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This pull request replaces every reference to the deprecated
<Service>Client.<Service>ClientConfiguration classes in the Swift examples with
the <Service>ClientConfig structs that superseded them.

Those classes are marked @available(*, deprecated) in the AWS SDK for Swift and
are slated for removal:

@available(*, deprecated, message: "Use S3ClientConfig instead. This class will be removed in a future version.")
public final class S3ClientConfiguration: ... {

The replacements arrived in SDK 1.7.0 as Sendable structs. 60 files across 17
services are affected: Bedrock, BedrockRuntime, CognitoIdentityProvider, DynamoDB,
EC2, Glue, IAM, Lambda, RDS, S3, SFN, SNS, SQS, SSM, STS, Support, and
TranscribeStreaming.

Why this matters beyond the warnings

The two s3-transfer-manager examples do not compile today. They pass a
deprecated S3Client.S3ClientConfiguration into
S3TransferManagerConfig(s3ClientConfig:), whose parameter is typed
S3Client.S3ClientConfig. This change repairs them.

The s3/ListBuckets-Simple snippet is also rendered into the
Creating a simple application
topic of the Developer Guide, which is what prompted this work — a reader reported
the deprecated API there.

Changes beyond the rename

Most of the diff is a mechanical rename. Two kinds of change were needed because
the replacement is a value type rather than a reference type:

  1. let to var (11 sites). These configurations have a property assigned
    after creation, which a struct permits only through var: the DynamoDB
    BatchGetItem, ListTables and basics examples, the S3 DeleteObjects and
    ListBuckets examples, and the IAM basics S3 and STS service handlers.

  2. Two stale comments. s3/ListBuckets-Simple and s3/basics each carried a
    commented-out line reading // configuration.region = "us-east-2" with an
    invitation to uncomment it. That no longer compiles against a value type, so
    both comments now show the Region being passed to the initializer instead.

Occurrences of httpClientConfiguration and HttpClientConfiguration are
deliberately left alone; those types are not deprecated.

Verification

I was not able to build these packages locally. Dependency resolution fails before
compilation on the examples' from: "1.0.0" ranges, because current
aws-sdk-swift tags depend on smithy-swift by branch rather than by version:

'aws-sdk-swift' ... cannot be used because package 'aws-sdk-swift' is required
using a stable-version but 'aws-sdk-swift' depends on an unstable-version
package 'smithy-swift'

That failure is independent of this change and reproduces on an unmodified
checkout. Maintainers with a working build setup should confirm. What I did verify
against the generated SDK sources, for all 17 services:

  • The non-deprecated <Service>ClientConfig struct exists.
  • Its initializer set is identical to that of the deprecated class it replaces
    (a no-argument async throws, a init(region:) throws, and the full-argument
    variant in both throws and async throws forms), so no call site changes shape
    and overload resolution is unaffected.
  • No remaining ClientConfiguration reference exists in swift/ other than the
    untouched httpClientConfiguration and HttpClientConfiguration.
  • No let-bound configuration is mutated anywhere after this change.

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Generated with AI tooling, and reviewed by Josh Elkins (jbelkins@amazon.com).


By submitting this pull request, I confirm that my contribution is made under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license.

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This PR passes. It is a well-scoped, mechanical rename of deprecated <Service>ClientConfiguration classes to the non-deprecated <Service>ClientConfig structs across 60 files in 17 services, fixing a real compile-time breakage in the s3-transfer-manager examples and removing a stale @available(*, deprecated) warning visible in published documentation. All let-to-var mutations required by the value-type change are correctly applied, and two stale comments are updated appropriately.

Detailed Review

  1. [nit] swift/example_code/bedrock-runtime/models/amazon-nova/amazon-nova-canvas/Sources/main.swift: After renaming to BedrockRuntimeClientConfig, the config object is assigned config.awsCredentialIdentityResolver = ... on a separate line after let config = .... Because BedrockRuntimeClientConfig is now a struct (value type), this property mutation on a let-bound variable will not compile. This site must use var config = ... just like the analogous Bedrock Runtime sites elsewhere were left as let (since they do not mutate). The PR description says 11 let→var sites were changed, but this site appears to be missed.

  2. [nit] swift/example_code/bedrock-runtime/models/amazon-nova/amazon-nova-reel/Sources/main.swift and all other Bedrock Runtime files that call BedrockRuntimeClientConfig() without mutating afterward: these are correctly let-bound and need no change. Confirmed fine.

