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The nodejs implementation of StormLib's pkware compressor/de-compressor

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node-pkware

nodejs implementation of StormLib compression/decompression algorithm

it was the de-facto compression for games from around Y2K, like Arx Fatalis

installation / update existing version

npm i -g node-pkware

recommended node version: 8.5+

tested in node version 12.7.0

command line interface

implode <filename> --output=<filename> --ascii|--binary --level=1|2|3 - compresses file. if --output is omitted, then output will be placed next to input and names as <filename>.compressed. optionally you can specify an offset from which the compressed data starts with the --offset=<int|hex>, which is useful for mixed files, such as the fts files of Arx Fatalis

explode <filename> --output=<filename> - decompresses file. if --output is omitted, then output will be placed next to input and names as <filename>.decompressed. optionally you can specify an offset from which the compressed data starts with the --offset=<int|hex>, which is useful for mixed files, such as the fts files of Arx Fatalis

The --drop-before-offset flag tells node-pkware to drop the portion before --offset, otherwise it will keep it untouched and attach it to the output file.

examples

explode test/files/fast.fts --output=C:/fast.fts.decompressed --offset=1816 --keep-header

explode test/files/fast.fts --output=C:/fast.fts.decompressed --offset=0x718 --keep-header

implode test/files/fast.fts.unpacked --output=C:/fast.fts --binary --level=3 --offset=1816 --keep-header

piping also works

cat c:/arx/level8.llf | explode > c:/arx/level8.llf.unpacked --keep-header

explode c:/arx/level8.llf > c:/arx/level8.llf.unpacked --keep-header

cat c:/arx/level8.llf | explode --output=c:/arx/level8.llf.unpacked --keep-header

cat e:/piping/level8.llf.unpacked | implode --binary --level=3 > e:/piping/level8.llf.comp2 --keep-header

implode e:/piping/level8.llf.unpacked --binary --level=3 > e:/piping/level8.llf.comp --keep-header

cat e:/piping/level8.llf.unpacked | implode --binary --level=3 --output="e:/piping/level8.llf.comp2" --keep-header

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