AWSIotClientDemo.java

// Build an authenticated client object
// This pattern repeats from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sending-sms-from-java-aws-sns-steve-perkins
AWSIot iotClient = AWSIotClientBuilder
  .standard()
	.withCredentials(new AWSStaticCredentialsProvider(new BasicAWSCredentials(CLIENT_TOKEN, CLIENT_SECRET)))
	.withRegion(Regions.US_WEST_2)
	.build();
	
// Send the ListThingsRequest to AWS IoT synchronously
ListThingsResult result = iotClient.listThings(new ListThingsRequest());
List<ThingAttribute> things = result.getThings();
// Now you have access to the Thing's name, thing type, version, and a map of attributes/tags

// Get all things of a specific type
String typeName = "LightsideSensor";
ListThingsRequest listThingsRequest = new ListThingsRequest()
	.withThingTypeName(typeName)
	.withMaxResults(200);
ListThingsResult result = AwsClientFactory.getIotClient().listThings(listThingsRequest);
List<ThingAttribute> things = result.getThings();