(Node.js) S3 Download String Object

Demonstrates how to download a text file (i.e. object) from the Amazon S3 service directly into an in-memory string variable.

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // Insert your access key here:
    http.AwsAccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY";

    // Insert your secret key here:
    http.AwsSecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY";

    // This bucket is in the us-east-1 region.
    http.AwsRegion = "us-east-1";

    var bucketName = "chilkat-test-bucket";

    var objectName = "fruit.xml";

    var charset = "utf-8";

    var fileContents;
    fileContents = http.S3_DownloadString(bucketName,objectName,charset);

    if (http.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        // Failed
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    }
    else {
        // Success
        console.log(fileContents);
    }


}

chilkatExample();