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data/lib/sqs/right_sqs_gen2_interface.rb

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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007-2008 RightScale Inc
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+module RightAws
+
+  #
+  # Right::Aws::SqsGen2Interface - RightScale's low-level Amazon SQS interface
+  # for API version 2008-01-01 and later.
+  # For explanations of the semantics
+  # of each call, please refer to Amazon's documentation at
+  # http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/kbcategory.jspa?categoryID=31
+  #
+  # This class provides a procedural interface to SQS.  Conceptually it is
+  # mostly a pass-through interface to SQS and its API is very similar to the
+  # bare SQS API.  For a somewhat higher-level and object-oriented interface, see
+  # RightAws::SqsGen2. 
+
+  class SqsGen2Interface < RightAwsBase
+    include RightAwsBaseInterface
+    
+    API_VERSION       = "2008-01-01"
+    DEFAULT_HOST      = "queue.amazonaws.com"
+    DEFAULT_PORT      = 443
+    DEFAULT_PROTOCOL  = 'https'
+    REQUEST_TTL       = 30
+    DEFAULT_VISIBILITY_TIMEOUT = 30
+
+
+    @@bench = AwsBenchmarkingBlock.new
+    def self.bench_xml
+      @@bench.xml
+    end
+    def self.bench_sqs
+      @@bench.service
+    end
+
+    @@api = API_VERSION
+    def self.api 
+      @@api
+    end
+
+    # Creates a new SqsInterface instance. This instance is limited to
+    # operations on SQS objects created with Amazon's 2008-01-01 API version.  This
+    # interface will not work on objects created with prior API versions.  See
+    # Amazon's article "Migrating to Amazon SQS API version 2008-01-01" at:
+    # http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=1148
+    #
+    #  sqs = RightAws::SqsGen2Interface.new('1E3GDYEOGFJPIT75KDT40','hgTHt68JY07JKUY08ftHYtERkjgtfERn57DFE379', {:multi_thread => true, :logger => Logger.new('/tmp/x.log')}) 
+    #  
+    # Params is a hash:
+    #
+    #    {:server       => 'queue.amazonaws.com' # Amazon service host: 'queue.amazonaws.com' (default)
+    #     :port         => 443                   # Amazon service port: 80 or 443 (default)
+    #     :multi_thread => true|false            # Multi-threaded (connection per each thread): true or false (default)
+    #     :signature_version => '0'              # The signature version : '0' or '1'(default)
+    #     :logger       => Logger Object}        # Logger instance: logs to STDOUT if omitted }
+    #
+    def initialize(aws_access_key_id=nil, aws_secret_access_key=nil, params={})
+      init({ :name             => 'SQS', 
+             :default_host     => ENV['SQS_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SQS_URL']).host   : DEFAULT_HOST, 
+             :default_port     => ENV['SQS_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SQS_URL']).port   : DEFAULT_PORT, 
+             :default_protocol => ENV['SQS_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SQS_URL']).scheme : DEFAULT_PROTOCOL }, 
+           aws_access_key_id     || ENV['AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'], 
+           aws_secret_access_key || ENV['AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'], 
+           params)
+    end
+
+
+  #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+  #      Requests
+  #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    # Generates a request hash for the query API
+    def generate_request(action, param={})  # :nodoc:
+      # For operation requests on a queue, the queue URI will be a parameter,
+      # so we first extract it from the call parameters.  Next we remove any
+      # parameters with no value or with symbolic keys.  We add the header
+      # fields required in all requests, and then the headers passed in as
+      # params.  We sort the header fields alphabetically and then generate the
+      # signature before URL escaping the resulting query and sending it.
