[FEATURE] - Use NanaZip fork instead of 7-Zip

[agowa]

What is your feature request regarding to?

Atlas Playbook

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Consider using the NanaZip fork of 7-Zip instead of 7-Zip itself as it has better integration into windows 11.
E.g. not needing to modify the path environment variable in order to use 7z.exe from the cli (because of it registering itself within "Apps > Advanced app settings > App execution aliases").

Describe the solution you would like.

Instead of installing 7-Zip through the playbook install NanaZip

Describe alternatives you have considered.

does not apply

Additional context.

No response

[n00b69]

+1

Also, not sure if still applicable, but in the past Nanazip Preview worked better on win11 than the regular one. I have only ever used the Preview version, so I cannot confirm this.

[Revival8697]

-1

Consider to NOT use NanaZip till a stable release is out.

[JayXTQ]

let's not have a debate about this topic. if there is no stable release, this issue will be put on hold until there is a stable release. closing for now until then.

[agowa]

@JayXTQ But there is a stable release https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N8G7TSCL18R?hl=en-us&gl=US

[JayXTQ]

just because it's on ms store doesn't mean it's stable lol. until there is valid evidence that it is stable this will be closed. or if it's not needed in atlas, which it isn't really as 7z works fine

[agowa]

7z is neither added to the path, nor does it register itself for an app execution alias, so "7z works fine" is debatable.
Also NanaZip has a bunch of improvements just look at the list either on the store page or their GitHub. Like it supporting additional compression algorithms, archive types, better dpi awareness for multi monitor setups, additional hashing algorithms, improved security, ...

Also what do you want as "prove" that it isn't unstable if this isn't enough?:
This is the stable version: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N8G7TSCL18R?hl=en-us&gl=US
And this is the preview version: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NZL0LRP1BNL?hl=en-us&gl=US
And this is the projects GitHub page: https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip

[JayXTQ]

none of those benefits are needed in atlas and it doesn't need to be added to path for it to work for the average user. you forget this is not something for developers but for gamers.

[Revival8697]

But there is a stable release

improved security

M2Team/NanaZip#330, M2Team/NanaZip#331. The stable build of NanaZip is severely outdated.

Also what do you want as "prove" that it isn't unstable if this isn't enough?

v3 is in Preview, we shouldn't ship Preview/Beta/Unstable builds to users.

[Ast3risk-ops]

I had no idea about those and I used the stable build of nanazip when on windows 💀

[agowa]

Same, wasn't aware of these ones.

[francisco-lafe]

I'm not sure I'm understanding why NanaZip 2.0 (stable) is not being considered as an option.

[Ast3risk-ops]

I'm not sure I'm understanding why NanaZip 2.0 (stable) is not being considered as an option.

Security issues and it's not actually stable and 7zip works just fine.

[he3als]

You can argue security issues, but 7-Zip doesn't automatically update or notify the users of updates. Once NanaZip gets more developed, it should be fundamentally more secure, as NanaZip is installed and updated via the Store.

Currently though, I don't think that NanaZip is in a developed enough state to make it worth using over 7-Zip, and the process of automatic installation inside the playbook will be a bit more difficult due to it being AppX.

I'll keep this open to track it's development.

[he3als]

I've checked up on the project again and I'm happy to implement NanaZip. The only issue is that there's no permanent download links to the latest release (appx and license), and we can't use the GitHub API to get this as its blocked in certain regions.

[Ast3risk-ops]

I've checked up on the project again and I'm happy to implement NanaZip. The only issue is that there's no permanent download links to the latest release (appx and license), and we can't use the GitHub API to get this as its blocked in certain regions.

There's the Microsoft store, fetch it from there via winget.

For stable builds you can use https://sourceforge.net/projects/nanazip/files/latest/download

[he3als]

WinGet seemingly has a chance of not being installed/updated on some installs for some reason. Therefore, we'd need a WinGet install script, and quite a lot can go wrong there. I already tried this before.

I think SourceForge is also blocked in some countries.

[Ast3risk-ops]

Can't win 'em all. Try using the GitHub API to do it, then if it's blocked switch to 7zip.

[he3als]

Sure.

[Ast3risk-ops]

Sure.

Great backup in case of an API rate limit too 😬

[JayXTQ]

@he3als use jsdelivr

[he3als]

You can't use the GitHub API with JSDelivr, or download releases without asking them

[JayXTQ]

I know you can't use the GitHub API, but can't you use JSDelivr to download a release?

[JayXTQ]

Also, they do have sourceforge, but no clue if available in all regions: https://sourceforge.net/projects/nanazip/

[he3als]

can't you use JSDelivr to download a release

If I recall correctly, no, unless you request them to set up a proxy for the repositories' releases. However, the GitHub API is required to get the download link first; without that, we can't get the latest release URL.

If we have a way to get a list of the latest releases using JSDelivr, that could work.

they do have sourceforge, but no clue if available in all regions

I don't think it is, unfortunately.

[he3als]

I’ve implemented it currently so that if NanaZip isn’t accessible, it gets 7-Zip instead.