Archiving functions

archive-functions.zsh

# Function to store files into a tar.gz archive using pigz with compression level 1
storeit() {
    local tarfile=$1
    local pathtotar=$2
    local cpus=${3:-12} # Default to 12 CPUs if not specified

    # Count the total number of files and total size for progress bar
    local totalsize=$(du -sb "$pathtotar" | awk '{print $1}')

    # Archive and compress with progress bar
    tar -cf - -C "$pathtotar" . | pv -s "$totalsize" -petrab -N "Compressing" | pigz -1 -p "$cpus" > "$tarfile"
}

# Function to extract files from a tar.gz archive using pigz
unstoreit() {
    local tarfile=$1
    local targetpath=$2
    local cpus=${3:-12} # Default to 12 CPUs if not specified

    # Ensure the target directory exists
    mkdir -p "$targetpath"

    # Get the compressed size for the progress bar
    local compressedsize=$(du -sb "$tarfile" | awk '{print $1}')

    # Extract with progress bar
    pigz -d -p "$cpus" -c "$tarfile" | pv -s "$compressedsize" -petrab -N "Extracting" | tar -xf - -C "$targetpath"
}