+      service = param[:queue_url] ? URI(param[:queue_url]).path : '/'
+      param.each{ |key, value| param.delete(key) if (value.nil? || key.is_a?(Symbol)) }
+      service_hash = { "Action"           => action,
+                       "Expires"          => (Time.now + REQUEST_TTL).utc.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
+                       "AWSAccessKeyId"   => @aws_access_key_id,
+                       "Version"          => API_VERSION }
+      service_hash.update(param)
+      service_params = signed_service_params(@aws_secret_access_key, service_hash, :get, @params[:server], service)
+      request        = Net::HTTP::Get.new("#{AwsUtils.URLencode(service)}?#{service_params}")
+        # prepare output hash
+      { :request  => request, 
+        :server   => @params[:server],
+        :port     => @params[:port],
+        :protocol => @params[:protocol] }
+    end
+
+    def generate_post_request(action, param={})  # :nodoc:
+      service = param[:queue_url] ? URI(param[:queue_url]).path : '/'
+      message   = param[:message]                # extract message body if nesessary
+      param.each{ |key, value| param.delete(key) if (value.nil? || key.is_a?(Symbol)) }
+      service_hash = { "Action"           => action,
+                       "Expires"          => (Time.now + REQUEST_TTL).utc.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
+                       "AWSAccessKeyId"   => @aws_access_key_id,
+                       "MessageBody"      => message,
+                       "Version"          => API_VERSION }
+      service_hash.update(param)
+      #
+      service_params = signed_service_params(@aws_secret_access_key, service_hash, :post, @params[:server], service)
+      request        = Net::HTTP::Post.new(AwsUtils::URLencode(service))
+      request['Content-Type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' 
+      request.body = service_params
+        # prepare output hash
+      { :request  => request, 
+        :server   => @params[:server],
+        :port     => @params[:port],
+        :protocol => @params[:protocol] }
+    end
+
+
+      # Sends request to Amazon and parses the response
+      # Raises AwsError if any banana happened
+    def request_info(request, parser) # :nodoc:
+      thread = @params[:multi_thread] ? Thread.current : Thread.main
+      thread[:sqs_connection] ||= Rightscale::HttpConnection.new(:exception => AwsError, :logger => @logger)
+      request_info_impl(thread[:sqs_connection], @@bench, request, parser)
+    end
+
+
+      # Creates a new queue, returning its URI.
+      #
+      #  sqs.create_queue('my_awesome_queue') #=> 'http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue'
+      #
+    def create_queue(queue_name, default_visibility_timeout=nil)
+      req_hash = generate_request('CreateQueue', 'QueueName' => queue_name,
+                                  'DefaultVisibilityTimeout' => default_visibility_timeout || DEFAULT_VISIBILITY_TIMEOUT )
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsCreateQueueParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+     # Lists all queues owned by this user that have names beginning with +queue_name_prefix+. 
+     # If +queue_name_prefix+ is omitted then retrieves a list of all queues.
+     # Queue creation is an eventual operation and created queues may not show up in immediately subsequent list_queues calls.
+     #
+     #  sqs.create_queue('my_awesome_queue')
+     #  sqs.create_queue('my_awesome_queue_2')
+     #  sqs.list_queues('my_awesome') #=> ['http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue','http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue_2']
+     #
+    def list_queues(queue_name_prefix=nil)
+      req_hash = generate_request('ListQueues', 'QueueNamePrefix' => queue_name_prefix)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsListQueuesParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+      
+      # Deletes queue. Any messages in the queue are permanently lost. 
+      # Returns +true+ or an exception.
+      # Queue deletion can take up to 60 s to propagate through SQS.  Thus, after a deletion, subsequent list_queues calls
+      # may still show the deleted queue.  It is not unusual within the 60 s window to see the deleted queue absent from 
+      # one list_queues call but present in the subsequent one.  Deletion is eventual.
+      #
+      #  sqs.delete_queue('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue_2') #=> true
+      # 
+      # 
+    def delete_queue(queue_url)
+      req_hash = generate_request('DeleteQueue', :queue_url      => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Retrieves the queue attribute(s). Returns a hash of attribute(s) or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.get_queue_attributes('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') 
+      #  #=> {"ApproximateNumberOfMessages"=>"0", "VisibilityTimeout"=>"30"}
+      #
+    def get_queue_attributes(queue_url, attribute='All')
+      req_hash = generate_request('GetQueueAttributes', 'AttributeName' => attribute, :queue_url  => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsGetQueueAttributesParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Sets queue attribute. Returns +true+ or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.set_queue_attributes('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', "VisibilityTimeout", 10) #=> true
+      #
+      # From the SQS Dev Guide:
+      # "Currently, you can set only the 
+      # VisibilityTimeout attribute for a queue... 
+      # When you change a queue's attributes, the change can take up to 60 seconds to propagate 
+      # throughout the SQS system."
+      #
+      # NB: Attribute values may not be immediately available to other queries
+      # for some time after an update. See the SQS documentation for
+      # semantics, but in general propagation can take up to 60 s.
+    def set_queue_attributes(queue_url, attribute, value)
+      req_hash = generate_request('SetQueueAttributes', 'Attribute.Name'  => attribute, 'Attribute.Value' => value, :queue_url  => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Retrieves a list of messages from queue. Returns an array of hashes in format: <tt>{:id=>'message_id', body=>'message_body'}</tt>
+      #
+      #   sqs.receive_message('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue',10, 5) #=>
+      #    [{"ReceiptHandle"=>"Euvo62...kw==", "MD5OfBody"=>"16af2171b5b83cfa35ce254966ba81e3", 
+      #      "Body"=>"Goodbyte World!", "MessageId"=>"MUM4WlAyR...pYOTA="}, ..., {}]
+      #
+      # Normally this call returns fewer messages than the maximum specified,
+      # even if they are available.
