qoobaa-aws-sqs 0.1.1

data/lib/awsbase/support.rb

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+# If ActiveSupport is loaded, then great - use it.  But we don't 
+# want a dependency on it, so if it's not present, define the few
+# extensions that we want to use...
+unless defined? ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions
+  # These are ActiveSupport-;like extensions to do a few handy things in the gems
+  # Derived from ActiveSupport, so the AS copyright notice applies:
+  #
+  #
+  #
+  # Copyright (c) 2005 David Heinemeier Hansson
+  #
+  # 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.
+  #++
+  #
+  #
+  class String #:nodoc:
+
+    # Constantize tries to find a declared constant with the name specified
+    # in the string. It raises a NameError when the name is not in CamelCase
+    # or is not initialized.
+    #
+    # Examples
+    #   "Module".constantize #=> Module
+    #   "Class".constantize #=> Class
+    def constantize()
+      unless /\A(?:::)?([A-Z]\w*(?:::[A-Z]\w*)*)\z/ =~ self
+        raise NameError, "#{self.inspect} is not a valid constant name!"
+      end
+
+      Object.module_eval("::#{$1}", __FILE__, __LINE__)
+    end
+
+  end
+
+
+  class Object #:nodoc:
+    # "", "   ", nil, [], and {} are blank
+    def blank?
+      if respond_to?(:empty?) && respond_to?(:strip)
+        empty? or strip.empty?
+      elsif respond_to?(:empty?)
+        empty?
+      else
+        !self
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  class NilClass #:nodoc:
+    def blank?
+      true
+    end
+  end
+
+  class FalseClass #:nodoc:
+    def blank?
+      true
+    end
+  end
+
+  class TrueClass #:nodoc:
+    def blank?
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  class Array #:nodoc:
+    alias_method :blank?, :empty?
+  end
+
+  class Hash #:nodoc:
+    alias_method :blank?, :empty?
+    
+    # Return a new hash with all keys converted to symbols.
+    def symbolize_keys
+      inject({}) do |options, (key, value)|
+        options[key.to_sym] = value
+        options
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  class String #:nodoc:
+    def blank?
+      empty? || strip.empty?
+    end
+  end
+
+  class Numeric #:nodoc:
+    def blank?
+      false
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/sqs/sqs.rb

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+#
+# Copyright (c) 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 Aws
+
+  #
+  # Aws::Sqs -- RightScale's Amazon SQS interface, API version
+  # 2008-01-01 and later.
+  # The Aws::Sqs class provides a complete interface to the second generation of Amazon's Simple
+  # Queue Service.
+  # For explanations of the semantics
+  # of each call, please refer to Amazon's documentation at
+  # http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/kbcategory.jspa?categoryID=31
+  #
+  #
+  # Aws::Sqs is built atop Aws::SqsInterface, a lower-level
+  # procedural API that may be appropriate for certain programs.
+  #
+  # Error handling: all operations raise an Aws::AwsError in case
+  # of problems. Note that transient errors are automatically retried.
+  #
+  #  sqs    = Aws::Sqs.new(aws_access_key_id, aws_secret_access_key)
+  #  queue1 = sqs.queue('my_awesome_queue')
+  #   ...
+  #  queue2 = Aws::Sqs::Queue.create(sqs, 'my_cool_queue', true)
+  #  puts queue2.size
+  #   ...
+  #  message1 = queue2.receive
+  #  message1.visibility = 0
+  #  puts message1
+  #   ...
+  #  queue2.clear(true)
+  #  queue2.send_message('Ola-la!')
+  #  message2 = queue2.pop
+  #   ...
+  #
+  # NB: Second-generation SQS has eliminated the entire access grant mechanism present in Gen 1.
+  #
+  # 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 }
+  class Sqs
+    attr_reader :interface
+
+    def initialize(aws_access_key_id=nil, aws_secret_access_key=nil, params={})
+      @interface = SqsInterface.new(aws_access_key_id, aws_secret_access_key, params)
+    end
+
+    # Retrieves a list of queues.
+    # Returns an +array+ of +Queue+ instances.
+    #
+    #  Aws::Sqs.queues #=> array of queues
+    #
+    def queues(prefix=nil)
+      @interface.list_queues(prefix).map do |url|
+        Queue.new(self, url)
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Returns Queue instance by queue name.
