Tar Archive Handler (python, written by Claude Code)

Claude Code wrote this python project from the task below. It installed and ran on a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine as written.

Task given to the agent:

TASK: Tar Archive Handler

Write a program that creates, extracts, lists, and manipulates TAR archives with support for multiple compression methods (gzip, bzip2, xz), preserving file permissions and ownership metadata.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Support subcommands: create, extract, list, and append
- create: Bundle files and directories into a TAR archive, recursively including directory contents with preserved file permissions, ownership, and symbolic links
- extract: Unpack a TAR archive to a specified directory via --output flag, preserving directory structure and file permissions
- list: Display archive contents showing: file name, size, permissions, owner, modification date, and file type (regular, directory, symlink)
- Support compression methods selectable via --compress flag: none (plain .tar), gzip (.tar.gz), bzip2 (.tar.bz2), xz (.tar.xz); auto-detect during extraction
- append: Add files to an existing uncompressed TAR archive
- Support file filtering via --include and --exclude flags with glob patterns
- Support extracting specific files from an archive by listing their paths as additional arguments
- Verify archive integrity via --verify flag
- Print operation summary to console: total files, total size, compression ratio (if compressed), and processing time
- Save operation log as JSON with --log flag
- If no arguments are given, create a sample directory structure with files of various types, create archives in each compression format, list contents of each, extract one, and compare compression ratios
- Handle errors: corrupted archives, unsupported formats, path traversal attacks, and permission issues during extraction

Create a complete Python project for a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine with only Python 3.10+ installed. Include:
- Source code
- requirements.txt with all dependencies (direct and transitive) pinned to exact versions
- README.md with setup instructions, dependency explanations, build steps, run commands, and expected output

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# Tar Archive Handler

A command-line tool for creating and extracting TAR archives with gzip, bzip2, and xz compression support and file permission preservation.

## Dependencies

- **tarfile** (built-in): Python standard library module for reading and writing TAR archives.
- **click** (8.1.7): A Python package for creating command-line interfaces with minimal code.

## Installation

```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

## Usage

### Create an archive

```bash
# Create a gzip-compressed archive
python tar_tool.py create archive.tar.gz file1.txt file2.txt directory/

# Create with bzip2 compression
python tar_tool.py create archive.tar.bz2 src/ -c bzip2

# Create without compression, verbose output
python tar_tool.py create backup.tar data/ -c none -v
```

### Extract an archive

```bash
# Extract to current directory
python tar_tool.py extract archive.tar.gz

# Extract to a specific directory
python tar_tool.py extract archive.tar.bz2 -o /tmp/output

# Extract specific members only
python tar_tool.py extract archive.tar.gz --members file1.txt --members dir/file2.txt
```

### List archive contents