+      #
+    def receive_message(queue_url, max_number_of_messages=1, visibility_timeout=nil)
+      return [] if max_number_of_messages == 0
+      req_hash = generate_post_request('ReceiveMessage', 'MaxNumberOfMessages'  => max_number_of_messages, 'VisibilityTimeout' => visibility_timeout,
+                                       :queue_url          => queue_url )
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsReceiveMessageParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Sends a new message to a queue.  Message size is limited to 8 KB.
+      # If successful, this call returns a hash containing key/value pairs for
+      # "MessageId" and "MD5OfMessageBody":
+      #
+      #  sqs.send_message('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', 'message_1') #=> "1234567890...0987654321"
+      #  => {"MessageId"=>"MEs4M0JKNlRCRTBBSENaMjROTk58QVFRNzNEREhDVFlFOVJDQ1JKNjF8UTdBRllCUlJUMjhKMUI1WDJSWDE=", "MD5OfMessageBody"=>"16af2171b5b83cfa35ce254966ba81e3"}
+      #
+      # On failure, send_message raises an exception.
+      #
+      #
+    def send_message(queue_url, message)
+      req_hash = generate_post_request('SendMessage', :message  => message, :queue_url => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsSendMessagesParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Same as send_message
+    alias_method :push_message, :send_message
+    
+    
+      # Deletes message from queue. Returns +true+ or an exception.  Amazon
+      # returns +true+ on deletion of non-existent messages.  You must use the
+      # receipt handle for a message to delete it, not the message ID.  
+      #
+      # From the SQS Developer Guide:
+      # "It is possible you will receive a message even after you have deleted it. This might happen 
+      # on rare occasions if one of the servers storing a copy of the message is unavailable when 
+      # you request to delete the message. The copy remains on the server and might be returned to 
+      # you again on a subsequent receive request. You should create your system to be 
+      # idempotent so that receiving a particular message more than once is not a problem. "
+      #
+      #  sqs.delete_message('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', 'Euvo62/1nlIet...ao03hd9Sa0w==') #=> true
+      #
+    def delete_message(queue_url, receipt_handle)
+      req_hash = generate_request('DeleteMessage', 'ReceiptHandle' => receipt_handle, :queue_url  => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Given the queue's short name, this call returns the queue URL or +nil+ if queue is not found
+      #  sqs.queue_url_by_name('my_awesome_queue') #=> 'http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue'
+      #
+    def queue_url_by_name(queue_name)
+      return queue_name if queue_name.include?('/')
+      queue_urls = list_queues(queue_name)
+      queue_urls.each do |queue_url|
+        return queue_url if queue_name_by_url(queue_url) == queue_name
+      end
+      nil
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Returns short queue name by url.
+      #
+      #  RightSqs.queue_name_by_url('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> 'my_awesome_queue'
+      #
+    def self.queue_name_by_url(queue_url)
+      queue_url[/[^\/]*$/]
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Returns short queue name by url.
+      #
+      #  sqs.queue_name_by_url('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> 'my_awesome_queue'
+      #
+    def queue_name_by_url(queue_url)
+      self.class.queue_name_by_url(queue_url)
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Returns approximate number of messages in queue.
+      #
+      #  sqs.get_queue_length('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> 3
+      #
+    def get_queue_length(queue_url)
+      get_queue_attributes(queue_url)['ApproximateNumberOfMessages'].to_i
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Removes all visible messages from queue. Return +true+ or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.clear_queue('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> true
+      #
+    def clear_queue(queue_url)
+      while (pop_messages(queue_url, 10).length > 0) ; end   # delete all messages in queue
+      true
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Pops (retrieves and deletes) up to 'number_of_messages' from queue. Returns an array of retrieved messages in format: <tt>[{:id=>'message_id', :body=>'message_body'}]</tt>.
+      #
+      #   sqs.pop_messages('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', 3) #=>
+      #   [{"ReceiptHandle"=>"Euvo62/...+Zw==", "MD5OfBody"=>"16af2...81e3", "Body"=>"Goodbyte World!", 
+      #   "MessageId"=>"MEZI...JSWDE="}, {...}, ... , {...} ]
+      #
+    def pop_messages(queue_url, number_of_messages=1)
+      messages = receive_message(queue_url, number_of_messages)
+      messages.each do |message|
+        delete_message(queue_url, message['ReceiptHandle'])
+      end
+      messages
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Pops (retrieves and  deletes) first accessible message from queue. Returns the message in format <tt>{:id=>'message_id', :body=>'message_body'}</tt> or +nil+.
