(Swift 3,4,5...) Unzip

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Unzip a zip archive, creating the subfolders as needed.

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func chilkatTest() {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let zip = CkoZip()!

    var success: Bool = zip.open("qa_data/zips/sample.zip")
    if success != true {
        print("\(zip.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Unzip to c:/temp/testDir
    // If c:/temp/testDir does not yet exist, it will be auto-created.
    var numFilesUnzipped: Int = zip.unzip("c:/temp/testDir").intValue
    if numFilesUnzipped < 0 {
        print("\(zip.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // If, for example, the zip contained these files:

    // aaa/pigs.json
    // bbb/base64Cert.txt
    // bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    // bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    // bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    // hamlet.xml
    // hello.pdf

    // then after unzipping, the following files will be created:

    // c:/temp/testDir/aaa/pigs.json
    // c:/temp/testDir/bbb/base64Cert.txt
    // c:/temp/testDir/bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    // c:/temp/testDir/bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    // c:/temp/testDir/bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    // c:/temp/testDir/hamlet.xml
    // c:/temp/testDir/hello.pdf

    zip.close()

}