cordova-plugin-archive-zip

Cordova plugin to create zip archive

Installation

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-archive-zip

// you may also install directly from this repo cordova plugin add https://github.com/kitolog/cordova-plugin-zip-archive

Sample usage

Here is simple example of how to zip files

Create instance of Zip plugin:

var zipInstance = new window.zipArchive()

Set data consumer, error and close handlers:

zipInstance.onError = function(errorMessage) {
  // invoked after error occurs
};

Archive files

zipInstance.zip('/PATH/TO/NEW/ARCHIVE.zip',
    ['/PATH/TO/FILE1.txt',
     '/PATH/TO/FILE2.txt'
     '/PATH/TO/FILE3.txt'
     '/PATH/TO/FILE4.csv'
    ], 
    () => {
    // zip archive created
    },
    (error) => {
    // handle errors
    })

API

Event handlers

onError: (message: string) => void

Invoked when some error occurs during zip process.

on: (eventName: string, callback: function) => void

Syntax sugar for the event handlers (onTick, onStop, onError) eventName: error

Methods

zip(path, files, onSuccess?, onError?): void

Establishes connection with the remote host.

parameter	type	description
path	string	zip archive path
files	string array	path to files
onSuccess	() => void	Success callback - called after archive was created. (optional)
onError	(message: string) => void	Error callback - called when some error occurs during creating an archive. (optional)

What's new

• 1.0.0 - initial code