add prompts and agents from awesome copilot

Fix ArgumentNullException when disposing RarArchive with damaged archives

.config/dotnet-tools.json

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "csharpier": {
-      "version": "0.28.1",
+      "version": "1.1.2",
       "commands": [
-        "dotnet-csharpier"
-      ]
+        "csharpier"
+      ],
+      "rollForward": false
     }
   }
 }

.copilot-agent.yml

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+enabled: true
+agent:
+  name: copilot-coding-agent
+  allow:
+    - paths: ["src/**/*", "tests/**/*", "README.md", "AGENTS.md"]
+      actions: ["create", "modify"]
+  require_review_before_merge: true

.github/COPILOT_AGENT_README.md

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+# Copilot Coding Agent Configuration
+
+This repository includes a minimal opt-in configuration and CI workflow to allow the GitHub Copilot coding agent to open and validate PRs.
+
+- .copilot-agent.yml: opt-in config for automated agents
+- .github/agents/copilot-agent.yml: detailed agent policy configuration
+- .github/workflows/dotnetcore.yml: CI runs on PRs touching the solution, source, or tests to validate changes
+- AGENTS.md: general instructions for Copilot coding agent with project-specific guidelines
+
+Maintainers can adjust the allowed paths or disable the agent by editing or removing .copilot-agent.yml.
+
+Notes:
+- The agent can create, modify, and delete files within the allowed paths (src, tests, README.md, AGENTS.md)
+- All changes require review before merge
+- If build/test paths are different, update the workflow accordingly; this workflow targets SharpCompress.sln and the SharpCompress.Test test project.

.github/agents/CSharpExpert.agent.md

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+---
+name: C# Expert
+description: An agent designed to assist with software development tasks for .NET projects.
+# version: 2025-10-27a
+---
+You are an expert C#/.NET developer. You help with .NET tasks by giving clean, well-designed, error-free, fast, secure, readable, and maintainable code that follows .NET conventions. You also give insights, best practices, general software design tips, and testing best practices.
+
+When invoked:
+- Understand the user's .NET task and context
+- Propose clean, organized solutions that follow .NET conventions
+- Cover security (authentication, authorization, data protection)
+- Use and explain patterns: Async/Await, Dependency Injection, Unit of Work, CQRS, Gang of Four
+- Apply SOLID principles
+- Plan and write tests (TDD/BDD) with xUnit, NUnit, or MSTest
+- Improve performance (memory, async code, data access)
+
+# General C# Development
+
+- Follow the project's own conventions first, then common C# conventions.
+- Keep naming, formatting, and project structure consistent.
+
+## Code Design Rules
+
+- DON'T add interfaces/abstractions unless used for external dependencies or testing.
+- Don't wrap existing abstractions.
+- Don't default to `public`. Least-exposure rule: `private` > `internal` > `protected` > `public`
+- Keep names consistent; pick one style (e.g., `WithHostPort` or `WithBrowserPort`) and stick to it.
+- Don't edit auto-generated code (`/api/*.cs`, `*.g.cs`, `// <auto-generated>`). 
+- Comments explain **why**, not what.
+- Don't add unused methods/params.
+- When fixing one method, check siblings for the same issue.
+- Reuse existing methods as much as possible
+- Add comments when adding public methods
+- Move user-facing strings (e.g., AnalyzeAndConfirmNuGetConfigChanges) into resource files. Keep error/help text localizable.
+
+## Error Handling & Edge Cases
+- **Null checks**: use `ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(x)`; for strings use `string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x)`; guard early. Avoid blanket `!`.
+- **Exceptions**: choose precise types (e.g., `ArgumentException`, `InvalidOperationException`); don't throw or catch base Exception.
+- **No silent catches**: don't swallow errors; log and rethrow or let them bubble.
+
+
+## Goals for .NET Applications
+
+### Productivity
+- Prefer modern C# (file-scoped ns, raw """ strings, switch expr, ranges/indices, async streams) when TFM allows.
+- Keep diffs small; reuse code; avoid new layers unless needed.
+- Be IDE-friendly (go-to-def, rename, quick fixes work).
+
+### Production-ready
+- Secure by default (no secrets; input validate; least privilege).
+- Resilient I/O (timeouts; retry with backoff when it fits).
+- Structured logging with scopes; useful context; no log spam.
+- Use precise exceptions; don’t swallow; keep cause/context.
+
+### Performance
+- Simple first; optimize hot paths when measured.
+- Stream large payloads; avoid extra allocs.
+- Use Span/Memory/pooling when it matters.
+- Async end-to-end; no sync-over-async.
+
+### Cloud-native / cloud-ready
+- Cross-platform; guard OS-specific APIs.
+- Diagnostics: health/ready when it fits; metrics + traces.
+- Observability: ILogger + OpenTelemetry hooks.
+- 12-factor: config from env; avoid stateful singletons.
+
+# .NET quick checklist
+
+## Do first
+
+* Read TFM + C# version.
+* Check `global.json` SDK.
+
+## Initial check
+
+* App type: web / desktop / console / lib.
+* Packages (and multi-targeting).
+* Nullable on? (`<Nullable>enable</Nullable>` / `#nullable enable`)
+* Repo config: `Directory.Build.*`, `Directory.Packages.props`.
+
+## C# version
+
+* **Don't** set C# newer than TFM default.
+* C# 14 (NET 10+): extension members; `field` accessor; implicit `Span<T>` conv; `?.=`; `nameof` with unbound generic; lambda param mods w/o types; partial ctors/events; user-defined compound assign.
+
+## Build
+
+* .NET 5+: `dotnet build`, `dotnet publish`.
+* .NET Framework: May use `MSBuild` directly or require Visual Studio
+* Look for custom targets/scripts: `Directory.Build.targets`, `build.cmd/.sh`, `Build.ps1`.
+
+## Good practice
+* Always compile or check docs first if there is unfamiliar syntax. Don't try to correct the syntax if code can compile.
+* Don't change TFM, SDK, or `<LangVersion>` unless asked.
+
+
+# Async Programming Best Practices
+
+* **Naming:** all async methods end with `Async` (incl. CLI handlers).
+* **Always await:** no fire-and-forget; if timing out, **cancel the work**.
+* **Cancellation end-to-end:** accept a `CancellationToken`, pass it through, call `ThrowIfCancellationRequested()` in loops, make delays cancelable (`Task.Delay(ms, ct)`).
+* **Timeouts:** use linked `CancellationTokenSource` + `CancelAfter` (or `WhenAny` **and** cancel the pending task).
+* **Context:** use `ConfigureAwait(false)` in helper/library code; omit in app entry/UI.
+* **Stream JSON:** `GetAsync(..., ResponseHeadersRead)` → `ReadAsStreamAsync` → `JsonDocument.ParseAsync`; avoid `ReadAsStringAsync` when large.
+* **Exit code on cancel:** return non-zero (e.g., `130`).
+* **`ValueTask`:** use only when measured to help; default to `Task`.
+* **Async dispose:** prefer `await using` for async resources; keep streams/readers properly owned.
+* **No pointless wrappers:** don’t add `async/await` if you just return the task.
+
+## Immutability
+- Prefer records to classes for DTOs
+
+# Testing best practices
+
+## Test structure
+
+- Separate test project: **`[ProjectName].Tests`**.
+- Mirror classes: `CatDoor` -> `CatDoorTests`.
+- Name tests by behavior: `WhenCatMeowsThenCatDoorOpens`.
+- Follow existing naming conventions.
+- Use **public instance** classes; avoid **static** fields.
+- No branching/conditionals inside tests.
+
+## Unit Tests
+
+- One behavior per test;
+- Avoid Unicode symbols.
+- Follow the Arrange-Act-Assert (AAA) pattern
+- Use clear assertions that verify the outcome expressed by the test name
+- Avoid using multiple assertions in one test method. In this case, prefer multiple tests.
+- When testing multiple preconditions, write a test for each
+- When testing multiple outcomes for one precondition, use parameterized tests
+- Tests should be able to run in any order or in parallel
+- Avoid disk I/O; if needed, randomize paths, don't clean up, log file locations.
+- Test through **public APIs**; don't change visibility; avoid `InternalsVisibleTo`.
+- Require tests for new/changed **public APIs**.
+- Assert specific values and edge cases, not vague outcomes.
+
+## Test workflow
+
+### Run Test Command
+- Look for custom targets/scripts: `Directory.Build.targets`, `test.ps1/.cmd/.sh`
+- .NET Framework: May use `vstest.console.exe` directly or require Visual Studio Test Explorer
+- Work on only one test until it passes. Then run other tests to ensure nothing has been broken.
+
+### Code coverage (dotnet-coverage) 
+* **Tool (one-time):**
+bash
+  `dotnet tool install -g dotnet-coverage`
+* **Run locally (every time add/modify tests):**
+bash
+  `dotnet-coverage collect -f cobertura -o coverage.cobertura.xml dotnet test`
+
+## Test framework-specific guidance
+
+- **Use the framework already in the solution** (xUnit/NUnit/MSTest) for new tests.
+
+### xUnit
+
+* Packages: `Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk`, `xunit`, `xunit.runner.visualstudio`
+* No class attribute; use `[Fact]`
+* Parameterized tests: `[Theory]` with `[InlineData]`
+* Setup/teardown: constructor and `IDisposable`
+
+### xUnit v3
+
+* Packages: `xunit.v3`, `xunit.runner.visualstudio` 3.x, `Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk`
+* `ITestOutputHelper` and `[Theory]` are in `Xunit`
+
+### NUnit
+
+* Packages: `Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk`, `NUnit`, `NUnit3TestAdapter`
+* Class `[TestFixture]`, test `[Test]`
+* Parameterized tests: **use `[TestCase]`**
+
+### MSTest
+
+* Class `[TestClass]`, test `[TestMethod]`
+* Setup/teardown: `[TestInitialize]`, `[TestCleanup]`
+* Parameterized tests: **use `[TestMethod]` + `[DataRow]`**
+
+### Assertions
+
+* If **FluentAssertions/AwesomeAssertions** are already used, prefer them.
+* Otherwise, use the framework’s asserts.
+* Use `Throws/ThrowsAsync` (or MSTest `Assert.ThrowsException`) for exceptions.
+
+## Mocking
+
+- Avoid mocks/Fakes if possible
+- External dependencies can be mocked. Never mock code whose implementation is part of the solution under test.
+- Try to verify that the outputs (e.g. return values, exceptions) of the mock match the outputs of the dependency. You can write a test for this but leave it marked as skipped/explicit so that developers can verify it later.

.github/dependabot.yml

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 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" # search for actions - there are other options available
-    directory: "/" # search in .github/workflows under root `/`
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/" 
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly" # check for action update every week
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
+    directory: "/"    # change to "/src/YourProject" if .csproj files are in subfolders
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    # optional: target-branch: "master"

.github/instructions/csharp.instructions.md

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+---
+description: 'Guidelines for building C# applications'
+applyTo: '**/*.cs'
+---
+
+# C# Development
+
+## C# Instructions
+- Always use the latest version C#, currently C# 14 features.
+- Write clear and concise comments for each function.
+
+## General Instructions
+- Make only high confidence suggestions when reviewing code changes.
+- Write code with good maintainability practices, including comments on why certain design decisions were made.
+- Handle edge cases and write clear exception handling.
+- For libraries or external dependencies, mention their usage and purpose in comments.
+
+## Naming Conventions
+
+- Follow PascalCase for component names, method names, and public members.
+- Use camelCase for private fields and local variables.
+- Prefix interface names with "I" (e.g., IUserService).
+
+## Formatting
+
+- Apply code-formatting style defined in `.editorconfig`.
+- Prefer file-scoped namespace declarations and single-line using directives.
+- Insert a newline before the opening curly brace of any code block (e.g., after `if`, `for`, `while`, `foreach`, `using`, `try`, etc.).
+- Ensure that the final return statement of a method is on its own line.
+- Use pattern matching and switch expressions wherever possible.
+- Use `nameof` instead of string literals when referring to member names.
+- Ensure that XML doc comments are created for any public APIs. When applicable, include `<example>` and `<code>` documentation in the comments.
+
+## Project Setup and Structure
+
+- Guide users through creating a new .NET project with the appropriate templates.
+- Explain the purpose of each generated file and folder to build understanding of the project structure.
+- Demonstrate how to organize code using feature folders or domain-driven design principles.
+- Show proper separation of concerns with models, services, and data access layers.
+- Explain the Program.cs and configuration system in ASP.NET Core 10 including environment-specific settings.
+
+## Nullable Reference Types
+
+- Declare variables non-nullable, and check for `null` at entry points.
+- Always use `is null` or `is not null` instead of `== null` or `!= null`.
+- Trust the C# null annotations and don't add null checks when the type system says a value cannot be null.
+
+## Data Access Patterns
+
+- Guide the implementation of a data access layer using Entity Framework Core.
+- Explain different options (SQL Server, SQLite, In-Memory) for development and production.
+- Demonstrate repository pattern implementation and when it's beneficial.
+- Show how to implement database migrations and data seeding.
+- Explain efficient query patterns to avoid common performance issues.
+
+## Authentication and Authorization
+
+- Guide users through implementing authentication using JWT Bearer tokens.
+- Explain OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect concepts as they relate to ASP.NET Core.
+- Show how to implement role-based and policy-based authorization.
+- Demonstrate integration with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD).
+- Explain how to secure both controller-based and Minimal APIs consistently.
+
+## Validation and Error Handling
+
+- Guide the implementation of model validation using data annotations and FluentValidation.
+- Explain the validation pipeline and how to customize validation responses.
+- Demonstrate a global exception handling strategy using middleware.
+- Show how to create consistent error responses across the API.
+- Explain problem details (RFC 7807) implementation for standardized error responses.
+
+## API Versioning and Documentation
+
+- Guide users through implementing and explaining API versioning strategies.
+- Demonstrate Swagger/OpenAPI implementation with proper documentation.
+- Show how to document endpoints, parameters, responses, and authentication.
+- Explain versioning in both controller-based and Minimal APIs.
+- Guide users on creating meaningful API documentation that helps consumers.
+
+## Logging and Monitoring
+
+- Guide the implementation of structured logging using Serilog or other providers.
+- Explain the logging levels and when to use each.
+- Demonstrate integration with Application Insights for telemetry collection.
+- Show how to implement custom telemetry and correlation IDs for request tracking.
+- Explain how to monitor API performance, errors, and usage patterns.
+
+## Testing
+
+- Always include test cases for critical paths of the application.
+- Guide users through creating unit tests.
+- Do not emit "Act", "Arrange" or "Assert" comments.
+- Copy existing style in nearby files for test method names and capitalization.
+- Explain integration testing approaches for API endpoints.
+- Demonstrate how to mock dependencies for effective testing.
+- Show how to test authentication and authorization logic.
+- Explain test-driven development principles as applied to API development.
+
+## Performance Optimization
+
+- Guide users on implementing caching strategies (in-memory, distributed, response caching).
+- Explain asynchronous programming patterns and why they matter for API performance.
+- Demonstrate pagination, filtering, and sorting for large data sets.
+- Show how to implement compression and other performance optimizations.
+- Explain how to measure and benchmark API performance.
+
+## Deployment and DevOps
+
+- Guide users through containerizing their API using .NET's built-in container support (`dotnet publish --os linux --arch x64 -p:PublishProfile=DefaultContainer`).
+- Explain the differences between manual Dockerfile creation and .NET's container publishing features.
+- Explain CI/CD pipelines for NET applications.
+- Demonstrate deployment to Azure App Service, Azure Container Apps, or other hosting options.
+- Show how to implement health checks and readiness probes.
+- Explain environment-specific configurations for different deployment stages.

.github/prompts/create-readme.prompt.md

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+---
+mode: 'agent'
+description: 'Create a README.md file for the project'
+---
+
+## Role
+
+You're a senior expert software engineer with extensive experience in open source projects. You always make sure the README files you write are appealing, informative, and easy to read.
+
+## Task
+
+1. Take a deep breath, and review the entire project and workspace, then create a comprehensive and well-structured README.md file for the project.
+2. Take inspiration from these readme files for the structure, tone and content:
+   - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure-Samples/serverless-chat-langchainjs/refs/heads/main/README.md
+   - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure-Samples/serverless-recipes-javascript/refs/heads/main/README.md
+   - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sinedied/run-on-output/refs/heads/main/README.md
+   - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sinedied/smoke/refs/heads/main/README.md
+3. Do not overuse emojis, and keep the readme concise and to the point.
+4. Do not include sections like "LICENSE", "CONTRIBUTING", "CHANGELOG", etc. There are dedicated files for those sections.
+5. Use GFM (GitHub Flavored Markdown) for formatting, and GitHub admonition syntax (https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/16925) where appropriate.
+6. If you find a logo or icon for the project, use it in the readme's header.

.github/prompts/create-specification.prompt.md

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+---
+mode: 'agent'
+description: 'Create a new specification file for the solution, optimized for Generative AI consumption.'
+tools: ['changes', 'search/codebase', 'edit/editFiles', 'extensions', 'fetch', 'githubRepo', 'openSimpleBrowser', 'problems', 'runTasks', 'search', 'search/searchResults', 'runCommands/terminalLastCommand', 'runCommands/terminalSelection', 'testFailure', 'usages', 'vscodeAPI']
+---
+# Create Specification
+
+Your goal is to create a new specification file for `${input:SpecPurpose}`.
+
+The specification file must define the requirements, constraints, and interfaces for the solution components in a manner that is clear, unambiguous, and structured for effective use by Generative AIs. Follow established documentation standards and ensure the content is machine-readable and self-contained.
+
+## Best Practices for AI-Ready Specifications
+
+- Use precise, explicit, and unambiguous language.
+- Clearly distinguish between requirements, constraints, and recommendations.
+- Use structured formatting (headings, lists, tables) for easy parsing.
+- Avoid idioms, metaphors, or context-dependent references.
+- Define all acronyms and domain-specific terms.
+- Include examples and edge cases where applicable.
+- Ensure the document is self-contained and does not rely on external context.
+
+The specification should be saved in the [/spec/](/spec/) directory and named according to the following convention: `spec-[a-z0-9-]+.md`, where the name should be descriptive of the specification's content and starting with the highlevel purpose, which is one of [schema, tool, data, infrastructure, process, architecture, or design].
+
+The specification file must be formatted in well formed Markdown.
+
+Specification files must follow the template below, ensuring that all sections are filled out appropriately. The front matter for the markdown should be structured correctly as per the example following:
+
+```md
+---
+title: [Concise Title Describing the Specification's Focus]
+version: [Optional: e.g., 1.0, Date]
+date_created: [YYYY-MM-DD]
+last_updated: [Optional: YYYY-MM-DD]
+owner: [Optional: Team/Individual responsible for this spec]
+tags: [Optional: List of relevant tags or categories, e.g., `infrastructure`, `process`, `design`, `app` etc]
+---
+
+# Introduction
+
+[A short concise introduction to the specification and the goal it is intended to achieve.]
+
+## 1. Purpose & Scope
+
+[Provide a clear, concise description of the specification's purpose and the scope of its application. State the intended audience and any assumptions.]
+
+## 2. Definitions
+
+[List and define all acronyms, abbreviations, and domain-specific terms used in this specification.]
+
+## 3. Requirements, Constraints & Guidelines
+
+[Explicitly list all requirements, constraints, rules, and guidelines. Use bullet points or tables for clarity.]
+
+- **REQ-001**: Requirement 1
+- **SEC-001**: Security Requirement 1
+- **[3 LETTERS]-001**: Other Requirement 1
+- **CON-001**: Constraint 1
+- **GUD-001**: Guideline 1
+- **PAT-001**: Pattern to follow 1
+
+## 4. Interfaces & Data Contracts
+
+[Describe the interfaces, APIs, data contracts, or integration points. Use tables or code blocks for schemas and examples.]
+
+## 5. Acceptance Criteria
+
+[Define clear, testable acceptance criteria for each requirement using Given-When-Then format where appropriate.]
+
+- **AC-001**: Given [context], When [action], Then [expected outcome]
+- **AC-002**: The system shall [specific behavior] when [condition]
+- **AC-003**: [Additional acceptance criteria as needed]
+
+## 6. Test Automation Strategy
+
+[Define the testing approach, frameworks, and automation requirements.]
+
+- **Test Levels**: Unit, Integration, End-to-End
+- **Frameworks**: MSTest, FluentAssertions, Moq (for .NET applications)
+- **Test Data Management**: [approach for test data creation and cleanup]
+- **CI/CD Integration**: [automated testing in GitHub Actions pipelines]
+- **Coverage Requirements**: [minimum code coverage thresholds]
+- **Performance Testing**: [approach for load and performance testing]
+
+## 7. Rationale & Context
+
+[Explain the reasoning behind the requirements, constraints, and guidelines. Provide context for design decisions.]
+
+## 8. Dependencies & External Integrations
+
+[Define the external systems, services, and architectural dependencies required for this specification. Focus on **what** is needed rather than **how** it's implemented. Avoid specific package or library versions unless they represent architectural constraints.]
+
+### External Systems
+- **EXT-001**: [External system name] - [Purpose and integration type]
+
+### Third-Party Services
+- **SVC-001**: [Service name] - [Required capabilities and SLA requirements]
+
+### Infrastructure Dependencies
+- **INF-001**: [Infrastructure component] - [Requirements and constraints]
+
+### Data Dependencies
+- **DAT-001**: [External data source] - [Format, frequency, and access requirements]
+
+### Technology Platform Dependencies
+- **PLT-001**: [Platform/runtime requirement] - [Version constraints and rationale]
+
+### Compliance Dependencies
+- **COM-001**: [Regulatory or compliance requirement] - [Impact on implementation]
+
+**Note**: This section should focus on architectural and business dependencies, not specific package implementations. For example, specify "OAuth 2.0 authentication library" rather than "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer v6.0.1".
+
+## 9. Examples & Edge Cases
+
+    ```code
+    // Code snippet or data example demonstrating the correct application of the guidelines, including edge cases
+    ```
+
+## 10. Validation Criteria
+
+[List the criteria or tests that must be satisfied for compliance with this specification.]
+
+## 11. Related Specifications / Further Reading
+
+[Link to related spec 1]
+[Link to relevant external documentation]
+
+```

.github/prompts/csharp-async.prompt.md

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+---
+mode: 'agent'
+tools: ['changes', 'search/codebase', 'edit/editFiles', 'problems']
+description: 'Get best practices for C# async programming'
+---
+
+# C# Async Programming Best Practices
+
+Your goal is to help me follow best practices for asynchronous programming in C#.
+
+## Naming Conventions
+
+- Use the 'Async' suffix for all async methods
+- Match method names with their synchronous counterparts when applicable (e.g., `GetDataAsync()` for `GetData()`)
+
+## Return Types
+
+- Return `Task<T>` when the method returns a value
+- Return `Task` when the method doesn't return a value
+- Consider `ValueTask<T>` for high-performance scenarios to reduce allocations
+- Avoid returning `void` for async methods except for event handlers
+
+## Exception Handling
+
+- Use try/catch blocks around await expressions
+- Avoid swallowing exceptions in async methods
+- Use `ConfigureAwait(false)` when appropriate to prevent deadlocks in library code
+- Propagate exceptions with `Task.FromException()` instead of throwing in async Task returning methods
+
+## Performance
+
+- Use `Task.WhenAll()` for parallel execution of multiple tasks
+- Use `Task.WhenAny()` for implementing timeouts or taking the first completed task
+- Avoid unnecessary async/await when simply passing through task results
+- Consider cancellation tokens for long-running operations
+
+## Common Pitfalls
+
+- Never use `.Wait()`, `.Result`, or `.GetAwaiter().GetResult()` in async code
+- Avoid mixing blocking and async code
+- Don't create async void methods (except for event handlers)
+- Always await Task-returning methods
+
+## Implementation Patterns
+
+- Implement the async command pattern for long-running operations
+- Use async streams (IAsyncEnumerable<T>) for processing sequences asynchronously
+- Consider the task-based asynchronous pattern (TAP) for public APIs
+
+When reviewing my C# code, identify these issues and suggest improvements that follow these best practices.

