(Unicode C++) 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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#include <CkZipW.h>
#include <CkZipEntryW.h>
#include <CkStreamW.h>
#include <CkTaskW.h>
#include <CkFileAccessW.h>
#include <CkBinDataW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This requires the Chilkat Zip API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Chilkat Zip for sample code.

    CkZipW zip;

    // First open a .zip.
    bool success = zip.OpenZip(L"qa_data/zips/big.zip");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Get the entry to be unzipped to a stream..
    CkZipEntryW *entry = zip.GetEntryByIndex(0);
    if (zip.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStreamW dataStream;

    CkTaskW *unzipTask = entry->UnzipToStreamAsync(dataStream);
    if (entry->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",entry->lastErrorText());
        delete entry;
        return;
    }

    // Start the background unzip thread.
    unzipTask->Run();

    // We'll read the uncompressed data chunk-by-chunk and write to an output file.
    CkFileAccessW fac;
    success = fac.OpenForWrite(L"qa_output/out.dat");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",fac.lastErrorText());
        delete entry;
        return;
    }

    // Read the stream.  (this is reading the unzipped file data)
    CkBinDataW bd;
    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();
    }

    fac.FileClose();

    delete entry;
    delete unzipTask;
    wprintf(L"Success.\n");
    }