Node.js

Create a Zip Entirely in Memory

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Demonstrates how to create a .zip from in-memory byte data and strings, and to write the .zip to an in-memory image. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var crypt = new chilkat.Crypt2();
    var zip = new chilkat.Zip();

    success = zip.NewZip("test.zip");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(zip.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Add the bytes 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x03 ... 0x0F as a file in the .zip
    var bd = new chilkat.BinData();
    bd.AppendEncoded("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex");
    zip.AddBd("binaryData.dat",bd);

    //  Add the string "Hello World!" to the .zip
    zip.AddString("helloWorld.txt","Hello World!","utf-8");

    zipFileInMemory = zip.WriteToMemory();

    //  We could save these files to a file, and it is a valid .zip
    var fac = new chilkat.FileAccess();
    success = fac.WriteEntireFile("test.zip",zipFileInMemory);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(fac.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Zip Created!");

}

chilkatExample();