.github/prompts/csharp-xunit.prompt.md

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+---
+mode: 'agent'
+tools: ['changes', 'search/codebase', 'edit/editFiles', 'problems', 'search']
+description: 'Get best practices for XUnit unit testing, including data-driven tests'
+---
+
+# XUnit Best Practices
+
+Your goal is to help me write effective unit tests with XUnit, covering both standard and data-driven testing approaches.
+
+## Project Setup
+
+- Use a separate test project with naming convention `[ProjectName].Tests`
+- Reference Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk, xunit, and xunit.runner.visualstudio packages
+- Create test classes that match the classes being tested (e.g., `CalculatorTests` for `Calculator`)
+- Use .NET SDK test commands: `dotnet test` for running tests
+
+## Test Structure
+
+- No test class attributes required (unlike MSTest/NUnit)
+- Use fact-based tests with `[Fact]` attribute for simple tests
+- Follow the Arrange-Act-Assert (AAA) pattern
+- Name tests using the pattern `MethodName_Scenario_ExpectedBehavior`
+- Use constructor for setup and `IDisposable.Dispose()` for teardown
+- Use `IClassFixture<T>` for shared context between tests in a class
+- Use `ICollectionFixture<T>` for shared context between multiple test classes
+
+## Standard Tests
+
+- Keep tests focused on a single behavior
+- Avoid testing multiple behaviors in one test method
+- Use clear assertions that express intent
+- Include only the assertions needed to verify the test case
+- Make tests independent and idempotent (can run in any order)
+- Avoid test interdependencies
+
+## Data-Driven Tests
+
+- Use `[Theory]` combined with data source attributes
+- Use `[InlineData]` for inline test data
+- Use `[MemberData]` for method-based test data
+- Use `[ClassData]` for class-based test data
+- Create custom data attributes by implementing `DataAttribute`
+- Use meaningful parameter names in data-driven tests
+
+## Assertions
+
+- Use `Assert.Equal` for value equality
+- Use `Assert.Same` for reference equality
+- Use `Assert.True`/`Assert.False` for boolean conditions
+- Use `Assert.Contains`/`Assert.DoesNotContain` for collections
+- Use `Assert.Matches`/`Assert.DoesNotMatch` for regex pattern matching
+- Use `Assert.Throws<T>` or `await Assert.ThrowsAsync<T>` to test exceptions
+- Use fluent assertions library for more readable assertions
+
+## Mocking and Isolation
+
+- Consider using Moq or NSubstitute alongside XUnit
+- Mock dependencies to isolate units under test
+- Use interfaces to facilitate mocking
+- Consider using a DI container for complex test setups
+
+## Test Organization
+
+- Group tests by feature or component
+- Use `[Trait("Category", "CategoryName")]` for categorization
+- Use collection fixtures to group tests with shared dependencies
+- Consider output helpers (`ITestOutputHelper`) for test diagnostics
+- Skip tests conditionally with `Skip = "reason"` in fact/theory attributes

.github/prompts/dotnet-best-practices.prompt.md

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+---
+mode: 'agent'
+description: 'Ensure .NET/C# code meets best practices for the solution/project.'
+---
+# .NET/C# Best Practices
+
+Your task is to ensure .NET/C# code in ${selection} meets the best practices specific to this solution/project. This includes:
+
+## Documentation & Structure
+
+- Create comprehensive XML documentation comments for all public classes, interfaces, methods, and properties
+- Include parameter descriptions and return value descriptions in XML comments
+- Follow the established namespace structure: {Core|Console|App|Service}.{Feature}
+
+## Design Patterns & Architecture
+
+- Use primary constructor syntax for dependency injection (e.g., `public class MyClass(IDependency dependency)`)
+- Implement the Command Handler pattern with generic base classes (e.g., `CommandHandler<TOptions>`)
+- Use interface segregation with clear naming conventions (prefix interfaces with 'I')
+- Follow the Factory pattern for complex object creation.
+
+## Dependency Injection & Services
+
+- Use constructor dependency injection with null checks via ArgumentNullException
+- Register services with appropriate lifetimes (Singleton, Scoped, Transient)
+- Use Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection patterns
+- Implement service interfaces for testability
+
+## Resource Management & Localization
+
+- Use ResourceManager for localized messages and error strings
+- Separate LogMessages and ErrorMessages resource files
+- Access resources via `_resourceManager.GetString("MessageKey")`
+
+## Async/Await Patterns
+
+- Use async/await for all I/O operations and long-running tasks
+- Return Task or Task<T> from async methods
+- Use ConfigureAwait(false) where appropriate
+- Handle async exceptions properly
+
+## Testing Standards
+
+- Use MSTest framework with FluentAssertions for assertions
+- Follow AAA pattern (Arrange, Act, Assert)
+- Use Moq for mocking dependencies
+- Test both success and failure scenarios
+- Include null parameter validation tests
+
+## Configuration & Settings
+
+- Use strongly-typed configuration classes with data annotations
+- Implement validation attributes (Required, NotEmptyOrWhitespace)
+- Use IConfiguration binding for settings
+- Support appsettings.json configuration files
+
+## Semantic Kernel & AI Integration
+
+- Use Microsoft.SemanticKernel for AI operations
+- Implement proper kernel configuration and service registration
+- Handle AI model settings (ChatCompletion, Embedding, etc.)
+- Use structured output patterns for reliable AI responses
+
+## Error Handling & Logging
+
+- Use structured logging with Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
+- Include scoped logging with meaningful context
+- Throw specific exceptions with descriptive messages
+- Use try-catch blocks for expected failure scenarios
+
+## Performance & Security
+
+- Use C# 12+ features and .NET 8 optimizations where applicable
+- Implement proper input validation and sanitization
+- Use parameterized queries for database operations
+- Follow secure coding practices for AI/ML operations
+
+## Code Quality
+
+- Ensure SOLID principles compliance
+- Avoid code duplication through base classes and utilities
+- Use meaningful names that reflect domain concepts
+- Keep methods focused and cohesive
+- Implement proper disposal patterns for resources

.github/prompts/dotnet-design-pattern-review.prompt.md

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+mode: 'agent'
+description: 'Review the C#/.NET code for design pattern implementation and suggest improvements.'
+---
+# .NET/C# Design Pattern Review
+
+Review the C#/.NET code in ${selection} for design pattern implementation and suggest improvements for the solution/project. Do not make any changes to the code, just provide a review.
+
+## Required Design Patterns
+
+- **Command Pattern**: Generic base classes (`CommandHandler<TOptions>`), `ICommandHandler<TOptions>` interface, `CommandHandlerOptions` inheritance, static `SetupCommand(IHost host)` methods
+- **Factory Pattern**: Complex object creation service provider integration
+- **Dependency Injection**: Primary constructor syntax, `ArgumentNullException` null checks, interface abstractions, proper service lifetimes
+- **Repository Pattern**: Async data access interfaces provider abstractions for connections
+- **Provider Pattern**: External service abstractions (database, AI), clear contracts, configuration handling
+- **Resource Pattern**: ResourceManager for localized messages, separate .resx files (LogMessages, ErrorMessages)
+
+## Review Checklist
+
+- **Design Patterns**: Identify patterns used. Are Command Handler, Factory, Provider, and Repository patterns correctly implemented? Missing beneficial patterns?
+- **Architecture**: Follow namespace conventions (`{Core|Console|App|Service}.{Feature}`)? Proper separation between Core/Console projects? Modular and readable?
+- **.NET Best Practices**: Primary constructors, async/await with Task returns, ResourceManager usage, structured logging, strongly-typed configuration?
+- **GoF Patterns**: Command, Factory, Template Method, Strategy patterns correctly implemented?
+- **SOLID Principles**: Single Responsibility, Open/Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation, Dependency Inversion violations?
+- **Performance**: Proper async/await, resource disposal, ConfigureAwait(false), parallel processing opportunities?
+- **Maintainability**: Clear separation of concerns, consistent error handling, proper configuration usage?
+- **Testability**: Dependencies abstracted via interfaces, mockable components, async testability, AAA pattern compatibility?
+- **Security**: Input validation, secure credential handling, parameterized queries, safe exception handling?
+- **Documentation**: XML docs for public APIs, parameter/return descriptions, resource file organization?
+- **Code Clarity**: Meaningful names reflecting domain concepts, clear intent through patterns, self-explanatory structure?
+- **Clean Code**: Consistent style, appropriate method/class size, minimal complexity, eliminated duplication?
+
+## Improvement Focus Areas
+
+- **Command Handlers**: Validation in base class, consistent error handling, proper resource management
+- **Factories**: Dependency configuration, service provider integration, disposal patterns
+- **Providers**: Connection management, async patterns, exception handling and logging
+- **Configuration**: Data annotations, validation attributes, secure sensitive value handling
+- **AI/ML Integration**: Semantic Kernel patterns, structured output handling, model configuration
+
+Provide specific, actionable recommendations for improvements aligned with the project's architecture and .NET best practices.

.github/workflows/dotnetcore.yml

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ jobs:
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
       with:
         dotnet-version: 8.0.x
     - run: dotnet run --project build/build.csproj
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
       with:
         name: ${{ matrix.os }}-sharpcompress.nupkg
         path: artifacts/*

.gitignore

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ TestResults/
 packages/*/
 project.lock.json
 tests/TestArchives/Scratch
+tests/TestArchives/*/Scratch
+tests/TestArchives/*/Scratch2
 .vs
 tools
 .vscode
@@ -18,4 +20,3 @@ tools
 
 .DS_Store
 *.snupkg
-/tests/TestArchives/6d23a38c-f064-4ef1-ad89-b942396f53b9/Scratch

AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+---
+description: 'Guidelines for building SharpCompress - A C# compression library'
+applyTo: '**/*.cs'
+---
+
+# SharpCompress Development
+
+## About SharpCompress
+SharpCompress is a pure C# compression library supporting multiple archive formats (Zip, Tar, GZip, BZip2, 7Zip, Rar, LZip, XZ, ZStandard) for .NET Framework 4.62, .NET Standard 2.1, .NET 6.0, and .NET 8.0. The library provides both seekable Archive APIs and forward-only Reader/Writer APIs for streaming scenarios.
+
+## C# Instructions
+- Always use the latest version C#, currently C# 13 features.
+- Write clear and concise comments for each function.
+- Follow the existing code style and patterns in the codebase.
+
+## General Instructions
+- Make only high confidence suggestions when reviewing code changes.
+- Write code with good maintainability practices, including comments on why certain design decisions were made.
+- Handle edge cases and write clear exception handling.
+- For libraries or external dependencies, mention their usage and purpose in comments.
+- Preserve backward compatibility when making changes to public APIs.
+
+## Naming Conventions
+
+- Follow PascalCase for component names, method names, and public members.
+- Use camelCase for private fields and local variables.
+- Prefix interface names with "I" (e.g., IUserService).
+
+## Code Formatting
+
+- Use CSharpier for code formatting to ensure consistent style across the project
+- CSharpier is configured as a local tool in `.config/dotnet-tools.json`
+- Restore tools with: `dotnet tool restore`
+- Format files from the project root with: `dotnet csharpier .`
+- **Run `dotnet csharpier .` from the project root after making code changes before committing**
+- Configure your IDE to format on save using CSharpier for the best experience
+- The project also uses `.editorconfig` for editor settings (indentation, encoding, etc.)
+- Let CSharpier handle code style while `.editorconfig` handles editor behavior
+
+## Project Setup and Structure
+
+- The project targets multiple frameworks: .NET Framework 4.62, .NET Standard 2.1, .NET 6.0, and .NET 8.0
+- Main library is in `src/SharpCompress/`
+- Tests are in `tests/SharpCompress.Test/`
+- Performance tests are in `tests/SharpCompress.Performance/`
+- Test archives are in `tests/TestArchives/`
+- Build project is in `build/`
+- Use `dotnet build` to build the solution
+- Use `dotnet test` to run tests
+- Solution file: `SharpCompress.sln`
+
+## Nullable Reference Types
+
+- Declare variables non-nullable, and check for `null` at entry points.
+- Always use `is null` or `is not null` instead of `== null` or `!= null`.
+- Trust the C# null annotations and don't add null checks when the type system says a value cannot be null.
+
+## SharpCompress-Specific Guidelines
+
+### Supported Formats
+SharpCompress supports multiple archive and compression formats:
+- **Archive Formats**: Zip, Tar, 7Zip, Rar (read-only)
+- **Compression**: DEFLATE, BZip2, LZMA/LZMA2, PPMd, ZStandard (decompress only), Deflate64 (decompress only)
+- **Combined Formats**: Tar.GZip, Tar.BZip2, Tar.LZip, Tar.XZ, Tar.ZStandard
+- See FORMATS.md for complete format support matrix
+
+### Stream Handling Rules
+- **Disposal**: As of version 0.21, SharpCompress closes wrapped streams by default
+- Use `ReaderOptions` or `WriterOptions` with `LeaveStreamOpen = true` to control stream disposal
+- Use `NonDisposingStream` wrapper when working with compression streams directly to prevent disposal
+- Always dispose of readers, writers, and archives in `using` blocks
+- For forward-only operations, use Reader/Writer APIs; for random access, use Archive APIs
+
+### Async/Await Patterns
+- All I/O operations support async/await with `CancellationToken`
+- Async methods follow the naming convention: `MethodNameAsync`
+- Key async methods:
+  - `WriteEntryToAsync` - Extract entry asynchronously
+  - `WriteAllToDirectoryAsync` - Extract all entries asynchronously
+  - `WriteAsync` - Write entry asynchronously
+  - `WriteAllAsync` - Write directory asynchronously
+  - `OpenEntryStreamAsync` - Open entry stream asynchronously
+- Always provide `CancellationToken` parameter in async methods
+
+### Archive APIs vs Reader/Writer APIs
+- **Archive API**: Use for random access with seekable streams (e.g., `ZipArchive`, `TarArchive`)
+- **Reader API**: Use for forward-only reading on non-seekable streams (e.g., `ZipReader`, `TarReader`)
+- **Writer API**: Use for forward-only writing on streams (e.g., `ZipWriter`, `TarWriter`)
+- 7Zip only supports Archive API due to format limitations
+
+### Tar-Specific Considerations
+- Tar format requires file size in the header
+- If no size is specified to TarWriter and the stream is not seekable, an exception will be thrown
+- Tar combined with compression (GZip, BZip2, LZip, XZ) is supported
+
+### Zip-Specific Considerations
+- Supports Zip64 for large files (seekable streams only)
+- Supports PKWare and WinZip AES encryption
+- Multiple compression methods: None, Shrink, Reduce, Implode, DEFLATE, Deflate64, BZip2, LZMA, PPMd
+- Encrypted LZMA is not supported
+
+### Performance Considerations
+- For large files, use Reader/Writer APIs with non-seekable streams to avoid loading entire file in memory
+- Leverage async I/O for better scalability
+- Consider compression level trade-offs (speed vs. size)
+- Use appropriate buffer sizes for stream operations
+
+## Testing
+
+- Always include test cases for critical paths of the application.
+- Test with multiple archive formats when making changes to core functionality.
+- Include tests for both Archive and Reader/Writer APIs when applicable.
+- Test async operations with cancellation tokens.
+- Do not emit "Act", "Arrange" or "Assert" comments.
+- Copy existing style in nearby files for test method names and capitalization.
+- Use test archives from `tests/TestArchives` directory for consistency.
+- Test stream disposal and `LeaveStreamOpen` behavior.
+- Test edge cases: empty archives, large files, corrupted archives, encrypted archives.

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 <Project>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="Bullseye" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Bullseye" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="AwesomeAssertions" Version="9.2.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Glob" Version="1.1.9" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="JetBrains.Profiler.SelfApi" Version="2.5.14" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.9.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Mono.Posix.NETStandard" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="SimpleExec" Version="12.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Memory" Version="4.5.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.7.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.8" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.SkippableFact" Version="1.4.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="ZstdSharp.Port" Version="0.8.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="ZstdSharp.Port" Version="0.8.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks" Version="8.0.21" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

FORMATS.md

@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 | Archive Format         | Compression Format(s)                             | Compress/Decompress | Archive API     | Reader API | Writer API    |
 | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | --------------- | ---------- | ------------- |
 | Rar                    | Rar                                               | Decompress (1)      | RarArchive      | RarReader  | N/A           |
-| Zip (2)                | None, DEFLATE, Deflate64, BZip2, LZMA/LZMA2, PPMd | Both                | ZipArchive      | ZipReader  | ZipWriter     |
+| Zip (2)                | None, Shrink, Reduce, Implode, DEFLATE, Deflate64, BZip2, LZMA/LZMA2, PPMd                           | Both                | ZipArchive      | ZipReader  | ZipWriter     | 
 | Tar                    | None                                              | Both                | TarArchive      | TarReader  | TarWriter (3) |
 | Tar.GZip               | DEFLATE                                           | Both                | TarArchive      | TarReader  | TarWriter (3) |
 | Tar.BZip2              | BZip2                                             | Both                | TarArchive      | TarReader  | TarWriter (3) |
+| Tar.Zstandard          | ZStandard                                         | Decompress          | TarArchive      | TarReader  | N/A |
 | Tar.LZip               | LZMA                                              | Both                | TarArchive      | TarReader  | TarWriter (3) |
 | Tar.XZ                 | LZMA2                                             | Decompress          | TarArchive      | TarReader  | TarWriter (3) |
 | GZip (single file)     | DEFLATE                                           | Both                | GZipArchive     | GZipReader | GZipWriter    |
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ For those who want to directly compress/decompress bits. The single file formats
 | ADCStream       | Decompress          |
 | LZipStream      | Both                |
 | XZStream        | Decompress          |
+| ZStandardStream | Decompress          |
 
 ## Archive Formats vs Compression
 

README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # SharpCompress
 
-SharpCompress is a compression library in pure C# for .NET Framework 4.62, .NET Standard 2.1, .NET 6.0 and NET 8.0 that can unrar, un7zip, unzip, untar unbzip2, ungzip, unlzip with forward-only reading and file random access APIs. Write support for zip/tar/bzip2/gzip/lzip are implemented.
+SharpCompress is a compression library in pure C# for .NET Framework 4.62, .NET Standard 2.1, .NET 6.0 and NET 8.0 that can unrar, un7zip, unzip, untar unbzip2, ungzip, unlzip, unzstd, unarc and unarj with forward-only reading and file random access APIs. Write support for zip/tar/bzip2/gzip/lzip are implemented.
 
 The major feature is support for non-seekable streams so large files can be processed on the fly (i.e. download stream).
 
+**NEW:** All I/O operations now support async/await for improved performance and scalability. See the [Async Usage](#async-usage) section below.
+
 GitHub Actions Build -
 [![SharpCompress](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/actions/workflows/dotnetcore.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/actions/workflows/dotnetcore.yml)
 [![Static Badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/API%20Docs-DNDocs-190088?logo=readme&logoColor=white)](https://dndocs.com/d/sharpcompress/api/index.html)
@@ -20,16 +22,94 @@ In general, I recommend GZip (Deflate)/BZip2 (BZip)/LZip (LZMA) as the simplicit
 
 Zip is okay, but it's a very hap-hazard format and the variation in headers and implementations makes it hard to get correct. Uses Deflate by default but supports a lot of compression methods.
 