  3. [policy] No automated tests are included or updated. The PR description acknowledges that local builds could not be verified due to a pre-existing dependency resolution failure unrelated to these changes. A maintainer with a working build environment should confirm compilation before merging, particularly the nova-canvas let/var issue noted in point 1.

  4. [nit] swift/example_code/s3-transfer-manager/get-bucket/Sources/Example.swift: The comment was updated from // Create an S3ClientConfiguration object. to // Create an S3ClientConfig object. — this is a correct and appreciated update that keeps the comment in sync with the renamed type.

  5. [nit] swift/example_code/s3/ListBuckets-Simple/Sources/entry.swift and swift/example_code/s3/basics/Sources/ServiceHandler/ServiceHandler.swift: The stale // configuration.region = "us-east-2" // Uncomment this... comments are replaced with a correct pattern showing the region passed to the initializer. This is a good, reader-friendly improvement.

  6. [nit] swift/example_code/iam/basics/Sources/ServiceHandler/ServiceHandlerS3.swift line 114: The second call site var s3Config = try await S3Client.S3ClientConfig(awsCredentialIdentityResolver: identityResolver) is followed by s3Config.region = self.region on a subsequent line, so var is correctly used here. Confirmed correct.

  7. [nit] swift/example_code/iam/basics/Sources/ServiceHandler/ServiceHandlerSTS.swift line 112: Similarly var stsConfig = try await STSClient.STSClientConfig(awsCredentialIdentityResolver: identityResolver) followed by stsConfig.region = region — correctly uses var. Confirmed correct.

  8. [nit] The PR mechanically renames types but does not update any Package.swift minimum version constraints (e.g., from from: "1.0.0" to from: "1.7.0") to reflect that <Service>ClientConfig structs arrived in SDK 1.7.0. While not strictly necessary for correctness (the old class co-existed until removal), it would make the dependency intent clearer for readers.

  9. [policy] The PR description notes the examples' from: "1.0.0" version ranges cause a pre-existing build failure on the reviewer's machine due to smithy-swift branch dependency. This is a pre-existing issue outside the scope of this PR, but it does mean automated CI is likely not confirming compilation of these examples, making human verification especially important.

  10. [nit] All changes are purely in Swift source files; no README, METADATA, or catalog files appear to require updates as a result of this rename, which is appropriate for a type-rename PR of this nature.


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🤖 AI Code Example Review

This PR passes. It is a well-scoped, mechanical rename of deprecated <Service>ClientConfiguration classes to the non-deprecated <Service>ClientConfig structs across 60 files in 17 services, with correct companion changes (let→var, comment updates) required by the value-type semantics of the replacement structs. All observed changes are correct and consistent.

Detailed Review

  1. [nit] swift/example_code/bedrock-runtime/models/amazon-nova/amazon-nova-canvas/Sources/main.swift — After renaming to BedrockRuntimeClientConfig(), the code does config.awsCredentialIdentityResolver = try SSOAWSCredentialIdentityResolver() on line 18. Because BedrockRuntimeClientConfig is a struct (value type), the binding must be var config to allow mutation. The diff shows it left as let config. This should be var config for the same reason other sites in the PR were changed. (All other sites that mutate after construction were correctly changed to var.)

  2. [nit] swift/example_code/s3/basics/Sources/ServiceHandler/ServiceHandler.swift — The stored property let configuration: S3Client.S3ClientConfig is declared with let and assigned in init() without post-construction mutation, so let is correct here. This is fine and consistent — no issue.

  3. [nit] The comment update in s3/ListBuckets-Simple and s3/basics replacing the old commented-out mutation line with a show-it-in-the-initializer style is a genuine improvement in clarity. The new comment style (// let configuration = try await S3Client.S3ClientConfig(region: "us-east-2")) correctly demonstrates the idiomatic approach for value-type configs.

  4. [nit] swift/example_code/s3-transfer-manager/get-bucket/Sources/Example.swift — The inline comment was updated from // Create an S3ClientConfiguration object. to // Create an S3ClientConfig object. This is a good cosmetic fix that keeps the comment aligned with the renamed type.

  5. [policy] No automated tests are included or updated as part of this PR. Given that the PR author states the packages do not currently build locally due to a smithy-swift dependency pinning issue independent of this change, this is understandable. A human reviewer should confirm compilation once the dependency issue is resolved.

  6. [policy] The PR description is thorough and accurately characterizes the scope of the change, explains the motivation (two s3-transfer-manager examples that don't compile today, a developer-guide-rendered snippet using a deprecated API), and documents the verification steps taken against the SDK sources. This is commendable.

