Configuring Simple Queue Service

Message queuing is considered to be one of the integral parts of application management in the modern world. AWS provides a feature for this task called Simple Queue Service (SQS). In this recipe, we will learn how to configure SQS using Salt modules.

How to do it...

1. Create and edit /opt/ salt-cookbook/production/aws/sqs.sls to have the following entries:

   saltcookbookqueue:
       boto_sqs.present:
           - region: us-west-2
           - keyid: <access-key>
           - key: '<secret-key>'
           - attributes:
               ReceiveMessageWaitTimeSeconds: 20

2. Apply the state to the Salt master by using the following command:

   [root@salt-master aws]# salt 'salt-master' state.sls aws.sqs saltenv=production
   salt-master:
   ----------
             ID: saltcookbookqueue
       Function: boto_sqs.present
         Result: True
        Comment: Setting ReceiveMessageWaitTimeSeconds attribute(s).
        Started: 21:42:42.478834
       Duration: 635.271 ms
        Changes:
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