Zig Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Zip One File

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Zip a single file. Zig

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

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

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

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

    zip.newZip("test.zip") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // In this example, the file we wish to zip is /temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

    // Add a reference to a single file by calling AddFile
    // Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
    const save_extra_path = false;
    zip.addFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt", save_extra_path) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    zip.writeZipAndClose() catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
    std.debug.print("Zip Created!\n", .{});

    // Perhaps you want to include a path in the .zip such that when unzipping, a sub-directory
    // is automatically created and the file unzipped into it.  Use PathPrefix:

    // (We'll skip checking the success/failure return value.)

    // Set a PathPrefix to get the relative path you want:
    // The .zip will contain this entry: "myApp/HelloWorld123.txt";
    try zip.newZip("test2.zip");
    zip.setPathPrefix("myApp/");
    try zip.addFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt", save_extra_path);
    try zip.writeZipAndClose();
}