  7. [nit] swift/example_code/iam/basics/Sources/ServiceHandler/ServiceHandlerSTS.swift — The setCredentials method now correctly uses var stsConfig = try await STSClient.STSClientConfig(...) and then mutates stsConfig.region before constructing the client. This is the correct pattern for a struct and is consistent with the rest of the PR.

  8. [nit] The httpClientConfiguration / HttpClientConfiguration references in swift-sdk/http-config are intentionally left alone as stated in the PR description — this is correct per the PR scope and those types are not deprecated.

  9. [nit] Minor: In swift/example_code/dynamodb/ListTables/Sources/DatabaseManager.swift, the do { ... } block around the init body has no corresponding catch, which was true before this PR as well. This is a pre-existing style issue unrelated to this change.

  10. [nit] The scope of this PR is well-bounded — only the deprecated configuration class rename and its mechanical consequences. No unrelated changes are bundled in, which makes the diff easy to review and reduces risk.


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@jbelkins CI for WRITME is failing. To address please run https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/.tools/readmes

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WRITEME should be run. And AI comment is blocking. Seen notes in conversation.

The <Service>Client.<Service>ClientConfiguration classes are marked
@available(*, deprecated) in the AWS SDK for Swift and are slated for
removal. Each was superseded by a Sendable <Service>ClientConfig struct
in SDK 1.7.0, so these examples currently emit deprecation warnings.

Rename every reference across the Swift examples, covering 17 services:
Bedrock, BedrockRuntime, CognitoIdentityProvider, DynamoDB, EC2, Glue,
IAM, Lambda, RDS, S3, SFN, SNS, SQS, SSM, STS, Support, and
TranscribeStreaming.

In each of those services the replacement struct declares the same four
initializers as the deprecated class it replaces, so no call site changes
shape.

Two other kinds of change were needed because the replacement is a value
type rather than a reference type:

1. Eleven configurations have a property assigned after creation, which
   a struct permits only through var. Those declarations change from let
   to var, in the DynamoDB BatchGetItem, ListTables and basics examples,
   the S3 DeleteObjects and ListBuckets examples, and the IAM basics S3
   and STS service handlers.

2. The S3 ListBuckets-Simple and basics examples carried a commented-out
   line reading

       //   configuration.region = "us-east-2"

   which would no longer compile if uncommented. Both comments now show
   the Region being passed to the initializer instead. The first of these
   appears in the "Creating a simple application" topic of the AWS SDK
   for Swift Developer Guide.

This also repairs the two s3-transfer-manager examples. They passed a
deprecated S3Client.S3ClientConfiguration into
S3TransferManagerConfig(s3ClientConfig:), whose parameter is typed
S3Client.S3ClientConfig, so those examples did not compile before this
change.

Occurrences of httpClientConfiguration and HttpClientConfiguration are
left alone; those types are not deprecated.
Two follow-ups from review feedback on this PR.

The amazon-nova-canvas example mutates its configuration after creating
it, so it needs var rather than let, the same as the other eleven sites
this PR already changed. My audit missed it because the declaration
spans two lines:

    let config =
        try await BedrockRuntimeClient.BedrockRuntimeClientConfig()
    config.awsCredentialIdentityResolver = try SSOAWSCredentialIdentityResolver()

A re-audit that tolerates multi-line declarations finds this as the only
remaining site.

Adding the two-line explanatory comment to the S3 basics service handler
shifted the line numbers that swift/example_code/s3/README.md links to,
which broke the Validate WRITEMEs check. Regenerated that README with

    python -m writeme --languages Swift:1 --services s3

Only the Swift S3 README is regenerated here. writeme.py also reports
drift in unrelated READMEs, such as the .NET IoT one, which is
pre-existing on main and out of scope for this PR.
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Thanks @brmur — both addressed, and the branch is now rebased onto main.

WRITEME. Reproduced and fixed. The cause was mine: adding a two-line explanatory comment to s3/basics/Sources/ServiceHandler/ServiceHandler.swift shifted the line numbers that swift/example_code/s3/README.md links to. Regenerated with:

python -m writeme --languages Swift:1 --services s3

writeme.py --check --diff now reports Unchanged for every Swift service. I deliberately regenerated only the Swift S3 README — the tool also reports drift in unrelated READMEs (the .NET IoT one, for example) that is pre-existing on main, and folding that into this PR seemed out of scope. Happy to include it if you'd rather it were swept up here.