+    # If the queue does not exist at Amazon SQS and +create+ is true, the method creates it.
+    #
+    #  Aws::Sqs.queue('my_awesome_queue') #=> #<Aws::Sqs::Queue:0xb7b626e4 ... >
+    #
+    def queue(queue_name, create=true, visibility=nil)
+      url = @interface.queue_url_by_name(queue_name)
+      url = (create ? @interface.create_queue(queue_name, visibility) : nil) unless url
+      url ? Queue.new(self, url) : nil
+    end
+
+
+    class Queue
+      attr_reader :name, :url, :sqs
+
+      # Returns Queue instance by queue name.
+      # If the queue does not exist at Amazon SQS and +create+ is true, the method creates it.
+      #
+      #  Aws::Sqs::Queue.create(sqs, 'my_awesome_queue') #=> #<Aws::Sqs::Queue:0xb7b626e4 ... >
+      #
+      def self.create(sqs, url_or_name, create=true, visibility=nil)
+        sqs.queue(url_or_name, create, visibility)
+      end
+
+      # Creates new Queue instance.
+      # Does not create a queue at Amazon.
+      #
+      #  queue = Aws::Sqs::Queue.new(sqs, 'my_awesome_queue')
+      #
+      def initialize(sqs, url_or_name)
+        @sqs  = sqs
+        @url  = @sqs.interface.queue_url_by_name(url_or_name)
+        @name = @sqs.interface.queue_name_by_url(@url)
+      end
+
+      # Retrieves queue size.
+      #
+      #  queue.size #=> 1
+      #
+      def size
+        @sqs.interface.get_queue_length(@url)
+      end
+
+      # Clears queue, deleting only the visible messages.  Any message within its visibility
+      # timeout will not be deleted, and will re-appear in the queue in the
+      # future when the timeout expires.
+      #
+      # To delete all messages in a queue and eliminate the chance of any
+      # messages re-appearing in the future, it's best to delete the queue and
+      # re-create it as a new queue.  Note that doing this will take at least 60
+      # s since SQS does not allow re-creation of a queue within this interval.
+      #
+      #  queue.clear() #=> true
+      #
+      def clear()
+        @sqs.interface.clear_queue(@url)
+      end
+
+      # Deletes queue.  Any messages in the queue will be permanently lost.
+      # Returns +true+.
+      #
+      # NB: Use with caution; severe data loss is possible!
+      #
+      # queue.delete(true) #=> true
+      #
+      def delete(force=false)
+        @sqs.interface.delete_queue(@url)
+      end
+
+      # Sends new message to queue.
+      # Returns new Message instance that has been sent to queue.
+      def send_message(message)
+        message = message.to_s
+        res = @sqs.interface.send_message(@url, message)
+        msg = Message.new(self, res['MessageId'], nil, message)
+        msg.send_checksum = res['MD5OfMessageBody']
+        msg.sent_at = Time.now
+        msg
+      end
+      alias_method :push, :send_message
+
+      # Retrieves several messages from queue.
+      # Returns an array of Message instances.
+      #
+      #  queue.receive_messages(2,10) #=> array of messages
+      #
+      def receive_messages(number_of_messages=1, visibility=nil)
+        list = @sqs.interface.receive_message(@url, number_of_messages, visibility)
+        list.map! do |entry|
+          msg = Message.new(self, entry['MessageId'], entry['ReceiptHandle'],
+                            entry['Body'], visibility)
+          msg.received_at = Time.now
+          msg.receive_checksum = entry['MD5OfBody']
+          msg
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Retrieves first accessible message from queue.
+      # Returns Message instance or +nil+ it the queue is empty.
+      #
+      #  queue.receive #=> #<Aws::Sqs::Message:0xb7bf0884 ... >
+      #
+      def receive(visibility=nil)
+        list = receive_messages(1, visibility)
+        list.empty? ? nil : list[0]
+      end
+
+      # Pops (and deletes) first accessible message from queue.
+      # Returns Message instance or +nil+ if the queue is empty.
