Feature request: Support to zip a directory without requiring an upstream that emits X-Archive-Files

[rochalabs]

mod_zip currently requires an upstream (or other origin) to return the header X-Archive-Files: zip and a body containing the file list (CRC SIZE URL NAME per line). This is powerful but makes a common use case “download this directory as a .zip” from the local filesystem served by Nginx require writing and maintaining a separate backend or script whose sole job is to enumerate files and output the expected list, if I understood correctly.

Request

Please consider adding a built‑in capability for mod_zip (or a companion directive) to zip a local directory tree directly, without an auxiliary upstream that generates the file list. The module would internally walk the target directory (respecting existing Nginx root/alias and access rules) and stream a ZIP, preserving the current streaming and low‑memory behavior.