| name | zip-job-folder |
| description | Zip a print job folder (PDFs + manifest + order document) into a single archive ready for transmission to a digital printer. Triggers on phrases like "zip the job folder", "package the print job", "make a zip for the printer". |
Zip Job Folder
Bundle a job folder and its order document into a single zip archive.
Inputs
- Job folder path (required).
- Output path (optional) — defaults to
<job-folder>.zip next to the folder.
- Include order PDF only (optional) — if
true, skip order.json and manifest.json from the archive (some printers prefer just files + the human-readable order). Default false.
Workflow
- Verify the folder exists and contains at least
files/ and manifest.json.
- Sanity-check: confirm no individual file is over a sensible threshold (e.g. 200 MB) — flag to user if so, since some email systems will reject the archive.
- Run zip:
cd "$(dirname "$JOB")" && zip -r "${JOB_BASENAME}.zip" "$JOB_BASENAME"
- Report zip path and size.
Caveats
- Zip preserves original PDFs uncompressed-equivalent; PDFs don't compress well, so the zip size will be close to the sum of file sizes.
- For very large jobs (>50 MB), suggest
share-job-folder with the Google Drive option instead — many email systems cap attachments at 25 MB.
Output
Zip path. Suggest share-job-folder as the natural next step.
