zip-directory-in-nodejs

zip-directory.js

const fs = require('fs');
const archiver = require('archiver');
const path = require('path');

// inspired from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15641243/need-to-zip-an-entire-directory-using-node-js

const zipDirectory = (dirPath, outputFile = "target.zip") => {
    const dPath = path.resolve(dirPath);
    var output = fs.createWriteStream(outputFile);
    const archive = archiver('zip');

    output.on('close', () => console.log(`Archiver completed. Total Bytes: ${archive.pointer()}`));

    output.on('error', (err) => { throw err });

    archive.pipe(output);

    archive.directory(dPath, false);

    archive.finalize();
}

module.exports = {
    zipDirectory
}