-RAR is not recommended as it's a propriatory format and the compression is closed source. Use Tar/LZip for LZMA
+RAR is not recommended as it's a proprietary format and the compression is closed source. Use Tar/LZip for LZMA
 
 7Zip and XZ both are overly complicated. 7Zip does not support streamable formats. XZ has known holes explained here: (http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/xz_inadequate.html) Use Tar/LZip for LZMA compression instead.
 
+ZStandard is an efficient format that works well for streaming with a flexible compression level to tweak the speed/performance trade off you are looking for.  We currently only implement decompression for ZStandard but as we leverage the [ZstdSharp](https://github.com/oleg-st/ZstdSharp) library one could likely add compression support without much trouble (PRs are welcome!).
+
 ## A Simple Request
 
 Hi everyone. I hope you're using SharpCompress and finding it useful. Please give me feedback on what you'd like to see changed especially as far as usability goes. New feature suggestions are always welcome as well. I would also like to know what projects SharpCompress is being used in. I like seeing how it is used to give me ideas for future versions. Thanks!
 
 Please do not email me directly to ask for help. If you think there is a real issue, please report it here.
 
+## Async Usage
+
+SharpCompress now provides full async/await support for all I/O operations, allowing for better performance and scalability in modern applications.
+
+### Async Reading Examples
+
+Extract entries asynchronously:
+```csharp
+using (Stream stream = File.OpenRead("archive.zip"))
+using (var reader = ReaderFactory.Open(stream))
+{
+    while (reader.MoveToNextEntry())
+    {
+        if (!reader.Entry.IsDirectory)
+        {
+            // Async extraction
+            await reader.WriteEntryToDirectoryAsync(
+                @"C:\temp",
+                new ExtractionOptions() { ExtractFullPath = true, Overwrite = true },
+                cancellationToken
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Extract all entries to directory asynchronously:
+```csharp
+using (Stream stream = File.OpenRead("archive.tar.gz"))
+using (var reader = ReaderFactory.Open(stream))
+{
+    await reader.WriteAllToDirectoryAsync(
+        @"C:\temp",
+        new ExtractionOptions() { ExtractFullPath = true, Overwrite = true },
+        cancellationToken
+    );
+}
+```
+
+Open entry stream asynchronously:
+```csharp
+using (var archive = ZipArchive.Open("archive.zip"))
+{
+    foreach (var entry in archive.Entries.Where(e => !e.IsDirectory))
+    {
+        using (var entryStream = await entry.OpenEntryStreamAsync(cancellationToken))
+        {
+            // Process stream asynchronously
+            await entryStream.CopyToAsync(outputStream, cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Async Writing Examples
+
+Write files asynchronously:
+```csharp
+using (Stream stream = File.OpenWrite("output.zip"))
+using (var writer = WriterFactory.Open(stream, ArchiveType.Zip, CompressionType.Deflate))
+{
+    await writer.WriteAsync("file1.txt", fileStream, DateTime.Now, cancellationToken);
+}
+```
+
+Write all files from directory asynchronously:
+```csharp
+using (Stream stream = File.OpenWrite("output.tar.gz"))
+using (var writer = WriterFactory.Open(stream, ArchiveType.Tar, new WriterOptions(CompressionType.GZip)))
+{
+    await writer.WriteAllAsync(@"D:\files", "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories, cancellationToken);
+}
+```
+
+All async methods support `CancellationToken` for graceful cancellation of long-running operations.
+
 ## Want to contribute?
 
 I'm always looking for help or ideas. Please submit code or email with ideas. Unfortunately, just letting me know you'd like to help is not enough because I really have no overall plan of what needs to be done. I'll definitely accept code submissions and add you as a member of the project!
@@ -40,6 +120,7 @@ I'm always looking for help or ideas. Please submit code or email with ideas. Un
 * 7Zip writing
 * Zip64 (Need writing and extend Reading)
 * Multi-volume Zip support.
+* ZStandard writing
 
 ## Version Log
 

SharpCompress.sln

@@ -20,8 +20,15 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Config", "Config", "{CDB425
 		.editorconfig = .editorconfig
 		Directory.Packages.props = Directory.Packages.props
 		NuGet.config = NuGet.config
+		.github\workflows\dotnetcore.yml = .github\workflows\dotnetcore.yml
+		USAGE.md = USAGE.md
+		README.md = README.md
+		FORMATS.md = FORMATS.md
+		AGENTS.md = AGENTS.md
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SharpCompress.Performance", "tests\SharpCompress.Performance\SharpCompress.Performance.csproj", "{5BDE6DBC-9E5F-4E21-AB71-F138A3E72B17}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -40,6 +47,10 @@ Global
 		{D4D613CB-5E94-47FB-85BE-B8423D20C545}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{D4D613CB-5E94-47FB-85BE-B8423D20C545}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{D4D613CB-5E94-47FB-85BE-B8423D20C545}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5BDE6DBC-9E5F-4E21-AB71-F138A3E72B17}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{5BDE6DBC-9E5F-4E21-AB71-F138A3E72B17}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{5BDE6DBC-9E5F-4E21-AB71-F138A3E72B17}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5BDE6DBC-9E5F-4E21-AB71-F138A3E72B17}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -47,5 +58,6 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(NestedProjects) = preSolution
 		{FD19DDD8-72B2-4024-8665-0D1F7A2AA998} = {3C5BE746-03E5-4895-9988-0B57F162F86C}
 		{F2B1A1EB-0FA6-40D0-8908-E13247C7226F} = {0F0901FF-E8D9-426A-B5A2-17C7F47C1529}
+		{5BDE6DBC-9E5F-4E21-AB71-F138A3E72B17} = {0F0901FF-E8D9-426A-B5A2-17C7F47C1529}
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal

SharpCompress.sln.DotSettings

@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@
 	
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeCleanup/SilentCleanupProfile/@EntryValue">Basic Clean</s:String>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpCodeStyle/APPLY_ON_COMPLETION/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
-	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpCodeStyle/ARGUMENTS_NAMED/@EntryValue">Named</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpCodeStyle/ARGUMENTS_NAMED/@EntryValue">Positional</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpCodeStyle/BRACES_FOR_FOR/@EntryValue">Required</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpCodeStyle/BRACES_FOR_FOREACH/@EntryValue">Required</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpCodeStyle/BRACES_FOR_IFELSE/@EntryValue">Required</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpCodeStyle/BRACES_FOR_WHILE/@EntryValue">Required</s:String>
-	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_FIRST_ARG_BY_PAREN/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_FIRST_ARG_BY_PAREN/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_LINQ_QUERY/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_MULTILINE_ARGUMENT/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
-	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_MULTILINE_ARRAY_AND_OBJECT_INITIALIZER/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_MULTILINE_ARRAY_AND_OBJECT_INITIALIZER/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_MULTILINE_CALLS_CHAIN/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
-	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_MULTILINE_EXPRESSION/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_MULTILINE_EXPRESSION/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_MULTILINE_EXTENDS_LIST/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_MULTILINE_FOR_STMT/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/ALIGN_MULTILINE_PARAMETER/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/FORCE_IFELSE_BRACES_STYLE/@EntryValue">ALWAYS_ADD</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/FORCE_USING_BRACES_STYLE/@EntryValue">ALWAYS_ADD</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/FORCE_WHILE_BRACES_STYLE/@EntryValue">ALWAYS_ADD</s:String>
-	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/INDENT_ANONYMOUS_METHOD_BLOCK/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/INDENT_ANONYMOUS_METHOD_BLOCK/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Int64 x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/KEEP_BLANK_LINES_IN_CODE/@EntryValue">1</s:Int64>
 	<s:Int64 x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/KEEP_BLANK_LINES_IN_DECLARATIONS/@EntryValue">1</s:Int64>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_ACCESSOR_ATTRIBUTE_ON_SAME_LINE_EX/@EntryValue">NEVER</s:String>
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_CONSTRUCTOR_INITIALIZER_ON_SAME_LINE/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_ON_SAME_LINE/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_ON_SAME_LINE_EX/@EntryValue">NEVER</s:String>
-	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_SIMPLE_ACCESSORHOLDER_ON_SINGLE_LINE/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_SIMPLE_ACCESSORHOLDER_ON_SINGLE_LINE/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_SIMPLE_ACCESSOR_ATTRIBUTE_ON_SAME_LINE/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_SIMPLE_EMBEDDED_STATEMENT_ON_SAME_LINE/@EntryValue">NEVER</s:String>
-	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_SIMPLE_INITIALIZER_ON_SINGLE_LINE/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_SIMPLE_INITIALIZER_ON_SINGLE_LINE/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	
-	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_WHILE_ON_NEW_LINE/@EntryValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/PLACE_WHILE_ON_NEW_LINE/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/SIMPLE_EMBEDDED_STATEMENT_STYLE/@EntryValue">LINE_BREAK</s:String>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/SPACE_AFTER_TYPECAST_PARENTHESES/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/SPACE_BEFORE_TYPEOF_PARENTHESES/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/STICK_COMMENT/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/WRAP_ARGUMENTS_STYLE/@EntryValue">CHOP_IF_LONG</s:String>
-	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/WRAP_ARRAY_INITIALIZER_STYLE/@EntryValue">CHOP_IF_LONG</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/WRAP_ARRAY_INITIALIZER_STYLE/@EntryValue">CHOP_ALWAYS</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/WRAP_EXTENDS_LIST_STYLE/@EntryValue">CHOP_IF_LONG</s:String>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/WRAP_LINES/@EntryValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/WRAP_PARAMETERS_STYLE/@EntryValue">CHOP_IF_LONG</s:String>
-	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CSharpVarKeywordUsage/ForBuiltInTypes/@EntryValue">UseVarWhenEvident</s:String>
-	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CSharpVarKeywordUsage/ForOtherTypes/@EntryValue">UseVarWhenEvident</s:String>
-	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CSharpVarKeywordUsage/ForSimpleTypes/@EntryValue">UseVarWhenEvident</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CSharpVarKeywordUsage/ForBuiltInTypes/@EntryValue">UseVar</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CSharpVarKeywordUsage/ForOtherTypes/@EntryValue">UseVar</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CSharpVarKeywordUsage/ForSimpleTypes/@EntryValue">UseVar</s:String>
 	
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/PredefinedNamingRules/=PrivateInstanceFields/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;Policy Inspect="True" Prefix="_" Suffix="" Style="aaBb" /&gt;</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/PredefinedNamingRules/=PrivateStaticFields/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;Policy Inspect="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" Style="AA_BB" /&gt;</s:String>
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/XamlNaming/UserRules/=NAMESPACE_005FALIAS/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;Policy Inspect="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" Style="aaBb" /&gt;</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/XamlNaming/UserRules/=XAML_005FFIELD/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;Policy Inspect="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" Style="AaBb" /&gt;</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/XamlNaming/UserRules/=XAML_005FRESOURCE/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;Policy Inspect="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" Style="AaBb" /&gt;</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CustomTools/CustomToolsData/@EntryValue"></s:String>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/SettingsMigration/IsMigratorApplied/=JetBrains_002EReSharper_002EPsi_002ECSharp_002ECodeStyle_002ECSharpAttributeForSingleLineMethodUpgrade/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/SettingsMigration/IsMigratorApplied/=JetBrains_002EReSharper_002EPsi_002ECSharp_002ECodeStyle_002ECSharpKeepExistingMigration/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/SettingsMigration/IsMigratorApplied/=JetBrains_002EReSharper_002EPsi_002ECSharp_002ECodeStyle_002ECSharpPlaceEmbeddedOnSameLineMigration/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>

USAGE.md

@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # SharpCompress Usage
 
+## Async/Await Support
+
+SharpCompress now provides full async/await support for all I/O operations. All `Read`, `Write`, and extraction operations have async equivalents ending in `Async` that accept an optional `CancellationToken`. This enables better performance and scalability for I/O-bound operations.
+
+**Key Async Methods:**
+- `reader.WriteEntryToAsync(stream, cancellationToken)` - Extract entry asynchronously  
+- `reader.WriteAllToDirectoryAsync(path, options, cancellationToken)` - Extract all asynchronously
+- `writer.WriteAsync(filename, stream, modTime, cancellationToken)` - Write entry asynchronously
+- `writer.WriteAllAsync(directory, pattern, searchOption, cancellationToken)` - Write directory asynchronously
+- `entry.OpenEntryStreamAsync(cancellationToken)` - Open entry stream asynchronously
+
+See [Async Examples](#async-examples) section below for usage patterns.
+
 ## Stream Rules (changed with 0.21)
 
 When dealing with Streams, the rule should be that you don't close a stream you didn't create. This, in effect, should mean you should always put a Stream in a using block to dispose it. 
@@ -27,7 +40,7 @@ To deal with the "correct" rules as well as the expectations of users, I've deci
 
 To be explicit though, consider always using the overloads that use `ReaderOptions` or `WriterOptions` and explicitly set `LeaveStreamOpen` the way you want.
 
-If using Compression Stream classes directly and you don't want the wrapped stream to be closed.  Use the `NonDisposingStream` as a wrapped to prevent the stream being disposed.  The change in 0.21 simplified a lot even though the usage is a bit more convoluted.
+If using Compression Stream classes directly and you don't want the wrapped stream to be closed.  Use the `NonDisposingStream` as a wrapper to prevent the stream being disposed.  The change in 0.21 simplified a lot even though the usage is a bit more convoluted.
 
 ## Samples
 
@@ -71,18 +84,34 @@ using (var archive = ZipArchive.Create())
 memoryStream.Position = 0;
 ```
 
-### Extract all files from a Rar file to a directory using RarArchive
+### Extract all files from a rar file to a directory using RarArchive
+
+Note: Extracting a solid rar or 7z file needs to be done in sequential order to get acceptable decompression speed.
+It is explicitly recommended to use `ExtractAllEntries` when extracting an entire `IArchive` instead of iterating over all its `Entries`.
+Alternatively, use `IArchive.WriteToDirectory`.
+
+```C#
+using (var archive = RarArchive.Open("Test.rar"))
+{
+    using (var reader = archive.ExtractAllEntries())
+    {
+        reader.WriteAllToDirectory(@"D:\temp", new ExtractionOptions()
+        {
+            ExtractFullPath = true,
+            Overwrite = true
+        });
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Iterate over all files from a Rar file using RarArchive
 
