ArnoudBuzing/ ZipLink

Zip file and directory compression via LibraryLink and Rust

Contributed by: Arnoud Buzing

ZipLink is a state-of-the-art Wolfram Language paclet that bridges the Wolfram ecosystem with the high-performance Rust zip component through LibraryLink. Engineered for speed and reliability, it provides an intuitive interface for managing archives with support for industry-standard compression methods like Deflate, Bzip2, and the ultra-fast ZStandard. Whether you are bundling large datasets for distribution or performing surgical extractions from complex directory structures, ZipLink delivers a seamless, native-level experience for archive management in Mathematica and Wolfram Desktop.

Installation Instructions

To install this paclet in your Wolfram Language environment, evaluate this code:
PacletInstall["ArnoudBuzing/ZipLink"]

To load the code after installation, evaluate this code:
Needs["ArnoudBuzing`ZipLink`"]

Details

Zip supports "Deflate", "Bzip2", and "ZStandard" (zstd) compression options.

Unzip extracts all files and directories from a given file.

ZipInformation lists contents and metadata without extracting.

ZipExtract extracts specific files from an archive.

Up to 5x faster than CreateArchive.

Paclet Guide

Examples

Basic Examples (7)

Pick a directory to compress:

In[1]:=

List the files in this directory:

In[2]:=

$FileNames["*", qu, \[Infinity]]$

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Create a zip file from the directory and its contents:

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List the contents of the zip file with compression details:

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Unzip the zip file in a temporary directory:

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List the extracted files:

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$FileNames["*", tmp, \[Infinity]]$

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Extract a specific file only:

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Scope (1)

Zip is significantly faster than CreateArchive:

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