Archive

Create and extract ZIP, TAR, and gzip archives.

6 modules

Module	Description
Gunzip Decompress	Decompress a gzip-compressed file
Gzip Compress	Compress a single file using gzip
Create TAR Archive	Create a TAR archive with optional gzip/bz2/xz compression
Extract TAR Archive	Extract files from a TAR archive (auto-detects compression)
Create ZIP Archive	Create a ZIP archive from a list of files
Extract ZIP Archive	Extract files from a ZIP archive

Modules

Gunzip Decompress

archive.gunzip

Decompress a gzip-compressed file

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
input_path	string	Yes	-	Path to the gzip-compressed file
output_path	string	No	-	Path for the decompressed file (defaults to input without .gz extension)

Output:

Field	Type	Description
path	string	Path to the decompressed file
size	number	Decompressed file size in bytes

Example: Decompress a gzip file

input_path: /tmp/data.txt.gz

Gzip Compress

archive.gzip

Compress a single file using gzip

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
input_path	string	Yes	-	Path to the file to compress
output_path	string	No	-	Path for the compressed file (defaults to input_path + .gz)

Output:

Field	Type	Description
path	string	Path to the compressed file
original_size	number	Original file size in bytes
compressed_size	number	Compressed file size in bytes
ratio	number	Compression ratio (compressed / original)

Example: Compress a file with gzip

input_path: /tmp/data.txt

Create TAR Archive

archive.tar_create

Create a TAR archive with optional gzip/bz2/xz compression

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
output_path	string	Yes	-	Path for the output TAR file
files	array	Yes	-	List of file paths to include in the archive
compression	select (none, gzip, bz2, xz)	No	gzip	Compression method

Output:

Field	Type	Description
path	string	Path to the created TAR file
size	number	Archive size in bytes
file_count	number	Number of files in the archive

Example: Create gzipped TAR archive

output_path: /tmp/archive.tar.gz
files: ["/tmp/file1.txt", "/tmp/file2.txt"]
compression: gzip

Extract TAR Archive

archive.tar_extract

Extract files from a TAR archive (auto-detects compression)

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
archive_path	string	Yes	-	Path to the TAR archive to extract
output_dir	string	Yes	-	Directory to extract files into

Output:

Field	Type	Description
extracted_files	array	List of extracted file paths
total_size	number	Total size of extracted files in bytes

Example: Extract TAR.GZ archive

archive_path: /tmp/archive.tar.gz
output_dir: /tmp/extracted/

Create ZIP Archive

archive.zip_create

Create a ZIP archive from a list of files

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
output_path	string	Yes	-	Path for the output ZIP file
files	array	Yes	-	List of file paths to include in the archive
compression	select (stored, deflated, bzip2, lzma)	No	deflated	Compression method
password	string	No	-	Optional password to protect the archive (extraction only, limited support)

Output:

Field	Type	Description
path	string	Path to the created ZIP file
size	number	Archive size in bytes
file_count	number	Number of files in the archive

Example: Create ZIP from files

output_path: /tmp/archive.zip
files: ["/tmp/file1.txt", "/tmp/file2.txt"]
compression: deflated

Extract ZIP Archive

archive.zip_extract

Extract files from a ZIP archive

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
archive_path	string	Yes	-	Path to the ZIP archive to extract
output_dir	string	Yes	-	Directory to extract files into
password	string	No	-	Password for encrypted archives

Output:

Field	Type	Description
extracted_files	array	List of extracted file paths
total_size	number	Total size of extracted files in bytes

Example: Extract ZIP archive

archive_path: /tmp/archive.zip
output_dir: /tmp/extracted/