Swift SDK for Sirv S3

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For Swift iOS development, install the AWS SDK for iOS using the CocoaPods AWSS3 pod.

Connect to Sirv

1. First, configure the service:

let accessKey = "ENTER_YOUR_SIRV_S3_KEY_HERE"
let secret = "ENTER_YOUR_SIRV_S3_SECRET_HERE"
let bucket = "ENTER_YOUR_SIRV_S3_BUCKET_HERE"
let endpoint = "https://s3.sirv.com"

var s3: AWSS3!

func configureS3(){
        let credentialsProvider = AWSStaticCredentialsProvider(accessKey: accessKey, secretKey: secret)

        let configuration = AWSServiceConfiguration(region: AWSRegionType.EUWest2, endpoint: AWSEndpoint(urlString: endpoint), credentialsProvider: credentialsProvider)    
//Any region except .Unknown can be passed
     AWSServiceManager.default().defaultServiceConfiguration = configuration
        
        s3 = AWSS3.default()
    }

2. Then use any of the example scripts below to:

  • List folder contents
  • Get file info & meta
  • Delete file/folder
  • Rename file/folder
  • Move file/folder
  • Copy file/folder
  • Create folder
  • Upload file

List folder contents

Note: to list the root folder contents, leave listObjectsRequest.prefix blank.

    func listBucketObjects() {
        if let listObjectsRequest = AWSS3ListObjectsRequest(){
            listObjectsRequest.bucket = bucket
            listObjectsRequest.prefix = "example/folder/"
            
            s3.listObjects(listObjectsRequest) { (output, error) in
                if let requestError = error{
                    print("List objects request failed with error: \(requestError)")
                } else if let listOutputObjects = output{
                    print("Bucket objects: \(listOutputObjects)")
                }
            }
        }
    }

Get file info & meta

    func fetchFileInfo(){
        if let objectRequest = AWSS3GetObjectRequest(){
            objectRequest.bucket = bucket
            objectRequest.key = "example/folder/image.jpg"
            
            s3.getObject(objectRequest) { (output, error) in
                if let requestError = error{
                    print("Get object request failed with error: \(requestError)")
                } else if let objectContent = output{
                    print("Object data recieved: \(objectContent.contentLength, objectContent.metadata, objectContent.contentType)")
                }
            }
        }
    }

Delete file/folder

Note: if deleting a folder, append "/" to the path.

    func deleteFile(){
        if let deleteRequest = AWSS3DeleteObjectRequest(){
            deleteRequest.bucket = bucket
            deleteRequest.key = "example/folder/image.jpg"
            
            s3.deleteObject(deleteRequest) { (output, error) in
                if let requestError = error{
                    print("Delete request failed with error: \(requestError)")
                } else if output != nil{
                    print("Object \(deleteRequest.key) deleted")
                }
            }
        }
    }

Rename file/folder

To rename a file, copy it, then delete the original.

    func renameFile(){
        if let replicateRequest = AWSS3ReplicateObjectRequest(){
            replicateRequest.bucket = bucket
            replicateRequest.replicateSource = "/(bucket)/folder/original-image.jpg"
            replicateRequest.key = "folder/new-image.jpg"
            
            s3.replicateObject(replicateRequest) { (output, error) in
                if let requestError = error{
                    print("Copy object request failed with error: \(requestError)")
                } else if output != nil{
                    if let deleteRequest = AWSS3DeleteObjectRequest(){
                        deleteRequest.bucket = self.bucket
                        deleteRequest.key = "folder/original-image.jpg"
                        
                        self.s3.deleteObject(deleteRequest) { (output, error) in
                            if let requestError = error{
                                print("Rename request failed with error: \(requestError)")
                            } else if output != nil{
                                print("Object renamed to \(replicateRequest.key)")
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

Move file/folder

To move a file, copy it, then delete the original.

    func moveFile(){
        if let replicateRequest = AWSS3ReplicateObjectRequest(){
            replicateRequest.bucket = bucket
            replicateRequest.replicateSource = "/(bucket)/original-folder/image.jpg"
            replicateRequest.key = "new-folder/image.jpg"
            
            s3.replicateObject(replicateRequest) { (output, error) in
                if let requestError = error{
                    print("Move object request failed with error: \(requestError)")
                } else if output != nil{
                    if let deleteRequest = AWSS3DeleteObjectRequest(){
                        deleteRequest.bucket = self.bucket
                        deleteRequest.key = "original-folder/image.jpg"
                        
                        self.s3.deleteObject(deleteRequest) { (output, error) in
                            if let requestError = error{
                                print("Delete request failed with error: \(requestError)")
                            } else if output != nil{
                                print("Object moved to \(replicateRequest.key)")
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

Copy file/folder

    func copyFile(){
        if let replicateRequest = AWSS3ReplicateObjectRequest(){
            replicateRequest.bucket = bucket
            replicateRequest.replicateSource = "/(bucket)/folder/original-image.jpg"
            replicateRequest.key = "folder/new-image.jpg"
            
            s3.replicateObject(replicateRequest) { (output, error) in
                if let requestError = error{
                    print("Copy object request failed with error: \(requestError)")
                } else if output != nil{
                    print("Object copied to: \(replicateRequest.key)")
                }
            }
        }
    }

