---
title: "@push.rocks/smartarchive"
---
# @push.rocks/smartarchive

`@push.rocks/smartarchive` is a powerful library designed for managing archive files. It provides utilities for compressing and decompressing data in various formats such as zip, tar, gzip, and bzip2. This library aims to simplify the process of handling archive files, making it an ideal choice for projects that require manipulation of archived data.

## Install

To install `@push.rocks/smartarchive`, you can either use npm or yarn. Run one of the following commands in your project directory:

```shell
npm install @push.rocks/smartarchive --save
```

or if you prefer yarn:

```shell
yarn add @push.rocks/smartarchive
```

This will add `@push.rocks/smartarchive` to your project's dependencies.

## Usage
`@push.rocks/smartarchive` provides an easy-to-use API for extracting, creating, and analyzing archive files. Below, we'll cover how to get started and explore various features of the module.

### Importing SmartArchive

First, import `SmartArchive` from `@push.rocks/smartarchive` using ESM syntax:

```typescript
import { SmartArchive } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';
```

### Extracting Archive Files

You can extract archive files from different sources using `SmartArchive.fromArchiveUrl`, `SmartArchive.fromArchiveFile`, and `SmartArchive.fromArchiveStream`. Here's an example of extracting an archive from a URL:

```typescript
import { SmartArchive } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';

async function extractArchiveFromURL() {
  const url = 'https://example.com/archive.zip';
  const targetDir = '/path/to/extract';

  const archive = await SmartArchive.fromArchiveUrl(url);
  await archive.exportToFs(targetDir);

  console.log('Archive extracted successfully.');
}

extractArchiveFromURL();
```

### Extracting an Archive from a File

Similarly, you can extract an archive from a local file:

```typescript
import { SmartArchive } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';

async function extractArchiveFromFile() {
  const filePath = '/path/to/archive.zip';
  const targetDir = '/path/to/extract';

  const archive = await SmartArchive.fromArchiveFile(filePath);
  await archive.exportToFs(targetDir);

  console.log('Archive extracted successfully.');
}

extractArchiveFromFile();
```

### Stream-Based Extraction

For larger files, you might prefer a streaming approach to prevent high memory consumption. Hereâs an example:

```typescript
import { SmartArchive } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';
import { createReadStream } from 'fs';

async function extractArchiveUsingStream() {
  const archiveStream = createReadStream('/path/to/archive.zip');
  const archive = await SmartArchive.fromArchiveStream(archiveStream);
  const extractionStream = await archive.exportToStreamOfStreamFiles();
  
  extractionStream.pipe(createWriteStream('/path/to/destination'));
}

extractArchiveUsingStream();
```

### Analyzing Archive Files

Sometimes, you may need to inspect the contents of an archive before extracting it. The following example shows how to analyze an archive:

```typescript
import { SmartArchive } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';

async function analyzeArchive() {
  const filePath = '/path/to/archive.zip';
  
  const archive = await SmartArchive.fromArchiveFile(filePath);
  const analysisResult = await archive.analyzeContent();
  
  console.log(analysisResult); // Outputs details about the archive content
}

analyzeArchive();
```

### Creating Archive Files

Creating an archive file is straightforward. Here we demonstrate creating a tar.gz archive:

```typescript
import { SmartArchive } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';

async function createTarGzArchive() {
  const archive = new SmartArchive();
  
  // Add directories and files
  archive.addedDirectories.push('/path/to/directory1');
  archive.addedFiles.push('/path/to/file1.txt');
  
  // Export as tar.gz
  const tarGzStream = await archive.exportToTarGzStream();
  
  // Save to filesystem or handle as needed
  tarGzStream.pipe(createWriteStream('/path/to/destination.tar.gz'));
}

createTarGzArchive();
```

