How to download zip file from server in Swift?

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I am trying to download zip file from server and unzip the file to get its content in Swift. Does the normal way of NSURLSession work? Any advices for me? Thanks!

definitely use ZIPFoundation these days to handle zip files – Fattie May 18 '23 at 18:08 — Fattie, May 18 '23 at 18:08

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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I think that the question is a little broad, so consider this as a short and generic answer.

First:

You will need to download the archived file -you might want to use this method-.
After downloading the file, you should save it in a directory -let's say documents-.

Check this answer to know how you can achive those steps.

Second:

After getting the archived file, you will unarchive it -I suggest to use a third-party library for doing this, such as SSZipArchive-.

ALSO:

You could use Alamofire to handle the downloading proccess.

Hope this helped.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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answered Nov 16 '16 at 15:54

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Yes. It was helpful. I can download the zip and trying to unzip it now. :D Thanks alot! – LinhTran Nov 17 '16 at 08:12
i actually tried to do it but i just a new member and i dont have enough reputation to do so. So sorry :( – LinhTran Nov 17 '16 at 08:31
It's ok :) you can vote up when having a 15+ score -which so pretty easy to get-. For more information check the [Privileges - Help Center](http://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges). Cheers Up! – Ahmad F Nov 17 '16 at 08:43
Okay. Thanks again for you help! – LinhTran Nov 17 '16 at 08:53
2023 .. definitely ZIPFoundation is the current SPM for zip/unzip – Fattie May 18 '23 at 18:09

How to download zip file from server in Swift?

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