(Node.js) OSS Download String (Alibaba Cloud)

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Demonstrates how to download a textual object into a string variable.

The Chilkat S3 functions in the HTTP class are compatible with Alibaba Cloud's OSS service.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // Insert your AccessKey ID here:
    http.AwsAccessKey = "access-key";

    // Insert your AccessKey Secret here:
    http.AwsSecretKey = "secret-key";

    // To download from a bucket located in a different region, use the endpoint for that region, such as "oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com 	"
    // See Alibaba Object Storage Service Regions and Endpoints
    http.AwsEndpoint = "oss-us-east-1.aliyuncs.com";

    var bucketName = "chilkat";
    var objectName = "orchard.json";

    // This is the byte representation of the text file downloaded from Aliyun.
    // It must be specified to allow Chilkat to correctly interpret the bytes as characters.
    var charset = "utf-8";

    var fileContents = http.S3_DownloadString(bucketName,objectName,charset);

    if (http.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    }
    else {
        console.log(fileContents);
        console.log("Success.");
    }


}

chilkatExample();