send_custom_request Method
Sends a custom request to the server.
Syntax
def send_custom_request(action: str) -> None: ...
Remarks
This method can be used to send arbitrary requests to the server. The value passed for the Action parameter must be one of the actions described in the Amazon KMS documentation.
When this method is called, the class does the following:
- Builds a request URL, including query parameters, based on the following:
- region
- QueryParam*
- Adds request headers from other_headers.
- Adds any request body supplied via the specified input_file or input_data.
- Signs the request.
- Sends the request to the server.
- Stores the response headers in the ParsedHeader* properties; and the response body in the specified output_file or output_data.
If the response body is JSON data, the XPath, XText, and other X* configuration settings can then be used to navigate and extract information from it.