(Node.js) hotelbeds.com REST API Authentication

Demonstrates how to calculate the X-Signature header and add to requests sent to api.test.hotelbeds.com.

For more information, see https://developer.hotelbeds.com/documentation/getting-started/

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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.

    // This example duplicates the following CURL statement provided in the hotelbeds.com "Getting Started"
    // developer documentation:

    // #!/bin/bash 
    // apiKey="yourApiKey"
    // secret="yourSecret"
    // curl -i \
    //   -X GET \
    //   -H 'Accept:application/json' \
    //   -H 'Api-key:'$apiKey'' \
    //   -H 'X-Signature:'$(echo -n ${apiKey}${secret}$(date +%s)|sha256sum|awk '{ print $1}')'' \
    //   https://api.test.hotelbeds.com/hotel-api/1.0/status

    var success;

    // The "date + %s" command emits a UNIX date/time number such as 1605548842
    // We need to concatenate the apiKey, secret, and current date/time in UNIX (numeric) time format.
    var dt = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
    dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
    // Get the UNIX time string in the GMT timezone.
    var bLocalTime = false;
    var unixTimeStr = dt.GetAsUnixTimeStr(bLocalTime);
    console.log(unixTimeStr);

    // Use your own API key and secret.  (These are not valid values)
    var apiKey = "227b20a2cb705e45f3b0a0944672dc07";
    var secret = "54dc7ba9e2";

    var sb = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sb.Append(apiKey);
    sb.Append(secret);
    sb.Append(unixTimeStr);

    var crypt = new chilkat.Crypt2();
    crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256";
    crypt.EncodingMode = "hexlower";
    var signature = crypt.HashStringENC(sb.GetAsString());

    console.log(signature);

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Api-key",apiKey);
    http.SetRequestHeader("X-Signature",signature);

    var jsonResponse = http.QuickGetStr("https://api.test.hotelbeds.com/hotel-api/1.0/status");
    console.log(jsonResponse);
    console.log(http.LastStatus);

    // Sample output:  

    // 1605549542
    // 2146aefb36e7331b3b29aafd7638398ca22e689573224f1a71274d60bd201ec2
    // {"auditData":{"timestamp":"2020-11-16 18:59:02.430"},"status":"OK"}
    // 200

}

chilkatExample();