(Node.js) Compute Glacier SHA256 Tree Hash of a File

Computes the Amazon Glacier SHA256 tree hash for a file.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.78 or greater.

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() {

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

    var crypt = new chilkat.Crypt2();

    // For more information about Amazon Glacier tree hashes, see Computing Glacier Checksums
    // Chilkat added the "sha256-tree-hash" algorithm in v9.5.0.78 to make it easy to compute the Glacier tree hash checksum
    // of a file or from bytes in memory.
    crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256-tree-hash";

    // Return the hash in lowercase hexidecimal format.
    crypt.EncodingMode = "hexlower";

    var treeHashHex = crypt.HashFileENC("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg");
    console.log("SHA256 tree hash = " + treeHashHex);

}

chilkatExample();