for general-purpose extraction tasks; it's robust and requires minimal code.
: If the URL requires credentials, you can set a default java.net.Authenticator . groovy download and unzip
Once the file is downloaded, you have two primary ways to extract its contents. Method A: Using AntBuilder (Recommended) Method A: Using AntBuilder (Recommended) def ant =
def ant = new AntBuilder() ant.unzip( src: "archive.zip", dest: "extracted_folder/", overwrite: "true" ) Use code with caution. Unzipping Files import java
: For large files, using buffered streams or java.nio.file.Files.copy is recommended to avoid high memory consumption. 2. Unzipping Files
import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream "https://example.com".toURL().withInputStream { s -> new ZipInputStream(s).with { zis -> def entry while (entry = zis.nextEntry) { println "Extracting: ${entry.name}" def local = new File("target_dir/${entry.name}") if (entry.directory) { local.mkdirs() } else { local.parentFile.mkdirs() local << zis } zis.closeEntry() } } } Use code with caution. Summary of Best Practices
using try-catch blocks to manage network timeouts or corrupted archives.