vach-cli

vach-cli is a simple CLI for packing, unpacking and handling .vach files.

For the vach20 version use this version of the CLI instead, this version of the CLI only works with vach30 onwards

Installation

cargo install vach-cli

Usage:

Generally follows the template:

vach [subcommand] -[key] [...values]

# List all entries in the archive "source.vach"
vach list -i source.vach

# Pack the files hello.png, click.wav and dialogue.txt into assets.vach
vach pack -i hello.png click.wav dialogue.tx -o assets.vach

# Pack all the file in the directory textures into textures.vach and apply compression
vach pack -d textures -o textures.vach -c

# This lists out the contents of textures.vach
vach list -i textures.vach
┌───────────────────────────┬───────┬────────────┐
│          id               │ size  │   flags    │
├───────────────────────────┼───────┼────────────┤
│   textures/perlin.png     │ 698 B │ Flags[C--] │
│    textures/dirt.png      │ 391 B │ Flags[C--] │
│   textures/cobble.png     │ 733 B │ Flags[C--] │
│    textures/map.json      │ 311 B │ Flags[C--] │
└───────────────────────────┴───────┴────────────┘

Commands:

• Run vach help or vach [command] --help to display helpful information about each command.

1: pack

pack is used to pack files and directories into archives. It takes inputs for customizing how the archive should be packaged.

# Any pack command must have an output, set using the "-o" or "--output" keys
# This builds an empty archive
vach pack -o hello.vach

# You can add files as inputs using the "-i" or "--input" keys
vach pack -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt

# Or add a directory using "-d" or "--directory"
vach pack -o hello.vach -d ./hello

# Add a directory recursively using "-r" or "--directory-r"
vach pack -o hello.vach -r ./hello

# Inputs can be added in tandem
vach pack -o hello.vach -i hi.txt bye.txt -d greetings PR -r talks

# Exclude a given file from the queue
vach pack -x hello/secret.txt -o hello.vach -d hello

# Provide a keypair or secret key for cryptographic use
vach pack -k keypair.kp -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt
vach pack -s secret_key.sk -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt

### MODIFIERS ####
# Compression: "-c always", "-c never" or "-c detect"
vach pack -c always -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt
vach pack -c never -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt

# CompressionAlgorithm: "-g lz4", "-g snappy" or "-g brotli". Both "-g" and "--compress-algo" keys work
vach pack -g lz4 -c always -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt

# Note compression has been set to never here so setting the compression algorithm to be used has no effect
vach pack -g snappy -c never -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt

# Hash: "-a" or "--hash"
# Whether to include signatures in the archive
# This help to detect if the archive has been tampered with
# But it's very computationally intensive so use them sparingly
vach pack -s -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt

# Encrypt: "-e" or "--encrypt"
# Whether to encrypt your archive
# If no pre-existing keypair|secret_key is provided then a new one is written: `${OUTPUT_ARCHIVE}.kp`
# EG hello.vach -> hello.vach.kp, same applies for "-a"
vach pack -e -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt

# Flags: "-f" or "--flags"
# Flags set into the Archive header
# Here the flags are set to 0b1000_1100_1001_0000
vach pack -f 35984 -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt

# Truncate: "-t" or "--truncate"
# This modifier deletes the original files once they are packaged
# hello.txt & goodbye.txt are now deleted
vach pack -t -o hello.vach -i hello.txt goodbye.txt

2: unpack

unpack it's just like pack but backwards

# Provide an input: "-i" or "--input"
vach unpack -i target.vach

# Output directory: "-o" or "--output"
# Specify where to unpack the archive
vach unpack -i source.vach -o ./output/

# Truncate: "-t" or "--truncate"
# Deletes the original archive after unpacking
vach unpack -t -i source.vach

# If the archive is encrypted then provide a keypair or public key
vach unpack -k keypair.kp -i source.vach
vach unpack -s keypair.sk -i source.vach

3: pipe

pipe: Read the data from a specific entry and pipe it to stdout

# Print to stdout
vach pipe -i target.vach -r npc-dialogue.txt

# Pipe directly into a file
vach pipe -i target.vach -r npc-dialogue.txt >> npc-dialogue.txt

# Pipe into another process' stdin
vach pipe -i presets.vach -r low.json | jq '."TextureResolution"'

4: list

Lists all the entries in the archive as a table

# Provide some input: "-i" or "--input"
vach list -i textures.vach

# SORT: "--sort"
# How to sort the entries inside the table
# Can either be: size-ascending, size-descending, alphabetical, alphabetical-reversed
vach list -i textures.vach --sort size-descending

5: verify

Verifies the validity of a file as an archive

# Simplest command
vach verify -i textures.vach

6: keypair

Key-pair generation command

vach keypair -o keypair.kp
# -> keypair.kp

# Splits the keypair into it's secret and public components immediately after generation
vach keypair -s -o keypair.kp

# -> keypair.pk
# -> keypair.sk

7: split

Splits an existing keypair into it's public and secret components

vach split -i keypair.kp

# -> keypair.pk
# -> keypair.sk