AWS SDK for Java 2.x - Amazon S3

Overview

Provides patterns for S3 operations: bucket management, object upload/download with multipart support, presigned URLs, S3 Transfer Manager, and S3-specific configurations using AWS SDK for Java 2.x.

When to Use

• Creating, listing, or deleting S3 buckets with proper configuration
• Uploading or downloading objects from S3 with metadata and encryption
• Working with multipart uploads for large files (>100MB) with error handling
• Generating presigned URLs for temporary access to S3 objects
• Copying or moving objects between S3 buckets with metadata preservation
• Setting object metadata, storage classes, and access controls
• Implementing S3 Transfer Manager for optimized file transfers
• Integrating S3 with Spring Boot applications for cloud storage

Quick Reference

Storage Classes

Instructions

1. Add Dependencies

<dependency>
    <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
    <artifactId>s3</artifactId>
    <version>2.20.0</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
    <artifactId>s3-transfer-manager</artifactId>
    <version>2.20.0</version>
</dependency>

2. Create S3 Client

S3Client s3Client = S3Client.builder()
    .region(Region.US_EAST_1)
    .build();

// With retry logic
S3Client s3Client = S3Client.builder()
    .region(Region.US_EAST_1)
    .overrideConfiguration(b -> b
        .retryPolicy(RetryPolicy.builder()
            .numRetries(3)
            .build()))
    .build();

3. Create Bucket

CreateBucketRequest request = CreateBucketRequest.builder()
    .bucket(bucketName)
    .build();

s3Client.createBucket(request);

// Wait until ready
s3Client.waiter().waitUntilBucketExists(
    HeadBucketRequest.builder().bucket(bucketName).build()
);

4. Upload Object

PutObjectRequest request = PutObjectRequest.builder()
    .bucket(bucketName)
    .key(key)
    .contentType("application/pdf")
    .serverSideEncryption(ServerSideEncryption.AES256)
    .storageClass(StorageClass.STANDARD_IA)
    .build();

s3Client.putObject(request, RequestBody.fromFile(Paths.get(filePath)));

// Validate upload completion
HeadObjectResponse headResp = s3Client.headObject(HeadObjectRequest.builder()
    .bucket(bucketName)
    .key(key)
    .build());

5. Download Object

GetObjectRequest request = GetObjectRequest.builder()
    .bucket(bucketName)
    .key(key)
    .build();

s3Client.getObject(request, Paths.get(destPath));

6. Generate Presigned URL

try (S3Presigner presigner = S3Presigner.create()) {
    GetObjectRequest getRequest = GetObjectRequest.builder()
        .bucket(bucketName)
        .key(key)
        .build();

    GetObjectPresignRequest presignRequest = GetObjectPresignRequest.builder()
        .signatureDuration(Duration.ofMinutes(10))
        .getObjectRequest(getRequest)
        .build();

    String url = presigner.presignGetObject(presignRequest).url().toString();
}

7. Use Transfer Manager (Large Files)

try (S3TransferManager tm = S3TransferManager.create()) {
    UploadFileRequest request = UploadFileRequest.builder()
        .putObjectRequest(req -> req.bucket(bucketName).key(key))
        .source(Paths.get(filePath))
        .build();

    FileUpload upload = tm.uploadFile(request);
    CompletedFileUpload result = upload.completionFuture().join();
}

Best Practices

Performance

• Use S3 Transfer Manager: Automatic multipart uploads for files >100MB
• Reuse S3 Client: Clients are thread-safe; reuse throughout application
• Enable async operations: Use S3AsyncClient for I/O-bound operations
• Configure timeouts: Set appropriate timeouts for large file operations

Security

• Use temporary credentials: IAM roles or AWS STS for short-lived tokens
• Enable encryption: Use AES-256 or AWS KMS for sensitive data