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John, Thank you for the TAR library recommendations. I think the example folder would be very helpful. Thanks, Terry On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Scancella, John <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Terry, > > Thanks for responding! There are libraries that already deal with making > Tar(and other archive formats) files much better than bagit-java ever could > simply because they have more resources to maintain and add new features. > After a quick search here are two that you could use > http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/tar.html > https://github.com/kamranzafar/jtar > > Would it help to create an examples folder and show how you would create a > tar yourself when using bagit-java? > > Thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Terry Brady > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 12:09 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] bagit java version > > John, > > I am glad to hear that the bagit library will be enhanced. > > At Georgetown, I have integrated the the bagit java library into our > FileAnalyzer application. We use this application for a number of > digitization related tasks. > > > https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer/wiki/Bagit-automation > > Our real use case is to prepare bags for the APTrust preservation > repository. > > > https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer/wiki/Bagit-automation-for-Academic-Preservation-Trust-(APTrust) > > APTrust requires bags to be packaged as TAR files. This code creates some > APTrust tag files and then packages the bag as a tar file. It would be > useful to have a tar option built into the bagit library. > > Since we have a number of applications that are already in Java, we will > continue to work with the Java version of the library. > > Terry > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 6:36 AM, Scancella, John <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I am currently rewriting the library so that it better conforms to the > > spec, and to make it easier to extend and use. I was wondering if > > people would be so kind as to provide any feedback on: > > * How they currently use the bagit-java library > > * Do you use the command line? > > * If so what is stopping you from using the python version > instead? > > * Do you use the library in a java application? > > * If so what functionality do you use? What do you wish it did? > > * Trying out the latest version (you can see examples here > > https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/bagit-java/blob/master/README.md# > > examples > > on how to use it) > > > > Thanks > > > > John > > > > Please note, all opinions expressed in this email are my own. > > > > > > -- > Terry Brady > Applications Programmer Analyst > Georgetown University Library Information Technology > https://www.library.georgetown.edu/lit/code > 425-298-5498 (Seattle, WA) > -- Terry Brady Applications Programmer Analyst Georgetown University Library Information Technology https://www.library.georgetown.edu/lit/code 425-298-5498 (Seattle, WA)