(Node.js) Convert HTML to plain-text

Demonstrates how to convert HTML to plain-text.

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on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and ARM

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

    var h2t = new chilkat.HtmlToText();

    // Set the HTML:
    var html;
    html = "<html><body><p>This is a test.</p><blockquote>Here is text within a blockquote</blockquote></body></html>";

    var plainText;

    plainText = h2t.ToText(html);

    console.log(plainText);

    // The output looks like this:

    // This is a test.
    // 
    //     Here is text within a blockquote

}

chilkatExample();