ZipUtilities, prefixed with NOZ for Nolan O'Brien ZipUtilities, is a library of zipping and unzipping utilities for iOS and Mac OS X.
The need can occasionally arise where easy compressing and decompressing of data is desired from a simple API. There are many zipping/unzipping utilities out there but all of them can be found wanting in some way or another.
- too low level
- too complex
- poor code quality
- old coding practices/style (basically really old)
- lack a service oriented approach (request, operation and response pattern)
The goal is to provide an easy to use modern interface for archiving and unarchiving zip files. As a particular focus, providing a service oriented approach can provide powerful support for NSOperation composition.
The ZipUtilities Xcode project has targets to build iOS and OSX dynamic frameworks. You can build these and add them to your project manually, or add a subproject in Xcode.
Alternatively you may use one of the following dependency managers:
Add ZipUtilities to your Podfile
pod 'ZipUtilities', '~> 1.13.0'Add ZipUtilities to your Cartfile
github "NSProgrammer/ZipUtilities"You can either build the documentation with appledoc locally or you can visit the documentation online at http://cocoadocs.org/docsets/ZipUtilities
The primary value of ZipUtilities is that it provides an easy to use interface for archiving data or files into a single zip archive and unarchiving a zip archive to the contained files. The primary approach for ZipUtilities is to provide a service oriented pattern for compressing and decompressing.
NOZCompress.h
NOZCompress.h contains the service oriented interfaces related to compressing into a zip archive.
NOZCompressRequestis the object that encapsulates the what and how for the compression operation to act uponNOZCompressOperationis theNSOperationsubclass object that performs the compression. By being anNSOperation, consumers can take advantage of cancelling, prioritization and dependencies. Progress is also provided with the operation and can be observed via KVO on theprogressproperty or via the delegate callback.NOZCompressDelegateis the delegate for theNOZCompressOperation. It provides callbacks for progress and completion.NOZCompressResultis the object that encapsulates the result of a compress operation. It holds whether or not the operation succeed, the error if it didn't succeed, the path to the created zip archive and other informative metrics like duration and compression ratio.
Example:
- (NSOperation *)startCompression
{
NOZCompressRequest *request = [[NOZCompressRequest alloc] initWithDestinationPath:self.zipFilePath];
[request addEntriesInDirectory:self.sourceDirectoryPath
filterBlock:^BOOL(NSString *filePath) {
return [filePath.lastPathComponent hasPrefix:@"."];
}
compressionSelectionBlock:NULL];
[request addDataEntry:self.data name:@"Aesop.txt"];
for (id<NOZZippableEntry> entry in self.additionalEntries) {
[request addEntry:entry];
}
NOZCompressionOperation *op = [[NOZCompressOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request delegate:self];
[self.operationQueue addOperation:op];
// return operation so that a handle can be maintained and cancelled if necessary
return op;
}
- (void)compressOperation:(NOZCompressOperation *)op didCompleteWithResult:(NOZCompressResult *)result
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
self.completionBlock(result.didSuccess, result.operationError);
});
}
- (void)compressOperation:(NOZCompressOperation *)op didUpdateProgress:(float)progress
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
self.progressBlock(progress);
});
}func startCompression() -> NSOperation
{
let request = NOZCompressRequest.init(destinationPath: self.zipFilePath)
request.addEntriesInDirectory(self.sourceDirectoryPath, filterBlock: { (filePath: String) -> Bool in
return ((filePath as NSString).lastPathComponent as NSString).hasPrefix(".")
}, compressionSelectionBlock: nil)
request.addDataEntry(self.data name:"Aesop.txt")
for entry in self.additionalEntries {
request.addEntry(entry)
}
let operation = NOZCompressOperation.init(request: request, delegate: self)
zipQueue?.addOperation(operation)
// return operation so that a handle can be maintained and cancelled if necessary
return operation
}
func compressOperation(op: NOZCompressOperation, didCompleteWithResult result: NOZCompressResult)
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
self.completionBlock(result.didSuccess, result.operationError);
})
}
func compressOperation(op: NOZCompressOperation, didUpdateProgress progress: Float)
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
self.progressBlock(progress);
})
}NOZDecompress.h
NOZDecompress.h contains the service oriented interfaces related to decompressing from a zip archive.