+      #
+      #  sqs.pop_message('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=>
+      #    {:id=>"12345678904GEZX9746N|0N9ED344VK5Z3SV1DTM0|1RVYH4X3TJ0987654321", :body=>"message_1"}
+      #
+    def pop_message(queue_url)
+      messages = pop_messages(queue_url)
+      messages.blank? ? nil : messages[0]
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    #      PARSERS: Status Response Parser
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    class SqsStatusParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def tagend(name)
+        if name == 'ResponseMetadata'
+          @result = true
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    #      PARSERS: Queue
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    class SqsCreateQueueParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def tagend(name)
+        @result = @text if name == 'QueueUrl'
+      end
+    end
+
+    class SqsListQueuesParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def reset
+        @result = []
+      end
+      def tagend(name)
+        @result << @text if name == 'QueueUrl'
+      end
+    end
+
+    class SqsGetQueueAttributesParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def reset
+        @result = {}
+      end
+      def tagend(name)
+        case name 
+          when 'Name'      ; @current_attribute          = @text
+          when 'Value'     ; @result[@current_attribute] = @text
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    #      PARSERS: Messages
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    class SqsReceiveMessageParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def reset
+        @result = []
+      end
+      def tagstart(name, attributes)
+        @current_message = {} if name == 'Message'
+      end
+      def tagend(name)
+        case name
+          when 'MessageId'  ; @current_message['MessageId'] = @text
+          when 'ReceiptHandle' ; @current_message['ReceiptHandle'] = @text
+          when 'MD5OfBody' ; @current_message['MD5OfBody'] = @text
+          when 'Body'; @current_message['Body'] = @text; @result << @current_message
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    class SqsSendMessagesParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def reset
+        @result = {}
+      end
+      def tagend(name)
+        case name
+          when 'MessageId' ; @result['MessageId'] = @text
+          when 'MD5OfMessageBody' ; @result['MD5OfMessageBody'] = @text
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    
+  end
+
+end

data/lib/sqs/right_sqs_interface.rb

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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007-2008 RightScale Inc
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+module RightAws
+
+  class SqsInterface < RightAwsBase
+    include RightAwsBaseInterface
+    
+    API_VERSION       = "2007-05-01"
+    DEFAULT_HOST      = "queue.amazonaws.com"
+    DEFAULT_PORT      = 443
+    DEFAULT_PROTOCOL  = 'https'
+    REQUEST_TTL       = 30
+    DEFAULT_VISIBILITY_TIMEOUT = 30
+
+
+    @@bench = AwsBenchmarkingBlock.new
+    def self.bench_xml
+      @@bench.xml
+    end
+    def self.bench_sqs
+      @@bench.service
+    end
+
+    @@api = API_VERSION
+    def self.api 
+      @@api
+    end
+
+      # Creates a new SqsInterface instance.
+      #
+      #  sqs = RightAws::SqsInterface.new('1E3GDYEOGFJPIT75KDT40','hgTHt68JY07JKUY08ftHYtERkjgtfERn57DFE379', {:multi_thread => true, :logger => Logger.new('/tmp/x.log')}) 
+      #  
+      # Params is a hash:
+      #
+      #    {:server       => 'queue.amazonaws.com' # Amazon service host: 'queue.amazonaws.com'(default)
+      #     :port         => 443                   # Amazon service port: 80 or 443(default)
+      #     :multi_thread => true|false            # Multi-threaded (connection per each thread): true or false(default)
+      #     :signature_version => '0'              # The signature version : '0' or '1'(default)
+      #     :logger       => Logger Object}        # Logger instance: logs to STDOUT if omitted }
+      #
+    def initialize(aws_access_key_id=nil, aws_secret_access_key=nil, params={})
+      init({ :name             => 'SQS', 
+             :default_host     => ENV['SQS_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SQS_URL']).host   : DEFAULT_HOST, 
+             :default_port     => ENV['SQS_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SQS_URL']).port   : DEFAULT_PORT, 
+             :default_protocol => ENV['SQS_URL'] ? URI.parse(ENV['SQS_URL']).scheme : DEFAULT_PROTOCOL }, 
+           aws_access_key_id     || ENV['AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'], 
+           aws_secret_access_key || ENV['AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'], 
+           params)
+    end
+
+
+  #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+  #      Requests
+  #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+      # Generates a request hash for the query API
+    def generate_request(action, params={})  # :nodoc:
+        # Sometimes we need to use queue uri (delete queue etc)
+        # In that case we will use Symbol key: 'param[:queue_url]'
+      service = params[:queue_url] ? URI(params[:queue_url]).path : '/'
+        # remove unset(=optional) and symbolyc keys
+      params.each{ |key, value| params.delete(key) if (value.nil? || key.is_a?(Symbol)) }
+        # prepare output hash
+      service_hash = { "Action"           => action,
+                       "Expires"          => (Time.now + REQUEST_TTL).utc.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
