ZIP

The zip and unzip calls create or extract ZIP files.

Server setup

To use this module, you need to install yazl and yauzl on your server:

sudo apt install node-yazl node-yauzl

Account configuration

To use the ZIP calls, the account must have the zip flag set to true:

JavaScript

Using Backend.js, PDF files can be concatenated as follows:

const backend = new Backend('https://viereck.ch/backend');
const account = backend.account('your-account-id', '44705748... your-account-key');

const sources = [
	{'#b': '7b8cf18d...', name: 'Plan.pdf'},
	...
	];
account.zip(sources, onDone, onError);

function onDone(token, request) {
	...
}

function onError(errorCode, request) {
	...
}
		

All PDF files must be uploaded beforehand, if necessary.

HTTP/REST Request

Creating a ZIP file

POST /backend/zip

Account: ACCOUNT ID

Timestamp: TIMESTAMP

Signature: SIGNATURE

Extracting a ZIP file

POST /backend/unzip

Account: ACCOUNT ID

Timestamp: TIMESTAMP

Signature: SIGNATURE