Ruby zip file in memory
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2017-07-31
2017
07-31
«zip & gzip compression»

GZIP/GUNZIP a string:

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class String
  # http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.2.0/libdoc/zlib/rdoc/Zlib/GzipWriter.html
  # https://gist.github.com/sinisterchipmunk/1335041
  def gzipped(fname = 'file.txt')
    gz_file = StringIO.new

    z = Zlib::GzipWriter.new(gz_file)
    z.mtime     = Time.now # for gzip compat
    z.orig_name = fname    # for gzip compat
    z.write self
    z.close

    gz_file.string
  end # gzipped

  def gunzipped
    gz_file = StringIO.new self
    z = Zlib::GzipReader.new(gz_file)
    z.read
  end # gunzipped
end

Create a ZIP archive on the fly:

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require 'zip' # https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip

# Zip.default_compression = Zlib::BEST_COMPRESSION

Zip::File.open("archive.zip", Zip::File::CREATE) do |zipfile|
  zipfile.get_output_stream("hello.txt"){|f| f.write "hello world" }
end