archive-to-images 1.0.0

Archive-To-Images is a Python CLI to transform archives into images and reverse.

Archive-To-Images

Archive-To-Images is a Python CLI to transform archives into images and reverse.

Intro

Since some cloud providers offer free unlimited picture-only storage, the Archive-To-Images library allows to convert any collection of files into pictures to be uploaded without any additional cost.

Installation

The package can be easily installed via pip package manager:

$ pip install archive-to-images

Usage as CLI

Transform to images

$ archive-to-images transform --help

 Usage: archive-to-images transform [OPTIONS]                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
 Transforms an archive into multiple images.                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ *  --path     -p      TEXT            Path containing data to be archived. [default: None] [required]                │
│ *  --name     -n      TEXT            Name of the archive. [default: None] [required]                                │
│    --size     -s      [0.5|1|2|5|10]  Maximum size of an image in MB. [default: 1]                                   │
│    --encrypt  -e                      Protect archive with password.                                                 │
│    --verbose  -v                      Enable verbose output.                                                         │
│    --help                             Show this message and exit.                                                    │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Create an image collection from data contained in multiple paths.

$ archive-to-images transform --path /home/alice/Desktop --path /home/alice/Documents --name ARCHIVE_ALICE

Set the maximum image size in MB (default: 1):

$ archive-to-images transform --path /home/alice/Desktop --path /home/alice/Documents --name ARCHIVE_ALICE -s 5

Encrypt data with a password:

$ archive-to-images transform --path /home/alice/Desktop --path /home/alice/Documents --name ARCHIVE_ALICE -s 5 -e

Restore from images

$ archive-to-images restore --help

 Usage: archive-to-images restore [OPTIONS]                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
 Restores an archive from multiple images.                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ *  --path     -p      TEXT  Path containing images to be processed. [default: None] [required]                       │
│    --verbose  -v            Enable verbose output.                                                                   │
│    --help                   Show this message and exit.                                                              │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Restore the archives stored in image collections:

$ archive-to-images restore --path /home/alice/Downloads/Album1 --path /home/alice/Downloads/Album2

The library will automatically find all the archives stored in the images and will output a zip archive for each one.

Usage as docker

Run the docker image and bind the current folder to the workspace path inside the container:

$ docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace peco602/archive_to_images:latest bash

then it is possible to use the CLI directly from the container bash.

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License

Copyright (c) 2022-present Giovanni Pecoraro

Licensed under MIT License