Zig

Zip

See more Zip Examples

Zip a directory tree. Zig

const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    const zip = try chilkat.Zip.init();
    defer zip.deinit();

    const zip_path = "c:/temp/myFiles.zip";

    // Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    zip.newZip(zip_path) catch {};

    // Append references to files to be zipped.
    const recurse = true;
    zip.appendFiles("c:/temp/files_to_zip/*", recurse) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Write the .zip and close the zip file (and clears the zip object).
    zip.writeZipAndClose() catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    std.debug.print("Successfully created {s}\n", .{zip_path});

    // If the following files existed under c:/temp/files_to_zip

    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/aaa/pigs.json
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/base64Cert.txt
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/hamlet.xml
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/hello.pdf

    // then the zip we created would contain:

    // aaa/pigs.json
    // bbb/base64Cert.txt
    // bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    // bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    // bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    // hamlet.xml
    // hello.pdf
}