"""Boto3 sqs connector."""
import boto3

from podcast import config

sqs_client = None


def get_sqs_client():
    """Connect to SQS.

    Returns:
         botocore.client.SQS : Client object provides access to sqs.
    """
    global sqs_client
    if not sqs_client:
        sqs_client = boto3.client('sqs', region_name=config.AWS_REGION)
    return sqs_client