(Node.js) ITIDA Create Canonical JSON

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Demonstrates creating the canonical (ITIDA) version of a JSON document. The document in the example is the one at https://sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/files/one-doc.json

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.92 or greater.

For more information, see https://sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/signature-creation/

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

    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.92 or greater.
    // (In v9.5.0.92, the "itida" encoding was added to StringBuilder's Encode method.)
    var sb = new chilkat.StringBuilder();

    // This is the file at https://sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/files/one-doc.json
    var success = sb.LoadFile("qa_data/itida/sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/files/one-doc.json","utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log("Failed to load input file.");
        return;
    }

    // Convert the contents of sb to the ITIDA canonical form.
    // Always pass utf-8 for the 2nd arg.
    sb.Encode("itida","utf-8");

    var canonical = sb.GetAsString();

    console.log(canonical);

    // Output: 
    // "SomeValue""DELIVERY""APPROACH""SomeValue""PACKAGING""SomeValue""DATEVALIDITY""2020-09-28T09:30:10Z"........."TOTALAMOUNT""5191.50""EXTRADISCOUNTAMOUNT""5.00""TOTALITEMSDISCOUNTAMOUNT""14.00"

    // Let's verify we got the correct result.
    var sbExpected = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = sbExpected.LoadFile("qa_data/itida/sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/files/one-doc-serialized.json.txt","utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log("Failed to expected output file.");
        return;
    }

    // Compare our computed canonical string with the expected result.
    if (sb.ContentsEqualSb(sbExpected,true) == true) {
        console.log("The computed canonical result is correct.");
    }
    else {
        console.log("The computed canonical result is NOT correct.");
    }


}

chilkatExample();