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-# AWS SDK for Swift
-
-The **AWS SDK for Swift** is a pure Swift SDK for accessing any & all AWS services.
-
-## License
-
-This library is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
+# AWS SDK for Swift
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-## Requirements
+## Getting Started
+
+- [SDK Product Page](https://aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-swift/)
+- [Developer Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-swift/latest/developer-guide/home.html)
+- [API Reference](https://sdk.amazonaws.com/swift/api/awssdkforswift/latest/documentation/awssdkforswift)
+- [Code Examples Repo](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/swift)
+
+To get started using the SDK, follow the setup instructions at [Set up the AWS SDK for Swift](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-swift/latest/developer-guide/setting-up.html), then check out our step-by-step tutorial at [Get started with the AWS SDK for Swift](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-swift/latest/developer-guide/getting-started.html).
+
+## Feedback
-The AWS SDK for Swift supports the following:
-- Swift 5.9 or higher
-- iOS & iPadOS 13.0 or higher
-- macOS 10.15 or higher
-- Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS or higher
-- Amazon Linux 2 or higher
+If you'd like to provide feedback, report a bug, request a feature, or would like to bring
+attention to an issue in general, please do so by submitting a GitHub issue to the repo [here](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-swift/issues/new/choose).
-Other environments (watchOS, tvOS, Windows, or others) may work but have not been verified.
+This is the preferred mechanism for user feedback as it allows anyone with similar issue or suggestion to engage in conversation as well.
-These supported versions may change in the future.
+## Contributing
-## Provide Credentials
+If you are interested in contributing to AWS SDK for Swift, see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.
+
+## Development
+
+### Runtime Modules (under `Sources/Core/`)
+
+* `AWSClientRuntime` - concrete types, protocols, enums, etc. that provide most AWS specific runtime functionalities for the SDK.
+ Has several other runtime modules as its dependencies.
+* `AWSSDKChecksums` - implementation for handling checksum in AWS requests
+* `AWSSDKCommon` - concrete types used by other runtime modules
+* `AWSSDKEventStreamsAuth` - concrete types for signing AWS event stream message
+* `AWSSDKHTTPAuth` - concrete types for AWS SigV4 signer, and types related to auth flow
+* `AWSSDKIdentity` - concrete types for AWS credentials and identity resolvers
+
+> 📖 For more information on runtime modules, see [the AWS Runtime Module Documentation in API reference](https://sdk.amazonaws.com/swift/api/awssdkforswift/latest/documentation/awssdkforswift#AWS-Runtime-Module-Documentation)
+
+## License
-For virtually all AWS operations, you must provide AWS security credentials for the SDK to use.
+This library is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
-You can accomplish this for local development by installing and configuring the
-[AWS Command Line Interface](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-welcome.html)
-on your development machine. The AWS SDK for Swift will share the AWS CLI's credentials (written at
-`~/.aws/credentials`) when executing on your development machine.
+## Security
-See your AWS account administrator to obtain your credentials if you do not already have them.
-
-## Test the AWS SDK for Swift with your credentials
-
-Here, we'll be creating a simple Swift package to show you how the SDK is used, and verify that the SDK can use your
-credentials to access a live AWS service.
-
-You can perform this on either Mac or Linux on any supported OS version, but must have a supported version of either
-Xcode (for Mac) or the Swift toolchain (for Linux) installed.
-
-Be sure you've set up AWS credentials on your development machine, per the section above.
-
-1. On your command line, create a new, executable Swift package:
-```
-$ mkdir AWSCredentialTester
-$ cd AWSCredentialTester
-$ swift package init --type executable
-```
-
-2. Edit your new package's `Package.swift` file to read:
-```
-// swift-tools-version: 5.9
-
-import PackageDescription
-
-let package = Package(
- name: "AWSCredentialTester",
- platforms: [.macOS(.v10_15), .iOS(.v13)],
- dependencies: [
- .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-swift.git", from: "0.16.0")
- ],
- targets: [
- .executableTarget(
- name: "AWSCredentialTester",
- dependencies: [
- .product(name: "AWSSTS", package: "aws-sdk-swift")
- ],
- path: "Sources"
- )
- ]
-)
-```
-
-3. Edit your project's `Sources/main.swift` file to read:
-```
-import AWSSTS
-
-let client = try STSClient(region: "us-east-1")
-let input = GetCallerIdentityInput()
-let output = try await client.getCallerIdentity(input: input)
-let userID = output.userId ?? "not known"
-print("Caller's AWS user ID is \(userID)")
-```
-
-4. Execute your Swift package from the command line:
-```
-$ swift run
-```
-Your package will resolve dependencies, compile, and run.
-
-In the terminal output, you will see (after a number of log statements):
-```
-Caller's AWS user ID is
-```
-(this user ID should match your AWS Access Key ID for your AWS credentials.)
-
-If you’ve made it this far... congratulations! 🎉
-
-## Integrating Into an Existing Xcode Project or Package
-
-Now that you've tested the SDK and your credentials in a simple project, here are steps to quickly get the AWS SDK for
-Swift installed into either your existing Xcode project or Swift package.
-
-### Installing the AWS SDK for Swift into your Xcode Project
-
-1. Open your project in the Xcode IDE. From the drop down menu, select File > Add Packages...
-
-2. In the field labeled "Search or Enter Package URL", enter "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-swift". Set the
-dependency rule and project as needed, then click "Add Package". The package will download and install to your Xcode
-project.
-
-3. In the "Choose Package Products for aws-sdk-swift" popup window, check the box next to the specific AWS services you
-want to access, and set the Xcode target next to each service. Click "Add Package".
-
-### Installing the AWS SDK for Swift into your Swift Package
-
-1. In your package's `Package.swift`, add AWS SDK for Swift as a package dependency:
-```
-let package = Package(
- name: "MyPackage",
- dependencies: [
-+ .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-swift", from: "0.16.0")
- ],
-```
-
-2. Add the specific AWS services you plan to use into the `dependencies` of one of the targets in your package's
-`Package.swift`. To finish this example, you will need to add at least `AWS Secure Token Service (STS)` :
-```
- targets: [
- .target(
- name: "MyTarget",
- dependencies: [
-+ .product(name: "AWSS3", package: "aws-sdk-swift"),
-+ .product(name: "AWSSTS", package: "aws-sdk-swift"),
-+ .product(name: "AWSTranscribe", package: "aws-sdk-swift")
- ]
- )
- ]
-```
-See the AWS SDK for Swift's [`Package.swift`](Package.swift) file for the names of all available AWS services.
-
-*What’s next?*
-Try some other AWS services. Help us better understand what you think the most critical features are next. Give us
-feedback on your experience. etc...
-
-*Run into a bug?*
-Please file a Github issue on this project. We try to respond within a business day.
-
-## API Reference documentation
-We recommend that you use the documentation generation capabilities within Xcode (Option+Click on a symbol); if you run
-across an API that is not documented, please file an issue in this project.
-
-Generated online documentation will be provided soon.
+Please refer to our [security policy](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-swift/security/policy).
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