Archive Extractor

Archive extraction is provided as a server-side, automation-friendly tool focused on ZIP and RAR formats. It accepts a binary archive input and returns a structured manifest of extracted contents along with optional delivered files. The process is format-aware, streaming-based, and designed for integration into data pipelines, backup workflows, and content preparation tasks. By preserving relative paths by default and offering an explicit overwrite policy, it enables predictable behavior in automated environments. The tool also supports password-protected archives when a password is supplied, and it reports per-file metadata including paths, sizes, and MIME types to facilitate downstream processing. Core features include format detection, safe extraction with path normalization, and integrity verification where possible. The tool emphasizes non-destructive handling and provides clear error reporting for unsupported formats, password failures, or corrupted archives. Use cases include ingesting packaged datasets for analytics, restoring backups from compressed archives, and preparing media assets for distribution where unpacked contents must be audited and consumed programmatically. Unique value lies in its server-oriented design, focus on reproducible outputs, and robust error handling with comprehensive extraction manifests that can drive automated governance and logging in enterprise environments.