(Node.js) Calculate MD5 Hash of File (or SHA1, SHA256, and other hash algorithms)

Demonstrates how to calculate a hash for a file's contents.

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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 crypt = new chilkat.Crypt2();

    // Set the name of the hash algorithm.
    // Other choices include "sha1", "sha256", "sha384", "sha512", "md2", "md5", and "haval". 
    crypt.HashAlgorithm = "md5";

    // EncodingMode specifies the encoding of the hash output.
    // It may be "hex", "url", "base64", or "quoted-printable".
    crypt.EncodingMode = "hex";

    // Files of any type may be hashed -- it doesn't matter
    // if the file is binary or text...
    var hashStr;
    hashStr = crypt.HashFileENC("/temp/something.dat");
    if (crypt.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(crypt.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(hashStr);

}

chilkatExample();