davidnix / aws-helper

A simple service object to interact with AWS for Rails apps.

AWS Helper

A service object for Rails apps.

A simple service object to interact with AWS. Currently, it only supports simple operations with S3. However, it can be easily extended to support other AWS services.

Setup

1. Add gem 'aws-sdk' to your gemfile.

2. Set up AWS ENV variables, http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSRubySDK/latest/frames.html:

   export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='...'

   export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY='...'

   export AWS_REGION='us-west-2'

3. Modify the DEFAULT_S3_BUCKET to fit your own needs.

4. Add any new serives in self.new_session. Also expire memoized instance variables in self.refresh_session_if_expired.

5. Place this class in app/services, or any directory that's autoloaded in your Rails app.

TO DOs

• Make thread safe.
• Perhaps use a connection pool (which should take care of thread safety).