The AI review finding. Correct, and a genuine miss on my part. amazon-nova-canvas/Sources/main.swift mutates its config after construction, so it needs var. My audit script missed it because the declaration spans two lines:

let config =
    try await BedrockRuntimeClient.BedrockRuntimeClientConfig()
config.awsCredentialIdentityResolver = try SSOAWSCredentialIdentityResolver()

My original regex required let x = try await ... on a single line. I rewrote the check to tolerate multi-line declarations and re-ran it across all of swift/ — this was the only remaining site, and it's now var. So the count is 12 let→var sites, not the 11 stated in the PR description.

Two remaining red checks need labels I can't set:

  • Check Stats labels wants one of Application, MVP, Feature Scenario, Task, Bug, Basics, dependencies, Single action example. Bug or dependencies seems closest.
  • Check On Call Review labels wants On Call Review complete.

I tried adding the stats label and got jbelkins does not have the correct permissions to execute AddLabelsToLabelable, so those two need a maintainer.

Still worth a human build check. As noted in the description, I can't compile these locally — dependency resolution fails before compilation on the examples' from: "1.0.0" ranges, because current aws-sdk-swift tags depend on smithy-swift by branch rather than by version. That reproduces on an unmodified checkout, so it's independent of this change, but it does mean nothing here is compile-verified. The nova-canvas site the AI review caught is exactly the class of error a build would have surfaced immediately.


Note on the stale check statuses: after the force-push, every workflow for this PR is sitting in action_required — GitHub is holding fork-PR workflow runs pending maintainer approval, so none of them have re-run against the new commits yet. The red Validate WRITEMEs result still visible above is from the pre-fix commit a1dca4c. It should go green once someone approves the run; writeme.py --check --diff passes locally for all Swift services at e5b34a4.

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🤖 AI Code Example Review

This PR passes. The previous review's one outstanding concern — the let/var issue in amazon-nova-canvas/Sources/main.swift — has been correctly addressed in this commit: var config = try await BedrockRuntimeClient.BedrockRuntimeClientConfig() is now present, and the subsequent config.awsCredentialIdentityResolver = ... mutation compiles correctly. All 60 files across 17 services have been mechanically renamed from <Service>ClientConfiguration to <Service>ClientConfig, with correct companion let→var changes at all mutation sites. The code is in good shape.

Detailed Review

  1. [nit] Prior finding from the previous review (nova-canvas let→var): Addressed. swift/example_code/bedrock-runtime/models/amazon-nova/amazon-nova-canvas/Sources/main.swift now correctly uses var config = try await BedrockRuntimeClient.BedrockRuntimeClientConfig() at line 15-16, followed by the credential resolver mutation. This was the only outstanding blocking concern from the prior review.

  2. [nit] All other let→var sites (DynamoDB BatchGetItem, ListTables, basics; S3 DeleteObjects, ListBuckets, IAM basics S3/STS service handlers) are verified correct in the current code — each var-bound config struct has at least one property mutated after initialization.

  3. [nit] The two stale comment replacements (s3/ListBuckets-Simple and s3/basics) are clean and reader-friendly, showing the region-passing pattern as a commented-out let example rather than the unmutatable configuration.region = ... pattern.

  4. [nit] swift/example_code/s3/README.md line-number anchor updates (e.g. #L232 → #L233) are correct because the ServiceHandler.swift file gained one line at the top due to the type annotation change (S3ClientConfiguration → S3ClientConfig). These are mechanical and accurate.

  5. [nit] swift/example_code/s3/basics/Sources/ServiceHandler/ServiceHandler.swift correctly stores the config as let configuration: S3Client.S3ClientConfig (immutable, since no post-init mutation occurs), consistent with value-type semantics.

  6. [nit] All Bedrock Runtime files that do not mutate config remain correctly let-bound (amazon-nova-reel, amazon-nova-text Converse/ConverseStream, anthropic_claude Converse/ConverseStream, meta_llama Converse/ConverseStream).

  7. [policy] No automated test files are included or updated. This is an existing policy gap noted in the prior review and is outside the scope of this rename PR. A maintainer with a working build environment should confirm compilation before merging.

  8. [policy] Package.swift minimum version constraints (e.g. from: "1.0.0") are not updated to reflect the SDK 1.7.0 minimum required for <Service>ClientConfig. This is a pre-existing gap not introduced by this PR, and is appropriate to leave for a separate follow-up.

  9. [nit] The change is complete and internally consistent: no remaining ClientConfiguration references exist in swift/ other than the intentionally-untouched httpClientConfiguration/HttpClientConfiguration occurrences, as verified by the PR description.

  10. [nit] Overall code quality is high: comments are clear, error handling patterns are preserved, and the rename follows a consistent pattern across all 17 services.


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