(Java) ITIDA Canonicalize JSON and Compute SHA256 Hash

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Demonstrates creating the canonical (ITIDA) version of a JSON document, and then computes the SHA256 hash of the canonicalized JSON.

For more information, see https://sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/signature-creation/

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // Load the JSON containing the document to be signed.

    // The JSON file should look like this:
    // NOTE: The JSON should NOT begin with "{ "documents" : [ ..."

    //       {
    //          "issuer":{
    //             "address":{
    //                "branchID":"0",
    //                "country":"EG",
    //                "regionCity":"Cairo",
    //                "postalCode":"",
    //                "buildingNumber":"0",
    //                "street":"123rd Street",
    //                "governate":"GOVERNATE"
    //             },
    //             "type":"B",
    //             "id":"209999899",
    //             "name":"Xyz SAE"
    //          },
    // ...
    // ...

    CkStringBuilder sb = new CkStringBuilder();
    boolean success = sb.LoadFile("my_invoice.json","utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println("Failed to load input file.");
        return;
        }

    // Convert the contents of sb to the ITIDA canonical form.
    // Always pass utf-8 for the 2nd arg.
    sb.Encode("itida","utf-8");

    // Examine the canonicalized JSON
    System.out.println(sb.getAsString());

    // Compute the SHA256 hash and show the SHA256 in hex format
    System.out.println("SHA256 hash: " + sb.getHash("sha256","hex","utf-8"));
  }
}