(Java) SFTP Upload and Download to a StringBuilder Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a Chilkat StringBuilder object, and download into a StringBuilder object.

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

    CkSFtp sftp = new CkSFtp();

    boolean success;

    // Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    sftp.put_ConnectTimeoutMs(5000);
    sftp.put_IdleTimeoutMs(10000);

    // Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
    int port = 22;
    success = sftp.Connect("MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP",port);
    if (success == true) {
        success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
        if (success == true) {
            success = sftp.InitializeSftp();
            }

        }

    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(sftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStringBuilder sbA = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbA.LoadFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","utf-8");

    // Upload the contents of sbA to the SSH/SFTP server.
    boolean bIncludeBOM = false;
    String remotePath = "sftpTesting/hamlet.xml";
    success = sftp.UploadSb(sbA,remotePath,"utf-8",bIncludeBOM);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(sftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Download the file..
    CkStringBuilder sbB = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = sftp.DownloadSb(remotePath,"utf-8",sbB);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(sftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Verify that sbA and sbB have the exact same contents.
    System.out.println("size of sbA: " + sbA.get_Length());
    boolean bCaseSensitive = true;
    if (sbA.ContentsEqualSb(sbB,bCaseSensitive) == true) {
        System.out.println("Contents are equal. Success.");
        }
    else {
        System.out.println("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.");
        }

    sftp.Disconnect();
  }
}