Archive-To-Images is a Python CLI to transform archives into images and reverse.
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.
The package can be easily installed via pip package manager:
$ pip install archive-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_ALICESet the maximum image size in MB (default: 1):
$ archive-to-images transform --path /home/alice/Desktop --path /home/alice/Documents --name ARCHIVE_ALICE -s 5Encrypt data with a password:
$ archive-to-images transform --path /home/alice/Desktop --path /home/alice/Documents --name ARCHIVE_ALICE -s 5 -e$ 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/Album2The library will automatically find all the archives stored in the images and will output a zip archive for each one.
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 bashthen it is possible to use the CLI directly from the container bash.
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