 ```C#
 using (var archive = RarArchive.Open("Test.rar"))
 {
     foreach (var entry in archive.Entries.Where(entry => !entry.IsDirectory))
     {
-        entry.WriteToDirectory("D:\\temp", new ExtractionOptions()
-        {
-            ExtractFullPath = true,
-            Overwrite = true
-        });
+        Console.WriteLine($"{entry.Key}: {entry.Size} bytes");
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -156,3 +185,133 @@ foreach(var entry in tr.Entries)
     Console.WriteLine($"{entry.Key}");
 }
 ```
+
+## Async Examples
+
+### Async Reader Examples
+
+**Extract single entry asynchronously:**
+```C#
+using (Stream stream = File.OpenRead("archive.zip"))
+using (var reader = ReaderFactory.Open(stream))
+{
+    while (reader.MoveToNextEntry())
+    {
+        if (!reader.Entry.IsDirectory)
+        {
+            using (var entryStream = reader.OpenEntryStream())
+            {
+                using (var outputStream = File.Create("output.bin"))
+                {
+                    await reader.WriteEntryToAsync(outputStream, cancellationToken);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Extract all entries asynchronously:**
+```C#
+using (Stream stream = File.OpenRead("archive.tar.gz"))
+using (var reader = ReaderFactory.Open(stream))
+{
+    await reader.WriteAllToDirectoryAsync(
+        @"D:\temp",
+        new ExtractionOptions()
+        {
+            ExtractFullPath = true,
+            Overwrite = true
+        },
+        cancellationToken
+    );
+}
+```
+
+**Open and process entry stream asynchronously:**
+```C#
+using (var archive = ZipArchive.Open("archive.zip"))
+{
+    foreach (var entry in archive.Entries.Where(e => !e.IsDirectory))
+    {
+        using (var entryStream = await entry.OpenEntryStreamAsync(cancellationToken))
+        {
+            // Process the decompressed stream asynchronously
+            await ProcessStreamAsync(entryStream, cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Async Writer Examples
+
+**Write single file asynchronously:**
+```C#
+using (Stream archiveStream = File.OpenWrite("output.zip"))
+using (var writer = WriterFactory.Open(archiveStream, ArchiveType.Zip, CompressionType.Deflate))
+{
+    using (Stream fileStream = File.OpenRead("input.txt"))
+    {
+        await writer.WriteAsync("entry.txt", fileStream, DateTime.Now, cancellationToken);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Write entire directory asynchronously:**
+```C#
+using (Stream stream = File.OpenWrite("backup.tar.gz"))
+using (var writer = WriterFactory.Open(stream, ArchiveType.Tar, new WriterOptions(CompressionType.GZip)))
+{
+    await writer.WriteAllAsync(
+        @"D:\files",
+        "*",
+        SearchOption.AllDirectories,
+        cancellationToken
+    );
+}
+```
+
+**Write with progress tracking and cancellation:**
+```C#
+var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+
+// Set timeout or cancel from UI
+cts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5));
+
+using (Stream stream = File.OpenWrite("archive.zip"))
+using (var writer = WriterFactory.Open(stream, ArchiveType.Zip, CompressionType.Deflate))
+{
+    try
+    {
+        await writer.WriteAllAsync(@"D:\data", "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories, cts.Token);
+    }
+    catch (OperationCanceledException)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("Operation was cancelled");
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Archive Async Examples
+
+**Extract from archive asynchronously:**
+```C#
+using (var archive = ZipArchive.Open("archive.zip"))
+{
+    using (var reader = archive.ExtractAllEntries())
+    {
+        await reader.WriteAllToDirectoryAsync(
+            @"C:\output",
+            new ExtractionOptions() { ExtractFullPath = true, Overwrite = true },
+            cancellationToken
+        );
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Benefits of Async Operations:**
+- Non-blocking I/O for better application responsiveness
+- Improved scalability for server applications
+- Support for cancellation via CancellationToken
+- Better resource utilization in async/await contexts
+- Compatible with modern .NET async patterns

build/Program.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const string Publish = "publish";
 
 Target(
     Clean,
-    ForEach("**/bin", "**/obj"),
+    ["**/bin", "**/obj"],
     dir =>
     {
         IEnumerable<string> GetDirectories(string d)
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ Target(
     () =>
     {
         Run("dotnet", "tool restore");
-        Run("dotnet", "csharpier --check .");
+        Run("dotnet", "csharpier check .");
     }
 );
-Target(Restore, DependsOn(Format), () => Run("dotnet", "restore"));
+Target(Restore, [Format], () => Run("dotnet", "restore"));
 
 Target(
     Build,
-    DependsOn(Restore),
+    [Restore],
     () =>
     {
         Run("dotnet", "build src/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.csproj -c Release --no-restore");
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ Target(
 
 Target(
     Test,
-    DependsOn(Build),
-    ForEach("net8.0", "net462"),
+    [Build],
+    ["net8.0", "net48"],
     framework =>
     {
         IEnumerable<string> GetFiles(string d)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Target(
             return Glob.Files(".", d);
         }
 
-        if (!RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows) && framework == "net462")
+        if (!RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows) && framework == "net48")
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ Target(
 
 Target(
     Publish,
-    DependsOn(Test),
+    [Test],
     () =>
     {
         Run("dotnet", "pack src/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.csproj -c Release -o artifacts/");
     }
 );
 
-Target("default", DependsOn(Publish), () => Console.WriteLine("Done!"));
+Target("default", [Publish], () => Console.WriteLine("Done!"));
 
 await RunTargetsAndExitAsync(args);

build/build.csproj

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Bullseye" />
     <PackageReference Include="Glob" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SimpleExec"  />
+    <PackageReference Include="SimpleExec" />
   </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>

build/packages.lock.json

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
     "net8.0": {
       "Bullseye": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[5.0.0, )",
-        "resolved": "5.0.0",
-        "contentHash": "bqyt+m17ym+5aN45C5oZRAjuLDt8jKiCm/ys1XfymIXSkrTFwvI/QsbY3ucPSHDz7SF7uON7B57kXFv5H2k1ew=="
+        "requested": "[6.0.0, )",
+        "resolved": "6.0.0",
+        "contentHash": "vgwwXfzs7jJrskWH7saHRMgPzziq/e86QZNWY1MnMxd7e+De7E7EX4K3C7yrvaK9y02SJoLxNxcLG/q5qUAghw=="
       },
       "Glob": {
         "type": "Direct",

src/SharpCompress/Algorithms/Adler32.cs

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ internal static class Adler32 // From https://github.com/SixLabors/ImageSharp/bl
             4,
             3,
             2,
-            1 // tap2
+            1, // tap2
         };
 #endif
 

src/SharpCompress/Archives/AbstractArchive.cs

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractArchive<TEntry, TVolume> : IArchive, IArchiveExtra
     {
         if (!stream.CanSeek || !stream.CanRead)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Archive streams must be Readable and Seekable");
+            throw new ArchiveException("Archive streams must be Readable and Seekable");
         }
         return stream;
     }
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractArchive<TEntry, TVolume> : IArchive, IArchiveExtra
     /// <returns></returns>
     public IReader ExtractAllEntries()
     {
+        if (!IsSolid && Type != ArchiveType.SevenZip)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                "ExtractAllEntries can only be used on solid archives or 7Zip archives (which require random access)."
+            );
+        }
         ((IArchiveExtractionListener)this).EnsureEntriesLoaded();
         return CreateReaderForSolidExtraction();
     }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/AbstractWritableArchive.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 using SharpCompress.Writers;
@@ -94,6 +96,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractWritableArchive<TEntry, TVolume>
         DateTime? modified
     ) => AddEntry(key, source, closeStream, size, modified);
 
+    IArchiveEntry IWritableArchive.AddDirectoryEntry(string key, DateTime? modified) =>
+        AddDirectoryEntry(key, modified);
+
     public TEntry AddEntry(
         string key,
         Stream source,
@@ -134,6 +139,22 @@ public abstract class AbstractWritableArchive<TEntry, TVolume>
         return false;
     }
 
+    public TEntry AddDirectoryEntry(string key, DateTime? modified = null)
+    {
+        if (key.Length > 0 && key[0] is '/' or '\\')
+        {
+            key = key.Substring(1);
+        }
+        if (DoesKeyMatchExisting(key))
+        {
+            throw new ArchiveException("Cannot add entry with duplicate key: " + key);
+        }
+        var entry = CreateDirectoryEntry(key, modified);
+        newEntries.Add(entry);
+        RebuildModifiedCollection();
+        return entry;
+    }
+
     public void SaveTo(Stream stream, WriterOptions options)
     {
         //reset streams of new entries
@@ -141,6 +162,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractWritableArchive<TEntry, TVolume>
         SaveTo(stream, options, OldEntries, newEntries);
     }
 
+    public async Task SaveToAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        //reset streams of new entries
+        newEntries.Cast<IWritableArchiveEntry>().ForEach(x => x.Stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin));
+        await SaveToAsync(stream, options, OldEntries, newEntries, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     protected TEntry CreateEntry(
         string key,
         Stream source,
@@ -151,7 +184,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWritableArchive<TEntry, TVolume>
     {
         if (!source.CanRead || !source.CanSeek)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException(
+            throw new ArchiveException(
                 "Streams must be readable and seekable to use the Writing Archive API"
             );
         }
@@ -166,6 +199,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractWritableArchive<TEntry, TVolume>
         bool closeStream
     );
 
+    protected abstract TEntry CreateDirectoryEntry(string key, DateTime? modified);
+
     protected abstract void SaveTo(
         Stream stream,
         WriterOptions options,
@@ -173,6 +208,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractWritableArchive<TEntry, TVolume>
         IEnumerable<TEntry> newEntries
     );
 
+    protected abstract Task SaveToAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions options,
+        IEnumerable<TEntry> oldEntries,
+        IEnumerable<TEntry> newEntries,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    );
+
     public override void Dispose()
     {
         base.Dispose();

src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Factories;
+using SharpCompress.IO;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
     public static IArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
         readerOptions ??= new ReaderOptions();
-
+        stream = SharpCompressStream.Create(stream, bufferSize: readerOptions.BufferSize);
         return FindFactory<IArchiveFactory>(stream).Open(stream, readerOptions);
     }
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
     /// <param name="options"></param>
     public static IArchive Open(string filePath, ReaderOptions? options = null)
     {
-        filePath.CheckNotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
+        filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
         return Open(new FileInfo(filePath), options);
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
     /// <param name="options"></param>
     public static IArchive Open(IEnumerable<FileInfo> fileInfos, ReaderOptions? options = null)
     {
-        fileInfos.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
+        fileInfos.NotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
         var filesArray = fileInfos.ToArray();
         if (filesArray.Length == 0)
         {
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
             return Open(fileInfo, options);
         }
 
-        fileInfo.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
+        fileInfo.NotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
         options ??= new ReaderOptions { LeaveStreamOpen = false };
 
         return FindFactory<IMultiArchiveFactory>(fileInfo).Open(filesArray, options);
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
     /// <param name="options"></param>
     public static IArchive Open(IEnumerable<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? options = null)
     {
-        streams.CheckNotNull(nameof(streams));
+        streams.NotNull(nameof(streams));
         var streamsArray = streams.ToArray();
         if (streamsArray.Length == 0)
         {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
             return Open(firstStream, options);
         }
 
-        firstStream.CheckNotNull(nameof(firstStream));
+        firstStream.NotNull(nameof(firstStream));
         options ??= new ReaderOptions();
 
         return FindFactory<IMultiArchiveFactory>(firstStream).Open(streamsArray, options);
@@ -122,16 +123,13 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
     )
     {
         using var archive = Open(sourceArchive);
-        foreach (var entry in archive.Entries)
-        {
-            entry.WriteToDirectory(destinationDirectory, options);
-        }
+        archive.WriteToDirectory(destinationDirectory, options);
     }
 
     private static T FindFactory<T>(FileInfo finfo)
         where T : IFactory
     {
-        finfo.CheckNotNull(nameof(finfo));
+        finfo.NotNull(nameof(finfo));
         using Stream stream = finfo.OpenRead();
         return FindFactory<T>(stream);
     }
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
     private static T FindFactory<T>(Stream stream)
         where T : IFactory
     {
-        stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+        stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
         if (!stream.CanRead || !stream.CanSeek)
         {
             throw new ArgumentException("Stream should be readable and seekable");
@@ -168,17 +166,25 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
         );
     }
 
-    public static bool IsArchive(string filePath, out ArchiveType? type)
+    public static bool IsArchive(
+        string filePath,
+        out ArchiveType? type,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    )
     {
-        filePath.CheckNotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
+        filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
         using Stream s = File.OpenRead(filePath);
-        return IsArchive(s, out type);
+        return IsArchive(s, out type, bufferSize);
     }
 
-    public static bool IsArchive(Stream stream, out ArchiveType? type)
+    public static bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        out ArchiveType? type,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    )
     {
         type = null;
-        stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+        stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
 
         if (!stream.CanRead || !stream.CanSeek)
         {
@@ -189,9 +195,10 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
 
         foreach (var factory in Factory.Factories)
         {
+            var isArchive = factory.IsArchive(stream);
             stream.Position = startPosition;
 
-            if (factory.IsArchive(stream, null))
+            if (isArchive)
             {
                 type = factory.KnownArchiveType;
                 return true;
@@ -208,7 +215,7 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
     /// <returns></returns>
     public static IEnumerable<string> GetFileParts(string part1)
     {
-        part1.CheckNotNullOrEmpty(nameof(part1));
+        part1.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(part1));
         return GetFileParts(new FileInfo(part1)).Select(a => a.FullName);
     }
 
@@ -219,7 +226,7 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
     /// <returns></returns>
     public static IEnumerable<FileInfo> GetFileParts(FileInfo part1)
     {
-        part1.CheckNotNull(nameof(part1));
+        part1.NotNull(nameof(part1));
         yield return part1;
 
         foreach (var factory in Factory.Factories.OfType<IFactory>())
@@ -239,4 +246,6 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public static IArchiveFactory AutoFactory { get; } = new AutoArchiveFactory();
 }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/AutoArchiveFactory.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using SharpCompress.Common;
+using SharpCompress.Readers;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
+
+class AutoArchiveFactory : IArchiveFactory
+{
+    public string Name => nameof(AutoArchiveFactory);
+
+    public ArchiveType? KnownArchiveType => null;
+
+    public IEnumerable<string> GetSupportedExtensions() => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    public bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    ) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    public FileInfo? GetFilePart(int index, FileInfo part1) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    public IArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
+        ArchiveFactory.Open(stream, readerOptions);
+
+    public IArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
+        ArchiveFactory.Open(fileInfo, readerOptions);
+}

src/SharpCompress/Archives/GZip/GZipArchive.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Common.GZip;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static GZipArchive Open(string filePath, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        filePath.CheckNotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
+        filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
         return Open(new FileInfo(filePath), readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions());
     }
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static GZipArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        fileInfo.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
+        fileInfo.NotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
         return new GZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(
                 fileInfo,
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
         ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null
     )
     {
-        fileInfos.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
+        fileInfos.NotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
         var files = fileInfos.ToArray();
         return new GZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static GZipArchive Open(IEnumerable<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        streams.CheckNotNull(nameof(streams));
+        streams.NotNull(nameof(streams));
         var strms = streams.ToArray();
         return new GZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -88,7 +90,13 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static GZipArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+        stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new GZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(stream, _ => null, readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions())
         );
@@ -101,7 +109,7 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="sourceStream"></param>
     private GZipArchive(SourceStream sourceStream)
-        : base(ArchiveType.Tar, sourceStream) { }
+        : base(ArchiveType.GZip, sourceStream) { }
 
     protected override IEnumerable<GZipVolume> LoadVolumes(SourceStream sourceStream)
     {
@@ -130,6 +138,16 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
         SaveTo(stream, new WriterOptions(CompressionType.GZip));
     }
 
+    public Task SaveToAsync(string filePath, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+        SaveToAsync(new FileInfo(filePath), cancellationToken);
+
+    public async Task SaveToAsync(FileInfo fileInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        using var stream = fileInfo.Open(FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
+        await SaveToAsync(stream, new WriterOptions(CompressionType.GZip), cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     public static bool IsGZipFile(Stream stream)
     {
         // read the header on the first read
@@ -162,11 +180,16 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
     {
         if (Entries.Any())
         {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException("Only one entry is allowed in a GZip Archive");
+            throw new InvalidFormatException("Only one entry is allowed in a GZip Archive");
         }
         return new GZipWritableArchiveEntry(this, source, filePath, size, modified, closeStream);
     }
 
+    protected override GZipArchiveEntry CreateDirectoryEntry(
+        string directoryPath,
+        DateTime? modified
+    ) => throw new NotSupportedException("GZip archives do not support directory entries.");
+
     protected override void SaveTo(
         Stream stream,
         WriterOptions options,
@@ -176,7 +199,7 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
     {
         if (Entries.Count > 1)
         {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException("Only one entry is allowed in a GZip Archive");
+            throw new InvalidFormatException("Only one entry is allowed in a GZip Archive");
         }
         using var writer = new GZipWriter(stream, new GZipWriterOptions(options));
         foreach (var entry in oldEntries.Concat(newEntries).Where(x => !x.IsDirectory))
@@ -190,6 +213,28 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
         }
     }
 
+    protected override async Task SaveToAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions options,
+        IEnumerable<GZipArchiveEntry> oldEntries,
+        IEnumerable<GZipArchiveEntry> newEntries,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        if (Entries.Count > 1)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidFormatException("Only one entry is allowed in a GZip Archive");
+        }
+        using var writer = new GZipWriter(stream, new GZipWriterOptions(options));
+        foreach (var entry in oldEntries.Concat(newEntries).Where(x => !x.IsDirectory))
+        {
+            using var entryStream = entry.OpenEntryStream();
+            await writer
+                .WriteAsync(entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"), entryStream, cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
     protected override IEnumerable<GZipArchiveEntry> LoadEntries(IEnumerable<GZipVolume> volumes)
     {
         var stream = volumes.Single().Stream;

src/SharpCompress/Archives/GZip/GZipArchiveEntry.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common.GZip;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Archives.GZip;
@@ -13,11 +15,18 @@ public class GZipArchiveEntry : GZipEntry, IArchiveEntry
     {
         //this is to reset the stream to be read multiple times
         var part = (GZipFilePart)Parts.Single();
-        if (part.GetRawStream().Position != part.EntryStartPosition)
+        var rawStream = part.GetRawStream();
+        if (rawStream.CanSeek && rawStream.Position != part.EntryStartPosition)
         {
-            part.GetRawStream().Position = part.EntryStartPosition;
+            rawStream.Position = part.EntryStartPosition;
         }
-        return Parts.Single().GetCompressedStream();
+        return Parts.Single().GetCompressedStream().NotNull();
+    }
+
+    public virtual Task<Stream> OpenEntryStreamAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        // GZip synchronous implementation is fast enough, just wrap it
+        return Task.FromResult(OpenEntryStream());
     }
 
     #region IArchiveEntry Members

src/SharpCompress/Archives/GZip/GZipWritableArchiveEntry.cs

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ internal sealed class GZipWritableArchiveEntry : GZipArchiveEntry, IWritableArch
     {
         //ensure new stream is at the start, this could be reset
         stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-        return NonDisposingStream.Create(stream);
+        return SharpCompressStream.Create(stream, leaveOpen: true);
     }
 
     internal override void Close()

src/SharpCompress/Archives/IArchiveEntry.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
@@ -11,6 +13,12 @@ public interface IArchiveEntry : IEntry
     /// </summary>
     Stream OpenEntryStream();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens the current entry as a stream that will decompress as it is read asynchronously.
+    /// Read the entire stream or use SkipEntry on EntryStream.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<Stream> OpenEntryStreamAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// The archive can find all the parts of the archive needed to extract this entry.
     /// </summary>

src/SharpCompress/Archives/IArchiveEntryExtensions.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 
@@ -25,7 +27,35 @@ public static class IArchiveEntryExtensions
         using (entryStream)
         {
             using Stream s = new ListeningStream(streamListener, entryStream);
-            s.TransferTo(streamToWriteTo);
+            s.CopyTo(streamToWriteTo);
+        }
+        streamListener.FireEntryExtractionEnd(archiveEntry);
+    }
+
+    public static async Task WriteToAsync(
+        this IArchiveEntry archiveEntry,
+        Stream streamToWriteTo,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        if (archiveEntry.IsDirectory)
+        {
+            throw new ExtractionException("Entry is a file directory and cannot be extracted.");
+        }
+
+        var streamListener = (IArchiveExtractionListener)archiveEntry.Archive;
+        streamListener.EnsureEntriesLoaded();
+        streamListener.FireEntryExtractionBegin(archiveEntry);
+        streamListener.FireFilePartExtractionBegin(
+            archiveEntry.Key ?? "Key",
+            archiveEntry.Size,
+            archiveEntry.CompressedSize
+        );
+        var entryStream = archiveEntry.OpenEntryStream();
+        using (entryStream)
+        {
+            using Stream s = new ListeningStream(streamListener, entryStream);
+            await s.CopyToAsync(streamToWriteTo, 81920, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         streamListener.FireEntryExtractionEnd(archiveEntry);
     }
@@ -45,6 +75,23 @@ public static class IArchiveEntryExtensions
             entry.WriteToFile
         );
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extract to specific directory asynchronously, retaining filename
+    /// </summary>
+    public static Task WriteToDirectoryAsync(
+        this IArchiveEntry entry,
+        string destinationDirectory,
+        ExtractionOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) =>
+        ExtractionMethods.WriteEntryToDirectoryAsync(
+            entry,
+            destinationDirectory,
+            options,
+            (x, opt) => entry.WriteToFileAsync(x, opt, cancellationToken),
+            cancellationToken
+        );
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Extract to specific file
     /// </summary>
@@ -63,4 +110,24 @@ public static class IArchiveEntryExtensions
                 entry.WriteTo(fs);
             }
         );
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extract to specific file asynchronously
+    /// </summary>
+    public static Task WriteToFileAsync(
+        this IArchiveEntry entry,
+        string destinationFileName,
+        ExtractionOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) =>
+        ExtractionMethods.WriteEntryToFileAsync(
+            entry,
+            destinationFileName,
+            options,
+            async (x, fm) =>
+            {
+                using var fs = File.Open(destinationFileName, fm);
+                await entry.WriteToAsync(fs, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        );
 }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/IArchiveExtensions.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
+using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
 
@@ -18,10 +19,8 @@ public static class IArchiveExtensions
         ExtractionOptions? options = null
     )
     {
-        foreach (var entry in archive.Entries.Where(x => !x.IsDirectory))