+                       "AWSAccessKeyId"   => @aws_access_key_id,
+                       "Version"          => API_VERSION }
+      service_hash.update(params)
+      service_params = signed_service_params(@aws_secret_access_key, service_hash, :get, @params[:server], service)
+      request        = Net::HTTP::Get.new("#{AwsUtils::URLencode(service)}?#{service_params}")
+        # prepare output hash
+      { :request  => request, 
+        :server   => @params[:server],
+        :port     => @params[:port],
+        :protocol => @params[:protocol] }
+    end
+
+      # Generates a request hash for the REST API
+    def generate_rest_request(method, param) # :nodoc:
+      queue_uri = param[:queue_url] ? URI(param[:queue_url]).path : '/'
+      message   = param[:message]                # extract message body if nesessary
+        # remove unset(=optional) and symbolyc keys
+      param.each{ |key, value| param.delete(key) if (value.nil? || key.is_a?(Symbol)) }
+        # created request
+      param_to_str = param.to_a.collect{|key,val| key.to_s + "=" + CGI::escape(val.to_s) }.join("&")
+      param_to_str = "?#{param_to_str}" unless param_to_str.blank?
+      request = "Net::HTTP::#{method.capitalize}".constantize.new("#{queue_uri}#{param_to_str}")
+      request.body = message if message
+        # set main headers
+      request['content-md5']  = ''
+      request['Content-Type'] = 'text/plain'
+      request['Date']         = Time.now.httpdate
+        # generate authorization string
+      auth_string = "#{method.upcase}\n#{request['content-md5']}\n#{request['Content-Type']}\n#{request['Date']}\n#{CGI::unescape(queue_uri)}"
+      signature   = AwsUtils::sign(@aws_secret_access_key, auth_string)
+        # set other headers
+      request['Authorization'] = "AWS #{@aws_access_key_id}:#{signature}"
+      request['AWS-Version']   = API_VERSION
+        # prepare output hash
+      { :request  => request, 
+        :server   => @params[:server],
+        :port     => @params[:port],
+        :protocol => @params[:protocol] }
+    end
+
+
+      # Sends request to Amazon and parses the response
+      # Raises AwsError if any banana happened
+    def request_info(request, parser) # :nodoc:
+      thread = @params[:multi_thread] ? Thread.current : Thread.main
+      thread[:sqs_connection] ||= Rightscale::HttpConnection.new(:exception => AwsError, :logger => @logger)
+      request_info_impl(thread[:sqs_connection], @@bench, request, parser)
+    end
+
+
+      # Creates new queue. Returns new queue link.
+      #
+      #  sqs.create_queue('my_awesome_queue') #=> 'http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue'
+      #
+      # PS Some queue based requests may not become available until a couple of minutes after queue creation
+      # (permission grant and removal for example)
+      #
+    def create_queue(queue_name, default_visibility_timeout=nil)
+      req_hash = generate_request('CreateQueue', 
+                                  'QueueName'                => queue_name,
+                                  'DefaultVisibilityTimeout' => default_visibility_timeout || DEFAULT_VISIBILITY_TIMEOUT )
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsCreateQueueParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    end
+
+     # Lists all queues owned by this user that have names beginning with +queue_name_prefix+. If +queue_name_prefix+ is omitted then retrieves a list of all queues.
+     #
+     #  sqs.create_queue('my_awesome_queue')
+     #  sqs.create_queue('my_awesome_queue_2')
+     #  sqs.list_queues('my_awesome') #=> ['http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue','http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue_2']
+     #
+    def list_queues(queue_name_prefix=nil)
+      req_hash = generate_request('ListQueues', 'QueueNamePrefix' => queue_name_prefix)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsListQueuesParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+      
+      # Deletes queue (queue must be empty or +force_deletion+ must be set to true). Queue is identified by url. Returns +true+ or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.delete_queue('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue_2') #=> true
+      #
+    def delete_queue(queue_url, force_deletion = false)
+      req_hash = generate_request('DeleteQueue', 
+                                  'ForceDeletion' => force_deletion.to_s,
+                                  :queue_url      => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Retrieves the queue attribute(s). Returns a hash of attribute(s) or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.get_queue_attributes('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> {"ApproximateNumberOfMessages"=>"0", "VisibilityTimeout"=>"30"}
+      #
+    def get_queue_attributes(queue_url, attribute='All')
+      req_hash = generate_request('GetQueueAttributes', 
+                                  'Attribute' => attribute,
+                                  :queue_url  => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsGetQueueAttributesParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Sets queue attribute. Returns +true+ or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.set_queue_attributes('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', "VisibilityTimeout", 10) #=> true
+      #
+      # P.S. Amazon returns success even if the attribute does not exist. Also, attribute values may not be immediately available to other queries
+      # for some time after an update (see the SQS documentation for
+      # semantics).
