# cp.nib.archiver

Provides support for loading NIB files stored in the NIBArchive format.

# API Overview

Constants - Useful values which cannot be changed

Functions - API calls offered directly by the extension

Constructors - API calls which return an object, typically one that offers API methods

Methods - API calls which can only be made on an object returned by a constructor


Signature	`cp.nib.archiver.SIGNATURE -> string`
Type	Constant
Description	Marks the data stream as an `NIBArchive`.
Notes	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/nib/archiver.lua line 324


Signature	`cp.nib.archiver.isSupported(data) -> boolean`
Type	Function
Description	Checks if the given `data` is an NIBArchive.
Parameters	data - The data to check.
Returns	`true` if the `data` is an NIBArchive, `false` otherwise.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/nib/archiver.lua line 329


Signature	`cp.nib.archiver.new(decoders) -> cp.nib.archiver`
Type	Constructor
Description	Creates a new `cp.nib.archiver` instance, with the specified list of `decoders`.
Parameters	decoders - The list of `cp.nib.decoder` functions to use.
Returns	The new `cp.nib.archiver` instance.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/nib/archiver.lua line 343


Signature	`cp.nib.archiver.fromFile(filename) -> table \| nil, string`
Type	Method
Description	Attempts to read the specified `filename` and unarchives it into a `table`, if it is a valid NIBArchive.
Parameters	filename - The `string` of the file to read.
Returns	A `table` containing the archive data, or `nil` if the file could not be read. The `string` error message, if any.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/nib/archiver.lua line 381