Node.js

Glacier Download Archive

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Demonstrates how to download an Amazon Glacier archive. Downloading a Glacier archive is a two step process. First an archive retrieval job is initiated. After it completes, the job output is downloaded (i.e. the archive contents are downloaded.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.78 or greater.

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server in the desired region.
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("glacier.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide AWS credentials.
    var authAws = new chilkat.AuthAws();
    authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
    authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY";
    authAws.ServiceName = "glacier";
    authAws.Region = "us-west-2";

    success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: The above REST connection and setup of the AWS credentials
    // can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
    // The "auto reconnect" property passed to rest.Connect indicates that if
    // the connection is lost, a REST method call will automatically reconnect
    // if needed.
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // 
    // For more information, see Glacier Retrieve Job Output Reference Documentation
    // 
    rest.AddHeader("x-amz-glacier-version","2012-06-01");

    // To download an archive, we'll make several method calls:
    // 1) Send the HTTPS GET request.
    // 2) Get the response body.
    // 3) If the response status code indicates success, stream the response body (i.e the archive data) to a file.
    // 4) If the response status code indicates an error, get the JSON error response.

    // Send the GET request.
    success = rest.SendReqNoBody("GET","/AWS_ACCOUNT_ID/vaults/chilkat/jobs/JOB_ID/output");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Read the response header.
    var responseStatusCode = rest.ReadResponseHeader();
    if (responseStatusCode < 0) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Response status code = " + responseStatusCode);

    // We expect a 200 response status if the archive data is coming.
    // Otherwise, we'll get a JSON response body with an error message(or no response body).
    if (responseStatusCode == 200) {

        var bodyStream = new chilkat.Stream();

        // The stream's sink will be a file.
        bodyStream.SinkFile = "qa_output/archiveData.dat";

        // Read the response body to the stream.
        success = rest.ReadRespBodyStream(bodyStream,true);
        if (success !== true) {
            console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        console.log("Successfully received the archive file.");

    }
    else {
        var jsonError = rest.ReadRespBodyString();
        if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
            console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        }
        else {
            console.log(jsonError);
        }

    }


}

chilkatExample();