@aws-sdk/credential-provider-node incorrect documentation

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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/modules/_aws_sdk_credential_provider_node.html

const { getDefaultRoleAssumerWithWebIdentity } = require("@aws-sdk/client-sts");
const { defaultProvider } = require("@aws-sdk/credential-provider-node");
const { S3Client, GetObjectCommand } = require("@aws-sdk/client-s3");

const provider = defaultProvider({
  roleAssumerWithWebIdentity: getDefaultRoleAssumerWithWebIdentity,
});

const client = new S3Client({ credentialDefaultProvider: provider });

Assigning provider to credentialDefaultProvider like the documentation suggests results in errors.

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import { DynamoDBClient, DynamoDBClientConfig } from '@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb';
import { defaultProvider } from '@aws-sdk/credential-provider-node';
  const dynamoDBClientConfig: DynamoDBClientConfig = {
    region: config.AWS_REGION,
    credentialDefaultProvider: defaultProvider({
      roleArn: config.ROLE_ARN,
      durationSeconds: config.DURATION,
    }),
  };

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[TroutZen]

➕ - Also seeing the same error. @samchungy - Thanks for the workaround soln.

[samchungy]

Yeah good finds, I didn’t look into to it too much tbh @adworacz. Just wanted to highlight that the doco was wrong. I did also state:

Depends on what you’re trying to do?

In my case I was simply looking for how to use STS roles and fromTemporaryCredentials is the easiest way as it allows for chaining of roles too.