-        {
-            entry.WriteToDirectory(destinationDirectory, options);
-        }
+        using var reader = archive.ExtractAllEntries();
+        reader.WriteAllToDirectory(destinationDirectory, options);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -46,27 +45,37 @@ public static class IArchiveExtensions
         var seenDirectories = new HashSet<string>();
 
         // Extract
-        var entries = archive.ExtractAllEntries();
-        while (entries.MoveToNextEntry())
+        foreach (var entry in archive.Entries)
         {
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            var entry = entries.Entry;
             if (entry.IsDirectory)
             {
+                var dirPath = Path.Combine(destination, entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"));
+                if (
+                    Path.GetDirectoryName(dirPath + "/") is { } emptyDirectory
+                    && seenDirectories.Add(dirPath)
+                )
+                {
+                    Directory.CreateDirectory(emptyDirectory);
+                }
                 continue;
             }
 
-            // Create each directory
+            // Create each directory if not already created
             var path = Path.Combine(destination, entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"));
-            if (Path.GetDirectoryName(path) is { } directory && seenDirectories.Add(path))
+            if (Path.GetDirectoryName(path) is { } directory)
             {
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
+                if (!Directory.Exists(directory) && !seenDirectories.Contains(directory))
+                {
+                    Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
+                    seenDirectories.Add(directory);
+                }
             }
 
             // Write file
             using var fs = File.OpenWrite(path);
-            entries.WriteEntryTo(fs);
+            entry.WriteTo(fs);
 
             // Update progress
             bytesRead += entry.Size;

src/SharpCompress/Archives/IWritableArchive.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Writers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
@@ -16,8 +18,16 @@ public interface IWritableArchive : IArchive
         DateTime? modified = null
     );
 
+    IArchiveEntry AddDirectoryEntry(string key, DateTime? modified = null);
+
     void SaveTo(Stream stream, WriterOptions options);
 
+    Task SaveToAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    );
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Use this to pause entry rebuilding when adding large collections of entries.  Dispose when complete.  A  using statement is recommended.
     /// </summary>

src/SharpCompress/Archives/IWritableArchiveExtensions.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Writers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
@@ -42,6 +44,24 @@ public static class IWritableArchiveExtensions
         writableArchive.SaveTo(stream, options);
     }
 
+    public static Task SaveToAsync(
+        this IWritableArchive writableArchive,
+        string filePath,
+        WriterOptions options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => writableArchive.SaveToAsync(new FileInfo(filePath), options, cancellationToken);
+
+    public static async Task SaveToAsync(
+        this IWritableArchive writableArchive,
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        WriterOptions options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        using var stream = fileInfo.Open(FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
+        await writableArchive.SaveToAsync(stream, options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     public static void AddAllFromDirectory(
         this IWritableArchive writableArchive,
         string filePath,

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/FileInfoRarArchiveVolume.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Rar;

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchive.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Archives.Rar;
 
 public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
 {
+    private bool _disposed;
     internal Lazy<IRarUnpack> UnpackV2017 { get; } =
         new(() => new Compressors.Rar.UnpackV2017.Unpack());
     internal Lazy<IRarUnpack> UnpackV1 { get; } = new(() => new Compressors.Rar.UnpackV1.Unpack());
@@ -25,6 +26,20 @@ public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
     private RarArchive(SourceStream sourceStream)
         : base(ArchiveType.Rar, sourceStream) { }
 
+    public override void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (!_disposed)
+        {
+            if (UnpackV1.IsValueCreated && UnpackV1.Value is IDisposable unpackV1)
+            {
+                unpackV1.Dispose();
+            }
+
+            _disposed = true;
+            base.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+
     protected override IEnumerable<RarArchiveEntry> LoadEntries(IEnumerable<RarVolume> volumes) =>
         RarArchiveEntryFactory.GetEntries(this, volumes, ReaderOptions);
 
@@ -52,6 +67,16 @@ public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
 
     protected override IReader CreateReaderForSolidExtraction()
     {
+        if (this.IsMultipartVolume())
+        {
+            var streams = Volumes.Select(volume =>
+            {
+                volume.Stream.Position = 0;
+                return volume.Stream;
+            });
+            return RarReader.Open(streams, ReaderOptions);
+        }
+
         var stream = Volumes.First().Stream;
         stream.Position = 0;
         return RarReader.Open(stream, ReaderOptions);
@@ -70,7 +95,7 @@ public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
     /// <param name="options"></param>
     public static RarArchive Open(string filePath, ReaderOptions? options = null)
     {
-        filePath.CheckNotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
+        filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
         var fileInfo = new FileInfo(filePath);
         return new RarArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -88,7 +113,7 @@ public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
     /// <param name="options"></param>
     public static RarArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? options = null)
     {
-        fileInfo.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
+        fileInfo.NotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
         return new RarArchive(
             new SourceStream(
                 fileInfo,
@@ -105,7 +130,13 @@ public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
     /// <param name="options"></param>
     public static RarArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options = null)
     {
-        stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+        stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new RarArchive(new SourceStream(stream, _ => null, options ?? new ReaderOptions()));
     }
 
@@ -119,7 +150,7 @@ public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
         ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null
     )
     {
-        fileInfos.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
+        fileInfos.NotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
         var files = fileInfos.ToArray();
         return new RarArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -137,7 +168,7 @@ public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static RarArchive Open(IEnumerable<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        streams.CheckNotNull(nameof(streams));
+        streams.NotNull(nameof(streams));
         var strms = streams.ToArray();
         return new RarArchive(
             new SourceStream(

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchiveEntry.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Rar;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Rar.Headers;
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ public class RarArchiveEntry : RarEntry, IArchiveEntry
         {
             CheckIncomplete();
             return BitConverter.ToUInt32(
-                parts.Select(fp => fp.FileHeader).Single(fh => !fh.IsSplitAfter).FileCrc,
+                parts.Select(fp => fp.FileHeader).Single(fh => !fh.IsSplitAfter).FileCrc.NotNull(),
                 0
             );
         }
@@ -68,20 +70,50 @@ public class RarArchiveEntry : RarEntry, IArchiveEntry
 
     public Stream OpenEntryStream()
     {
+        RarStream stream;
         if (IsRarV3)
         {
-            return new RarStream(
+            stream = new RarStream(
                 archive.UnpackV1.Value,
                 FileHeader,
                 new MultiVolumeReadOnlyStream(Parts.Cast<RarFilePart>(), archive)
             );
         }
+        else
+        {
+            stream = new RarStream(
+                archive.UnpackV2017.Value,
+                FileHeader,
+                new MultiVolumeReadOnlyStream(Parts.Cast<RarFilePart>(), archive)
+            );
+        }
 
-        return new RarStream(
-            archive.UnpackV2017.Value,
-            FileHeader,
-            new MultiVolumeReadOnlyStream(Parts.Cast<RarFilePart>(), archive)
-        );
+        stream.Initialize();
+        return stream;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Stream> OpenEntryStreamAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        RarStream stream;
+        if (IsRarV3)
+        {
+            stream = new RarStream(
+                archive.UnpackV1.Value,
+                FileHeader,
+                new MultiVolumeReadOnlyStream(Parts.Cast<RarFilePart>(), archive)
+            );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            stream = new RarStream(
+                archive.UnpackV2017.Value,
+                FileHeader,
+                new MultiVolumeReadOnlyStream(Parts.Cast<RarFilePart>(), archive)
+            );
+        }
+
+        await stream.InitializeAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return stream;
     }
 
     public bool IsComplete

src/SharpCompress/Archives/SevenZip/SevenZipArchive.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static SevenZipArchive Open(string filePath, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        filePath.CheckNotNullOrEmpty("filePath");
+        filePath.NotNullOrEmpty("filePath");
         return Open(new FileInfo(filePath), readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions());
     }
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static SevenZipArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        fileInfo.CheckNotNull("fileInfo");
+        fileInfo.NotNull("fileInfo");
         return new SevenZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(
                 fileInfo,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
         ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null
     )
     {
-        fileInfos.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
+        fileInfos.NotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
         var files = fileInfos.ToArray();
         return new SevenZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
         ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null
     )
     {
-        streams.CheckNotNull(nameof(streams));
+        streams.NotNull(nameof(streams));
         var strms = streams.ToArray();
         return new SevenZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -91,7 +91,13 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static SevenZipArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        stream.CheckNotNull("stream");
+        stream.NotNull("stream");
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new SevenZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(stream, _ => null, readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions())
         );
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
         {
             stream.Position = 0;
             var reader = new ArchiveReader();
-            reader.Open(stream);
+            reader.Open(stream, lookForHeader: ReaderOptions.LookForHeader);
             _database = reader.ReadDatabase(new PasswordProvider(ReaderOptions.Password));
         }
     }
@@ -194,7 +200,10 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
         new SevenZipReader(ReaderOptions, this);
 
     public override bool IsSolid =>
-        Entries.Where(x => !x.IsDirectory).GroupBy(x => x.FilePart.Folder).Count() > 1;
+        Entries
+            .Where(x => !x.IsDirectory)
+            .GroupBy(x => x.FilePart.Folder)
+            .Any(folder => folder.Count() > 1);
 
     public override long TotalSize =>
         _database?._packSizes.Aggregate(0L, (total, packSize) => total + packSize) ?? 0;

src/SharpCompress/Archives/SevenZip/SevenZipArchiveEntry.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common.SevenZip;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Archives.SevenZip;
@@ -10,6 +12,9 @@ public class SevenZipArchiveEntry : SevenZipEntry, IArchiveEntry
 
     public Stream OpenEntryStream() => FilePart.GetCompressedStream();
 
+    public Task<Stream> OpenEntryStreamAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+        Task.FromResult(OpenEntryStream());
+
     public IArchive Archive { get; }
 
     public bool IsComplete => true;

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Tar;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Tar.Headers;
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static TarArchive Open(string filePath, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        filePath.CheckNotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
+        filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
         return Open(new FileInfo(filePath), readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions());
     }
 
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static TarArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        fileInfo.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
+        fileInfo.NotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
         return new TarArchive(
             new SourceStream(
                 fileInfo,
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
         ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null
     )
     {
-        fileInfos.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
+        fileInfos.NotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
         var files = fileInfos.ToArray();
         return new TarArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static TarArchive Open(IEnumerable<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        streams.CheckNotNull(nameof(streams));
+        streams.NotNull(nameof(streams));
         var strms = streams.ToArray();
         return new TarArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -89,7 +91,13 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static TarArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+        stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new TarArchive(
             new SourceStream(stream, i => null, readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions())
         );
@@ -172,7 +180,7 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
                         using (var entryStream = entry.OpenEntryStream())
                         {
                             using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
-                            entryStream.TransferTo(memoryStream);
+                            entryStream.CopyTo(memoryStream);
                             memoryStream.Position = 0;
                             var bytes = memoryStream.ToArray();
 
@@ -216,6 +224,11 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
             closeStream
         );
 
+    protected override TarArchiveEntry CreateDirectoryEntry(
+        string directoryPath,
+        DateTime? modified
+    ) => new TarWritableArchiveEntry(this, directoryPath, modified);
+
     protected override void SaveTo(
         Stream stream,
         WriterOptions options,
@@ -224,15 +237,62 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
     )
     {
         using var writer = new TarWriter(stream, new TarWriterOptions(options));
-        foreach (var entry in oldEntries.Concat(newEntries).Where(x => !x.IsDirectory))
+        foreach (var entry in oldEntries.Concat(newEntries))
         {
-            using var entryStream = entry.OpenEntryStream();
-            writer.Write(
-                entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
-                entryStream,
-                entry.LastModifiedTime,
-                entry.Size
-            );
+            if (entry.IsDirectory)
+            {
+                writer.WriteDirectory(
+                    entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
+                    entry.LastModifiedTime
+                );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                using var entryStream = entry.OpenEntryStream();
+                writer.Write(
+                    entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
+                    entryStream,
+                    entry.LastModifiedTime,
+                    entry.Size
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task SaveToAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions options,
+        IEnumerable<TarArchiveEntry> oldEntries,
+        IEnumerable<TarArchiveEntry> newEntries,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        using var writer = new TarWriter(stream, new TarWriterOptions(options));
+        foreach (var entry in oldEntries.Concat(newEntries))
+        {
+            if (entry.IsDirectory)
+            {
+                await writer
+                    .WriteDirectoryAsync(
+                        entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
+                        entry.LastModifiedTime,
+                        cancellationToken
+                    )
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                using var entryStream = entry.OpenEntryStream();
+                await writer
+                    .WriteAsync(
+                        entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
+                        entryStream,
+                        entry.LastModifiedTime,
+                        entry.Size,
+                        cancellationToken
+                    )
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
         }
     }
 

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchiveEntry.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Tar;
 
@@ -10,7 +12,11 @@ public class TarArchiveEntry : TarEntry, IArchiveEntry
     internal TarArchiveEntry(TarArchive archive, TarFilePart? part, CompressionType compressionType)
         : base(part, compressionType) => Archive = archive;
 
-    public virtual Stream OpenEntryStream() => Parts.Single().GetCompressedStream();
+    public virtual Stream OpenEntryStream() => Parts.Single().GetCompressedStream().NotNull();
+
+    public virtual Task<Stream> OpenEntryStreamAsync(
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => Task.FromResult(OpenEntryStream());
 
     #region IArchiveEntry Members
 

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarWritableArchiveEntry.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Archives.Tar;
 internal sealed class TarWritableArchiveEntry : TarArchiveEntry, IWritableArchiveEntry
 {
     private readonly bool closeStream;
-    private readonly Stream stream;
+    private readonly Stream? stream;
+    private readonly bool isDirectory;
 
     internal TarWritableArchiveEntry(
         TarArchive archive,
@@ -27,6 +28,22 @@ internal sealed class TarWritableArchiveEntry : TarArchiveEntry, IWritableArchiv
         Size = size;
         LastModifiedTime = lastModified;
         this.closeStream = closeStream;
+        isDirectory = false;
+    }
+
+    internal TarWritableArchiveEntry(
+        TarArchive archive,
+        string directoryPath,
+        DateTime? lastModified
+    )
+        : base(archive, null, CompressionType.None)
+    {
+        stream = null;
+        Key = directoryPath;
+        Size = 0;
+        LastModifiedTime = lastModified;
+        closeStream = false;
+        isDirectory = true;
     }
 
     public override long Crc => 0;
@@ -47,23 +64,27 @@ internal sealed class TarWritableArchiveEntry : TarArchiveEntry, IWritableArchiv
 
     public override bool IsEncrypted => false;
 
-    public override bool IsDirectory => false;
+    public override bool IsDirectory => isDirectory;
 
     public override bool IsSplitAfter => false;
 
     internal override IEnumerable<FilePart> Parts => throw new NotImplementedException();
-    Stream IWritableArchiveEntry.Stream => stream;
+    Stream IWritableArchiveEntry.Stream => stream ?? Stream.Null;
 
     public override Stream OpenEntryStream()
     {
+        if (stream is null)
+        {
+            return Stream.Null;
+        }
         //ensure new stream is at the start, this could be reset
         stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-        return NonDisposingStream.Create(stream);
+        return SharpCompressStream.Create(stream, leaveOpen: true);
     }
 
     internal override void Close()
     {
-        if (closeStream)
+        if (closeStream && stream is not null)
         {
             stream.Dispose();
         }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Zip/ZipArchive.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static ZipArchive Open(string filePath, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        filePath.CheckNotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
+        filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
         return Open(new FileInfo(filePath), readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions());
     }
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static ZipArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        fileInfo.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
+        fileInfo.NotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
         return new ZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(
                 fileInfo,
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
         ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null
     )
     {
-        fileInfos.CheckNotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
+        fileInfos.NotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
         var files = fileInfos.ToArray();
         return new ZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static ZipArchive Open(IEnumerable<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        streams.CheckNotNull(nameof(streams));
+        streams.NotNull(nameof(streams));
         var strms = streams.ToArray();
         return new ZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(
@@ -110,30 +112,52 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
     /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
     public static ZipArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
-        stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+        stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new ZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(stream, i => null, readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions())
         );
     }
 
-    public static bool IsZipFile(string filePath, string? password = null) =>
-        IsZipFile(new FileInfo(filePath), password);
+    public static bool IsZipFile(
+        string filePath,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    ) => IsZipFile(new FileInfo(filePath), password, bufferSize);
 
-    public static bool IsZipFile(FileInfo fileInfo, string? password = null)
+    public static bool IsZipFile(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    )
     {
         if (!fileInfo.Exists)
         {
             return false;
         }
         using Stream stream = fileInfo.OpenRead();
-        return IsZipFile(stream, password);
+        return IsZipFile(stream, password, bufferSize);
     }
 
-    public static bool IsZipFile(Stream stream, string? password = null)
+    public static bool IsZipFile(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    )
     {
         var headerFactory = new StreamingZipHeaderFactory(password, new ArchiveEncoding(), null);
         try
         {
+            if (stream is not SharpCompressStream)
+            {
+                stream = new SharpCompressStream(stream, bufferSize: bufferSize);
+            }
+
             var header = headerFactory
                 .ReadStreamHeader(stream)
                 .FirstOrDefault(x => x.ZipHeaderType != ZipHeaderType.Split);
@@ -153,11 +177,20 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
         }
     }
 
-    public static bool IsZipMulti(Stream stream, string? password = null)
+    public static bool IsZipMulti(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    )
     {
         var headerFactory = new StreamingZipHeaderFactory(password, new ArchiveEncoding(), null);
         try
         {
+            if (stream is not SharpCompressStream)
+            {
+                stream = new SharpCompressStream(stream, bufferSize: bufferSize);
+            }
+
             var header = headerFactory
                 .ReadStreamHeader(stream)
                 .FirstOrDefault(x => x.ZipHeaderType != ZipHeaderType.Split);
@@ -196,7 +229,7 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
         if (streams.Count() > 1) //test part 2 - true = multipart not split
         {
             streams[1].Position += 4; //skip the POST_DATA_DESCRIPTOR to prevent an exception
-            var isZip = IsZipFile(streams[1], ReaderOptions.Password);
+            var isZip = IsZipFile(streams[1], ReaderOptions.Password, ReaderOptions.BufferSize);
             streams[1].Position -= 4;
             if (isZip)
             {
@@ -275,14 +308,59 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
     )
     {
         using var writer = new ZipWriter(stream, new ZipWriterOptions(options));
-        foreach (var entry in oldEntries.Concat(newEntries).Where(x => !x.IsDirectory))
+        foreach (var entry in oldEntries.Concat(newEntries))
         {
-            using var entryStream = entry.OpenEntryStream();
-            writer.Write(
-                entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
-                entryStream,
-                entry.LastModifiedTime
-            );
+            if (entry.IsDirectory)
+            {
+                writer.WriteDirectory(
+                    entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
+                    entry.LastModifiedTime
+                );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                using var entryStream = entry.OpenEntryStream();
+                writer.Write(
+                    entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
+                    entryStream,
+                    entry.LastModifiedTime
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task SaveToAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions options,
+        IEnumerable<ZipArchiveEntry> oldEntries,
+        IEnumerable<ZipArchiveEntry> newEntries,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        using var writer = new ZipWriter(stream, new ZipWriterOptions(options));
+        foreach (var entry in oldEntries.Concat(newEntries))
+        {
+            if (entry.IsDirectory)
+            {
+                await writer
+                    .WriteDirectoryAsync(
+                        entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
+                        entry.LastModifiedTime,
+                        cancellationToken
+                    )
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                using var entryStream = entry.OpenEntryStream();
+                await writer
+                    .WriteAsync(
+                        entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"),
+                        entryStream,
+                        cancellationToken
+                    )
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -294,12 +372,17 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
         bool closeStream
     ) => new ZipWritableArchiveEntry(this, source, filePath, size, modified, closeStream);
 
+    protected override ZipArchiveEntry CreateDirectoryEntry(
+        string directoryPath,
+        DateTime? modified
+    ) => new ZipWritableArchiveEntry(this, directoryPath, modified);
+
     public static ZipArchive Create() => new();
 
