ZipStream-PHP 0.3.0
===================

Overview
--------
ZipStream-PHP is a library that allows you to dynamically generate
streamed zip archives.

Here's an example:

    # import zipstream class
    use Pablotron\ZipStream\ZipStream;
    
    # create the output stream
    $zip = new ZipStream('example.zip');
    
    # add a file named "hello.txt" to output archive, containing the
    # string "hello world!"
    $zip->add_file('hello.txt', 'hello world!');
    
    # add a local file named "some-image.png" to the output archive as
    # "picture.png"
    $zip->add_file_from_path('picture.png', 'some-image.png');
    
    # finalize the output stream
    $zip->close();

Features:

* Generate streamed archives without saving them to disk.
* Files can be read from files, strings, streaming resources,
  or generated dynamically.
* Zip64 support: files and archives up to <code>2<sup>64</sup></code>
  bytes in size
* Stream output as an HTTP response, to a file on disk, to a resource
  stream, or to a custom target.
* [MIT][mit]-licensed: Use freely, even in commercial projects --
  without restrictions.
* Self-contained: Single source file with no required external
  dependencies, so you can easily embed `ZipStream.php` directly into
  your source tree if necessary.

Dependencies
------------

* PHP: 7.0 or newer (required).
* [Composer][composer]: Used for installation (optional, see below).
* [phpDocumentor][phpdoc]: Used to generate the API documentation (optional).
* [PHPUnit][phpunit]: Used to run the test suite (optional).

*Note:* Consider an older version of ZipStream if you need PHP 5.x
support.

Installation
------------
### Using [Composer][composer]

    # in your project root
    composer require pablotron/zipstream

Or add it to your top-level `composer.json`, like so:

    "require": {
      "pablotron/zipstream": "~0.3"
    },

### Manual Installation
The source file for ZipStream is entirely self-contained, which means
you can embed it directly in your project without using
[Composer][composer] by doing the following:

    # copy file to your project
    cp src/ZipStream.php path/to/your/project/
    
    # then, somewhere in your project...
    require_once 'path/to/ZipStream.php';

Documentation
-------------
The API documentation is available online at the following URL:

https://pablotron.github.io/zipstream-php/

You can generate the API documentation using [Composer][composer], like
so:

    # generate api documentation in "docs/" directory
    composer docs

Brief usage examples are available in the `examples/` directory.

Tests
-----
You can run the test suite via [Composer][composer] like so:

    # run the test suite
    composer test

License
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Copyright 2007-2018 Paul Duncan <pabs@pablotron.org>

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

[composer]: https://getcomposer.org/
[mit]: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
[phpunit]: https://phpunit.de/
[phpdoc]: https://phpdoc.org/