InsideOut

A Java-based tool for handling various compression/decompression formats including Zstandard (zstd), XZ, Gzip (gz), Zip, Tar, and Bzip2. This tool allows users to compress and decompress files easily via the command line.

Features

• Supports multiple compression formats: zstd, xz, gz, zip, tar, bzip2
• Easy to use command line interface
• Written in Java

Requirements

• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or higher
• Apache Commons Compress library (for handling various archive formats):
  • Apache Commons Compress
• Zstandard library for Java:
  • Zstandard Java
• XZ library for Java:
  • XZ for Java
• (Optional) Apache Commons CLI library (for command-line parsing ) :
  • Apache Commons CLI

Note All libraries must been included in the lib folder to run the tool.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/compression-tool.git
   cd compression-tool

Compile the source code:

bash Copy code javac -d bin -cp "lib/" src/**/.java Usage Decompression To decompress a file, use the following command:

```bash
java -cp "bin:lib/*" InsideOut -d -p <path_to_compressed_file>

Compression To compress a file, use the following command:

```bash
java -cp "bin:lib/*" InsideOut -c -p <path_to_input_file> -t <compression_format>

##Parameters -d : Specifies that the operation is decompression. -c : Specifies that the operation is compression. -p <file_path> : Path to the file to be compressed or decompressed. -t : Compression format (for compression only, e.g., zstd, xz, gz, zip, bzip2).

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue for any enhancements or bugs.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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This version uses placeholders for the file paths and compression formats, making it more general and applicable to a wider range of use cases.

Getting Started

Welcome to the VS Code Java world. Here is a guideline to help you get started to write Java code in Visual Studio Code.

Folder Structure

The workspace contains two folders by default, where:

• src: the folder to maintain sources
• lib: the folder to maintain dependencies

Meanwhile, the compiled output files will be generated in the bin folder by default.

If you want to customize the folder structure, open .vscode/settings.json and update the related settings there.

Dependency Management

The JAVA PROJECTS view allows you to manage your dependencies. More details can be found here.