(CkPython) Zip Append Files and Entry Type

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Demonstrates appending files to a zip object for writing a .zip. Also explains the "entry type".

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import sys
import chilkat

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

zip = chilkat.CkZip()

zipPath = "c:/temp/qa_output/out.zip"

# Initialize the zip object with the path of the .zip to be created.
zip.NewZip(zipPath)

# Recursively append to the zip object the paths of the files and directories in a directory tree.
# At this point we are not creating the .zip, nor are we reading the contents of the files.
# We are simply appending references to the files and directories in the local filesystem
# that will get processed when WriteZip is called.
recurse = True
saveExtraPath = False
archiveOnly = False
includeHidden = True
includeSystem = False
success = zip.AppendFilesEx("c:/temp/files_to_zip",recurse,saveExtraPath,archiveOnly,includeHidden,includeSystem)
if (success == False):
    print(zip.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Note: We can iterate over the references to the files that will be processed when zipping:
count = zip.get_NumEntries()
i = 0
while i < count :
    # entry is a CkZipEntry
    entry = zip.GetEntryByIndex(i)
    print(entry.fileName() + " entryType = " + str(entry.get_EntryType()))

    i = i + 1

print("----")

# Sample output for the above loop:
# The entry type = 1, because these are entries that are references to files in the local filesystem
# that are to be processed when the zip is written.

# hamlet.xml entryType = 1
# hello.pdf entryType = 1
# ...
# ...

# Possible entry type values:
# 0 - Mapped Entry: An entry in an existing Zip file.
# 1 - File Entry: A file not yet in memory, but referenced. These entries are added by calling AppendFiles, AppendFilesEx, AppendOneFileOrDir, etc.
# 2 - Data Entry: An entry containing uncompressed data from memory. These entries are added by calling AppendData, AppendString, etc.
# 3 - Null Entry: An entry that no longer exists in the .zip.
# 4 - New Directory Entry: A directory entry added by calling AppendNewDir. 

# The application can continue to add additional entries.
# For example:
# eTemp is a CkZipEntry
eTemp = zip.AppendString("helloWorld.txt","Hello World")

# Now let's have a look at what will get zipped when we write the zip:
count = zip.get_NumEntries()
i = 0
while i < count :
    # entry is a CkZipEntry
    entry = zip.GetEntryByIndex(i)
    print(entry.fileName() + " entryType = " + str(entry.get_EntryType()))

    i = i + 1

print("----")

# You can see that "helloWorld.txt" is added. 
# Its entryType = 2, which means it is in-memory data (it is not a reference to a file in the local filesystem).

# hamlet.xml entryType = 1
# hello.pdf entryType = 1
# ...
# ...
# helloWorld.txt entryType = 2

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Now we'll write the zip to a .zip file.
zip.put_FileName(zipPath)
success = zip.WriteZip()
if (success == False):
    print(zip.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Let's look again at the entries in the .zip
count = zip.get_NumEntries()
i = 0
while i < count :
    # entry is a CkZipEntry
    entry = zip.GetEntryByIndex(i)
    print(entry.fileName() + " entryType = " + str(entry.get_EntryType()))

    i = i + 1

print("----")

# After writing the .zip, the entry types change to 0.
# Entry type 0 indicates that it's a "mapped entry", which is an entry in an existing (and currently open) .zip file.

# hamlet.xml entryType = 0
# hello.pdf entryType = 0
# ...
# ...
# helloWorld.txt entryType = 0

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# If desired, we could continue adding additional entries of any kind (files or data) to the currently open .zip archive...

# eTemp is a CkZipEntry
eTemp = zip.AppendString("helloWorld2.txt","Hello World 2")

# Write the .zip, including the new entries..
success = zip.WriteZip()
if (success == False):
    print(zip.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Finally, let's look again at the entries in the .zip
count = zip.get_NumEntries()
i = 0
while i < count :
    # entry is a CkZipEntry
    entry = zip.GetEntryByIndex(i)
    print(entry.fileName() + " entryType = " + str(entry.get_EntryType()))

    i = i + 1

print("----")

# hamlet.xml entryType = 0
# hello.pdf entryType = 0
# ...
# ...
# helloWorld.txt entryType = 0
# helloWorld2.txt entryType = 0

zip.CloseZip()

print("Success")