(Node.js) Backblaze S3 Download String

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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 the Backblaze service. However, because of some specific issues, Chilkat v9.5.0.89 or later is needed.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

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();

    // keyID = Access Key ID or Access Key
    http.AwsAccessKey = "access-key";

    // applicationKey = Secret Access Key or Secret Key
    http.AwsSecretKey = "secret-key";

    // Region is the 2nd part of your S3 Endpoint
    http.AwsEndpoint = "s3.us-west-002.backblazeb2.com";

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

    // This is the byte representation of the text file downloaded from Backblaze.
    // 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();