stb-zip
stb_zip is a lightweight, header-only C library for reading ZIP archives with zero dependencies. Suitable for everything from embedded devices to AAA games, featuring a simple API, fast parsing, and support for both "store" and "deflate" compression.
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What it is
stb_zip is a lightweight, header-only C library for reading ZIP archives with zero dependencies. Suitable for everything from embedded devices to AAA games, featuring a simple API, fast parsing, and support for both "store" and "deflate" compression.
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Observed mentions: 2025-08-13 10:48:14 UTC to 2025-08-24 15:43:31 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Aug 13 | 2025-08-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-14 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 14 | 2025-08-14 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-15 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15 | 2025-08-15 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-16 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16 | 2025-08-16 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-17 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17 | 2025-08-17 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 18 | 2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-19 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19 | 2025-08-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-20 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 20 | 2025-08-20 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-21 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21 | 2025-08-21 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-22 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 22 | 2025-08-22 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-23 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23 | 2025-08-23 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-24 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24 | 2025-08-24 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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