NOZDecompressRequestis the object that encapsulates the what and how for the decompression operation to act uponNOZDecompressOperationis theNSOperationsubclass object that performs the compression. By being anNSOperation, consumers can take advantage of cancelling, prioritization and dependencies. Progress is also provided with the operation and can be observed via KVO on theprogressproperty or via the delegate callback.NOZDecompressDelegateis the delegate for theNOZDecompressOperation. It provides callbacks for progress, overwriting output files and completion.NOZDecompressResultis the object that encapsulates the result of a compress operation. It holds whether or not the operation succeed, the error if it didn't succeed, the paths to the output unarchived files and other informative metrics like duration and compression ratio.
Example:
- (NSOperation *)startDecompression
{
NOZDecompressRequest *request = [[NOZDecompressRequest alloc] initWithSourceFilePath:self.zipFilePath];
NOZDecompressOperation *op = [[NOZDecompressOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request delegate:self];
[self.operationQueue addOperation:op];
// return operation so that a handle can be maintained and cancelled if necessary
return op;
}
- (void)decompressOperation:(NOZDecompressOperation *)op didCompleteWithResult:(NOZDecompressResult *)result
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
self.completionBlock(result.didSuccess, result.destinationFiles, result.operationError);
});
}
- (void)decompressOperation:(NOZDecompressOperation *)op didUpdateProgress:(float)progress
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
self.progressBlock(progress);
});
}func startDecompression() -> NSOperation
{
let request = NOZDecompressRequest.init(sourceFilePath: self.zipFilePath)
let operation = NOZDecompressOperation.init(request: request, delegate: self)
zipQueue?.addOperation(operation)
return operation
}
func decompressOperation(op: NOZDecompressOperation, didCompleteWithResult result: NOZDecompressResult)
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
self.completionBlock(result.didSuccess, result.destinationFiles, result.operationError);
})
}
func decompressOperation(op: NOZDecompressOperation, didUpdateProgress progress: Float)
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
self.progressBlock(progress);
})
}Additional, the underlying objects for zipping and unzipping are exposed for direct use if NSOperation support is not needed.
NOZZipper.h
NOZZipper is an object that encapsulates the work for zipping sources (NSData, streams and/or
files) into an on disk zip archive file.
Example:
- (BOOL)zipThingsUpAndReturnError:(out NSError **)error
{
NOZZipper *zipper = [[NOZZipper alloc] initWithZipFile:pathToCreateZipFile];
if (![zipper openWithMode:NOZZipperModeCreate error:error]) {
return NO;
}
__block int64_t totalBytesCompressed = 0;
NOZFileZipEntry *textFileZipEntry = [[NOZFileZipEntry alloc] initWithFilePath:textFilePath];
textFileZipEntry.comment = @"This is a heavily compressed text file.";
textFileZipEntry.compressionLevel = NOZCompressionLevelMax;
NSData *jpegData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(someImage, 0.8f);
NOZDataZipEntry *jpegEntry = [[NOZDataZipEntry alloc] initWithData:jpegData name:@"image.jpg"];
jpegEntry.comment = @"This is a JPEG so it doesn't need more compression.";
jpegEntry.compressionMode = NOZCompressionModeNone;
if (![zipper addEntry:textFileZipEntry
progressBlock:^(int64_t totalBytes, int64_t bytesComplete, int64_t bytesCompletedThisPass, BOOL *abort) {
totalBytesCompressed = bytesCompletedThisPass;
}
error:error]) {
return NO;
}
if (![zipper addEntry:jpegEntry
progressBlock:^(int64_t totalBytes, int64_t bytesComplete, int64_t bytesCompletedThisPass, BOOL *abort) {
totalBytesCompressed = bytesCompletedThisPass;
}
error:error]) {
return NO;
}
zipper.globalComment = @"This is a global comment for the entire archive.";
if (![zipper closeAndReturnError:error]) {
return NO;
}
int64_t archiveSize = (int64_t)[[[NSFileManager defaultFileManager] attributesOfItemAtPath:zipper.zipFilePath] fileSize];
NSLog(@"Compressed to %@ with compression ratio of %.4f:1", zipper.zipFilePath, (double)totalBytesCompressed / (double)archiveSize);
return YES;
}
NOZUnzipper.h
NOZUnzipper is an object that encapsulates the work for unzipping from a zip archive file on disk
into destinations (NSData, streams and/or files).