```bash
# Simple listing
python tar_tool.py list archive.tar.gz

# Detailed listing with permissions and sizes
python tar_tool.py list archive.tar.gz -l
```

### Show archive info

```bash
python tar_tool.py info archive.tar.gz
```

## Features

- Create TAR archives from files and directories
- Support for gzip, bzip2, and xz compression
- Extract archives with automatic compression detection
- Preserve or strip file permissions
- List archive contents in short or long format
- Display archive metadata and compression ratio
- Selective extraction of specific members

click==8.1.7

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Tar Archive Handler - Creates and extracts TAR archives with gzip/bzip2/xz
compression and permission preservation.

Dependencies:
    - tarfile (built-in)
    - click (8.1.7)
"""

import os
import sys
import stat
import tarfile
from pathlib import Path

import click


COMPRESSION_MODES = {
    "none": "",
    "gz": "gz",
    "gzip": "gz",
    "bz2": "bz2",
    "bzip2": "bz2",
    "xz": "xz",
}

COMPRESSION_EXTENSIONS = {
    "": ".tar",
    "gz": ".tar.gz",
    "bz2": ".tar.bz2",
    "xz": ".tar.xz",
}


def detect_compression(archive_path):
    """Detect compression type from file extension."""
    path_str = str(archive_path).lower()
    if path_str.endswith(".tar.gz") or path_str.endswith(".tgz"):
        return "gz"
    elif path_str.endswith(".tar.bz2") or path_str.endswith(".tbz2"):
        return "bz2"
    elif path_str.endswith(".tar.xz") or path_str.endswith(".txz"):
        return "xz"
    elif path_str.endswith(".tar"):
        return ""
    return None


def format_size(size_bytes):
    """Format file size in human-readable format."""
    for unit in ["B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB"]:
        if size_bytes < 1024.0:
            return f"{size_bytes:.1f} {unit}"
        size_bytes /= 1024.0
    return f"{size_bytes:.1f} PB"


def format_permissions(mode):
    """Format file permissions in rwx notation."""
    perms = ""
    for who in range(2, -1, -1):
        for what, letter in [(4, "r"), (2, "w"), (1, "x")]:
            if mode & (what << (who * 3)):
                perms += letter
            else:
                perms += "-"
    return perms


@click.group()
@click.version_option(version="1.0.0", prog_name="tar-tool")
def cli():
    """Tar Archive Handler - Create and extract TAR archives with compression."""
    pass


@cli.command()
@click.argument("archive", type=click.Path())
@click.argument("sources", nargs=-1, required=True, type=click.Path(exists=True))
@click.option(
    "-c", "--compression",
    type=click.Choice(["none", "gzip", "bzip2", "xz"], case_sensitive=False),
    default="gzip",
    help="Compression algorithm to use (default: gzip).",
)
@click.option(
    "--preserve-permissions/--no-preserve-permissions",
    default=True,
    help="Preserve file permissions (default: yes).",
)
@click.option("-v", "--verbose", is_flag=True, help="Verbose output.")
def create(archive, sources, compression, preserve_permissions, verbose):
    """Create a TAR archive from one or more source files/directories.

    ARCHIVE is the output archive file path.
    SOURCES are the files or directories to include.
    """
    comp = COMPRESSION_MODES.get(compression.lower(), "gz")
    write_mode = f"w:{comp}" if comp else "w"

    # Add appropriate extension if not present
    expected_ext = COMPRESSION_EXTENSIONS.get(comp, ".tar")
    if not archive.endswith(expected_ext):
        archive += expected_ext

    file_count = 0
    total_size = 0

    try:
        with tarfile.open(archive, write_mode) as tar:
            for source in sources:
                source_path = Path(source)
                if source_path.is_dir():
                    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(source_path):
                        for name in files:
                            file_path = Path(root) / name
                            arcname = str(file_path)
                            if verbose:
                                click.echo(f"  Adding: {arcname}")
                            tar_info = tar.gettarinfo(str(file_path), arcname=arcname)
                            if not preserve_permissions:
                                tar_info.mode = 0o644 if not os.access(str(file_path), os.X_OK) else 0o755
                            with open(str(file_path), "rb") as f:
                                tar.addfile(tar_info, f)
                            file_count += 1
                            total_size += file_path.stat().st_size
                        for name in dirs:
                            dir_path = Path(root) / name
                            arcname = str(dir_path)
                            if verbose:
                                click.echo(f"  Adding: {arcname}/")
                            tar_info = tar.gettarinfo(str(dir_path), arcname=arcname)
                            if not preserve_permissions:
                                tar_info.mode = 0o755
                            tar.addfile(tar_info)
                else:
                    arcname = str(source_path)
                    if verbose:
                        click.echo(f"  Adding: {arcname}")
                    tar_info = tar.gettarinfo(str(source_path), arcname=arcname)
                    if not preserve_permissions:
                        tar_info.mode = 0o644 if not os.access(str(source_path), os.X_OK) else 0o755
                    with open(str(source_path), "rb") as f:
                        tar.addfile(tar_info, f)
                    file_count += 1
                    total_size += source_path.stat().st_size

