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

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Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

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() {

    var success = false;

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    http.KeepResponseBody = true;

    var bd = new chilkat.BinData();

    success = http.DownloadBd("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg",bd);
    var statusCode = http.LastStatus;
    if (success == false) {
        if (statusCode == 0) {
            // Unable to either send the request or get the response.
            console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        }
        else {
            // We got a response, but the status code was not in the 200s
            console.log("Response status code: " + statusCode);
            // Examine the response body.
            console.log("Response body:");
            console.log(http.LastResponseBody);
        }

        console.log("Download failed.");

    }
    else {
        console.log("Download success, response status = " + statusCode);

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


}

chilkatExample();