Download folder/workspace as Zip

#1

Hi all,

Currently, in theia, the user is able to download a workspace or folder as a .tar file.
I would like to change it to download a .zip file.
I’m overriding FileDownloadService and the method forceDownload() …
Can anyone guide me how this can be accomplished? any code snippet/examples for changing blob type is much appreciated.

Thanks !

#2

You have to do the customization on the backend and not in the browser. Try DirectoryArchiver#archive instead.

#3

Thank you, @kittaakos.
Does the DirectoryArchiver support .zip download already ?