ZipDir

Zip and unzip directories.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'zip_dir'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install zip_dir

Usage

#
# Zip
#
zipper = ZipDir::Zipper.new(__optional_filename__)

zip_file = zipper.generate(__some_path_to_directory__)
zip_file # => #<Tempfile:/var/folders/6c/s4snqy051jqdpbjw7f7tsn940000gn/T/zipper-20151127-19694-1baaqoi.zip>
zip_file == zipper.file # => true

# to zip multiple directories
zip_file = zipper.generate do |z|
  z.add_path __some_path_to_directory__
  z.add_path __another_path_to_directory__ # does a shell "cp -r" operation
end

# to zip __just the paths inside the directory___
zip_file = zipper.generate(__some_path_to_directory__, root_directory: true)

zip_file = zipper.generate do |z|
  z.add_path __some_path_to_directory__, root_directory: true
end

#
# Unzip
#
unzip_path = ZipDir::Unzipper.new(zip_file.path).unzip_path

dir_model

Use dir_model to create complex directories to zip.