get_archive should return a file object
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Description
Currently, get_archive returns a generator of bytes. This means it cannot be directly provided to tarfile.open, as the latter expects a file object. This in turn means we need to write some custom glue in the middle that reads the whole archive into some temporary file or buffer first, which is wasteful.
Please add a parameter to get_archive to opt into it returning a file object instead of a generator.
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Research direction
Start by locating the Python client's get_archive entry point and reviewing how it currently yields bytes. Use tarfile.open as the compatibility target; done means an opt-in mode returns a file object while the existing generator behavior remains available.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, python
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100