+    def set_queue_attributes(queue_url, attribute, value)
+      req_hash = generate_request('SetQueueAttributes', 
+                                  'Attribute' => attribute,
+                                  'Value'     => value,
+                                  :queue_url  => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+     # Sets visibility timeout. Returns +true+ or an exception.
+     #
+     #  sqs.set_visibility_timeout('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', 15) #=> true
+     #
+     # See also: +set_queue_attributes+
+     #
+    def set_visibility_timeout(queue_url, visibility_timeout=nil)
+      req_hash = generate_request('SetVisibilityTimeout', 
+                                  'VisibilityTimeout' => visibility_timeout || DEFAULT_VISIBILITY_TIMEOUT,
+                                  :queue_url => queue_url )
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+     # Retrieves visibility timeout.
+     #
+     #  sqs.get_visibility_timeout('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> 15
+     #
+     # See also: +get_queue_attributes+
+     #
+    def get_visibility_timeout(queue_url)
+      req_hash = generate_request('GetVisibilityTimeout', :queue_url => queue_url )
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsGetVisibilityTimeoutParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+     # Adds grants for user (identified by email he registered at Amazon). Returns +true+ or an exception. Permission = 'FULLCONTROL' | 'RECEIVEMESSAGE' | 'SENDMESSAGE'.
+     #
+     #  sqs.add_grant('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', 'my_awesome_friend@gmail.com', 'FULLCONTROL') #=> true
+     #
+    def add_grant(queue_url, grantee_email_address, permission = nil)
+      req_hash = generate_request('AddGrant', 
+                                  'Grantee.EmailAddress' => grantee_email_address,
+                                  'Permission'           => permission,
+                                  :queue_url             => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Retrieves hash of +grantee_id+ => +perms+ for this queue:
+      #
+      #  sqs.list_grants('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=>
+      #    {"000000000000000000000001111111111117476c7fea6efb2c3347ac3ab2792a"=>{:name=>"root", :perms=>["FULLCONTROL"]},
+      #     "00000000000000000000000111111111111e5828344600fc9e4a784a09e97041"=>{:name=>"myawesomefriend", :perms=>["FULLCONTROL"]}  
+      #
+    def list_grants(queue_url, grantee_email_address=nil, permission = nil)
+      req_hash = generate_request('ListGrants', 
+                                  'Grantee.EmailAddress' => grantee_email_address,
+                                  'Permission'           => permission,
+                                  :queue_url             => queue_url)
+      response = request_info(req_hash, SqsListGrantsParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+        # One user may have up to 3 permission records for every queue.
+        # We will join these records to one.
+      result = {}    
+      response.each do |perm|
+        id = perm[:id]
+          # create hash for new user if unexisit
+        result[id] = {:perms=>[]} unless result[id]
+          # fill current grantee params
+        result[id][:perms] << perm[:permission]
+        result[id][:name] = perm[:name]
+      end
+      result
+    end
+
+      # Revokes permission from user. Returns +true+ or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.remove_grant('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', 'my_awesome_friend@gmail.com', 'FULLCONTROL') #=> true
+      #
+    def remove_grant(queue_url, grantee_email_address_or_id, permission = nil)
+      grantee_key = grantee_email_address_or_id.include?('@') ? 'Grantee.EmailAddress' : 'Grantee.ID'
+      req_hash = generate_request('RemoveGrant', 
+                                  grantee_key  => grantee_email_address_or_id,
+                                  'Permission' => permission,
+                                  :queue_url   => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Retrieves a list of messages from queue. Returns an array of hashes in format: <tt>{:id=>'message_id', body=>'message_body'}</tt>
+      #
+      #   sqs.receive_messages('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue',10, 5) #=>
+      #    [{:id=>"12345678904GEZX9746N|0N9ED344VK5Z3SV1DTM0|1RVYH4X3TJ0987654321", :body=>"message_1"}, ..., {}]
+      #
+      # P.S. Usually returns fewer messages than requested even if they are available.
