Better support for ZIP and other container files #106
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Description
This PR proposes a way of adding support for preview/extraction of files inside ZIP and other container files.
Terminology:
Fileis reserved for files stored in Invenio, such as blah.zipContaineris a file like ZIP, TAR, HDF5 and othersContainer itemdenotes a file stored inside a container, such as an image inside a ZIP.Associated pull requests with implementation of this RFC:
Rendered markdown of this RFC
invenio-records-resources - definition of extraction interface, and REST api for container listing and container item extraction
invenio-previewer which provides the configuration of previewable items inside container files
invenio-rdm-records which provides the concrete implementation of this API for ZIP archives
invenio-app-rdm enabled support in the UI for previewing/downloading of container items (files/folders) by creating a new independent zip previewer
Sample repository
A sample repository is available at https://github.com/xsenyaaax/invenio-demo-zip
Current status
Preview of files within the ZIP archive works for all built-in previewers except of IIIF. For images, a simple image previewer might be used.
Checklist
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