Compression

FlexRule.Extensions.Compression

This extension enables compression capability for files and folders.

pack

Creates a package file containing all files within a folder

 pack (type, source, target)

• type: zip, tgz, gz
• source: source folder (zip, tgz) or file (gz) to create the package
• target: target full file path to be created
• Return: the created target package file

When the required target folder does not exist, it will be created automatically

Example 1: Packaging a folder to a zip file
pack('zip', 'd:\\sources\\samples', 'd:\\backup\\source-sample.zip')

unpack

Creates a folder and extract a package file

 unpack (type, source, target)

• type: zip, tgz, gz
• source: source file to be extracted
• target: target folder (zip, tgz) or file (gz) to store the extracted file(s). GZ is only for a single file.
• Return: the created target folder (zip, tgz) or file (gz)

When the required target folder does not exist, it will be created automatically

Example 1: Unpacking a GZ file
unpack('gz', 'd:\\temp\\myfile.csv.gz', 'd:\\temp\\myfile.csv')

Example 2: Unpacking a ZIP file
unpack('zip', 'd:\\temp\\archive1.zip', 'd:\\archive1')