        archive_size = Path(archive).stat().st_size
        click.echo(
            f"Created archive: {archive} "
            f"({file_count} files, {format_size(total_size)} -> {format_size(archive_size)})"
        )

    except Exception as e:
        click.echo(f"Error creating archive: {e}", err=True)
        sys.exit(1)


@cli.command()
@click.argument("archive", type=click.Path(exists=True))
@click.option(
    "-o", "--output",
    type=click.Path(),
    default=".",
    help="Output directory (default: current directory).",
)
@click.option(
    "--preserve-permissions/--no-preserve-permissions",
    default=True,
    help="Preserve file permissions (default: yes).",
)
@click.option("-v", "--verbose", is_flag=True, help="Verbose output.")
@click.option(
    "--members",
    multiple=True,
    help="Extract only specific members (can be specified multiple times).",
)
def extract(archive, output, preserve_permissions, verbose, members):
    """Extract a TAR archive.

    ARCHIVE is the path to the archive file.
    """
    compression = detect_compression(archive)
    if compression is None:
        click.echo("Error: Cannot detect archive format. Use a .tar extension.", err=True)
        sys.exit(1)

    read_mode = f"r:{compression}" if compression else "r"
    output_path = Path(output)
    output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

    file_count = 0
    total_size = 0

    try:
        with tarfile.open(archive, read_mode) as tar:
            if members:
                members_to_extract = [m for m in tar.getmembers() if m.name in members]
            else:
                members_to_extract = tar.getmembers()

            for member in members_to_extract:
                if verbose:
                    perm_str = format_permissions(member.mode)
                    size_str = format_size(member.size) if member.isfile() else "<DIR>"
                    click.echo(f"  {perm_str}  {size_str:>10}  {member.name}")

                tar.extract(member, path=str(output_path), set_attrs=preserve_permissions)
                if member.isfile():
                    file_count += 1
                    total_size += member.size

        click.echo(
            f"Extracted {file_count} files ({format_size(total_size)}) to {output_path}"
        )

    except Exception as e:
        click.echo(f"Error extracting archive: {e}", err=True)
        sys.exit(1)


@cli.command(name="list")
@click.argument("archive", type=click.Path(exists=True))
@click.option("-l", "--long", "long_format", is_flag=True, help="Long listing format.")
def list_contents(archive, long_format):
    """List contents of a TAR archive.

    ARCHIVE is the path to the archive file.
    """
    compression = detect_compression(archive)
    if compression is None:
        click.echo("Error: Cannot detect archive format.", err=True)
        sys.exit(1)

    read_mode = f"r:{compression}" if compression else "r"

    try:
        with tarfile.open(archive, read_mode) as tar:
            total_size = 0
            file_count = 0

            for member in tar.getmembers():
                if long_format:
                    type_char = "d" if member.isdir() else "-"
                    perm_str = format_permissions(member.mode)
                    size_str = format_size(member.size)
                    click.echo(
                        f"{type_char}{perm_str}  {member.uname or member.uid:>8}/"
                        f"{member.gname or member.gid:<8}  "
                        f"{size_str:>10}  {member.name}"
                    )
                else:
                    click.echo(member.name)

                if member.isfile():
                    total_size += member.size
                    file_count += 1

            if long_format:
                click.echo(f"\nTotal: {file_count} files, {format_size(total_size)}")

    except Exception as e:
        click.echo(f"Error listing archive: {e}", err=True)
        sys.exit(1)


@cli.command()
@click.argument("archive", type=click.Path(exists=True))
def info(archive):
    """Show information about a TAR archive.

    ARCHIVE is the path to the archive file.
    """
    compression = detect_compression(archive)
    if compression is None:
        click.echo("Error: Cannot detect archive format.", err=True)
        sys.exit(1)

    read_mode = f"r:{compression}" if compression else "r"
    archive_path = Path(archive)
    archive_size = archive_path.stat().st_size

    try:
        with tarfile.open(archive, read_mode) as tar:
            members = tar.getmembers()
            file_count = sum(1 for m in members if m.isfile())
            dir_count = sum(1 for m in members if m.isdir())
            total_size = sum(m.size for m in members if m.isfile())

            compression_names = {"": "None", "gz": "gzip", "bz2": "bzip2", "xz": "xz"}
            comp_name = compression_names.get(compression, "Unknown")

            if total_size > 0:
                ratio = (1 - archive_size / total_size) * 100
            else:
                ratio = 0

            click.echo(f"Archive:     {archive}")
            click.echo(f"Compression: {comp_name}")
            click.echo(f"Files:       {file_count}")
            click.echo(f"Directories: {dir_count}")
            click.echo(f"Total size:  {format_size(total_size)} (uncompressed)")
            click.echo(f"Archive size:{format_size(archive_size)}")
            click.echo(f"Ratio:       {ratio:.1f}%")

    except Exception as e:
        click.echo(f"Error reading archive: {e}", err=True)
        sys.exit(1)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    cli()