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Zipping using System.IO.Compression

By , 15 Jan 2012
 
This is an old version of the currently published tip/trick.
To use System.IO.Compression, you need to add a reference to WindowsBase.dll.
 
The following code snippet shows how to use some of the provided functionalities...
 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Packaging;
 
public static class ZipHelper
{
    public static void ZipFiles(string path, IEnumerable files, CompressionOption compressionLevel = CompressionOption.Normal)
    {
        using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create))
        {
            ZipHelper.ZipFilesToStream(fileStream, files, compressionLevel);
        }
    }
 
    public static byte[] ZipFilesToByteArray(IEnumerable files, CompressionOption compressionLevel = CompressionOption.Normal)
    {
        MemoryStream memoryStream = default(MemoryStream);
        using (memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
        {
            ZipHelper.ZipFilesToStream(memoryStream, files, compressionLevel);
        }
 
        return memoryStream.ToArray();
    }
 
    public static void Unzip(string zipPath, string baseFolder)
    {
        using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(zipPath, FileMode.Open))
        {
            ZipHelper.UnzipFilesFromStream(fileStream, baseFolder);
        }
    }
 
    public static void UnzipFromByteArray(byte[] zipData, string baseFolder)
    {
        using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(zipData))
        {
            ZipHelper.UnzipFilesFromStream(memoryStream, baseFolder);
        }
    }
 
    private static void ZipFilesToStream(Stream destination, IEnumerable files, CompressionOption compressionLevel)
    {
        using (Package package = Package.Open(destination, FileMode.Create))
        {
            foreach (string path in files)
            {
                Uri fileUri = new Uri(@"/" + Path.GetFileName(path), UriKind.Relative);
                string contentType = @"data/" + ZipHelper.GetFileExtentionName(path);
 
                using (Stream zipStream = package.CreatePart(fileUri, contentType, compressionLevel).GetStream())
                {
                    using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open))
                    {
                        ZipHelper.CopyStream(fileStream, zipStream);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    private static void UnzipFilesFromStream(Stream source, string baseFolder)
    {
        if (!Directory.Exists(baseFolder))
        {
            Directory.CreateDirectory(baseFolder);
        }
 
        using (Package package = Package.Open(source, FileMode.Open))
        {
            foreach (PackagePart zipPart in package.GetParts())
            {
                string path = Path.Combine(baseFolder, zipPart.Uri.ToString().Substring(1));
 
                using (Stream zipStream = zipPart.GetStream())
                {
                    using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create))
                    {
                        ZipHelper.CopyStream(zipStream, fileStream);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    private static void CopyStream(Stream source, Stream destination)
    {
        const int bufferSize = 0x1000;
        byte[] buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
        int count = 0;
 
        while ((count = source.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize)) > 0)
        {
            destination.Write(buffer, 0, count);
        }
    }
 
    private static string GetFileExtentionName(string path)
    {
        string extention = Path.GetExtension(path);
        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(extention) && extention.StartsWith("."))
        {
            extention = extention.Substring(1);
        }
 
        return extention;
    }
}
 
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GeneralMy vote of 5 PinmemberAbey Thomas2 Nov '12 - 20:44 
QuestionCopy Stream PingroupPaul @ The Computer Station31 Oct '12 - 12:39 
AnswerRe: Copy Stream PinmemberTecfield1 Nov '12 - 3:13 
Questionpackage.GetParts() issue in UnzipFilesFromStream PinmemberAyusman110 Aug '12 - 2:39 
AnswerRe: package.GetParts() issue in UnzipFilesFromStream PinmemberTecfield10 Aug '12 - 3:08 
GeneralRe: Sorry, no malice intended here, but this is a general commen... PinmemberDarren Doody26 Jan '12 - 15:14 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 this is better than j . Pinmemberjavaevangelist7 Feb '12 - 8:39 
GeneralNice, but please specify .NET version required. In the titl... PinmemberDarren Doody26 Jan '12 - 13:00 
GeneralRe: As long as you can make a reference to <code>WindowsBase.dll... PinmemberTecfield26 Jan '12 - 15:05 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Nice example Pinmemberloctrice24 Jan '12 - 9:09 
GeneralVery nice. It does not handle subdirectories (at least not i... Pinmemberloctrice24 Jan '12 - 9:08 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 it is nice one. works with out any t... Pinmembervenkata124 Jan '12 - 5:16 
GeneralThank you very much for the good article. But I tried to zip... Pinmembervenkata124 Jan '12 - 5:10 
GeneralRe: Sorry. I got it working. This is due to the white space in S... Pinmembervenkata124 Jan '12 - 5:14 
GeneralThere is no license mentioned here. Can one use this code in... Pinmemberivanicin23 Jan '12 - 13:37 
GeneralRe: Its license is "The Code Project Open License (CPOL)". PinmemberTecfield23 Jan '12 - 16:55 
GeneralRe: it's a general library tip, you can anywy always use that in... PinmemberThatsAlok24 Jan '12 - 1:53 
GeneralThanks for the code, it works great and saves me from having... Pinmemberbunny ear tv19 Jan '12 - 3:35 
GeneralOK, I stand Corrected! I do apologize to the author. Just ... Pinmemberrcooley16 Jan '12 - 5:48 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 OK, I was wrong. I apologize to the ... Pinmemberrcooley16 Jan '12 - 5:46 
GeneralIt is generally not a good practice to reference items off o... PinmemberAndrew Rissing16 Jan '12 - 4:25 
GeneralRe: yes that's very true and been fixed :) thanks PinmemberTecfield16 Jan '12 - 5:24 
GeneralReason for my vote of 1 Dosnt Work! Pinmemberrcooley16 Jan '12 - 3:32 
GeneralRe: if you get it to work as I replied to your first post, pleas... PinmemberTecfield16 Jan '12 - 5:23 
GeneralIt Dosnt work! It can't Identify the "using System.IO.Pack... Pinmemberrcooley16 Jan '12 - 3:31 

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