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.. _class_ZIPPacker:

ZIPPacker
=========

**Inherits:** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Allows the creation of zip files.

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Description
-----------

This class implements a writer that allows storing the multiple blobs in a zip archive.

::

    func write_zip_file():
        var writer := ZIPPacker.new()
        var err := writer.open("user://archive.zip")
        if err != OK:
            return err
        writer.start_file("hello.txt")
        writer.write_file("Hello World".to_utf8_buffer())
        writer.close_file()
    
        writer.close()
        return OK

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Methods
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   +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`close<class_ZIPPacker_method_close>` **(** **)**                                                                                     |
   +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`close_file<class_ZIPPacker_method_close_file>` **(** **)**                                                                           |
   +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`open<class_ZIPPacker_method_open>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`ZipAppend<enum_ZIPPacker_ZipAppend>` append=0 **)** |
   +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`start_file<class_ZIPPacker_method_start_file>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**                                          |
   +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`write_file<class_ZIPPacker_method_write_file>` **(** :ref:`PackedByteArray<class_PackedByteArray>` data **)**                        |
   +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Enumerations
------------

.. _enum_ZIPPacker_ZipAppend:

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enum **ZipAppend**:

.. _class_ZIPPacker_constant_APPEND_CREATE:

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:ref:`ZipAppend<enum_ZIPPacker_ZipAppend>` **APPEND_CREATE** = ``0``



.. _class_ZIPPacker_constant_APPEND_CREATEAFTER:

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:ref:`ZipAppend<enum_ZIPPacker_ZipAppend>` **APPEND_CREATEAFTER** = ``1``



.. _class_ZIPPacker_constant_APPEND_ADDINZIP:

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:ref:`ZipAppend<enum_ZIPPacker_ZipAppend>` **APPEND_ADDINZIP** = ``2``



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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_ZIPPacker_method_close:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **close** **(** **)**

Closes the underlying resources used by this instance.

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----

.. _class_ZIPPacker_method_close_file:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **close_file** **(** **)**

Stops writing to a file within the archive.

It will fail if there is no open file.

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.. _class_ZIPPacker_method_open:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **open** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`ZipAppend<enum_ZIPPacker_ZipAppend>` append=0 **)**

Opens a zip file for writing at the given path using the specified write mode.

This must be called before everything else.

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.. _class_ZIPPacker_method_start_file:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **start_file** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**

Starts writing to a file within the archive. Only one file can be written at the same time.

Must be called after :ref:`open<class_ZIPPacker_method_open>`.

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.. _class_ZIPPacker_method_write_file:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **write_file** **(** :ref:`PackedByteArray<class_PackedByteArray>` data **)**

Write the given ``data`` to the file.

Needs to be called after :ref:`start_file<class_ZIPPacker_method_start_file>`.

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