(Node.js) Download Image (JPG, GIF, etc.) to Base64

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Demonstrates how to download an image, or any type of file, to get the data in base64 encoding format.

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var bd = new chilkat.BinData();

    var success = http.DownloadBd("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg",bd);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var base64_image_data = bd.GetEncoded("base64");
    console.log("image data in base64 format:");
    console.log(base64_image_data);

}

chilkatExample();