Archive File API Reference¶
API documentation¶
            hands_scaphoid.objects.ArchiveFile
¶
    Archive module for hands-scaphoid package.
This module provides the Archive class for managing archive operations with context manager support and hierarchical path resolution. ---yaml File: name: ArchiveFile.py uuid: 14a7856f-b8d0-43b7-a647-5ccbfc45c0e8 date: 2025-09-16
Description
Archive context manager for hierarchical file system operations
Project
name: hands_scaphoid uuid: 2945ba3b-2d66-4dff-b898-672c386f03f4 url: https://github.com/42sol-eu/hands_scaphoid
Authors: ["Andreas Häberle"]
Classes¶
            ArchiveFile
¶
    
              Bases: FileObject
Pure archive operations class without context management.
This class provides static methods for archive operations that can be used independently of any context manager. All methods operate on explicit archive paths and do not maintain any state.
Supported formats: ZIP, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2
Example
# Direct archive operations
ArchiveFile.create_zip_archive(Path("backup.zip"), Path("source_dir"))
ArchiveFile.add_file_to_zip(Path("backup.zip"), Path("new_file.txt"))
files = ArchiveFile.list_archive_contents(Path("backup.zip"))
ArchiveFile.extract_archive(Path("backup.zip"), Path("extracted_dir"))
Attributes: name (str): The name of the archive file. path (str): The path of the archive file in the filesystem.
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
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Functions¶
            compression_type(name)
  
      classmethod
  
¶
    Determines the compression type based on the file extension.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                name
             | 
            
                  str
             | 
            
               The name of the archive file.  | 
            required | 
Returns:
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
str |             
                  str
             | 
            
               The compression type (e.g., 'zip', 'tar', 'gz', etc.) or 'unknown' if not recognized.  | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            add_archive_type(name, extract_function, compress_function)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Add a user defined archive type (also used for types like .whl, .app)
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            detect_archive_type(archive_path)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Detect the archive type from file extension.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the archive file  | 
            required | 
Returns:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  str
             | 
            
               Archive type ('zip', 'tar', 'tar.gz', 'tar.bz2')  | 
          
Raises:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  ValueError
             | 
            
               If archive type cannot be determined  | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            is_archive_file(file_path)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Check if a file is an archive based on its extension.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                file_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to check  | 
            required | 
Returns:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  bool
             | 
            
               True if file appears to be an archive, False otherwise  | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            create_zip_archive(archive_path, source_path=None)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Create a new ZIP ArchiveFile.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path for the new archive  | 
            required | 
                source_path
             | 
            
                  Optional[PathLike]
             | 
            
               Optional source directory/file to add initially  | 
            
                  None
             | 
          
Raises:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  PermissionError
             | 
            
               If lacking create permissions  | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            create_tar_archive(archive_path, source_path=None, compression=None)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Create a new TAR ArchiveFile.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path for the new archive  | 
            required | 
                source_path
             | 
            
                  Optional[PathLike]
             | 
            
               Optional source directory/file to add initially  | 
            
                  None
             | 
          
                compression
             | 
            
                  Optional[str]
             | 
            
               Compression type ('gz', 'bz2', or None)  | 
            
                  None
             | 
          
Raises:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  PermissionError
             | 
            
               If lacking create permissions  | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            add_file_to_zip(archive_path, file_path, archive_name=None)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Add a file to an existing ZIP ArchiveFile.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the ZIP archive  | 
            required | 
                file_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the file to add  | 
            required | 
                archive_name
             | 
            
                  Optional[str]
             | 
            
               Name to use in archive (defaults to file_name from file_path)  | 
            
                  None
             | 
          
Raises:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  FileNotFoundError
             | 
            
               If archive or file doesn't exist  | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            add_directory_to_zip(archive_path, dir_path, archive_name=None)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Add a directory to an existing ZIP ArchiveFile.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the ZIP archive  | 
            required | 
                dir_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the directory to add  | 
            required | 
                archive_name
             | 
            
                  Optional[str]
             | 
            
               Name to use in archive (defaults to directory name)  | 
            
                  None
             | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            add_file_to_tar(archive_path, file_path, archive_name=None)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Add a file to an existing TAR ArchiveFile.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the TAR archive  | 
            required | 
                file_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the file to add  | 
            required | 
                archive_name
             | 
            
                  Optional[str]
             | 
            
               Name to use in archive (defaults to file_name from file_path)  | 
            
                  None
             | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            list_archive_contents(archive_path)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    List contents of an ArchiveFile.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the archive  | 
            required | 
Returns:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  List[str]
             | 
            
               List of file paths in the archive  | 
          
Raises:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  FileNotFoundError
             | 
            
               If archive doesn't exist  | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            extract_archive(archive_path, target_path=None)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Extract all contents from an ArchiveFile.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the archive to extract  | 
            required | 
                target_path
             | 
            
                  Optional[PathLike]
             | 
            
               Target directory for extraction (defaults to current directory)  | 
            
                  None
             | 
          
Raises:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  FileNotFoundError
             | 
            
               If archive doesn't exist  | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            extract_file_from_archive(archive_path, file_name, target_path=None)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Extract a specific file from an ArchiveFile.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the archive  | 
            required | 
                file_name
             | 
            
                  str
             | 
            
               Name of file to extract from archive  | 
            required | 
                target_path
             | 
            
                  Optional[PathLike]
             | 
            
               Target directory for extraction (defaults to current directory)  | 
            
                  None
             | 
          
Raises:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  FileNotFoundError
             | 
            
               If archive doesn't exist or file not in archive  | 
          
Source code in src/hands_scaphoid/objects/ArchiveFile.py
              
            archive_info(archive_path)
  
      staticmethod
  
¶
    Get information about an ArchiveFile.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|---|
                archive_path
             | 
            
                  PathLike
             | 
            
               Path to the archive  | 
            required | 
Returns:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  dict[str, Any]
             | 
            
               Dictionary with archive information  | 
          
Raises:
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
                  FileNotFoundError
             | 
            
               If archive doesn't exist  |