ArchiveUtils.ps1

#!/usr/bin/pwsh

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function Get-ArchiveTypeFromName {
	param (
		[String] $Name
		
	)
	
	$SplitName = $Name -split "\."
	
	if ($SplitName[-1] -ieq "tar" || $SplitName[-2] -ieq "tar") {
		return "tar"
		
	} elseif ($SplitName[-1] -ieq "zip") {
		return "zip"
		
	} else {
		Write-Warning "Could not determine archive type from extension for `"$Name`"! Defaulting to `"tar`"."
		return "tar"
		
	}
}

function Compress-XArchive {
	param (
		[String] $DestinationPath,
		[String[]] $Paths,
		[Switch] $Force,
		[Switch] $Confirm,
		[Switch] $PassThru,
		
		[ValidateSet("Automatic", "tar", "zip")]
		[String] $Backend = "Automatic"
		
	)
	
	if ($Confirm) {
		Remove-Item -Path $DestinationPath -Confirm -ErrorAction Ignore
		
	} else {
		Remove-Item -Path $DestinationPath -ErrorAction Ignore
		
	}
	
	
	if (($Backend -ieq "tar") -or (Get-ArchiveTypeFromName -Name $DestinationPath) -ieq "tar") {
		# let tar auto determine compression method from filename
		$Paths.Name | tar --posix --auto-compress --create --recursion --file $DestinationPath --files-from -
		
	} elseif (($Backend -ieq "zip") -or (Get-ArchiveTypeFromName -Name $DestinationPath) -ieq "zip") {
		echo "$($Paths.Name) | zip --recurse-paths -@ $DestinationPath"
		$Paths.Name | zip --recurse-paths -@ $DestinationPath
		
		
	}
}