+      #
+    def receive_messages(queue_url, number_of_messages=1, visibility_timeout=nil)
+      return [] if number_of_messages == 0
+      req_hash = generate_rest_request('GET',
+                                       'NumberOfMessages'  => number_of_messages,
+                                       'VisibilityTimeout' => visibility_timeout,
+                                       :queue_url          => "#{queue_url}/front" )
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsReceiveMessagesParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Peeks message from queue by message id. Returns message in format of <tt>{:id=>'message_id', :body=>'message_body'}</tt> or +nil+.
+      #
+      #  sqs.peek_message('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', '1234567890...0987654321') #=>
+      #    {:id=>"12345678904GEZX9746N|0N9ED344VK5Z3SV1DTM0|1RVYH4X3TJ0987654321", :body=>"message_1"}
+      #
+    def peek_message(queue_url, message_id)
+      req_hash = generate_rest_request('GET', :queue_url => "#{queue_url}/#{CGI::escape message_id}" )
+      messages = request_info(req_hash, SqsReceiveMessagesParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+      messages.blank? ? nil : messages[0]
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Sends new message to queue.Returns 'message_id' or raises an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.send_message('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', 'message_1') #=> "1234567890...0987654321"
+      #
+    def send_message(queue_url, message)
+      req_hash = generate_rest_request('PUT',
+                                       :message   => message,
+                                       :queue_url => "#{queue_url}/back")
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsSendMessagesParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Deletes message from queue. Returns +true+ or an exception.  Amazon
+      # returns +true+ on deletion of non-existent messages.
+      #
+      #  sqs.delete_message('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', '12345678904...0987654321') #=> true
+      #
+    def delete_message(queue_url, message_id)
+      req_hash = generate_request('DeleteMessage', 
+                                  'MessageId' => message_id,
+                                  :queue_url  => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Changes message visibility timeout. Returns +true+ or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.change_message_visibility('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', '1234567890...0987654321', 10) #=> true
+      #
+    def change_message_visibility(queue_url, message_id, visibility_timeout=0)
+      req_hash = generate_request('ChangeMessageVisibility', 
+                                  'MessageId'         => message_id,
+                                  'VisibilityTimeout' => visibility_timeout.to_s,
+                                  :queue_url          => queue_url)
+      request_info(req_hash, SqsStatusParser.new(:logger => @logger))
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Returns queue url by queue short name or +nil+ if queue is not found
+      #
+      #  sqs.queue_url_by_name('my_awesome_queue') #=> 'http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue'
+      #
+    def queue_url_by_name(queue_name)
+      return queue_name if queue_name.include?('/')
+      queue_urls = list_queues(queue_name)
+      queue_urls.each do |queue_url|
+        return queue_url if queue_name_by_url(queue_url) == queue_name
+      end
+      nil
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Returns short queue name by url.
+      #
+      #  RightSqs.queue_name_by_url('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> 'my_awesome_queue'
+      #
+    def self.queue_name_by_url(queue_url)
+      queue_url[/[^\/]*$/]
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Returns short queue name by url.
+      #
+      #  sqs.queue_name_by_url('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> 'my_awesome_queue'
+      #
+    def queue_name_by_url(queue_url)
+      self.class.queue_name_by_url(queue_url)
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Returns approximate number of messages in queue.
+      #
+      #  sqs.get_queue_length('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> 3
+      #
+    def get_queue_length(queue_url)
+      get_queue_attributes(queue_url)['ApproximateNumberOfMessages'].to_i
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Removes all visible messages from queue. Return +true+ or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.clear_queue('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> true
+      #
+    def clear_queue(queue_url)
+      while (m = pop_message(queue_url)) ; end   # delete all messages in queue
+      true
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Deletes queue then re-creates it (restores attributes also). The fastest method to clear big queue or queue with invisible messages. Return +true+ or an exception.
+      #
+      #  sqs.force_clear_queue('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> true
+      #
+      # PS This function is no longer supported.  Amazon has changed the SQS semantics to require at least 60 seconds between 
+      # queue deletion and creation. Hence this method will fail with an exception.
+      #
+    def force_clear_queue(queue_url)
+      queue_name       = queue_name_by_url(queue_url)
+      queue_attributes = get_queue_attributes(queue_url)
+      force_delete_queue(queue_url)
+      create_queue(queue_name)
+        # hmmm... The next line is a trick. Amazon do not want change attributes immediately after queue creation
+        # So we do 'empty' get_queue_attributes. Probably they need some time to allow attributes change.
