zurl v0.0.1

Zurl

Is this a shim for Zip Archives (aka "Zip Urls")?

No. Not exactly. That would probably be infeasible.

It is, however, an alternative to Zip Archives since it achieves a similar result. It effectively brings the file system to the browser.

If the Zip Archive proposal seems to be gaining acceptance, this project will likely transform into a shim and/or library for migrating zurl files into Zip Archives.

What is a zurl file?

A zurl file is a very simple file system abstraction. Each zurl file contains one or more files (as text) that can be retrieved by file path.

Components

zurl.js - Creates a function that will find the zurl file for a zip url.

fetchHook.js - Creates an ES6 Loader fetch hook for zurl.

locateHook.js - Creates an ES6 Loader locate hook for zurl.

TBD

• rave extension to allow a dev to map module names to zurl files.

• gulp plugins to build zurl files.