(Ruby) Unzip Binary File to Stream

Demonstrates how to unzip a large binary file to a stream to allow the application to process the uncompressed bytes chunk by chunk.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

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require 'chilkat'

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

zip = Chilkat::CkZip.new()

# First open a .zip.
success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/big.zip")
if (success != true)
    print zip.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Get the entry to be unzipped to a stream..
# entry is a CkZipEntry
entry = zip.GetEntryByIndex(0)
if (zip.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print zip.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

dataStream = Chilkat::CkStream.new()

# unzipTask is a CkTask
unzipTask = entry.UnzipToStreamAsync(dataStream)
if (entry.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print entry.lastErrorText() + "\n";

    exit
end

# Start the background unzip thread.
unzipTask.Run()

# We'll read the uncompressed data chunk-by-chunk and write to an output file.
fac = Chilkat::CkFileAccess.new()
success = fac.OpenForWrite("qa_output/out.dat")
if (success != true)
    print fac.lastErrorText() + "\n";

    exit
end

# Read the stream.  (this is reading the unzipped file data)
bd = Chilkat::CkBinData.new()
while dataStream.get_EndOfStream() != true
    # Get the next chunk of decompressed bytes.
    dataStream.ReadBd(bd)
    # Do something with it..
    # In this simple example, we'll just write to the file.
    fac.FileWriteBd(bd,0,0)
    # Clear for the next read.
    bd.Clear()
end

fac.FileClose()

print "Success." + "\n";