+      get_queue_attributes(queue_url)  
+      queue_attributes.each{ |attribute, value| set_queue_attributes(queue_url, attribute, value) }
+      true
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Deletes queue even if it has messages. Return +true+ or an exception.
+      #
+      #  force_delete_queue('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=> true
+      #
+      # P.S. same as <tt>delete_queue('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', true)</tt>
+    def force_delete_queue(queue_url)
+      delete_queue(queue_url, true)
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Reads first accessible message from queue. Returns message as a hash: <tt>{:id=>'message_id', :body=>'message_body'}</tt> or +nil+.
+      #
+      #  sqs.receive_message('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', 10) #=>
+      #    {:id=>"12345678904GEZX9746N|0N9ED344VK5Z3SV1DTM0|1RVYH4X3TJ0987654321", :body=>"message_1"}
+      #
+    def receive_message(queue_url, visibility_timeout=nil)
+      result = receive_messages(queue_url, 1, visibility_timeout)
+      result.blank? ? nil : result[0]
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+    
+      # Same as send_message
+    alias_method :push_message, :send_message
+    
+      # Pops (retrieves and deletes) up to 'number_of_messages' from queue. Returns an array of retrieved messages in format: <tt>[{:id=>'message_id', :body=>'message_body'}]</tt>.
+      #
+      #   sqs.pop_messages('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue', 3) #=>
+      #    [{:id=>"12345678904GEZX9746N|0N9ED344VK5Z3SV1DTM0|1RVYH4X3TJ0987654321", :body=>"message_1"}, ..., {}]
+      #
+    def pop_messages(queue_url, number_of_messages=1)
+      messages = receive_messages(queue_url, number_of_messages)
+      messages.each do |message|
+        delete_message(queue_url, message[:id])
+      end
+      messages
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+      # Pops (retrieves and  deletes) first accessible message from queue. Returns the message in format <tt>{:id=>'message_id', :body=>'message_body'}</tt> or +nil+.
+      #
+      #  sqs.pop_message('http://queue.amazonaws.com/ZZ7XXXYYYBINS/my_awesome_queue') #=>
+      #    {:id=>"12345678904GEZX9746N|0N9ED344VK5Z3SV1DTM0|1RVYH4X3TJ0987654321", :body=>"message_1"}
+      #
+    def pop_message(queue_url)
+      messages = pop_messages(queue_url)
+      messages.blank? ? nil : messages[0]
+    rescue
+      on_exception
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    #      PARSERS: Status Response Parser
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    class SqsStatusParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def tagend(name)
+        if name == 'StatusCode'
+          @result = @text=='Success' ? true : false
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    #      PARSERS: Queue
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    class SqsCreateQueueParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def tagend(name)
+        @result = @text if name == 'QueueUrl'
+      end
+    end
+
+    class SqsListQueuesParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def reset
+        @result = []
+      end
+      def tagend(name)
+        @result << @text if name == 'QueueUrl'
+      end
+    end
+
+    class SqsGetQueueAttributesParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def reset
+        @result = {}
+      end
+      def tagend(name)
+        case name 
+          when 'Attribute' ; @current_attribute          = @text
+          when 'Value'     ; @result[@current_attribute] = @text
+  #        when 'StatusCode'; @result['status_code']      = @text
+  #        when 'RequestId' ; @result['request_id']       = @text
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    #      PARSERS: Timeouts
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    class SqsGetVisibilityTimeoutParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def tagend(name)
+        @result = @text.to_i if name == 'VisibilityTimeout'
+      end
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    #      PARSERS: Permissions
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    class SqsListGrantsParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def reset
+        @result = []
+      end
+      def tagstart(name, attributes)
+        @current_perms = {} if name == 'GrantList'
+      end
+      def tagend(name)
+        case name
+          when 'ID'         ; @current_perms[:id]         = @text
+          when 'DisplayName'; @current_perms[:name]       = @text
+          when 'Permission' ; @current_perms[:permission] = @text
+          when 'GrantList'  ; @result << @current_perms 
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    #      PARSERS: Messages
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    class SqsReceiveMessagesParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def reset
+        @result = []
+      end
+      def tagstart(name, attributes)
+        @current_message = {} if name == 'Message'
+      end
+      def tagend(name)
+        case name
+          when 'MessageId'  ; @current_message[:id]   = @text
+          when 'MessageBody'; @current_message[:body] = @text
+          when 'Message'    ; @result << @current_message
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    class SqsSendMessagesParser < RightAWSParser # :nodoc:
+      def tagend(name)
+        @result = @text if name == 'MessageId'
+      end
+    end
+    
+  end
+
+end