     protected override IReader CreateReaderForSolidExtraction()
     {
         var stream = Volumes.Single().Stream;
-        stream.Position = 0;
+        ((IStreamStack)stream).StackSeek(0);
         return ZipReader.Open(stream, ReaderOptions, Entries);
     }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Zip/ZipArchiveEntry.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Archives.Zip;
@@ -9,7 +11,11 @@ public class ZipArchiveEntry : ZipEntry, IArchiveEntry
     internal ZipArchiveEntry(ZipArchive archive, SeekableZipFilePart? part)
         : base(part) => Archive = archive;
 
-    public virtual Stream OpenEntryStream() => Parts.Single().GetCompressedStream();
+    public virtual Stream OpenEntryStream() => Parts.Single().GetCompressedStream().NotNull();
+
+    public virtual Task<Stream> OpenEntryStreamAsync(
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => Task.FromResult(OpenEntryStream());
 
     #region IArchiveEntry Members
 
@@ -18,6 +24,4 @@ public class ZipArchiveEntry : ZipEntry, IArchiveEntry
     public bool IsComplete => true;
 
     #endregion
-
-    public string? Comment => ((SeekableZipFilePart)Parts.Single()).Comment;
 }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Zip/ZipWritableArchiveEntry.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Archives.Zip;
 internal class ZipWritableArchiveEntry : ZipArchiveEntry, IWritableArchiveEntry
 {
     private readonly bool closeStream;
-    private readonly Stream stream;
+    private readonly Stream? stream;
+    private readonly bool isDirectory;
     private bool isDisposed;
 
     internal ZipWritableArchiveEntry(
@@ -27,6 +28,22 @@ internal class ZipWritableArchiveEntry : ZipArchiveEntry, IWritableArchiveEntry
         Size = size;
         LastModifiedTime = lastModified;
         this.closeStream = closeStream;
+        isDirectory = false;
+    }
+
+    internal ZipWritableArchiveEntry(
+        ZipArchive archive,
+        string directoryPath,
+        DateTime? lastModified
+    )
+        : base(archive, null)
+    {
+        stream = null;
+        Key = directoryPath;
+        Size = 0;
+        LastModifiedTime = lastModified;
+        closeStream = false;
+        isDirectory = true;
     }
 
     public override long Crc => 0;
@@ -47,24 +64,28 @@ internal class ZipWritableArchiveEntry : ZipArchiveEntry, IWritableArchiveEntry
 
     public override bool IsEncrypted => false;
 
-    public override bool IsDirectory => false;
+    public override bool IsDirectory => isDirectory;
 
     public override bool IsSplitAfter => false;
 
     internal override IEnumerable<FilePart> Parts => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-    Stream IWritableArchiveEntry.Stream => stream;
+    Stream IWritableArchiveEntry.Stream => stream ?? Stream.Null;
 
     public override Stream OpenEntryStream()
     {
+        if (stream is null)
+        {
+            return Stream.Null;
+        }
         //ensure new stream is at the start, this could be reset
         stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-        return NonDisposingStream.Create(stream);
+        return SharpCompressStream.Create(stream, leaveOpen: true);
     }
 
     internal override void Close()
     {
-        if (closeStream && !isDisposed)
+        if (closeStream && !isDisposed && stream is not null)
         {
             stream.Dispose();
             isDisposed = true;

src/SharpCompress/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 [assembly: CLSCompliant(true)]
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo(
+    "SharpCompress.Test,PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100158bebf1433f76dffc356733c138babea7a47536c65ed8009b16372c6f4edbb20554db74a62687f56b97c20a6ce8c4b123280279e33c894e7b3aa93ab3c573656fde4db576cfe07dba09619ead26375b25d2c4a8e43f7be257d712b0dd2eb546f67adb09281338618a58ac834fc038dd7e2740a7ab3591826252e4f4516306dc"
+)]

src/SharpCompress/BufferPool.cs

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-using System.Buffers;
-
-namespace SharpCompress;
-
-internal static class BufferPool
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     gets a buffer from the pool
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="bufferSize">size of the buffer</param>
-    /// <returns>the buffer</returns>
-    public static byte[] Rent(int bufferSize)
-    {
-#if NETCOREAPP || NETSTANDARD2_1_OR_GREATER
-        return ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(bufferSize);
-#else
-        return new byte[bufferSize];
-#endif
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     returns a buffer to the pool
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="buffer">the buffer to return</param>
-    public static void Return(byte[] buffer)
-    {
-#if NETCOREAPP || NETSTANDARD2_1_OR_GREATER
-        ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Return(buffer);
-#else
-        // no-op
-#endif
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arc/ArcEntry.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Common.GZip;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Tar;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arc
+{
+    public class ArcEntry : Entry
+    {
+        private readonly ArcFilePart? _filePart;
+
+        internal ArcEntry(ArcFilePart? filePart)
+        {
+            _filePart = filePart;
+        }
+
+        public override long Crc
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_filePart == null)
+                {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+                return _filePart.Header.Crc16;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override string? Key => _filePart?.Header.Name;
+
+        public override string? LinkTarget => null;
+
+        public override long CompressedSize => _filePart?.Header.CompressedSize ?? 0;
+
+        public override CompressionType CompressionType =>
+            _filePart?.Header.CompressionMethod ?? CompressionType.Unknown;
+
+        public override long Size => throw new NotImplementedException();
+
+        public override DateTime? LastModifiedTime => null;
+
+        public override DateTime? CreatedTime => null;
+
+        public override DateTime? LastAccessedTime => null;
+
+        public override DateTime? ArchivedTime => null;
+
+        public override bool IsEncrypted => false;
+
+        public override bool IsDirectory => false;
+
+        public override bool IsSplitAfter => false;
+
+        internal override IEnumerable<FilePart> Parts => _filePart.Empty();
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arc/ArcEntryHeader.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arc
+{
+    public class ArcEntryHeader
+    {
+        public ArchiveEncoding ArchiveEncoding { get; }
+        public CompressionType CompressionMethod { get; private set; }
+        public string? Name { get; private set; }
+        public long CompressedSize { get; private set; }
+        public DateTime DateTime { get; private set; }
+        public int Crc16 { get; private set; }
+        public long OriginalSize { get; private set; }
+        public long DataStartPosition { get; private set; }
+
+        public ArcEntryHeader(ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
+        {
+            this.ArchiveEncoding = archiveEncoding;
+        }
+
+        public ArcEntryHeader? ReadHeader(Stream stream)
+        {
+            byte[] headerBytes = new byte[29];
+            if (stream.Read(headerBytes, 0, headerBytes.Length) != headerBytes.Length)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+            DataStartPosition = stream.Position;
+            return LoadFrom(headerBytes);
+        }
+
+        public ArcEntryHeader LoadFrom(byte[] headerBytes)
+        {
+            CompressionMethod = GetCompressionType(headerBytes[1]);
+
+            // Read name
+            int nameEnd = Array.IndexOf(headerBytes, (byte)0, 1); // Find null terminator
+            Name = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(headerBytes, 2, nameEnd > 0 ? nameEnd - 2 : 12);
+
+            int offset = 15;
+            CompressedSize = BitConverter.ToUInt32(headerBytes, offset);
+            offset += 4;
+            uint rawDateTime = BitConverter.ToUInt32(headerBytes, offset);
+            DateTime = ConvertToDateTime(rawDateTime);
+            offset += 4;
+            Crc16 = BitConverter.ToUInt16(headerBytes, offset);
+            offset += 2;
+            OriginalSize = BitConverter.ToUInt32(headerBytes, offset);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        private CompressionType GetCompressionType(byte value)
+        {
+            return value switch
+            {
+                1 or 2 => CompressionType.None,
+                3 => CompressionType.RLE90,
+                4 => CompressionType.Squeezed,
+                5 or 6 or 7 or 8 => CompressionType.Crunched,
+                9 => CompressionType.Squashed,
+                10 => CompressionType.Crushed,
+                11 => CompressionType.Distilled,
+                _ => CompressionType.Unknown,
+            };
+        }
+
+        public static DateTime ConvertToDateTime(long rawDateTime)
+        {
+            // Convert Unix timestamp to DateTime (UTC)
+            return DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(rawDateTime).UtcDateTime;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arc/ArcFilePart.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Common.GZip;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Tar;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Tar.Headers;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
+using SharpCompress.Compressors.Lzw;
+using SharpCompress.Compressors.RLE90;
+using SharpCompress.Compressors.Squeezed;
+using SharpCompress.IO;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arc
+{
+    public class ArcFilePart : FilePart
+    {
+        private readonly Stream? _stream;
+
+        internal ArcFilePart(ArcEntryHeader localArcHeader, Stream? seekableStream)
+            : base(localArcHeader.ArchiveEncoding)
+        {
+            _stream = seekableStream;
+            Header = localArcHeader;
+        }
+
+        internal ArcEntryHeader Header { get; set; }
+
+        internal override string? FilePartName => Header.Name;
+
+        internal override Stream GetCompressedStream()
+        {
+            if (_stream != null)
+            {
+                Stream compressedStream;
+                switch (Header.CompressionMethod)
+                {
+                    case CompressionType.None:
+                        compressedStream = new ReadOnlySubStream(
+                            _stream,
+                            Header.DataStartPosition,
+                            Header.CompressedSize
+                        );
+                        break;
+                    case CompressionType.RLE90:
+                        compressedStream = new RunLength90Stream(
+                            _stream,
+                            (int)Header.CompressedSize
+                        );
+                        break;
+                    case CompressionType.Squeezed:
+                        compressedStream = new SqueezeStream(_stream, (int)Header.CompressedSize);
+                        break;
+                    case CompressionType.Crunched:
+                        compressedStream = new ArcLzwStream(
+                            _stream,
+                            (int)Header.CompressedSize,
+                            true
+                        );
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        throw new NotSupportedException(
+                            "CompressionMethod: " + Header.CompressionMethod
+                        );
+                }
+                return compressedStream;
+            }
+            return _stream.NotNull();
+        }
+
+        internal override Stream? GetRawStream() => _stream;
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arc/ArcVolume.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Readers;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arc
+{
+    public class ArcVolume : Volume
+    {
+        public ArcVolume(Stream stream, ReaderOptions readerOptions, int index = 0)
+            : base(stream, readerOptions, index) { }
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/ArchiveException.cs

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common;
-
-public class ArchiveException : Exception
-{
-    public ArchiveException(string message)
-        : base(message) { }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/ArchiveType.cs

@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ public enum ArchiveType
     Zip,
     Tar,
     SevenZip,
-    GZip
+    GZip,
+    Arc,
+    Arj,
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/ArjEntry.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Arc;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj
+{
+    public class ArjEntry : Entry
+    {
+        private readonly ArjFilePart _filePart;
+
+        internal ArjEntry(ArjFilePart filePart)
+        {
+            _filePart = filePart;
+        }
+
+        public override long Crc => _filePart.Header.OriginalCrc32;
+
+        public override string? Key => _filePart?.Header.Name;
+
+        public override string? LinkTarget => null;
+
+        public override long CompressedSize => _filePart?.Header.CompressedSize ?? 0;
+
+        public override CompressionType CompressionType
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_filePart.Header.CompressionMethod == CompressionMethod.Stored)
+                {
+                    return CompressionType.None;
+                }
+                return CompressionType.ArjLZ77;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override long Size => _filePart?.Header.OriginalSize ?? 0;
+
+        public override DateTime? LastModifiedTime => _filePart.Header.DateTimeModified.DateTime;
+
+        public override DateTime? CreatedTime => _filePart.Header.DateTimeCreated.DateTime;
+
+        public override DateTime? LastAccessedTime => _filePart.Header.DateTimeAccessed.DateTime;
+
+        public override DateTime? ArchivedTime => null;
+
+        public override bool IsEncrypted => false;
+
+        public override bool IsDirectory => _filePart.Header.FileType == FileType.Directory;
+
+        public override bool IsSplitAfter => false;
+
+        internal override IEnumerable<FilePart> Parts => _filePart.Empty();
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/ArjFilePart.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers;
+using SharpCompress.Compressors.Arj;
+using SharpCompress.IO;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj
+{
+    public class ArjFilePart : FilePart
+    {
+        private readonly Stream _stream;
+        internal ArjLocalHeader Header { get; set; }
+
+        internal ArjFilePart(ArjLocalHeader localArjHeader, Stream seekableStream)
+            : base(localArjHeader.ArchiveEncoding)
+        {
+            _stream = seekableStream;
+            Header = localArjHeader;
+        }
+
+        internal override string? FilePartName => Header.Name;
+
+        internal override Stream GetCompressedStream()
+        {
+            if (_stream != null)
+            {
+                Stream compressedStream;
+                switch (Header.CompressionMethod)
+                {
+                    case CompressionMethod.Stored:
+                        compressedStream = new ReadOnlySubStream(
+                            _stream,
+                            Header.DataStartPosition,
+                            Header.CompressedSize
+                        );
+                        break;
+                    case CompressionMethod.CompressedMost:
+                    case CompressionMethod.Compressed:
+                    case CompressionMethod.CompressedFaster:
+                        if (Header.CompressedSize > 128 * 1024)
+                        {
+                            throw new NotSupportedException(
+                                "CompressionMethod: "
+                                    + Header.CompressionMethod
+                                    + " with size > 128KB"
+                            );
+                        }
+                        compressedStream = new LhaStream<Lh7DecoderCfg>(
+                            _stream,
+                            (int)Header.OriginalSize
+                        );
+                        break;
+                    case CompressionMethod.CompressedFastest:
+                        compressedStream = new LHDecoderStream(_stream, (int)Header.OriginalSize);
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        throw new NotSupportedException(
+                            "CompressionMethod: " + Header.CompressionMethod
+                        );
+                }
+                return compressedStream;
+            }
+            return _stream.NotNull();
+        }
+
+        internal override Stream GetRawStream() => _stream;
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/ArjVolume.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Rar;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Rar.Headers;
+using SharpCompress.Readers;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj
+{
+    public class ArjVolume : Volume
+    {
+        public ArjVolume(Stream stream, ReaderOptions readerOptions, int index = 0)
+            : base(stream, readerOptions, index) { }
+
+        public override bool IsFirstVolume
+        {
+            get { return true; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// ArjArchive is part of a multi-part archive.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override bool IsMultiVolume
+        {
+            get { return false; }
+        }
+
+        internal IEnumerable<ArjFilePart> GetVolumeFileParts()
+        {
+            return new List<ArjFilePart>();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/Headers/ArjHeader.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
+using SharpCompress.Crypto;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers
+{
+    public enum ArjHeaderType
+    {
+        MainHeader,
+        LocalHeader,
+    }
+
+    public abstract class ArjHeader
+    {
+        private const int FIRST_HDR_SIZE = 34;
+        private const ushort ARJ_MAGIC = 0xEA60;
+
+        public ArjHeader(ArjHeaderType type)
+        {
+            ArjHeaderType = type;
+        }
+
+        public ArjHeaderType ArjHeaderType { get; }
+        public byte Flags { get; set; }
+        public FileType FileType { get; set; }
+
+        public abstract ArjHeader? Read(Stream reader);
+
+        public byte[] ReadHeader(Stream stream)
+        {
+            // check for magic bytes
+            Span<byte> magic = stackalloc byte[2];
+            if (stream.Read(magic) != 2)
+            {
+                return Array.Empty<byte>();
+            }
+
+            var magicValue = (ushort)(magic[0] | magic[1] << 8);
+            if (magicValue != ARJ_MAGIC)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidDataException("Not an ARJ file (wrong magic bytes)");
+            }
+
+            // read header_size
+            byte[] headerBytes = new byte[2];
+            stream.Read(headerBytes, 0, 2);
+            var headerSize = (ushort)(headerBytes[0] | headerBytes[1] << 8);
+            if (headerSize < 1)
+            {
+                return Array.Empty<byte>();
+            }
+
+            var body = new byte[headerSize];
+            var read = stream.Read(body, 0, headerSize);
+            if (read < headerSize)
+            {
+                return Array.Empty<byte>();
+            }
+
+            byte[] crc = new byte[4];
+            read = stream.Read(crc, 0, 4);
+            var checksum = Crc32Stream.Compute(body);
+            // Compute the hash value
+            if (checksum != BitConverter.ToUInt32(crc, 0))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidDataException("Header checksum is invalid");
+            }
+            return body;
+        }
+
+        protected List<byte[]> ReadExtendedHeaders(Stream reader)
+        {
+            List<byte[]> extendedHeader = new List<byte[]>();
+            byte[] buffer = new byte[2];
+
+            while (true)
+            {
+                int bytesRead = reader.Read(buffer, 0, 2);
+                if (bytesRead < 2)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException(
+                        "Unexpected end of stream while reading extended header size."
+                    );
+                }
+
+                var extHeaderSize = (ushort)(buffer[0] | (buffer[1] << 8));
+                if (extHeaderSize == 0)
+                {
+                    return extendedHeader;
+                }
+
+                byte[] header = new byte[extHeaderSize];
+                bytesRead = reader.Read(header, 0, extHeaderSize);
+                if (bytesRead < extHeaderSize)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException(
+                        "Unexpected end of stream while reading extended header data."
+                    );
+                }
+
+                byte[] crc = new byte[4];
+                bytesRead = reader.Read(crc, 0, 4);
+                if (bytesRead < 4)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException(
+                        "Unexpected end of stream while reading extended header CRC."
+                    );
+                }
+
+                var checksum = Crc32Stream.Compute(header);
+                if (checksum != BitConverter.ToUInt32(crc, 0))
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidDataException("Extended header checksum is invalid");
+                }
+
+                extendedHeader.Add(header);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Flag helpers
+        public bool IsGabled => (Flags & 0x01) != 0;
+        public bool IsAnsiPage => (Flags & 0x02) != 0;
+        public bool IsVolume => (Flags & 0x04) != 0;
+        public bool IsArjProtected => (Flags & 0x08) != 0;
+        public bool IsPathSym => (Flags & 0x10) != 0;
+        public bool IsBackup => (Flags & 0x20) != 0;
+        public bool IsSecured => (Flags & 0x40) != 0;
+        public bool IsAltName => (Flags & 0x80) != 0;
+
+        public static FileType FileTypeFromByte(byte value)
+        {
+            return Enum.IsDefined(typeof(FileType), value)
+                ? (FileType)value
+                : Headers.FileType.Unknown;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/Headers/ArjLocalHeader.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers
+{
+    public class ArjLocalHeader : ArjHeader
+    {
+        public ArchiveEncoding ArchiveEncoding { get; }
+        public long DataStartPosition { get; protected set; }
+
+        public byte ArchiverVersionNumber { get; set; }
+        public byte MinVersionToExtract { get; set; }
+        public HostOS HostOS { get; set; }
+        public CompressionMethod CompressionMethod { get; set; }
+        public DosDateTime DateTimeModified { get; set; } = new DosDateTime(0);
+        public long CompressedSize { get; set; }
+        public long OriginalSize { get; set; }
+        public long OriginalCrc32 { get; set; }
+        public int FileSpecPosition { get; set; }
+        public int FileAccessMode { get; set; }
+        public byte FirstChapter { get; set; }
+        public byte LastChapter { get; set; }
+        public long ExtendedFilePosition { get; set; }
+        public DosDateTime DateTimeAccessed { get; set; } = new DosDateTime(0);
+        public DosDateTime DateTimeCreated { get; set; } = new DosDateTime(0);
+        public long OriginalSizeEvenForVolumes { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Comment { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        private const byte StdHdrSize = 30;
+        private const byte R9HdrSize = 46;
+
+        public ArjLocalHeader(ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
+            : base(ArjHeaderType.LocalHeader)
+        {
+            ArchiveEncoding =
+                archiveEncoding ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(archiveEncoding));
+        }
+
+        public override ArjHeader? Read(Stream stream)
+        {
+            var body = ReadHeader(stream);
+            if (body.Length > 0)
+            {
+                ReadExtendedHeaders(stream);
+                var header = LoadFrom(body);
+                header.DataStartPosition = stream.Position;
+                return header;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public ArjLocalHeader LoadFrom(byte[] headerBytes)
+        {
+            int offset = 0;
+
+            int ReadInt16()
+            {
+                if (offset + 1 >= headerBytes.Length)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException();
+                }
+                var v = headerBytes[offset] & 0xFF | (headerBytes[offset + 1] & 0xFF) << 8;
+                offset += 2;
+                return v;
+            }
+            long ReadInt32()
+            {
+                if (offset + 3 >= headerBytes.Length)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException();
+                }
+                long v =
+                    headerBytes[offset] & 0xFF
+                    | (headerBytes[offset + 1] & 0xFF) << 8
+                    | (headerBytes[offset + 2] & 0xFF) << 16
+                    | (headerBytes[offset + 3] & 0xFF) << 24;
+                offset += 4;
+                return v;
+            }
+
+            byte headerSize = headerBytes[offset++];
+            ArchiverVersionNumber = headerBytes[offset++];
+            MinVersionToExtract = headerBytes[offset++];
+            HostOS hostOS = (HostOS)headerBytes[offset++];
+            Flags = headerBytes[offset++];
+            CompressionMethod = CompressionMethodFromByte(headerBytes[offset++]);
+            FileType = FileTypeFromByte(headerBytes[offset++]);
+
+            offset++; // Skip 1 byte
+
+            var rawTimestamp = ReadInt32();
+            DateTimeModified =
+                rawTimestamp != 0 ? new DosDateTime(rawTimestamp) : new DosDateTime(0);
+
+            CompressedSize = ReadInt32();
+            OriginalSize = ReadInt32();
+            OriginalCrc32 = ReadInt32();
+            FileSpecPosition = ReadInt16();
+            FileAccessMode = ReadInt16();
+
+            FirstChapter = headerBytes[offset++];
+            LastChapter = headerBytes[offset++];
+
+            ExtendedFilePosition = 0;
+            OriginalSizeEvenForVolumes = 0;
+
+            if (headerSize > StdHdrSize)
+            {
+                ExtendedFilePosition = ReadInt32();
+
+                if (headerSize >= R9HdrSize)
+                {
+                    rawTimestamp = ReadInt32();
+                    DateTimeAccessed =
+                        rawTimestamp != 0 ? new DosDateTime(rawTimestamp) : new DosDateTime(0);
+                    rawTimestamp = ReadInt32();
+                    DateTimeCreated =
+                        rawTimestamp != 0 ? new DosDateTime(rawTimestamp) : new DosDateTime(0);
+                    OriginalSizeEvenForVolumes = ReadInt32();
+                }
+            }
+
+            Name = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(
+                headerBytes,
+                offset,
+                Array.IndexOf(headerBytes, (byte)0, offset) - offset
+            );
+            offset += Name.Length + 1;
+
+            Comment = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(
+                headerBytes,
+                offset,
+                Array.IndexOf(headerBytes, (byte)0, offset) - offset
+            );
+            offset += Comment.Length + 1;
+
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public static CompressionMethod CompressionMethodFromByte(byte value)
+        {
+            return value switch
+            {
+                0 => CompressionMethod.Stored,
+                1 => CompressionMethod.CompressedMost,
+                2 => CompressionMethod.Compressed,
+                3 => CompressionMethod.CompressedFaster,
+                4 => CompressionMethod.CompressedFastest,
+                8 => CompressionMethod.NoDataNoCrc,
+                9 => CompressionMethod.NoData,
+                _ => CompressionMethod.Unknown,
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/Headers/ArjMainHeader.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using SharpCompress.Compressors.Deflate;
+using SharpCompress.Crypto;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers
+{
+    public class ArjMainHeader : ArjHeader
+    {
+        private const int FIRST_HDR_SIZE = 34;
+        private const ushort ARJ_MAGIC = 0xEA60;
+
+        public ArchiveEncoding ArchiveEncoding { get; }
+
+        public int ArchiverVersionNumber { get; private set; }
+        public int MinVersionToExtract { get; private set; }
+        public HostOS HostOs { get; private set; }
