Problems with httpzip.

[Frida854]

I have taken the project from 'moddable/examples/network/http/httpzip/'.
When I compile it, it runs as it should.
But when I take the original 'site.zip' and unzip and zip it again, and after I delete the project folders in respectively
'/Users/poulborg/Projects/moddable/build/bin/esp32/debug' and
'/Users/poulborg/Projects/moddable/build/tmp/esp32/debug',
when I compile again I get this error '/Users/poulborg/Projects/moddable/modules/files/zip/modZip.c (270) # Break: File: can't find path!'

It happens on Mac and linux, with latest updates.

If I move the original 'site.zip' back, and delete in affected folders,
it works again. So I can't make changes.

So how do I make changes to 'index.html' and make it work.

[phoddie]

There's a note at the end of the ZIP file system module that explains what you are seeing:

Note: The zip command line tool creates a directory named "test" at the root of the ZIP file. For example, the file at "test/example.txt" is accessed in the ZIP file as "test/example.txt" not "example.txt".

You should be able to access the site at http://localhost/site/index.html using the ZIP file you built.

On macOS, you can recreate the original site.zip file this way:

• In the site directory, Select All
• Select File > Compress
• Copy the Archive.zip that is created up one level to site.zip

That eliminates the "site" directory at the root of the ZIP. This process can be easily automated using a batch file with the zip command line tool.

Alternatively (and perhaps simplest!), keep the "site" directory prefix in the ZIP file and instead remap the file path using the onRoute callback in examples/http/httpzip/main.js:

	onRoute(path) {
		if ("/" === path)
			path = '/index.html';
		return "/site" + path;
	}

[Frida854]

It seems like a dream once you know how it works.
Thank you for the good support, even on a Sunday.

[phoddie]

Glad it is working for you now! It is a very powerful feature for easily embedding a web site into a project.