Example:
- (BOOL)unzipThingsAndReturnError:(out NSError **)error
{
NSAssert(![NSThread isMainThread]); // do this work on a background thread
NOZUnzipper *unzipper = [[NOZUnzipper alloc] initWithZipFile:zipFilePath];
if (![unzipper openAndReturnError:error]) {
return NO;
}
if (nil == [unzipper readCentralDirectoryAndReturnError:error]) {
return NO;
}
__block NSError *enumError = nil;
[unzipper enumerateManifestEntriesUsingBlock:^(NOZCentralDirectoryRecord * record, NSUInteger index, BOOL * stop) {
NSString *extension = record.name.pathExtension;
if ([extension isEqualToString:@"jpg"]) {
*stop = ![self readImageFromUnzipper:unzipper withRecord:record error:&enumError];
} else if ([extension isEqualToString:@"json"]) {
*stop = ![self readJSONFromUnzipper:unzipper withRecord:record error:&enumError];
} else {
*stop = ![self extractFileFromUnzipper:unzipper withRecord:record error:&enumError];
}
}];
if (enumError) {
*error = enumError;
return NO;
}
if (![unzipper closeAndReturnError:error]) {
return NO;
}
return YES;
}
- (BOOL)readImageFromUnzipper:(NOZUnzipper *)unzipper withRecord:(NOZCentralDirectoryRecord *)record error:(out NSError **)error
{
CGImageSourceRef imageSource = CGImageSourceCreateIncremental(NULL);
custom_defer(^{ // This is Obj-C equivalent to 'defer' in Swift. See http://www.openradar.me/21684961 for more info.
if (imageSource) {
CFRelease(imageSource);
}
});
NSMutableData *imageData = [NSMutableData dataWithCapacity:record.uncompressedSize];
if (![unzipper enumerateByteRangesOfRecord:record
progressBlock:NULL
usingBlock:^(const void * bytes, NSRange byteRange, BOOL * stop) {
[imageData appendBytes:bytes length:byteRange.length];
CGImageSourceUpdate(imageSource, imageData, NO);
}
error:error]) {
return NO;
}
CGImageSourceUpdate(imageSource, (__bridge CFDataRef)imageData, YES);
CGImageRef imageRef = CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex(imageSource, 0, NULL);
if (!imageRef) {
*error = ... some error ...;
return NO;
}
custom_defer(^{
CFRelease(imageRef);
});
UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:imageRef];
if (!image) {
*error = ... some error ...;
return NO;
}
self.image = image;
return YES;
}
- (BOOL)readJSONFromUnzipper:(NOZUnzipper *)unzipper withRecord:(NOZCentralDirectoryRecord *)record error:(out NSError **)error
{
NSData *jsonData = [unzipper readDataFromRecord:record
progressBlock:NULL
error:error];
if (!jsonData) {
return NO;
}
id jsonObject = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:jsonData
options:0
error:error];
if (!jsonObject) {
return NO;
}
self.json = jsonObject;
return YES;
}
- (BOOL)extractFileFromUnzipper:(NOZUnzipper *)unzipper withRecord:(NOZCentralDirectoryRecord *)record error:(out NSError **)error
{
if (record.isZeroLength || record.isMacOSXAttribute || record.isMacOSXDSStore) {
return YES;
}
return [self saveRecord:record toDirectory:someDestinationRootDirectory options:NOZUnzipperSaveRecordOptionsNone progressBlock:NULL error:error];
}NOZEncoder and NOZDecoder
