MPQKit 1.0b1

MPQKit 1.0b1 is the culmination of many months of development. It fully supports version 0 (the original format limited to less than 4 GB) and version 1 (or the extended format not limited to 4 GB) MoPaQ archives, all known compression methods, all known file metadata attributes, weak and strong signature verification, extensive error handling capabilities with NSError variants of most methods, and an undo operation method. Still missing from this release are a number of performance optimization, the rename operation and the test suite.

Indeed, the next big step towards MPQKit 1.0 is the construction of an extensive test suite to make sure MPQKit never regresses in functionality or performance and to ensure it remains compliant with the MoPaQ specification. The test suite will include a large number of operation sequences, detailed archive structural checks, and a collection of good and bad MoPaQ archives utilizing all aspects of the specification. It is my hope not only MPQKit, but all third-party MoPaQ libraries, will benefit from the MPQKit test suite.

I’ve also taken the liberty to clean up the MPQKit Subversion repository, which now sports the standard trunk, branches and tags structure. Obviously, there is now a 1.0b1 tag for those wanting to compile from source. Of course, you can also checkout the trunk.

Finally, the documentation has been updated to reflect all the changes in the code. Not everything is done yet, but all the important constants, structures and methods are accurately documented.

Download MPQKit 1.0b1. More information on the project is available on the MPQKit project page and on the MPQKit development wiki.