Set up the AWS SDK for Java 2.x

The AWS SDK for Java 2.x provides Java APIs for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Using the SDK, you can build Java applications that work with Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, DynamoDB, and more.

This section provides information about how to set up your development environment and projects to use the AWS SDK for Java 2.x.

Contents of this chapter

• Basic setup to work with AWS services
  • Overview
  • Sign-in ability to the AWS access portal
  • Set up single sign-on access for the SDK
  • Sign in using the AWS CLI
  • Install Java and a build tool
  • Additional authentication options
• Build tools setup
  • Set up an Apache Maven project
    • Prerequisites
    • Create a Maven project
    • Configure the Java compiler for Maven
    • Declare the SDK as a dependency
    • Set dependencies for SDK modules
      • Build the entire SDK into your project
    • Build your project
  • Set up a Gradle project
• Set up a GraalVM Native Image project for the AWS SDK for Java
  • Prerequisites
  • Create a project using the archetype
  • Build a native image
• Migrate from version 1.x to 2.x of the AWS SDK for Java
  • What’s new
  • What's different between the AWS SDK for Java 1.x and 2.x
    • Package name change
    • High-level libraries
    • Adding version 2.x to your project
    • Client builders
    • Client Configuration
    • Setter Methods
    • Class Names
    • Region class
    • Immutable POJOs
    • Streaming operations
    • Exception changes
    • Service-specific changes
      • Amazon S3 operation name changes
      • Cross-Region access
    • Additional client changes
      • Default client changes
    • Credentials provider changes
      • Credentials provider
      • Credentials provider changes mapped between versions 1.x and 2.x
    • Region class name changes
      • Region configuration
      • Method and class name mappings
    • Exception class name changes
  • Use the SDK for Java 1.x and 2.x side-by-side