aArchiver is a basic file archiver and encoder with a fully functioning GUI.
Introduction • Components • AAA File extension • Media
This archiver was originally developed as an extension for a C++ game engine, but as the game engine's developement finally came to an end, the archiver component was re-written and released for anyone to benefit from.
Responsable for writing and reading into and from the archive file, can archive multiple files at once or one at a time, can also read and extract files or file information (creation date, icon, size ...) from any given AAA archive.
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Based on Rene Nyffenegger's cpp-base64 project, this will encode every single file archived for a better protection.
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Contains a full Win32 based GUI, will use the archive's files information (icon, size and creation date) and display them into a listview, please refer to the Media section for a better view.
A custom file extension storing file's data with a header.
Every archive file is composed of a header at the top of the file containing:
- version (int32): A 32-bit integer version number, commonly referring to the archiver's version.
- files count (int64): A 64-bit long integer files count number, commonly referring to the number of files within the archive.
- is encoded (boolean): A 4-bit boolean flag, indicating if the archive is encoded.
After the header, every single file is written with the following structure:
- name length (int32): A 32-bit unsigned integer, indicating the file name's length.
- file name (string): A string of a determined length, representing the file's name.
- icon length (int32): A 32-bit unsigned integer, indicating the icon's data length.
- icon bitmap data (array): A bytes-array of a determined length, representing if the icon's bitmap data.
- type length (int32): A 32-bit unsigned integer, indicating the file type's length.
- file type (string): A string of a determined length, representing the file's type (extension).
- creation date (SYSTEMTIME): A structure of a determined size, containing information about the file's creation date.
- last modified date (SYSTEMTIME): A structure of a determined size, containing information about the file's last modified date.
- data length (int32): A 32-bit unsigned integer, indicating the file's content date length.
- file data (array): A bytes-array of a determined length, representing the file's contents (data).
Interface view
