Ali Editor 4.2 Full Rar – Secure & Recent

I’ll walk you through the entire product‑development cycle— from the initial idea to the final release— and give you concrete artefacts (specs, UI mock‑ups, data‑model changes, API contracts, sample code, test‑plan, and rollout checklist).

public interface IRarArchiveService

Feel free to cherry‑pick the parts that are most relevant to your team, or let me know if you’d like deeper detail on any section. 1.1 Title “Integrated RAR Archive Viewer & Extractor” 1.2 Problem Statement Users frequently need to open, preview, or extract files from .rar archives while editing documents (e.g., inserting images from an archive, pulling in code snippets, etc.). Currently they must leave Ali Editor, open a third‑party extractor, and then import the extracted files—a workflow that is clunky and error‑prone. 1.3 Goal Make .rar handling a first‑class, in‑app experience : ali editor 4.2 full rar

// Returns a flat list; UI builds the hierarchy. Task<IReadOnlyList<ArchiveEntry>> ListContentsAsync(string rarPath, CancellationToken ct = default);

public string Path get; init; // e.g. "images/logo.png" public long Size get; init; public DateTime ModifiedUtc get; init; public ArchiveEntryType EntryType get; init; public bool IsEncrypted get; init; public double CompressionRatio => (double)CompressedSize / Size; public long? CompressedSize get; init; Currently they must leave Ali Editor, open a

[DllImport("unrar.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)] private static extern IntPtr RAROpenArchive(ref RAROpenArchiveDataEx data); ... (Full P/Invoke signatures are in the NativeUnrar.cs file; they wrap the RAROpenArchive , RARReadHeaderEx , RARProcessFileW , etc. methods.) 7. Implementation Plan (Sprint‑by‑Sprint) | Sprint | Scope | Main Tasks | Owner | |--------|-------|------------|-------| | Sprint 0 (1 wk) | Set up repo & CI | • Add ThirdParty/unrar folder • Update LICENSE file • Create ArchiveService project | Lead Dev | | Sprint 1 (2 wks) | Core service layer | • P/Invoke wrapper • Async ListContentsAsync (unit‑test with sample archives) • Error‑mapping layer | Backend Dev | | Sprint 2 (2 wks) | UI integration – Explorer panel | • Qt dockable widget ( RarExplorerWidget ) • Bind to IRarArchiveService • Tree model ( QStandardItemModel ) • Context menu actions | UI Dev | | Sprint 3 (2 wks) | Preview & Insert | • Implement PreviewAsync → QPixmap / QTextDocument display • Insert command (use existing document API) • Undo/redo integration tests | UI + Docs Dev | | Sprint 4 (1 wk) | Extraction workflow | • Destination folder picker • Progress bar + cancellation token • Temp‑folder cleanup logic | Backend | | Sprint 5 (1 wk) | Password handling & edge cases | • Secure password cache (in‑memory only) • UI prompt (modal) • Tests for encrypted archives | Security | | Sprint 6 (1 wk) | Cross‑platform verification | • Build pipelines for Windows, macOS, Linux • Run functional UI tests on each OS | QA | | Sprint 7 (1 wk) | Accessibility & polish | • Keyboard shortcuts, screen‑reader labels • High‑contrast theme testing | UX | | Sprint 8 (1 wk) | Release prep | • Bump version to 4.2.1‑rar • Update installer (include unrar binaries) • Documentation & help‑topic updates | Release Engineer |

// Returns a memory stream for previewable content (image, text, pdf). Task<Stream?> PreviewAsync(string rarPath, string entryPath, string? password = null, CancellationToken ct = default); "images/logo

: ~11 weeks (≈ 2.5 months).

public sealed class ArchiveEntry

// Extract selected entries to destFolder. Task ExtractAsync(string rarPath, IEnumerable<string> entryPaths, string destFolder, IProgress<double>? progress = null, string? password = null, CancellationToken ct = default);