertificateRequest { certificateId = extractCertificateId(certificateArn) } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.deleteCertificate(certificateProviderRequest) println("$certificateArn was successfully deleted.") } }

The following code example shows how to use DeleteThing.

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suspend fun deleteIoTThing(thingNameVal: String) { val deleteThingRequest = DeleteThingRequest { thingName = thingNameVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.deleteThing(deleteThingRequest) println("Deleted $thingNameVal") } }
  • For API details, see DeleteThing in AWS SDK for Kotlin API reference.

The following code example shows how to use DescribeEndpoint.

SDK for Kotlin
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

suspend fun describeEndpoint(): String? { val request = DescribeEndpointRequest {} IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val endpointResponse = iotClient.describeEndpoint(request) val endpointUrl: String? = endpointResponse.endpointAddress val exString: String = getValue(endpointUrl) val fullEndpoint = "https://$exString-ats.iot.us-east-1.amazonaws.com" println("Full endpoint URL: $fullEndpoint") return fullEndpoint } }

The following code example shows how to use DescribeThing.

SDK for Kotlin
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

suspend fun describeThing(thingNameVal: String) { val thingRequest = DescribeThingRequest { thingName = thingNameVal } // Print Thing details. IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val describeResponse = iotClient.describeThing(thingRequest) println("Thing details:") println("Thing name: ${describeResponse.thingName}") println("Thing ARN: ${describeResponse.thingArn}") } }
  • For API details, see DescribeThing in AWS SDK for Kotlin API reference.

The following code example shows how to use DetachThingPrincipal.

SDK for Kotlin
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suspend fun detachThingPrincipal( thingNameVal: String, certificateArn: String, ) { val thingPrincipalRequest = DetachThingPrincipalRequest { principal = certificateArn thingName = thingNameVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> iotClient.detachThingPrincipal(thingPrincipalRequest) println("$certificateArn was successfully removed from $thingNameVal") } }

The following code example shows how to use ListCertificates.

SDK for Kotlin
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

suspend fun listCertificates() { IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val response = iotClient.listCertificates() val certList = response.certificates certList?.forEach { cert -> println("Cert id: ${cert.certificateId}") println("Cert Arn: ${cert.certificateArn}") } } }

The following code example shows how to use SearchIndex.

SDK for Kotlin
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

suspend fun searchThings(queryStringVal: String?) { val searchIndexRequest = SearchIndexRequest { queryString = queryStringVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> val searchIndexResponse = iotClient.searchIndex(searchIndexRequest) if (searchIndexResponse.things?.isEmpty() == true) { println("No things found.") } else { searchIndexResponse.things ?.forEach { thing -> println("Thing id found using search is ${thing.thingId}") } } } }
  • For API details, see SearchIndex in AWS SDK for Kotlin API reference.

The following code example shows how to use UpdateThing.

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suspend fun updateThing(thingNameVal: String?) { val newLocation = "Office" val newFirmwareVersion = "v2.0" val attMap: MutableMap<String, String> = HashMap() attMap["location"] = newLocation attMap["firmwareVersion"] = newFirmwareVersion val attributePayloadVal = AttributePayload { attributes = attMap } val updateThingRequest = UpdateThingRequest { thingName = thingNameVal attributePayload = attributePayloadVal } IotClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { iotClient -> // Update the IoT thing attributes. iotClient.updateThing(updateThingRequest) println("$thingNameVal attributes updated successfully.") } }
  • For API details, see UpdateThing in AWS SDK for Kotlin API reference.