Category: Java

In parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series, we used the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse to create a Java Lambda function. This function authenticated a user against an Amazon DynamoDB table (representing a directory of users) and then connected to Amazon Cognito to obtain an OpenID token. This token could then be used to […]

Today, I’m excited to announce the Practical DynamoDB Programming in Java demo from AWS re:Invent 2015 is available on github. This project is used to demonstrate how Amazon DynamoDB can be used together with AWS Lambda to perform real-time and batch analysis of domain-specific data. Real-time analysis is performed by using DynamoDB streams as an event source of a Lambda function. Batch […]

There’s a great post on the AWS Security Blog today. Greg Rubin explains How to Protect the Integrity of Your Encrypted Data by Using AWS Key Management Service and EncryptionContext. Greg is a security expert and a developer on AWS Key Management Service. He’s helped us out with encryption and security changes in the AWS […]

In parts 1 and 2 of this blog post, we saw how easy it is to get started on Java development for AWS Lambda, and use a microservices architecture to quickly iterate on an AuthenticateUser call that integrates with Amazon Cognito. We set up the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse, used the wizard to create a […]

In part 1 of this blog post, we showed you how to leverage the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse to quickly develop Java functions for AWS Lambda. We then set up a skeleton project and the structure to handle custom objects sent to your Java function. In part 2 of this blog post, we will implement […]

Most of us are aware of the support for a developer authentication backend in Amazon Cognito and how one can use a custom backend service to authenticate and authorize users to access AWS resources using temporary credentials. In this blog, we will create a quick serverless backend authentication API written in Java and deployed on […]

Of the many changes brought about with Java 8, the Stream API is perhaps one of the most exciting.  Java 8 streams, which are unrelated to Java’s I/O streams, allow you to perform a series of mutations and transformations against a collection of items.  You can think of a stream as a form of data […]

AWS re:Invent 2015 kicks off next week! We couldn’t be more excited to hear how you’re using our SDKs and tools to build your applications. You can find several sessions covering the AWS SDKs and tools in the Developer Tools track. We’ll also be working at the AWS booth in the Expo Hall, so be […]

Every Maven project specifies its required dependencies in the pom.xml file. The AWS SDK for Java provides a Maven module for every service it supports. To use the Java client for a service, all you need to do is specify the group ID, artifact ID and the Maven module version in the dependencies section of […]

Earlier this month, we launched AWS CodeCommit — a managed revision control service that hosts Git repositories and works with existing Git-based tools. If you’re an Eclipse user, it’s easy to use the EGit tools in Eclipse to work with AWS CodeCommit. This post shows how to publish a project to AWS CodeCommit so you […]