Node.js

Compress and Encrypt a Large File (Low and Constant Memory Footprint)

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Demonstrates how to compress and encrypt a large file such that the memory footprint remains low and constant.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.99 or greater.

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var compress = new chilkat.Compression();
    compress.Algorithm = "deflate";

    // Set encryption params.
    // The possible values are the same as for the corresponding properties in the Chilkat Crypt2 class/object.
    // The encoded IV and Key must be specified as hex.
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("cryptAlgorithm","aes");
    json.UpdateString("cipherMode","cbc");
    json.UpdateInt("keyLength",128);
    json.UpdateInt("paddingScheme",0);
    json.UpdateString("encodedIV","000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F");
    json.UpdateString("encodedKey","000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F");

    // Do file-to-file compression+encryption in a single call.
    var inPath = "qa_data/largeFile.dat";
    var outPath = "c:/temp/qa_output/compressed_encrypted.dat";
    success = compress.CompressEncryptFile(json,inPath,outPath);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(compress.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // We can do file-to-file decrypt/decompress like this:
    var inPath2 = outPath;
    var outPath2 = "c:/temp/qa_output/restored.dat";
    success = compress.DecryptDecompressFile(json,inPath2,outPath2);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(compress.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Note: The above decrypt + decompress is the equivalent of doing the same in these two steps:
    var crypt = new chilkat.Crypt2();
    crypt.CryptAlgorithm = "aes";
    crypt.CipherMode = "cbc";
    crypt.KeyLength = 128;
    crypt.PaddingScheme = 0;
    crypt.SetEncodedIV("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex");
    crypt.SetEncodedKey("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex");

    var decryptedPath = "c:/temp/qa_output/decrypted.dat";
    success = crypt.CkDecryptFile(inPath2,decryptedPath);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(crypt.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var outPath3 = "c:/temp/qa_output/restored_in_two_steps.dat";
    success = compress.DecompressFile(decryptedPath,outPath3);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(compress.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();