+        public int SecurityVersion { get; private set; }
+        public DosDateTime CreationDateTime { get; private set; } = new DosDateTime(0);
+        public long CompressedSize { get; private set; }
+        public long ArchiveSize { get; private set; }
+        public long SecurityEnvelope { get; private set; }
+        public int FileSpecPosition { get; private set; }
+        public int SecurityEnvelopeLength { get; private set; }
+        public int EncryptionVersion { get; private set; }
+        public int LastChapter { get; private set; }
+
+        public int ArjProtectionFactor { get; private set; }
+        public int Flags2 { get; private set; }
+        public string Name { get; private set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Comment { get; private set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        public ArjMainHeader(ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
+            : base(ArjHeaderType.MainHeader)
+        {
+            ArchiveEncoding =
+                archiveEncoding ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(archiveEncoding));
+        }
+
+        public override ArjHeader? Read(Stream stream)
+        {
+            var body = ReadHeader(stream);
+            ReadExtendedHeaders(stream);
+            return LoadFrom(body);
+        }
+
+        public ArjMainHeader LoadFrom(byte[] headerBytes)
+        {
+            var offset = 1;
+
+            byte ReadByte()
+            {
+                if (offset >= headerBytes.Length)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException();
+                }
+                return (byte)(headerBytes[offset++] & 0xFF);
+            }
+
+            int ReadInt16()
+            {
+                if (offset + 1 >= headerBytes.Length)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException();
+                }
+                var v = headerBytes[offset] & 0xFF | (headerBytes[offset + 1] & 0xFF) << 8;
+                offset += 2;
+                return v;
+            }
+
+            long ReadInt32()
+            {
+                if (offset + 3 >= headerBytes.Length)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException();
+                }
+                long v =
+                    headerBytes[offset] & 0xFF
+                    | (headerBytes[offset + 1] & 0xFF) << 8
+                    | (headerBytes[offset + 2] & 0xFF) << 16
+                    | (headerBytes[offset + 3] & 0xFF) << 24;
+                offset += 4;
+                return v;
+            }
+            string ReadNullTerminatedString(byte[] x, int startIndex)
+            {
+                var result = new StringBuilder();
+                int i = startIndex;
+
+                while (i < x.Length && x[i] != 0)
+                {
+                    result.Append((char)x[i]);
+                    i++;
+                }
+
+                // Skip the null terminator
+                i++;
+                if (i < x.Length)
+                {
+                    byte[] remainder = new byte[x.Length - i];
+                    Array.Copy(x, i, remainder, 0, remainder.Length);
+                    x = remainder;
+                }
+
+                return result.ToString();
+            }
+
+            ArchiverVersionNumber = ReadByte();
+            MinVersionToExtract = ReadByte();
+
+            var hostOsByte = ReadByte();
+            HostOs = hostOsByte <= 11 ? (HostOS)hostOsByte : HostOS.Unknown;
+
+            Flags = ReadByte();
+            SecurityVersion = ReadByte();
+            FileType = FileTypeFromByte(ReadByte());
+
+            offset++; // skip reserved
+
+            CreationDateTime = new DosDateTime((int)ReadInt32());
+            CompressedSize = ReadInt32();
+            ArchiveSize = ReadInt32();
+
+            SecurityEnvelope = ReadInt32();
+            FileSpecPosition = ReadInt16();
+            SecurityEnvelopeLength = ReadInt16();
+
+            EncryptionVersion = ReadByte();
+            LastChapter = ReadByte();
+
+            Name = ReadNullTerminatedString(headerBytes, offset);
+            Comment = ReadNullTerminatedString(headerBytes, offset + 1 + Name.Length);
+
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/Headers/CompressionMethod.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers
+{
+    public enum CompressionMethod
+    {
+        Stored = 0,
+        CompressedMost = 1,
+        Compressed = 2,
+        CompressedFaster = 3,
+        CompressedFastest = 4,
+        NoDataNoCrc = 8,
+        NoData = 9,
+        Unknown,
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/Headers/DosDateTime.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers
+{
+    public class DosDateTime
+    {
+        public DateTime DateTime { get; }
+
+        public DosDateTime(long dosValue)
+        {
+            // Ensure only the lower 32 bits are used
+            int value = unchecked((int)(dosValue & 0xFFFFFFFF));
+
+            var date = (value >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
+            var time = value & 0xFFFF;
+
+            var day = date & 0x1F;
+            var month = (date >> 5) & 0x0F;
+            var year = ((date >> 9) & 0x7F) + 1980;
+
+            var second = (time & 0x1F) * 2;
+            var minute = (time >> 5) & 0x3F;
+            var hour = (time >> 11) & 0x1F;
+
+            try
+            {
+                DateTime = new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                DateTime = DateTime.MinValue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString() => DateTime.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/Headers/FileType.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers
+{
+    public enum FileType : byte
+    {
+        Binary = 0,
+        Text7Bit = 1,
+        CommentHeader = 2,
+        Directory = 3,
+        VolumeLabel = 4,
+        ChapterLabel = 5,
+        Unknown = 255,
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Arj/Headers/HostOS.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers
+{
+    public enum HostOS
+    {
+        MsDos = 0,
+        PrimOS = 1,
+        Unix = 2,
+        Amiga = 3,
+        MacOs = 4,
+        OS2 = 5,
+        AppleGS = 6,
+        AtariST = 7,
+        NeXT = 8,
+        VaxVMS = 9,
+        Win95 = 10,
+        Win32 = 11,
+        Unknown = 255,
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/CompressionType.cs

@@ -16,5 +16,18 @@ public enum CompressionType
     Unknown,
     Deflate64,
     Shrink,
-    Lzw
+    Lzw,
+    Reduce1,
+    Reduce2,
+    Reduce3,
+    Reduce4,
+    Explode,
+    Squeezed,
+    RLE90,
+    Crunched,
+    Squashed,
+    Crushed,
+    Distilled,
+    ZStandard,
+    ArjLZ77,
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/CryptographicException.cs

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common;
-
-public class CryptographicException : Exception
-{
-    public CryptographicException(string message)
-        : base(message) { }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/EntryStream.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,35 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Compression;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.IO;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common;
 
-public class EntryStream : Stream
+public class EntryStream : Stream, IStreamStack
 {
+#if DEBUG_STREAMS
+    long IStreamStack.InstanceId { get; set; }
+#endif
+    int IStreamStack.DefaultBufferSize { get; set; }
+
+    Stream IStreamStack.BaseStream() => _stream;
+
+    int IStreamStack.BufferSize
+    {
+        get => 0;
+        set { }
+    }
+    int IStreamStack.BufferPosition
+    {
+        get => 0;
+        set { }
+    }
+
+    void IStreamStack.SetPosition(long position) { }
+
     private readonly IReader _reader;
     private readonly Stream _stream;
     private bool _completed;
@@ -15,6 +39,9 @@ public class EntryStream : Stream
     {
         _reader = reader;
         _stream = stream;
+#if DEBUG_STREAMS
+        this.DebugConstruct(typeof(EntryStream));
+#endif
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -26,21 +53,79 @@ public class EntryStream : Stream
         _completed = true;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Asynchronously skip the rest of the entry stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task SkipEntryAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await this.SkipAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        _completed = true;
+    }
+
     protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
     {
-        if (!(_completed || _reader.Cancelled))
-        {
-            SkipEntry();
-        }
         if (_isDisposed)
         {
             return;
         }
         _isDisposed = true;
+        if (!(_completed || _reader.Cancelled))
+        {
+            SkipEntry();
+        }
+
+        //Need a safe standard approach to this - it's okay for compression to overreads. Handling needs to be standardised
+        if (_stream is IStreamStack ss)
+        {
+            if (ss.BaseStream() is SharpCompress.Compressors.Deflate.DeflateStream deflateStream)
+            {
+                deflateStream.Flush(); //Deflate over reads. Knock it back
+            }
+            else if (ss.BaseStream() is SharpCompress.Compressors.LZMA.LzmaStream lzmaStream)
+            {
+                lzmaStream.Flush(); //Lzma over reads. Knock it back
+            }
+        }
+#if DEBUG_STREAMS
+        this.DebugDispose(typeof(EntryStream));
+#endif
         base.Dispose(disposing);
         _stream.Dispose();
     }
 
+#if !NETFRAMEWORK && !NETSTANDARD2_0
+    public override async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        if (_isDisposed)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        _isDisposed = true;
+        if (!(_completed || _reader.Cancelled))
+        {
+            await SkipEntryAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        //Need a safe standard approach to this - it's okay for compression to overreads. Handling needs to be standardised
+        if (_stream is IStreamStack ss)
+        {
+            if (ss.BaseStream() is SharpCompress.Compressors.Deflate.DeflateStream deflateStream)
+            {
+                await deflateStream.FlushAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            else if (ss.BaseStream() is SharpCompress.Compressors.LZMA.LzmaStream lzmaStream)
+            {
+                await lzmaStream.FlushAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+#if DEBUG_STREAMS
+        this.DebugDispose(typeof(EntryStream));
+#endif
+        await base.DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await _stream.DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+#endif
+
     public override bool CanRead => true;
 
     public override bool CanSeek => false;
@@ -49,11 +134,13 @@ public class EntryStream : Stream
 
     public override void Flush() { }
 
+    public override Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
     public override long Length => _stream.Length;
 
     public override long Position
     {
-        get => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        get => _stream.Position; //throw new NotSupportedException();
         set => throw new NotSupportedException();
     }
 
@@ -67,6 +154,38 @@ public class EntryStream : Stream
         return read;
     }
 
+    public override async Task<int> ReadAsync(
+        byte[] buffer,
+        int offset,
+        int count,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken
+    )
+    {
+        var read = await _stream
+            .ReadAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (read <= 0)
+        {
+            _completed = true;
+        }
+        return read;
+    }
+
+#if !NETFRAMEWORK && !NETSTANDARD2_0
+    public override async ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(
+        Memory<byte> buffer,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        var read = await _stream.ReadAsync(buffer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (read <= 0)
+        {
+            _completed = true;
+        }
+        return read;
+    }
+#endif
+
     public override int ReadByte()
     {
         var value = _stream.ReadByte();
@@ -83,4 +202,11 @@ public class EntryStream : Stream
 
     public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) =>
         throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    public override Task WriteAsync(
+        byte[] buffer,
+        int offset,
+        int count,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken
+    ) => throw new NotSupportedException();
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionException.cs

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common;
-
-public class ExtractionException : Exception
-{
-    public ExtractionException(string message)
-        : base(message) { }
-
-    public ExtractionException(string message, Exception inner)
-        : base(message, inner) { }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common;
 
 internal static class ExtractionMethods
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the appropriate StringComparison for path checks based on the file system.
+    /// Windows uses case-insensitive file systems, while Unix-like systems use case-sensitive file systems.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static StringComparison PathComparison =>
+        RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows)
+            ? StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase
+            : StringComparison.Ordinal;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Extract to specific directory, retaining filename
     /// </summary>
@@ -37,6 +49,7 @@ internal static class ExtractionMethods
         options ??= new ExtractionOptions() { Overwrite = true };
 
         var file = Path.GetFileName(entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null")).NotNull("File is null");
+        file = Utility.ReplaceInvalidFileNameChars(file);
         if (options.ExtractFullPath)
         {
             var folder = Path.GetDirectoryName(entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"))
@@ -45,7 +58,7 @@ internal static class ExtractionMethods
 
             if (!Directory.Exists(destdir))
             {
-                if (!destdir.StartsWith(fullDestinationDirectoryPath, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                if (!destdir.StartsWith(fullDestinationDirectoryPath, PathComparison))
                 {
                     throw new ExtractionException(
                         "Entry is trying to create a directory outside of the destination directory."
@@ -65,12 +78,7 @@ internal static class ExtractionMethods
         {
             destinationFileName = Path.GetFullPath(destinationFileName);
 
-            if (
-                !destinationFileName.StartsWith(
-                    fullDestinationDirectoryPath,
-                    StringComparison.Ordinal
-                )
-            )
+            if (!destinationFileName.StartsWith(fullDestinationDirectoryPath, PathComparison))
             {
                 throw new ExtractionException(
                     "Entry is trying to write a file outside of the destination directory."
@@ -115,4 +123,110 @@ internal static class ExtractionMethods
             entry.PreserveExtractionOptions(destinationFileName, options);
         }
     }
+
+    public static async Task WriteEntryToDirectoryAsync(
+        IEntry entry,
+        string destinationDirectory,
+        ExtractionOptions? options,
+        Func<string, ExtractionOptions?, Task> writeAsync,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        string destinationFileName;
+        var fullDestinationDirectoryPath = Path.GetFullPath(destinationDirectory);
+
+        //check for trailing slash.
+        if (
+            fullDestinationDirectoryPath[fullDestinationDirectoryPath.Length - 1]
+            != Path.DirectorySeparatorChar
+        )
+        {
+            fullDestinationDirectoryPath += Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
+        }
+
+        if (!Directory.Exists(fullDestinationDirectoryPath))
+        {
+            throw new ExtractionException(
+                $"Directory does not exist to extract to: {fullDestinationDirectoryPath}"
+            );
+        }
+
+        options ??= new ExtractionOptions() { Overwrite = true };
+
+        var file = Path.GetFileName(entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null")).NotNull("File is null");
+        file = Utility.ReplaceInvalidFileNameChars(file);
+        if (options.ExtractFullPath)
+        {
+            var folder = Path.GetDirectoryName(entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null"))
+                .NotNull("Directory is null");
+            var destdir = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(fullDestinationDirectoryPath, folder));
+
+            if (!Directory.Exists(destdir))
+            {
+                if (!destdir.StartsWith(fullDestinationDirectoryPath, PathComparison))
+                {
+                    throw new ExtractionException(
+                        "Entry is trying to create a directory outside of the destination directory."
+                    );
+                }
+
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(destdir);
+            }
+            destinationFileName = Path.Combine(destdir, file);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            destinationFileName = Path.Combine(fullDestinationDirectoryPath, file);
+        }
+
+        if (!entry.IsDirectory)
+        {
+            destinationFileName = Path.GetFullPath(destinationFileName);
+
+            if (!destinationFileName.StartsWith(fullDestinationDirectoryPath, PathComparison))
+            {
+                throw new ExtractionException(
+                    "Entry is trying to write a file outside of the destination directory."
+                );
+            }
+            await writeAsync(destinationFileName, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        else if (options.ExtractFullPath && !Directory.Exists(destinationFileName))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(destinationFileName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static async Task WriteEntryToFileAsync(
+        IEntry entry,
+        string destinationFileName,
+        ExtractionOptions? options,
+        Func<string, FileMode, Task> openAndWriteAsync,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        if (entry.LinkTarget != null)
+        {
+            if (options?.WriteSymbolicLink is null)
+            {
+                throw new ExtractionException(
+                    "Entry is a symbolic link but ExtractionOptions.WriteSymbolicLink delegate is null"
+                );
+            }
+            options.WriteSymbolicLink(destinationFileName, entry.LinkTarget);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            var fm = FileMode.Create;
+            options ??= new ExtractionOptions() { Overwrite = true };
+
+            if (!options.Overwrite)
+            {
+                fm = FileMode.CreateNew;
+            }
+
+            await openAndWriteAsync(destinationFileName, fm).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entry.PreserveExtractionOptions(destinationFileName, options);
+        }
+    }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/FilePart.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public abstract class FilePart
     internal abstract string? FilePartName { get; }
     public int Index { get; set; }
 
-    internal abstract Stream GetCompressedStream();
+    internal abstract Stream? GetCompressedStream();
     internal abstract Stream? GetRawStream();
     internal bool Skipped { get; set; }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/GZip/GZipFilePart.cs

@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@ internal sealed class GZipFilePart : FilePart
             stream.Position = stream.Length - 8;
             ReadTrailer();
             stream.Position = position;
+            EntryStartPosition = position;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // For non-seekable streams, we can't read the trailer or track position.
+            // Set to 0 since the stream will be read sequentially from its current position.
+            EntryStartPosition = 0;
         }
-        EntryStartPosition = stream.Position;
     }
 
     internal long EntryStartPosition { get; }

src/SharpCompress/Common/IncompleteArchiveException.cs

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Common;
-
-public class IncompleteArchiveException : ArchiveException
-{
-    public IncompleteArchiveException(string message)
-        : base(message) { }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/InvalidFormatException.cs

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common;
-
-public class InvalidFormatException : ExtractionException
-{
-    public InvalidFormatException(string message)
-        : base(message) { }
-
-    public InvalidFormatException(string message, Exception inner)
-        : base(message, inner) { }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/MultiVolumeExtractionException.cs

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common;
-
-public class MultiVolumeExtractionException : ExtractionException
-{
-    public MultiVolumeExtractionException(string message)
-        : base(message) { }
-
-    public MultiVolumeExtractionException(string message, Exception inner)
-        : base(message, inner) { }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/MultipartStreamRequiredException.cs

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Common;
-
-public class MultipartStreamRequiredException : ExtractionException
-{
-    public MultipartStreamRequiredException(string message)
-        : base(message) { }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/CryptKey5.cs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ internal class CryptKey5 : ICryptKey
     private byte[] _pswCheck = { };
     private byte[] _hashKey = { };
 
-    public CryptKey5(string password, Rar5CryptoInfo rar5CryptoInfo)
+    public CryptKey5(string? password, Rar5CryptoInfo rar5CryptoInfo)
     {
         _password = password ?? "";
         _cryptoInfo = rar5CryptoInfo;

src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/Headers/ArchiveCryptHeader.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #nullable disable
 
-using System;
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Rar.Headers;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Rar.Headers;

src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/Headers/FileHeader.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-#nullable disable
-
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 #if !Rar2017_64bit
@@ -18,7 +15,7 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Common.Rar.Headers;
 
 internal class FileHeader : RarHeader
 {
-    private byte[] _hash;
+    private byte[]? _hash;
 
     public FileHeader(RarHeader header, RarCrcBinaryReader reader, HeaderType headerType)
         : base(header, reader, headerType) { }
@@ -319,6 +316,10 @@ internal class FileHeader : RarHeader
 
                     if (NewSubHeaderType.SUBHEAD_TYPE_RR.Equals(fileNameBytes))
                     {
+                        if (SubData is null)
+                        {
+                            throw new InvalidFormatException();
+                        }
                         RecoverySectors =
                             SubData[8]
                             + (SubData[9] << 8)
@@ -340,12 +341,16 @@ internal class FileHeader : RarHeader
             if (RemainingHeaderBytes(reader) >= 2)
             {
                 var extendedFlags = reader.ReadUInt16();
-                FileLastModifiedTime = ProcessExtendedTimeV4(
-                    extendedFlags,
-                    FileLastModifiedTime,
-                    reader,
-                    0
-                );
+                if (FileLastModifiedTime is not null)
+                {
+                    FileLastModifiedTime = ProcessExtendedTimeV4(
+                        extendedFlags,
+                        FileLastModifiedTime,
+                        reader,
+                        0
+                    );
+                }
+
                 FileCreatedTime = ProcessExtendedTimeV4(extendedFlags, null, reader, 1);
                 FileLastAccessedTime = ProcessExtendedTimeV4(extendedFlags, null, reader, 2);
                 FileArchivedTime = ProcessExtendedTimeV4(extendedFlags, null, reader, 3);
@@ -377,7 +382,7 @@ internal class FileHeader : RarHeader
             var dosTime = reader.ReadUInt32();
             time = Utility.DosDateToDateTime(dosTime);
         }
-        if ((rmode & 4) == 0)
+        if ((rmode & 4) == 0 && time is not null)
         {
             time = time.Value.AddSeconds(1);
         }
@@ -390,7 +395,11 @@ internal class FileHeader : RarHeader
         }
 
         //10^-7 to 10^-3
-        return time.Value.AddMilliseconds(nanosecondHundreds * Math.Pow(10, -4));
+        if (time is not null)
+        {
+            return time.Value.AddMilliseconds(nanosecondHundreds * Math.Pow(10, -4));
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     private static string ConvertPathV4(string path)
@@ -406,13 +415,13 @@ internal class FileHeader : RarHeader
         return path;
     }
 
-    public override string ToString() => FileName;
+    public override string ToString() => FileName ?? "FileHeader";
 
     private ushort Flags { get; set; }
 
     private bool HasFlag(ushort flag) => (Flags & flag) == flag;
 
-    internal byte[] FileCrc
+    internal byte[]? FileCrc
     {
         get => _hash;
         private set => _hash = value;
@@ -441,22 +450,22 @@ internal class FileHeader : RarHeader
     public bool IsRedir => RedirType != 0;
     public byte RedirFlags { get; private set; }
     public bool IsRedirDirectory => (RedirFlags & RedirFlagV5.DIRECTORY) != 0;
-    public string RedirTargetName { get; private set; }
+    public string? RedirTargetName { get; private set; }
 
     // unused for UnpackV1 implementation (limitation)
     internal size_t WindowSize { get; private set; }
 
-    internal byte[] R4Salt { get; private set; }
-    internal Rar5CryptoInfo Rar5CryptoInfo { get; private set; }
+    internal byte[]? R4Salt { get; private set; }
+    internal Rar5CryptoInfo? Rar5CryptoInfo { get; private set; }
     private byte HostOs { get; set; }
     internal uint FileAttributes { get; private set; }
     internal long CompressedSize { get; private set; }
     internal long UncompressedSize { get; private set; }
-    internal string FileName { get; private set; }
-    internal byte[] SubData { get; private set; }
+    internal string? FileName { get; private set; }
+    internal byte[]? SubData { get; private set; }
     internal int RecoverySectors { get; private set; }
     internal long DataStartPosition { get; set; }
-    public Stream PackedStream { get; set; }
+    public Stream? PackedStream { get; set; }
 
     public bool IsSplitBefore =>
         IsRar5 ? HasHeaderFlag(HeaderFlagsV5.SPLIT_BEFORE) : HasFlag(FileFlagsV4.SPLIT_BEFORE);

src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/Headers/Flags.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public enum HeaderType : byte
     Sign,
     NewSub,
     EndArchive,
-    Crypt
+    Crypt,
 }
 
 internal static class HeaderCodeV

src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/Headers/RarHeader.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.IO;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Rar.Headers;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ internal class RarHeader : IRarHeader
         {
             return new RarHeader(reader, isRar5, archiveEncoding);
         }
-        catch (EndOfStreamException)
+        catch (InvalidFormatException)
         {
             return null;
         }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/Headers/RarHeaderFactory.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Rar;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
@@ -160,10 +158,15 @@ public class RarHeaderFactory
                             {
                                 fh.PackedStream = new RarCryptoWrapper(
                                     ms,
-                                    fh.R4Salt is null ? fh.Rar5CryptoInfo.Salt : fh.R4Salt,
                                     fh.R4Salt is null
-                                        ? new CryptKey5(Options.Password!, fh.Rar5CryptoInfo)
-                                        : new CryptKey3(Options.Password!)
+                                        ? fh.Rar5CryptoInfo.NotNull().Salt
+                                        : fh.R4Salt,
+                                    fh.R4Salt is null