Create folder

    func createFolder(){
        if let createRequest = AWSS3PutObjectRequest(){
            createRequest.bucket = bucket
            createRequest.key = "example/new-folder-name/"
            
            s3.putObject(createRequest) { (output, error) in
                if let requestError = error{
                    print("Create object request failed with error: \(requestError)")
                } else if output != nil{
                   print("Folder \(createRequest.key) created")
                }
            }
        }

Upload file

Uploads must be signed. The method below will upload a file and sign it using signS3RequestV4.

The compressionQuality value is from 0 to 1 (0% to 100%), where 0.92 will upload images at 92% quality (recommended).

Note: the AWS SDK has other upload methods (putObject and AWSS3TransferUtility uploadFile), though they are not compatible with Sirv yet.

    func uploadFile(){
        let image = UIImage(named: image_name)
        let imageData = image?.jpegData(compressionQuality: 0.92)
        let keyName = "example/folder/image.jpg"

        let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: URL(string: "(endpoint)/(bucket)/(keyName)")!)
        request.httpMethod = "PUT"
        request.setValue("public-read", forHTTPHeaderField: "x-amz-acl")
        request.httpBody = imageData
        
        let credentialsProvider = AWSStaticCredentialsProvider(accessKey: accessKey, secretKey: secret)
        credentialsProvider.credentials().continueOnSuccessWith { (task) -> Any? in
            if let credentials = task.result{
                
                let authorization = self.signS3RequestV4(urlRequest: request, credentials: credentials)
                request.setValue(authorization, forHTTPHeaderField:"Authorization")
                
                let uploadTask = URLSession.shared.uploadTask(with: request as URLRequest, from: imageData, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) in
//process response here
                print("File \(keyName) uploaded")
                })
                uploadTask.resume()
            }
            return nil
        }
 }

/* Now sign the upload... */

    func signS3RequestV4(urlRequest : NSMutableURLRequest, credentials: AWSCredentials) -> String{
let awsEndpoint = AWSEndpoint(region: .EUWest2, serviceName: "s3", url: URL(string: endpoint)!)

        urlRequest.setValue(awsEndpoint!.hostName, forHTTPHeaderField: "host")
        
        let date = Date()
        let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
        dateFormatter.dateFormat = AWSDateISO8601DateFormat2
        dateFormatter.timeZone = TimeZone(identifier: "UTC")
        let dateStamp = dateFormatter.string(from: date)
        urlRequest.setValue(dateStamp, forHTTPHeaderField: "x-amz-date")
        
        let dateFormatterShort = DateFormatter()
        dateFormatterShort.dateFormat = AWSDateShortDateFormat1
        let dateStampShort = dateFormatterShort.string(from: date)
    
        let scope = String(format: "%@/%@/%@/%@", dateStampShort, awsEndpoint!.regionName, (awsEndpoint?.serviceName)!, AWSSignatureV4Terminator)
        let signingCredentials = String(format: "%@/%@", credentials.accessKey, scope)
        
        let httpMethod = urlRequest.httpMethod
        let path = urlRequest.url!.path
        let query = urlRequest.url?.query ?? ""
        
        let contentSha256 = AWSSignatureSignerUtility.hexEncode(String(data: AWSSignatureSignerUtility.hash(urlRequest.httpBody), encoding: String.Encoding.ascii))
        urlRequest.setValue(contentSha256, forHTTPHeaderField: "x-amz-content-sha256")
        
        let headers = urlRequest.allHTTPHeaderFields
        let canonicalRequest = AWSSignatureV4Signer.getCanonicalizedRequest(httpMethod, path: path, query: query, headers: headers, contentSha256: contentSha256)
        
        let stringToSign = String(format: "%@\n%@\n%@\n%@",
                                  AWSSignatureV4Algorithm,
                                  urlRequest.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "x-amz-date")!,
                                  scope, AWSSignatureSignerUtility.hexEncode(AWSSignatureSignerUtility.hashString(canonicalRequest)))
        print("AWS4 String to Sign \(stringToSign)")
        
        let kSigning = AWSSignatureV4Signer.getV4DerivedKey(credentials.secretKey, date: dateStampShort, region: awsEndpoint?.regionName, service: awsEndpoint?.serviceName)
        
        let signature = AWSSignatureSignerUtility.sha256HMac(with: stringToSign.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8), withKey: kSigning)
        let signatureString = AWSSignatureSignerUtility.hexEncode(String(data: signature!, encoding: String.Encoding.ascii))
        let authorization = String(format: "%@ Credential=%@, SignedHeaders=%@, Signature=%@",
            AWSSignatureV4Algorithm,
            signingCredentials,
            AWSSignatureV4Signer.getSignedHeadersString(headers), signatureString!)
        
        return authorization
    }

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