Download the file as a zip in ASP.NET Core - asp.net-core

Question

I am designing an educational site. When the user downloads a training course, I want this download (training course) to be done in the form of compression (zipper), please give a solution
My code:
public Tuple<byte[],string,string> DownloadFile(long episodeId)
{
var episode=_context.CourseEpisodes.Find(episodeId);
string filepath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(),
"wwwroot/courseFiles",
episode.FileName);
string fileName = episode.FileName;
if(episode.IsFree)
{
byte[] file = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(filepath);
return Tuple.Create(file, "application/force-download",fileName);
}
if(_httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
{
if(IsuserIncorse(_httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.User.Identity.Name,
episode.CourseId))
{
byte[] file = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(filepath);
return Tuple.Create(file, "application/force-download", fileName);
}
}
return null;
}

Answer 1

I write a demo to show how to download zip file from .net core:
First , Add NuGet package SharpZipLib , create an Image Folder in wwwroot and put some picture in it.
controller
public class HomeController : Controller
{
private IHostingEnvironment _IHosting;
public HomeController(IHostingEnvironment IHosting)
{
_IHosting = IHosting;
}
public IActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
public FileResult DownLoadZip()
{
var webRoot = _IHosting.WebRootPath;
var fileName = "MyZip.zip";
var tempOutput = webRoot + "/Images/" + fileName;
using (ZipOutputStream IzipOutputStream = new ZipOutputStream(System.IO.File.Create(tempOutput)))
{
IzipOutputStream.SetLevel(9);
byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
var imageList = new List<string>();
imageList.Add(webRoot + "/Images/1202.png");
imageList.Add(webRoot + "/Images/1data.png");
imageList.Add(webRoot + "/Images/aaa.png");
for (int i = 0; i < imageList.Count; i++)
{
ZipEntry entry = new ZipEntry(Path.GetFileName(imageList[i]));
entry.DateTime= DateTime.Now;
entry.IsUnicodeText = true;
IzipOutputStream.PutNextEntry(entry);
using (FileStream oFileStream = System.IO.File.OpenRead(imageList[i]))
{
int sourceBytes;
do
{
sourceBytes = oFileStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
IzipOutputStream.Write(buffer, 0, sourceBytes);
}while (sourceBytes > 0);
}
}
IzipOutputStream.Finish();
IzipOutputStream.Flush();
IzipOutputStream.Close();
}
byte[] finalResult = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(tempOutput);
if (System.IO.File.Exists(tempOutput)) {
System.IO.File.Delete(tempOutput);
}
if (finalResult == null || !finalResult.Any()) {
throw new Exception(String.Format("Nothing found"));
}
return File(finalResult, "application/zip", fileName);
}
}
when I click the downloadZip ,it will download a .zip file

Answer 2

The simple example that follows illustrates the use of the static ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory method which, despite the fact that it is in the System.IO.Compression namespace , actually resides in the System.IO.Compression.FileSystem assembly, so you need to add a reference to that in your controller.
[HttpPost]
public FileResult Download()
{
List<string> files = new List<string> { "filepath1", "filepath2" };
var archive = Server.MapPath("~/archive.zip");
var temp = Server.MapPath("~/temp");
// clear any existing archive
if (System.IO.File.Exists(archive))
{
System.IO.File.Delete(archive);
}
// empty the temp folder
Directory.EnumerateFiles(temp).ToList().ForEach(f => System.IO.File.Delete(f));
// copy the selected files to the temp folder
files.ForEach(f => System.IO.File.Copy(f, Path.Combine(temp, Path.GetFileName(f))));
// create a new archive
ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(temp, archive);
return File(archive, "application/zip", "archive.zip");
}
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