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+/**
+ * AWS Secrets Manager integration for Mirth.
+ * 
+ * This script provides a function to retrieve secrets from AWS Secrets Manager.
+ * Author: Josh McDonald
+ * 
+ * Prerequisites:
+ * - Make sure to import the necessary AWS SDK packages.
+ * - Add the required JAR dependency (secretsmanager-2.xx.xx.jar) to your Mirth instance.
+ */
+
+// Required imports for AWS SDK and Secrets Manager.
+// Uncomment these if running outside the Mirth environment or if direct imports are preferred.
+// import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region;
+// import software.amazon.awssdk.services.secretsmanager.SecretsManagerClient;
+// import software.amazon.awssdk.services.secretsmanager.model.GetSecretValueRequest;
+// import software.amazon.awssdk.services.secretsmanager.model.GetSecretValueResponse;
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the secret value from AWS Secrets Manager for a given secret name and region.
+ *
+ * @param {string} secretName - The name or ARN of the secret.
+ * @param {string} regionName - The AWS region where the secret is stored (e.g., "us-east-2").
+ * @returns {Object} - Parsed secret string in JSON format.
+ */
+function getSecret(secretName, regionName) {
+    // Initialize the region based on the provided region name.
+    var region = Packages.software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region.of(regionName);
+    
+    // Create a Secrets Manager client with the specified region.
+    var client = Packages.software.amazon.awssdk.services.secretsmanager.SecretsManagerClient.builder()
+       .region(region)
+       .build();
+    
+    // Build a request to fetch the secret value.
+    var getSecretValueRequest = Packages.software.amazon.awssdk.services.secretsmanager.model.GetSecretValueRequest.builder()
+       .secretId(secretName)
+       .build();
+    
+    var getSecretValueResponse;
+    
+    try {
+        // Attempt to retrieve the secret value.
+        getSecretValueResponse = client.getSecretValue(getSecretValueRequest);
+    } 
+    catch (e) {
+        // If any exceptions are thrown during the secret retrieval, re-throw them for the caller to handle.
+        // More details about possible exceptions can be found at:
+        // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_GetSecretValue.html
+        throw e;
+    }
+    
+    // Return the secret value as a parsed JSON object.
+    return JSON.parse(getSecretValueResponse.secretString());
+}