Test the AWS SQS Queue functionality from a local server.

config.json

{
    "accessKey": "",
    "secretKey": "",
    "sessionToken": "",
    "region": "" ,
    "queueUrl": ""
}

testqueue.ps1

#
# Purpose
#   Test the AWS SQS Queue functionality from a local server.
# 
# References
#   https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Receive-SQSMessage.html
#
# Instructions
#   Install the AWS Powershell Module. Open Powershell and run the command on the next line (one time install)
#      Install-Module -Name AWSPowerShell -Scope CurrentUser -AllowClobber
#   Copy the text in this file onto a file on the local server.
#   Save the file as "testqueue.ps1"
#   In the same folder as testqueue.ps1, create a file called "config.json" with the following text
#
#   {
#     "accessKey": "",
#     "secretKey": "",
#     "sessionToken": "",
#     "region": "" ,
#     "queueUrl": ""
#   }
#
#   Open Powershell and run this file by typing: ./testqueue.ps1
#

$config = Get-Content 'config.json' | Out-String | ConvertFrom-Json

$accessKey = $config.accessKey
$secretKey = $config.secretKey
$sessionToken = $config.sessionToken
$region = $config.region # e.g. ap-southeast-2
$queueUrl = $config.queueUrl # e.g. https://sqs.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/[AccountID]/[QueueName]

$longPollSeconds = 5 # The time in seconds the TCP connection waits for each poll before returning.

Import-Module AWSPowerShell

function startTest() {
    logInfo("Starting test ...")

    $counter = 0
    $StartDate = get-date
    $EndDate = get-date

    while ($true) {
        try {
            $counter = next -counter $counter
            $timeDiffSeconds = (New-TimeSpan -Start $StartDate -End $EndDate).seconds
            if ($timeDiffSeconds -gt $longPollSeconds + 1) { # give it a 1 second buffer
                logInfo("Long poll #$counter Diff $timeDiffSeconds seconds !!!TOO LONG!!!")
            } else {
                logInfo("Long poll #$counter Diff $timeDiffSeconds seconds")
            }
            $StartDate = get-date
            $messages = Receive-SQSMessage -QueueUrl $queueUrl -WaitTimeInSeconds $longPollSeconds -AccessKey $accessKey -SecretKey $secretKey -SessionToken $sessionToken -Region $region
            # Not important for network test.
            # handleMessage($messages)
            $EndDate = get-date
        } catch {
            Write-Output "$(Get-TimeStamp) An error occurred: $_"
        }
    }
}

function Get-TimeStamp {
    return [DateTime]::UtcNow.ToString('u')
}

function next() {
    param($counter)
    $counter++
    return ($counter)
}

function logInfo($message) {
    Write-Output "$(Get-TimeStamp) $message"
}

# Not required for network test
function handleMessage($messages) {
    if ($messages -ne $null) {
        foreach ($message in $messages) {
            Write-Output "$(Get-TimeStamp) Received message: $($message.Body)"
        }
    } else {
        Write-Output "$(Get-TimeStamp) Long poll $counter 0 messages"
    }
}

startTest