AWS CLI Command Reference

[ aws . gameliftstreams ]

create-stream-session-connection

Description

Enables clients to reconnect to a stream session while preserving all session state and data in the disconnected session. This reconnection process can be initiated when a stream session is in either PENDING_CLIENT_RECONNECTION or ACTIVE status. The process works as follows:

  • Initial disconnect:
    • When a client disconnects or loses connection, the stream session transitions from CONNECTED to PENDING_CLIENT_RECONNECTION
  • Reconnection time window:
    • Clients have ConnectionTimeoutSeconds (defined in StartStreamSession ) to reconnect before session termination
    • Your backend server must call CreateStreamSessionConnection to initiate reconnection
    • Session transitions to RECONNECTING status
  • Reconnection completion:
    • On successful CreateStreamSessionConnection , session status changes to ACTIVE
    • Provide the new connection information to the requesting client
    • Client must establish connection within ConnectionTimeoutSeconds
    • Session terminates automatically if client fails to connect in time

For more information about the stream session lifecycle, see Stream sessions in the Amazon GameLift Streams Developer Guide .

To begin re-connecting to an existing stream session, specify the stream group ID and stream session ID that you want to reconnect to, and the signal request to use with the stream.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Synopsis

  create-stream-session-connection
[--client-token <value>]
--identifier <value>
--stream-session-identifier <value>
--signal-request <value>
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--cli-binary-format <value>]
[--no-cli-pager]
[--cli-auto-prompt]
[--no-cli-auto-prompt]

Options

--client-token (string)

A unique identifier that represents a client request. The request is idempotent, which ensures that an API request completes only once. When users send a request, Amazon GameLift Streams automatically populates this field.

--identifier (string)

Amazon Resource Name (ARN) or ID that uniquely identifies the stream group resource. Example ARN: arn:aws:gameliftstreams:us-west-2:111122223333:streamgroup/sg-1AB2C3De4 . Example ID: sg-1AB2C3De4 .

The stream group that you want to run this stream session with. The stream group must be in ACTIVE status.

--stream-session-identifier (string)

Amazon Resource Name (ARN) or ID that uniquely identifies the stream session resource. Example ARN: arn:aws:gameliftstreams:us-west-2:111122223333:streamsession/sg-1AB2C3De4/ABC123def4567 . Example ID: ABC123def4567 .

The stream session must be in PENDING_CLIENT_RECONNECTION or ACTIVE status.

--signal-request (string)

A WebRTC ICE offer string to use when initializing a WebRTC connection. The offer is a very long JSON string. Provide the string as a text value in quotes. The offer must be newly generated, not the same offer provided to StartStreamSession .

--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command. The generated JSON skeleton is not stable between versions of the AWS CLI and there are no backwards compatibility guarantees in the JSON skeleton generated.

Global Options

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command’s default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

  • json
  • text
  • table
  • yaml
  • yaml-stream

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

  • on
  • off
  • auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-binary-format (string)

The formatting style to be used for binary blobs. The default format is base64. The base64 format expects binary blobs to be provided as a base64 encoded string. The raw-in-base64-out format preserves compatibility with AWS CLI V1 behavior and binary values must be passed literally. When providing contents from a file that map to a binary blob fileb:// will always be treated as binary and use the file contents directly regardless of the cli-binary-format setting. When using file:// the file contents will need to properly formatted for the configured cli-binary-format.

  • base64
  • raw-in-base64-out

--no-cli-pager (boolean)

Disable cli pager for output.

--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)

Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.

--no-cli-auto-prompt (boolean)

Disable automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.

Output

SignalResponse -> (string)

The WebRTC answer string that the stream server generates in response to the SignalRequest .
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