send_zip

This gem adds the feature of downloading the files with being zipped dynamically in Rails(or any Rack framework).

This gem uses zipping.

Getting Started

Add the following line to your Gemfile:

gem 'send_zip'

Usage

In your controller, include SendZip

class DownloadController < ApplicationController
  include SendZip

  ...
end

then you can use send_zip with the argument of file path.

def download
  send_zip '/path/to/file'
end

You can set array of files

send_zip ['/path/to/file', '/path/to/another']

or even folder

send_zip '/path/to/folder'

Options

Some options are available like send_file.

send_zip '/path/to/file', filename: 'foo.zip', buffer_size: 1024

Option	Description	Default
:filename	Filename	File.basename(path) + '.zip'
:type	MIME-Type	'application/zip'
:disposition		'attachment'
:status	Status code	'200 OK'
:buffer_size		1048576
:encoding	Filename encode type	:utf-8

Notice

WEBrick is not compatible with HTTP Streaming. Use puma, unicorn, thin, etc. I recommend puma.