(Node.js) SFTP Get File Date/Times in Different Formats

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Demonstrates how to get remote file date/times in different formats.

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

    var sftp = new chilkat.SFtp();

    // Connect to the SSH server.  
    var hostname = "my-sftp-server.com";
    var port = 22;
    var success = sftp.Connect(hostname,port);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate with the SSH server. 
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Open a directory on the server...
    // This example opens the "junk" directory located under the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
    var handle = sftp.OpenDir("junk");
    if (sftp.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Download the directory listing:
    // dirListing: SFtpDir
    var dirListing = sftp.ReadDir(handle);
    if (sftp.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Close the directory handle
    success = sftp.CloseHandle(handle);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Iterate over the files.
    // Examine each filename and indicate those that match *FICHERO*.pdf
    // (i.e. the filename contains the word "FICHERO" and ends in ".pdf")
    var i = 0;
    var n = dirListing.NumFilesAndDirs;
    var sbFilename = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    var caseSensitive = false;
    var bLocalDateTime = false;
    while (i < n) {
        // fileObj: SFtpFile
        var fileObj = dirListing.GetFileObject(i);
        console.log(fileObj.Filename);

        // Get the last-modified date/time
        // dt: CkDateTime
        var dt = fileObj.GetLastModifiedDt();

        // Get the date/time in any format offered by the CkDateTime object.

        // such as Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:08:21 GMT
        console.log("RFC822 format: " + dt.GetAsRfc822(bLocalDateTime));

        // such as 1990-12-31T23:59:60Z
        console.log("Timestamp: " + dt.GetAsTimestamp(bLocalDateTime));

        // Such as: "02/16/2008 12:15:12"  where hour is 0 to 23.
        console.log("RFC822 format: " + dt.GetAsIso8601("MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss",bLocalDateTime));

        i = i+1;
    }

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();