(Node.js) Asynchronous HTTPS Upload (TLS)

Demonstrates how to do an HTTPS (TLS) upload asynchronously in a background thread.

A server-side C# example showing how to receive an upload is located at C# ASP.NET Code to Receive Upload

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron 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() {

    var upload = new chilkat.Upload();

    // Specify the page (ASP, ASP.NET, Perl, Python, Ruby, CGI, etc)
    // that will process the HTTP Upload.
    upload.Hostname = "www.mywebserver.com";
    upload.Path = "/receiveUpload.aspx";

    // Add one or more files to be uploaded.
    upload.AddFileReference("file1","dude.gif");
    upload.AddFileReference("file2","pigs.xml");
    upload.AddFileReference("file3","sample.doc");

    // To upload using SSL/TLS (https), set the Ssl property = true
    upload.Ssl = true;

    // Begin the HTTP upload in a background thread:
    var success = upload.BeginUpload();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(upload.LastErrorText);
    }
    else {
        console.log("Upload started..");
    }

    // Wait for the upload to finish.
    // Print the progress as we wait...
    while ((upload.UploadInProgress == true)) {
        // We can abort the upload at any point by calling:
        // upload.AbortUpload();

        // Display the percentage complete and the number of bytes uploaded so far..
        // The total upload size will become set after the upload begins:
        console.log(upload.PercentUploaded + "% " + upload.NumBytesSent + "/" + upload.TotalUploadSize);

        // Sleep 2/10ths of a second.
        upload.SleepMs(200);

    }

    // Did the upload succeed?
    if (upload.UploadSuccess == true) {
        console.log("Files uploaded!");
    }
    else {
        console.log(upload.LastErrorText);
    }


}

chilkatExample();