ZipUtilities provides a modular approach to compressing and decompressing individual entries of a zip archive. The Zip file format specifies what compression method is used for any given entry in an archive. The two most common algorithms for zip archivers and unarchivers are Deflate and Raw. Given those are the two most common, ZipUtilities comes with those algorithms built in with Deflate being provided from the zlib library present on iOS and OS X and Raw simply being unmodified bytes (no compression). With the combination of NOZCompressionLevel and NOZCompressionMethod you can optimize the way you compress multiple entries in a file. For example: you might have a text file, an image and a binary to archive. You could add the text file with NOZCompressionLevelDefault and NOZCompressionMethodDeflate, the image with NOZCompressionMethodNone and the binary with NOZCompressionLevelVeryLow and NOZCompressionMethodDeflate (aka Fast).
Since ZipUtilities takes a modular approach for compression methods, adding support for additional compression encoders and decoders is very straightforward. You simply implement the NOZEncoder and NOZDecoder protocols and register them for the related NOZCompressionMethod with a NOZCompressionLibrary (including the sharedInstance). For instance, you might want to add BZIP2 support: just implement MyBZIP2Encoder<NOZEncoder> and MyBZIP2Decoder<NOZDecoder> and update the known encoders and decoders for NOZCompressionMethodBZip2 in ZipUtilities before you start zipping or unzipping with the NOZCompressionLibrary.
Example:
[[NOZCompressionLibrary sharedInstance] setEncoder:[[MyBZIP2Encoder alloc] init] forMethod:NOZCompressionMethodBZip2];
[[NOZCompressionLibrary sharedInstance] setDecoder:[[MyBZIP2Decoder alloc] init] forMethod:NOZCompressionMethodBZip2];Apple compression library as an extra
NOZXAppleCompressionCoder has been written as an example of how to construct your own coders. Supports all algorithms provided by libcompression, including LZMA which is specified as a known compression method in the ZIP archive format.
Example of registering the Apple compression library coders:
- (BOOL)updateRegisteredCodersWithAppleCompressionCoders
{
if (![NOZXAppleCompressionCoder isSupported]) {
// Apple's Compression Lib is only supported on iOS 9+ and Mac OS X 10.11+
return NO;
}
NOZCompressionLibrary *library = [NOZCompressionLibrary sharedInstance];
// DEFLATE
// Replace existing default DEFLATE coders with Apple Compression variant
[library setEncoder:[NOZXAppleCompressionCoder encoderWithAlgorithm:COMPRESSION_ZLIB]
forMethod:NOZCompressionMethodDeflate];
[library setDecoder:[NOZXAppleCompressionCoder decoderWithAlgorithm:COMPRESSION_ZLIB]
forMethod:NOZCompressionMethodDeflate];
// LZMA
[library setEncoder:[NOZXAppleCompressionCoder encoderWithAlgorithm:COMPRESSION_LZMA]
forMethod:NOZCompressionMethodLZMA];
[library setDecoder:[NOZXAppleCompressionCoder decoderWithAlgorithm:COMPRESSION_LZMA]
forMethod:NOZCompressionMethodLZMA];
// The following coders are not defined as known ZIP compression methods,
// however that doesn't mean we can't extend the enumeration of ZIP methods
// to have custom compression methods.
//
// Since compression_algorithm enum values are all beyond the defined ZIP methods values
// and are all within 16 bits, we can just use the values directly.
// Puts the burden on the decoder to know that these non-ZIP compression methods
// are for their respective algorithm.
