Zip example for #ruby IRC

export.rb

##
# This is similar to your code to reproduce what it's doing
def export_similar_to_your_code
  io = Zip::OutputStream.write_buffer do |stream|
    'a'.upto 'z' do |char|
      stream.put_next_entry "#{char}.txt"
      stream << char * 42
    end
  ensure
    stream.close_buffer
  end

  io.rewind
  io.read
ensure
  io.close
end

##
# Compare to the following output
def export_suggestion
  io = StringIO.new
  stream = Zip::OutputStream.new(io, true)

  'a'.upto 'z' do |char|
    stream.put_next_entry "#{char}.txt"
    stream << char * 42
  end

  io.rewind
  io.read
ensure
  io.close
  stream.close_buffer
end