zip-tar-util

A simple Node.js library for compressing and decompressing ZIP and TAR files.

Installation

You can install this package using npm:

npm install zip-tar-util

Usage

compress(sourceDir, destFile, [archiveType])

Compresses a directory into either a zip or tar archive and saves it to the specified destination file.

Parameters:

• sourceDir - A string representing the path to the source directory.
• destFile - A string representing the path to the destination archive file.
• archiveType (optional) - A string representing the type of archive to create. Must be one of the following: 'zip', 'tar' or undefined (defaults to 'zip' if not specified).

Returns:

A Promise that resolves when the archive is created.

Example:

import compress from 'zip-tar-util'

// Compress a directory into a zip file
compress("/path/to/source", "/path/to/target.zip", "zip");

// Compress a directory into a tar file
compress("/path/to/source", "/path/to/target.tar", "tar");

decompress(sourceFile, targetDir)

This function decompresses the source archive file into the target directory.

Parameters:

• sourceFile - The path to the archive file to decompress.
• targetDir - The path to the directory where the archive file will be decompressed.

Example:

import decompress from 'zip-tar-util'

// Decompress a zip file into a directory
decompress('/path/to/source.zip', '/path/to/target');

// Decompress a tar file into a directory
decompress('/path/to/source.tar', '/path/to/target');

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License.