Helper for using SQS simply in bash scripting. Makes assumptions, like expecting your AWS credentials to be in ~/.s3cfg.
sudo npm install -g https://github.com/mapbox/sqscmd/tarball/master
Usage:
sqscmd <queue> get
sqscmd <queue> put <data>
sqscmd <queue> del <handle>
Example:
sqscmd 185391239583/testing put "Hello world"
Actual usage example:
#!/bin/bash
SQS="185391239583/testing"
# Queue a URL to process.
sqscmd $SQS put "http://example.com/to/download.tar.gz"
# Retrieve queued message and store handle/body.
RAW=$(sqscmd $SQS get)
URL="$(echo "$RAW" | grep -oE "[^ ]+$")"
HANDLE="$(echo "$RAW" | grep -oE "^[^ ]+")"
# Process the item & remove from queue if successful.
wget $URL && sqscmd $SQS del $HANDLE