+      #
+      #  queue.pop #=> #<Aws::Sqs::Message:0xb7bf0884 ... >
+      #
+      def pop
+        list = @sqs.interface.pop_messages(@url, 1)
+        return nil if list.empty?
+        entry = list[0]
+        msg = Message.new(self, entry['MessageId'], entry['ReceiptHandle'],
+                          entry['Body'], visibility)
+        msg.received_at = Time.now
+        msg.receive_checksum = entry['MD5OfBody']
+        msg
+      end
+
+      # Retrieves +VisibilityTimeout+ value for the queue.
+      # Returns new timeout value.
+      #
+      #  queue.visibility #=> 30
+      #
+      def visibility
+        @sqs.interface.get_queue_attributes(@url, 'VisibilityTimeout')['VisibilityTimeout']
+      end
+
+      # Sets new +VisibilityTimeout+ for the queue.
+      # Returns new timeout value.
+      #
+      #  queue.visibility #=> 30
+      #  queue.visibility = 33
+      #  queue.visibility #=> 33
+      #
+      def visibility=(visibility_timeout)
+        @sqs.interface.set_queue_attributes(@url, 'VisibilityTimeout', visibility_timeout)
+        visibility_timeout
+      end
+
+      # Sets new queue attribute value.
+      # Not all attributes may be changed: +ApproximateNumberOfMessages+ (for example) is a read only attribute.
+      # Returns a value to be assigned to attribute.
+      # Currently, 'VisibilityTimeout' is the only settable queue attribute.
+      # Attempting to set non-existent attributes generates an indignant
+      # exception.
+      #
+      # queue.set_attribute('VisibilityTimeout', '100')  #=> '100'
+      # queue.get_attribute('VisibilityTimeout')         #=> '100'
+      #
+      def set_attribute(attribute, value)
+        @sqs.interface.set_queue_attributes(@url, attribute, value)
+        value
+      end
+
+      # Retrieves queue attributes.
+      # At this moment Amazon supports +VisibilityTimeout+ and +ApproximateNumberOfMessages+ only.
+      # If the name of attribute is set, returns its value. Otherwise, returns a hash of attributes.
+      #
+      # queue.get_attribute('VisibilityTimeout')  #=> {"VisibilityTimeout"=>"45"}
+      #
+      def get_attribute(attribute='All')
+        attributes = @sqs.interface.get_queue_attributes(@url, attribute)
+        attribute=='All' ? attributes : attributes[attribute]
+      end
+    end
+
+    class Message
+      attr_reader   :queue, :id, :body, :visibility, :receipt_handle
+      attr_accessor :sent_at, :received_at, :send_checksum, :receive_checksum
+
+      def initialize(queue, id=nil, rh = nil, body=nil, visibility=nil)
+        @queue       = queue
+        @id          = id
+        @receipt_handle = rh
+        @body        = body
+        @visibility  = visibility
+        @sent_at     = nil
+        @received_at = nil
+        @send_checksum = nil
+        @receive_checksum = nil
+      end
+
+      # Returns +Message+ instance body.
+      def to_s
+        @body
+      end
+
+      # Removes message from queue.
+      # Returns +true+.
+      def delete
+        @queue.sqs.interface.delete_message(@queue.url, @receipt_handle) if @receipt_handle
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/sqs/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 Aws
+
+  #
+  # Right::Aws::SqsInterface - RightScale's low-level Amazon SQS interface
+  # 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
+  # Aws::Sqs.
+
+  class SqsInterface < AwsBase
+    include AwsBaseInterface
+
+    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 = Aws::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, 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] ||= Aws::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.
+    #
+    #  Sqs.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 < AwsParser # :nodoc:
+      def tagend(name)
+        if name == 'ResponseMetadata'
+          @result = true
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    #      PARSERS: Queue
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    class SqsCreateQueueParser < AwsParser # :nodoc:
+      def tagend(name)
+        @result = @text if name == 'QueueUrl'
+      end
+    end
+
+    class SqsListQueuesParser < AwsParser # :nodoc:
+      def reset
+        @result = []
+      end
+      def tagend(name)
+        @result << @text if name == 'QueueUrl'
+      end
+    end
+
+    class SqsGetQueueAttributesParser < AwsParser # :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 < AwsParser # :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 < AwsParser # :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