// LZ4
[library setEncoder:[NOZXAppleCompressionCoder encoderWithAlgorithm:COMPRESSION_LZ4]
forMethod:(NOZCompressionMethod)COMPRESSION_LZ4];
[library setDecoder:[NOZXAppleCompressionCoder decoderWithAlgorithm:COMPRESSION_LZ4]
forMethod:(NOZCompressionMethod)COMPRESSION_LZ4];
// Apple LZFSE - the new hotness for compression from Apple
[library setEncoder:[NOZXAppleCompressionCoder encoderWithAlgorithm:COMPRESSION_LZFSE]
forMethod:(NOZCompressionMethod)COMPRESSION_LZFSE];
[library setDecoder:[NOZXAppleCompressionCoder decoderWithAlgorithm:COMPRESSION_LZFSE]
forMethod:(NOZCompressionMethod)COMPRESSION_LZFSE];
return YES;
}ZipUtilities includes a command-line interface for convenient tooling integration and scriptability. It can be built via the Xcode project directly or installed via Homebrew.
Tapping the NSProgrammer formulae:
brew tap NSProgrammer/macos
Installing noz:
brew install noz
Upgrading noz (when already installed):
brew upgrade noz
List noz compression methods
noz -A
Dump info of zip archive
noz -D [dump_options] -i zip_file
dump_options:
-------------------------------
-L list all entries
-v verbose info
-s silence the archive info (the default info that is output)
Compress file
noz -c -m METHOD [-l LEVEL] -i in_file -o out_file
Example: noz -c -m Brotli -l 12 -i payload.json -o payload.json.br
(Use 'noz -A' for available compression methods and levels)
Decompress file
noz -d -m METHOD -i in_file -o out_file
Example: noz -d -m Brotli -i payload.json.br -o payload.json
(Use 'noz -A' for available compression methods)
Zip up an archive
noz -z [zip_options] -o output_file -i input_file1 [file_options] [... [-i intput_fileN [file_options]]]
zip_options:
-------------------------------
-c COMMENT provide an archive comment
-M METHOD NUMBER map a METHOD to a different archive number... this impacts unzipping!
zip file_options:
-------------------------------
-c COMMENT provide an archive entry comment
-n NAME override the name
-m METHOD specify a compression method, default is "deflate" (see METHODS below)
-l LEVEL specify a compression level, levels are defined per METHOD each with their own default
-h permit hidden file(s)
-f don't recurse into the director if provided path was a directory (default is to recurse)
Unzip an archive
noz -u [unzip_options] -i zip_file [-e [entry_options] entry1 [... [-e [entry_options] entryN]]]
unzip_options:
-------------------------------
-f forcibly guess METHOD when unzipping an unknown METHOD
-F forcibly fail when unzipping an unknown METHOD
-M METHOD NUMBER map a METHOD to a different archive number... this impacts unzipping!
-b BASE_PATH provide the base path output to. Default is directory named after archive, './zip_file/'
unzip entry_options:
-------------------------------
-o OUTPUT_FILE provide the specific output file
-m METHOD override the method to unzip the entry with
- 64-bit file support (big file archiving)
- add password support
- This is low priority as encrypting zip file content is not the appropriate way to secure data
- add support for per entry "extra info" in an archive
- expand on progress info
- state transitions
- what files are being zipped/unzipped
- per file progress
ZipUtilities includes Facebook's ZStandard (zstd) compression library. www.zstd.net
ZipUtilities includes Google's Brotli (br) compression library. Brotli Github
As a part of unit testing Aesop's Fables, the Star Wars Episode VII trailer and Maniac Mansion are used for unit testing. Aesop's Fables and Maniac Mansion no longer hold a copyright anymore and can be freely be distributed including the unorthodox use as test files for unit testing zip archiving and unarchiving. The Star Wars Episode VII Trailer is free for distribution and also provides a useful file for testing by being a large file.
