(Node.js) Force Quoted-Printable Encoding for Email

Demonstrates how to force the quoted-printable encoding for email.

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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() {

    var success;

    var email = new chilkat.Email();

    email.Subject = "test";
    email.From = "bob@example.com";
    email.AddTo("Mary","mary@example.com");

    // Add plain-text and HTML alternative bodies.
    // Include some "=" chars so we can see the quoted-printable encoding when used..
    email.AddPlainTextAlternativeBody("This is a test == Hello World!");
    email.AddHtmlAlternativeBody("<html><body>This is a test == Hello World!</body></html>");

    // Examine the MIME of the email to see that it does not use quoted-printable.
    // (If the email contained non-usascii chars, it would automatically use quoted-printable.)
    var mailman = new chilkat.MailMan();
    console.log(mailman.RenderToMime(email));

    // Here is the MIME before forcing quoted-printable.
    // Notice the Content-Transfer-Encoding is "7bit" (not "quoted-printable")

    // MIME-Version: 1.0
    // Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:26:52 -0500
    // Message-ID: <CF274FC0A2F82B98A05B7507DF7DFB966A2C0EB8@CHILKATSLICE>
    // Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
    //  boundary="------------080901080902080000030208"
    // X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
    // Subject: test
    // From: bob@example.com
    // To: Mary <mary@example.com>
    // 
    // --------------080901080902080000030208
    // Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
    // Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
    // 
    // This is a test == Hello World!
    // --------------080901080902080000030208
    // Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
    // Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
    // 
    // <html><body>This is a test == Hello World!</body></html>
    // --------------080901080902080000030208--

    console.log("----");

    // To force quoted-printable, set the Content-Transfer-Encoding header.
    // It will automatically propagate as needed to the MIME sub-parts.
    email.AddHeaderField("Content-Transfer-Encoding","quoted-printable");
    console.log(mailman.RenderToMime(email));

    // MIME-Version: 1.0
    // Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:26:52 -0500
    // Message-ID: <F36B276E3A720FE5111D15CE9142C8909E1F5AB9@CHILKATSLICE>
    // Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
    //  boundary="------------080901080902080000030208"
    // X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
    // Subject: test
    // From: bob@example.com
    // To: Mary <mary@example.com>
    // 
    // --------------080901080902080000030208
    // Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
    // Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
    // 
    // This is a test =3D=3D Hello World!
    // --------------080901080902080000030208
    // Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
    // Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
    // 
    // <html><body>This is a test =3D=3D Hello World!</body></html>
    // --------------080901080902080000030208--

}

chilkatExample();