zip-job-folder

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

1. Verify the folder exists and contains at least files/ and manifest.json.
2. 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.
3. Run zip:

   cd "$(dirname "$JOB")" && zip -r "${JOB_BASENAME}.zip" "$JOB_BASENAME"
   

4. 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.