Standard library

zip

Single-entry zip pack and unpack.

Introduction

Single-entry zip pack and unpack. Import std/compress/zip to bind the module as zip. Call free functions as zip.name(...). Struct methods use a receiver value.

/ std/compress/zip

This page is the package reference for std/compress/zip. Private helpers used only by co-located tests are not listed.

Functions

Free functions on zip. Each function has a short description, an example, then parameters and return shape.

pack

Packs a single named entry into a zip archive. Call form: zip.pack(name, data).

/ std/compress/zip

$ z = zip.pack("a.txt", b"hi")

Parameters: name: entry name. data: entry bytes. Returns: Zip archive bytes.

unpack_first

Unpacks the first entry from a zip archive. Call form: zip.unpack_first(data).

/ std/compress/zip

$ e = zip.unpack_first(z)

Parameters: data: zip bytes. Returns: Product with name and data for the first entry.