### Stream Operations

Here's an example of using `smartarchive`'s streaming capabilities:

```typescript
import { createReadStream, createWriteStream } from 'fs';
import { SmartArchive } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';

async function extractArchiveUsingStreams() {
  const archiveStream = createReadStream('/path/to/archive.zip');
  const archive = await SmartArchive.fromArchiveStream(archiveStream);
  const extractionStream = await archive.exportToStreamOfStreamFiles();
  
  extractionStream.pipe(createWriteStream('/path/to/extracted'));
}

extractArchiveUsingStreams();
```

### Advanced Decompression Usage

`smartarchive` supports multiple compression formats. It also provides detailed control over the decompression processes:

- For ZIP files, `ZipTools` handles decompression using the `fflate` library.
- For TAR files, `TarTools` uses `tar-stream`.
- For GZIP files, `GzipTools` provides a `CompressGunzipTransform` and `DecompressGunzipTransform`.
- For BZIP2 files, `Bzip2Tools` utilizes custom streaming decompression.

Example: Working with a GZIP-compressed archive:

```typescript
import { createReadStream, createWriteStream } from 'fs';
import { SmartArchive } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';

async function decompressGzipArchive() {
  const filePath = '/path/to/archive.gz';
  const targetDir = '/path/to/extract';

  const archive = await SmartArchive.fromArchiveFile(filePath);
  await archive.exportToFs(targetDir);

  console.log('GZIP archive decompressed successfully.');
}

decompressGzipArchive();
```

### Advancing with Custom Decompression Streams

You can inject custom decompression streams where needed:

```typescript
import { createReadStream, createWriteStream } from 'fs';
import { SmartArchive, GzipTools } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';

async function customDecompression() {
  const filePath = '/path/to/archive.gz';
  const targetDir = '/path/to/extract';

  const archive = await SmartArchive.fromArchiveFile(filePath);
  const gzipTools = new GzipTools();
  const decompressionStream = gzipTools.getDecompressionStream();

  const archiveStream = await archive.getArchiveStream();
  archiveStream.pipe(decompressionStream).pipe(createWriteStream(targetDir));

  console.log('Custom GZIP decompression successful.');
}

customDecompression();
```

### Custom Pack and Unpack Tar

When dealing with tar archives, you may need to perform custom packing and unpacking:

```typescript
import { SmartArchive, TarTools } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';
import { createWriteStream } from 'fs';

async function customTarOperations() {
  const tarTools = new TarTools();

  // Packing a directory into a tar stream
  const packStream = await tarTools.packDirectory('/path/to/directory');
  packStream.pipe(createWriteStream('/path/to/archive.tar'));

  // Extracting files from a tar stream
  const extractStream = tarTools.getDecompressionStream();
  createReadStream('/path/to/archive.tar').pipe(extractStream).on('entry', (header, stream, next) => {
    const writeStream = createWriteStream(`/path/to/extract/${header.name}`);
    stream.pipe(writeStream);
    stream.on('end', next);
  });
}

customTarOperations();
```

### Extract and Analyze All-in-One

To extract and simultaneously analyze archive content:

```typescript
import { createReadStream, createWriteStream } from 'fs';
import { SmartArchive } from '@push.rocks/smartarchive';

async function extractAndAnalyze() {
  const filePath = '/path/to/archive.zip';
  const targetDir = '/path/to/extract';

  const archive = await SmartArchive.fromArchiveFile(filePath);
  const analyzedStream = archive.archiveAnalyzer.getAnalyzedStream();
  const extractionStream = await archive.exportToStreamOfStreamFiles();

  analyzedStream.pipe(extractionStream).pipe(createWriteStream(targetDir));

  analyzedStream.on('data', (chunk) => {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(chunk, null, 2));
  });
}

extractAndAnalyze();
```

### Final Words

These examples demonstrate various use cases for `@push.rocks/smartarchive`. Depending on your specific project requirements, you can adapt these examples to suit your needs. Always refer to the latest documentation for the most current information and methods available in `@push.rocks/smartarchive`.

For more information and API references, check the official [`@push.rocks/smartarchive` GitHub repository](https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartarchive).

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