+                                        ? new CryptKey5(
+                                            Options.Password,
+                                            fh.Rar5CryptoInfo.NotNull()
+                                        )
+                                        : new CryptKey3(Options.Password)
                                 );
                             }
                         }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/RarEntry.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public abstract class RarEntry : Entry
     /// <summary>
     /// The File's 32 bit CRC Hash
     /// </summary>
-    public override long Crc => BitConverter.ToUInt32(FileHeader.FileCrc, 0);
+    public override long Crc => BitConverter.ToUInt32(FileHeader.FileCrc.NotNull(), 0);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The path of the file internal to the Rar Archive.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public abstract class RarEntry : Entry
 
     public bool IsRedir => FileHeader.IsRedir;
 
-    public string RedirTargetName => FileHeader.RedirTargetName;
+    public string? RedirTargetName => FileHeader.RedirTargetName;
 
     public override string ToString() =>
         string.Format(

src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/RarVolume.cs

@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ public abstract class RarVolume : Volume
                         var fh = (FileHeader)header;
                         if (fh.FileName == "CMT")
                         {
-                            var part = CreateFilePart(lastMarkHeader!, fh);
                             var buffer = new byte[fh.CompressedSize];
-                            part.GetCompressedStream().Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
+                            fh.PackedStream.NotNull().ReadFully(buffer);
                             Comment = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer, 0, buffer.Length - 1);
                         }
                     }

src/SharpCompress/Common/ReaderCancelledException.cs

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common;
-
-public class ReaderCancelledException : Exception
-{
-    public ReaderCancelledException(string message)
-        : base(message) { }
-
-    public ReaderCancelledException(string message, Exception inner)
-        : base(message, inner) { }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/ArchiveReader.cs

@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ internal class ArchiveReader
                         );
                         break;
                     default:
-                        throw new InvalidOperationException();
+                        throw new InvalidFormatException();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ internal class ArchiveReader
                 outStream.ReadExact(data, 0, data.Length);
                 if (outStream.ReadByte() >= 0)
                 {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Decoded stream is longer than expected.");
+                    throw new InvalidFormatException("Decoded stream is longer than expected.");
                 }
                 dataVector.Add(data);
 
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ internal class ArchiveReader
                         != folder._unpackCrc
                     )
                     {
-                        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                        throw new InvalidFormatException(
                             "Decoded stream does not match expected CRC."
                         );
                     }
@@ -996,6 +996,11 @@ internal class ArchiveReader
                             numFiles,
                             delegate(int i, uint? attr)
                             {
+                                // Keep the original attribute value because it could potentially get
+                                // modified in the logic that follows. Some callers of the library may
+                                // find the original value useful.
+                                db._files[i].ExtendedAttrib = attr;
+
                                 // Some third party implementations established an unofficial extension
                                 // of the 7z archive format by placing posix file attributes in the high
                                 // bits of the windows file attributes. This makes use of the fact that
@@ -1220,23 +1225,46 @@ internal class ArchiveReader
 
     #region Public Methods
 
-    public void Open(Stream stream)
+    public void Open(Stream stream, bool lookForHeader)
     {
         Close();
 
         _streamOrigin = stream.Position;
         _streamEnding = stream.Length;
 
-        // TODO: Check Signature!
-        _header = new byte[0x20];
-        for (var offset = 0; offset < 0x20; )
+        var canScan = lookForHeader ? 0x80000 - 20 : 0;
+        while (true)
         {
-            var delta = stream.Read(_header, offset, 0x20 - offset);
-            if (delta == 0)
+            // TODO: Check Signature!
+            _header = new byte[0x20];
+            for (var offset = 0; offset < 0x20; )
             {
-                throw new EndOfStreamException();
+                var delta = stream.Read(_header, offset, 0x20 - offset);
+                if (delta == 0)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException();
+                }
+
+                offset += delta;
             }
-            offset += delta;
+
+            if (
+                !lookForHeader
+                || _header
+                    .AsSpan(0, length: 6)
+                    .SequenceEqual<byte>([0x37, 0x7A, 0xBC, 0xAF, 0x27, 0x1C])
+            )
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (canScan == 0)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidFormatException("Unable to find 7z signature");
+            }
+
+            canScan--;
+            stream.Position = ++_streamOrigin;
         }
 
         _stream = stream;
@@ -1435,7 +1463,7 @@ internal class ArchiveReader
 #if DEBUG
             Log.WriteLine(_db._files[index].Name);
 #endif
-            if (_db._files[index].CrcDefined)
+            if (_db._files[index].Crc.HasValue)
             {
                 _stream = new CrcCheckStream(_db._files[index].Crc.Value);
             }

src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/CFileItem.cs

@@ -8,18 +8,13 @@ internal class CFileItem
 {
     public long Size { get; internal set; }
     public uint? Attrib { get; internal set; }
+    public uint? ExtendedAttrib { get; internal set; }
     public uint? Crc { get; internal set; }
     public string Name { get; internal set; }
 
     public bool HasStream { get; internal set; }
     public bool IsDir { get; internal set; }
 
-    public bool CrcDefined => Crc != null;
-
-    public bool AttribDefined => Attrib != null;
-
-    public void SetAttrib(uint attrib) => Attrib = attrib;
-
     public DateTime? CTime { get; internal set; }
     public DateTime? ATime { get; internal set; }
     public DateTime? MTime { get; internal set; }

src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/SevenZipEntry.cs

@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@ public class SevenZipEntry : Entry
     public override int? Attrib =>
         FilePart.Header.Attrib.HasValue ? (int?)FilePart.Header.Attrib.Value : null;
 
+    public int? ExtendedAttrib =>
+        FilePart.Header.ExtendedAttrib.HasValue ? (int?)FilePart.Header.ExtendedAttrib.Value : null;
+
     internal override IEnumerable<FilePart> Parts => FilePart.AsEnumerable<FilePart>();
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/SevenZipFilePart.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ internal class SevenZipFilePart : FilePart
     {
         if (!Header.HasStream)
         {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException("File does not have a stream.");
+            return Stream.Null;
         }
         var folderStream = _database.GetFolderStream(_stream, Folder!, _database.PasswordProvider);
 
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ internal class SevenZipFilePart : FilePart
         }
     }
 
+    private const uint K_COPY = 0x0;
     private const uint K_LZMA2 = 0x21;
     private const uint K_LZMA = 0x030101;
     private const uint K_PPMD = 0x030401;
@@ -83,10 +83,11 @@ internal class SevenZipFilePart : FilePart
         var coder = Folder.NotNull()._coders.First();
         return coder._methodId._id switch
         {
+            K_COPY => CompressionType.None,
             K_LZMA or K_LZMA2 => CompressionType.LZMA,
             K_PPMD => CompressionType.PPMd,
             K_B_ZIP2 => CompressionType.BZip2,
-            _ => throw new NotImplementedException()
+            _ => throw new InvalidFormatException(),
         };
     }
 

src/SharpCompress/Common/SharpCompressException.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common;
+
+public class SharpCompressException : Exception
+{
+    public SharpCompressException() { }
+
+    public SharpCompressException(string message)
+        : base(message) { }
+
+    public SharpCompressException(string message, Exception inner)
+        : base(message, inner) { }
+}
+
+public class ArchiveException(string message) : SharpCompressException(message);
+
+public class IncompleteArchiveException(string message) : ArchiveException(message);
+
+public class CryptographicException(string message) : SharpCompressException(message);
+
+public class ReaderCancelledException(string message) : SharpCompressException(message);
+
+public class ExtractionException : SharpCompressException
+{
+    public ExtractionException() { }
+
+    public ExtractionException(string message)
+        : base(message) { }
+
+    public ExtractionException(string message, Exception inner)
+        : base(message, inner) { }
+}
+
+public class MultipartStreamRequiredException(string message) : ExtractionException(message);
+
+public class MultiVolumeExtractionException(string message) : ExtractionException(message);
+
+public class InvalidFormatException : ExtractionException
+{
+    public InvalidFormatException() { }
+
+    public InvalidFormatException(string message)
+        : base(message) { }
+
+    public InvalidFormatException(string message, Exception inner)
+        : base(message, inner) { }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Tar/Headers/EntryType.cs

@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ internal enum EntryType : byte
     LongName = (byte)'L',
     SparseFile = (byte)'S',
     VolumeHeader = (byte)'V',
-    GlobalExtendedHeader = (byte)'g'
+    GlobalExtendedHeader = (byte)'g',
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Tar/Headers/TarHeader.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ internal sealed class TarHeader
 
     internal const int BLOCK_SIZE = 512;
 
+    // Maximum size for long name/link headers to prevent memory exhaustion attacks
+    // This is generous enough for most real-world scenarios (32KB)
+    private const int MAX_LONG_NAME_SIZE = 32768;
+
     internal void Write(Stream output)
     {
         var buffer = new byte[BLOCK_SIZE];
@@ -101,63 +105,100 @@ internal sealed class TarHeader
 
     internal bool Read(BinaryReader reader)
     {
-        var buffer = ReadBlock(reader);
-        if (buffer.Length == 0)
+        string? longName = null;
+        string? longLinkName = null;
+        var hasLongValue = true;
+        byte[] buffer;
+        EntryType entryType;
+
+        do
+        {
+            buffer = ReadBlock(reader);
+
+            if (buffer.Length == 0)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            entryType = ReadEntryType(buffer);
+
+            // LongName and LongLink headers can follow each other and need
+            // to apply to the header that follows them.
+            if (entryType == EntryType.LongName)
+            {
+                longName = ReadLongName(reader, buffer);
+                continue;
+            }
+            else if (entryType == EntryType.LongLink)
+            {
+                longLinkName = ReadLongName(reader, buffer);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            hasLongValue = false;
+        } while (hasLongValue);
+
+        // Check header checksum
+        if (!checkChecksum(buffer))
         {
             return false;
         }
 
-        // for symlinks, additionally read the linkname
-        if (ReadEntryType(buffer) == EntryType.SymLink)
-        {
-            LinkName = ArchiveEncoding.Decode(buffer, 157, 100).TrimNulls();
-        }
-
-        if (ReadEntryType(buffer) == EntryType.LongName)
-        {
-            Name = ReadLongName(reader, buffer);
-            buffer = ReadBlock(reader);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            Name = ArchiveEncoding.Decode(buffer, 0, 100).TrimNulls();
-        }
-
-        EntryType = ReadEntryType(buffer);
+        Name = longName ?? ArchiveEncoding.Decode(buffer, 0, 100).TrimNulls();
+        EntryType = entryType;
         Size = ReadSize(buffer);
 
+        // for symlinks, additionally read the linkname
+        if (entryType == EntryType.SymLink || entryType == EntryType.HardLink)
+        {
+            LinkName = longLinkName ?? ArchiveEncoding.Decode(buffer, 157, 100).TrimNulls();
+        }
+
         Mode = ReadAsciiInt64Base8(buffer, 100, 7);
-        if (EntryType == EntryType.Directory)
+
+        if (entryType == EntryType.Directory)
         {
             Mode |= 0b1_000_000_000;
         }
 
         UserId = ReadAsciiInt64Base8oldGnu(buffer, 108, 7);
         GroupId = ReadAsciiInt64Base8oldGnu(buffer, 116, 7);
-        var unixTimeStamp = ReadAsciiInt64Base8(buffer, 136, 11);
-        LastModifiedTime = EPOCH.AddSeconds(unixTimeStamp).ToLocalTime();
 
+        var unixTimeStamp = ReadAsciiInt64Base8(buffer, 136, 11);
+
+        LastModifiedTime = EPOCH.AddSeconds(unixTimeStamp).ToLocalTime();
         Magic = ArchiveEncoding.Decode(buffer, 257, 6).TrimNulls();
 
         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Magic) && "ustar".Equals(Magic))
         {
-            var namePrefix = ArchiveEncoding.Decode(buffer, 345, 157);
-            namePrefix = namePrefix.TrimNulls();
+            var namePrefix = ArchiveEncoding.Decode(buffer, 345, 157).TrimNulls();
+
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(namePrefix))
             {
                 Name = namePrefix + "/" + Name;
             }
         }
-        if (EntryType != EntryType.LongName && Name.Length == 0)
+
+        if (entryType != EntryType.LongName && Name.Length == 0)
         {
             return false;
         }
+
         return true;
     }
 
     private string ReadLongName(BinaryReader reader, byte[] buffer)
     {
         var size = ReadSize(buffer);
+
+        // Validate size to prevent memory exhaustion from malformed headers
+        if (size < 0 || size > MAX_LONG_NAME_SIZE)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidFormatException(
+                $"Long name size {size} is invalid or exceeds maximum allowed size of {MAX_LONG_NAME_SIZE} bytes"
+            );
+        }
+
         var nameLength = (int)size;
         var nameBytes = reader.ReadBytes(nameLength);
         var remainingBytesToRead = BLOCK_SIZE - (nameLength % BLOCK_SIZE);
@@ -188,7 +229,7 @@ internal sealed class TarHeader
 
         if (buffer.Length != 0 && buffer.Length < BLOCK_SIZE)
         {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException("Buffer is invalid size");
+            throw new InvalidFormatException("Buffer is invalid size");
         }
         return buffer;
     }
@@ -286,9 +327,45 @@ internal sealed class TarHeader
         (byte)' ',
         (byte)' ',
         (byte)' ',
-        (byte)' '
+        (byte)' ',
     };
 
+    internal static bool checkChecksum(byte[] buf)
+    {
+        const int eightSpacesChksum = 256;
+        var buffer = new Span<byte>(buf).Slice(0, 512);
+        int posix_sum = eightSpacesChksum;
+        int sun_sum = eightSpacesChksum;
+
+        foreach (byte b in buffer)
+        {
+            posix_sum += b;
+            sun_sum += unchecked((sbyte)b);
+        }
+
+        // Special case, empty file header
+        if (posix_sum == eightSpacesChksum)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Remove current checksum from calculation
+        foreach (byte b in buffer.Slice(148, 8))
+        {
+            posix_sum -= b;
+            sun_sum -= unchecked((sbyte)b);
+        }
+
+        // Read and compare checksum for header
+        var crc = ReadAsciiInt64Base8(buf, 148, 7);
+        if (crc != posix_sum && crc != sun_sum)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     internal static int RecalculateChecksum(byte[] buf)
     {
         // Set default value for checksum. That is 8 spaces.

src/SharpCompress/Common/Tar/TarReadOnlySubStream.cs

@@ -4,13 +4,38 @@ using SharpCompress.IO;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Tar;
 
-internal class TarReadOnlySubStream : NonDisposingStream
+internal class TarReadOnlySubStream : SharpCompressStream, IStreamStack
 {
+#if DEBUG_STREAMS
+    long IStreamStack.InstanceId { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    Stream IStreamStack.BaseStream() => base.Stream;
+
+    int IStreamStack.BufferSize
+    {
+        get => 0;
+        set { }
+    }
+    int IStreamStack.BufferPosition
+    {
+        get => 0;
+        set { }
+    }
+
+    void IStreamStack.SetPosition(long position) { }
+
     private bool _isDisposed;
     private long _amountRead;
 
     public TarReadOnlySubStream(Stream stream, long bytesToRead)
-        : base(stream, throwOnDispose: false) => BytesLeftToRead = bytesToRead;
+        : base(stream, leaveOpen: true, throwOnDispose: false)
+    {
+        BytesLeftToRead = bytesToRead;
+#if DEBUG_STREAMS
+        this.DebugConstruct(typeof(TarReadOnlySubStream));
+#endif
+    }
 
     protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
     {
@@ -20,7 +45,9 @@ internal class TarReadOnlySubStream : NonDisposingStream
         }
 
         _isDisposed = true;
-
+#if DEBUG_STREAMS
+        this.DebugDispose(typeof(TarReadOnlySubStream));
+#endif
         if (disposing)
         {
             // Ensure we read all remaining blocks for this entry.
@@ -39,6 +66,36 @@ internal class TarReadOnlySubStream : NonDisposingStream
         base.Dispose(disposing);
     }
 
+#if !NETFRAMEWORK && !NETSTANDARD2_0
+    public override async System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        if (_isDisposed)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _isDisposed = true;
+#if DEBUG_STREAMS
+        this.DebugDispose(typeof(TarReadOnlySubStream));
+#endif
+        // Ensure we read all remaining blocks for this entry.
+        await Stream.SkipAsync(BytesLeftToRead).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        _amountRead += BytesLeftToRead;
+
+        // If the last block wasn't a full 512 bytes, skip the remaining padding bytes.
+        var bytesInLastBlock = _amountRead % 512;
+
+        if (bytesInLastBlock != 0)
+        {
+            await Stream.SkipAsync(512 - bytesInLastBlock).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        // Call base Dispose instead of base DisposeAsync to avoid double disposal
+        base.Dispose(true);
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+#endif
+
     private long BytesLeftToRead { get; set; }
 
     public override bool CanRead => true;
@@ -49,6 +106,10 @@ internal class TarReadOnlySubStream : NonDisposingStream
 
     public override void Flush() { }
 
+    public override System.Threading.Tasks.Task FlushAsync(
+        System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken
+    ) => System.Threading.Tasks.Task.CompletedTask;
+
     public override long Length => throw new NotSupportedException();
 
     public override long Position
@@ -87,6 +148,48 @@ internal class TarReadOnlySubStream : NonDisposingStream
         return value;
     }
 
+    public override async System.Threading.Tasks.Task<int> ReadAsync(
+        byte[] buffer,
+        int offset,
+        int count,
+        System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken
+    )
+    {
+        if (BytesLeftToRead < count)
+        {
+            count = (int)BytesLeftToRead;
+        }
+        var read = await Stream
+            .ReadAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (read > 0)
+        {
+            BytesLeftToRead -= read;
+            _amountRead += read;
+        }
+        return read;
+    }
+
+#if !NETFRAMEWORK && !NETSTANDARD2_0
+    public override async System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(
+        System.Memory<byte> buffer,
+        System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        if (BytesLeftToRead < buffer.Length)
+        {
+            buffer = buffer.Slice(0, (int)BytesLeftToRead);
+        }
+        var read = await Stream.ReadAsync(buffer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (read > 0)
+        {
+            BytesLeftToRead -= read;
+            _amountRead += read;
+        }
+        return read;
+    }
+#endif
+
     public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin) => throw new NotSupportedException();
 
     public override void SetLength(long value) => throw new NotSupportedException();

src/SharpCompress/Common/Volume.cs

@@ -7,16 +7,22 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Common;
 
 public abstract class Volume : IVolume
 {
+    private readonly Stream _baseStream;
     private readonly Stream _actualStream;
 
     internal Volume(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions, int index = 0)
     {
         Index = index;
         ReaderOptions = readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions();
+        _baseStream = stream;
         if (ReaderOptions.LeaveStreamOpen)
         {
-            stream = NonDisposingStream.Create(stream);
+            stream = SharpCompressStream.Create(stream, leaveOpen: true);
         }
+
+        if (stream is IStreamStack ss)
+            ss.SetBuffer(ReaderOptions.BufferSize, true);
+
         _actualStream = stream;
     }
 
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ public abstract class Volume : IVolume
 
     public virtual int Index { get; internal set; }
 
-    public string? FileName => (_actualStream as FileStream)?.Name;
+    public string? FileName => (_baseStream as FileStream)?.Name;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// RarArchive is part of a multi-part archive.

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/Headers/DirectoryEntryHeader.cs

@@ -123,11 +123,7 @@ internal class DirectoryEntryHeader : ZipFileEntry
 
     public long RelativeOffsetOfEntryHeader { get; set; }
 
-    public uint ExternalFileAttributes { get; set; }
-
     public ushort InternalFileAttributes { get; set; }
 
     public ushort DiskNumberStart { get; set; }
-
-    public string? Comment { get; private set; }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/Headers/HeaderFlags.cs

@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ internal enum HeaderFlags : ushort
     EnhancedDeflate = 16,
 
     //Bit 11: Language encoding flag
-    Efs = 2048
+    Efs = 2048,
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/Headers/LocalEntryHeaderExtraFactory.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ internal enum ExtraDataType : ushort
     // -Info-ZIP Unicode Path Extra Field
     UnicodePathExtraField = 0x7075,
     Zip64ExtendedInformationExtraField = 0x0001,
-    UnixTimeExtraField = 0x5455
+    UnixTimeExtraField = 0x5455,
 }
 
 internal class ExtraData
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ internal sealed class UnixTimeExtraField : ExtraData
                 return Tuple.Create<DateTime?, DateTime?, DateTime?>(null, null, null);
             }
 
-            var flags = DataBytes[0];
-            var isModifiedTimeSpecified = (flags & 0x01) == 1;
-            var isLastAccessTimeSpecified = (flags & 0x02) == 1;
-            var isCreationTimeSpecified = (flags & 0x04) == 1;
+            var flags = (RecordedTimeFlag)DataBytes[0];
+            var isModifiedTimeSpecified = flags.HasFlag(RecordedTimeFlag.LastModified);
+            var isLastAccessTimeSpecified = flags.HasFlag(RecordedTimeFlag.LastAccessed);
+            var isCreationTimeSpecified = flags.HasFlag(RecordedTimeFlag.Created);
             var currentIndex = 1;
             DateTime? modifiedTime = null;
             DateTime? lastAccessTime = null;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ internal sealed class UnixTimeExtraField : ExtraData
             {
                 if (currentIndex + 4 > DataBytes.Length)
                 {
-                    throw new ArchiveException("Invalid UnicodeExtraTime field");
+                    return Tuple.Create<DateTime?, DateTime?, DateTime?>(null, null, null);
                 }
 
                 var lastAccessEpochTime = BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32LittleEndian(
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ internal sealed class UnixTimeExtraField : ExtraData
             {
                 if (currentIndex + 4 > DataBytes.Length)
                 {
-                    throw new ArchiveException("Invalid UnicodeExtraTime field");
+                    return Tuple.Create<DateTime?, DateTime?, DateTime?>(null, null, null);
                 }
 
                 var creationTimeEpochTime = BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32LittleEndian(
@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@ internal sealed class UnixTimeExtraField : ExtraData
             return Tuple.Create(modifiedTime, lastAccessTime, creationTime);
         }
     }
+
+    [Flags]
+    private enum RecordedTimeFlag
+    {
+        None = 0,
+        LastModified = 1,
+        LastAccessed = 2,
+        Created = 4,
+    }
 }
 
 internal static class LocalEntryHeaderExtraFactory
@@ -229,11 +238,14 @@ internal static class LocalEntryHeaderExtraFactory
     internal static ExtraData Create(ExtraDataType type, ushort length, byte[] extraData) =>
         type switch
         {
-            ExtraDataType.UnicodePathExtraField
-                => new ExtraUnicodePathExtraField(type, length, extraData),
-            ExtraDataType.Zip64ExtendedInformationExtraField
-                => new Zip64ExtendedInformationExtraField(type, length, extraData),
+            ExtraDataType.UnicodePathExtraField => new ExtraUnicodePathExtraField(
+                type,
+                length,
+                extraData
+            ),
+            ExtraDataType.Zip64ExtendedInformationExtraField =>
+                new Zip64ExtendedInformationExtraField(type, length, extraData),
             ExtraDataType.UnixTimeExtraField => new UnixTimeExtraField(type, length, extraData),
-            _ => new ExtraData(type, length, extraData)
+            _ => new ExtraData(type, length, extraData),
         };
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/Headers/ZipFileEntry.cs

@@ -91,8 +91,15 @@ internal abstract class ZipFileEntry : ZipHeader
 
     protected void LoadExtra(byte[] extra)
     {
-        for (var i = 0; i < extra.Length - 4; )
+        for (var i = 0; i < extra.Length; )
         {
+            // Ensure we have at least a header (2-byte ID + 2-byte length)
+            if (i + 4 > extra.Length)
+            {
+                // Incomplete header — stop parsing extras
+                break;
+            }
+
             var type = (ExtraDataType)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(extra.AsSpan(i));
             if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(ExtraDataType), type))
             {
@@ -106,7 +113,17 @@ internal abstract class ZipFileEntry : ZipHeader
             if (length > extra.Length)
             {
                 // bad extras block
-                return;
+                break; // allow processing optional other blocks
+            }
+            // Some ZIP files contain vendor-specific or malformed extra fields where the declared
+            // data length extends beyond the remaining buffer. This adjustment ensures that
+            // we only read data within bounds (i + 4 + length <= extra.Length)
+            // The example here is: 41 43 18 00 41 52 43 30 46 EB FF FF 51 29 03 C6 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
+            // No existing zip utility uses 0x4341 ('AC')
+            if (i + 4 + length > extra.Length)
+            {
+                // incomplete or corrupt field
+                break; // allow processing optional other blocks
             }
 
             var data = new byte[length];
@@ -120,4 +137,8 @@ internal abstract class ZipFileEntry : ZipHeader
     internal ZipFilePart? Part { get; set; }
 
     internal bool IsZip64 => CompressedSize >= uint.MaxValue;
+
+    internal uint ExternalFileAttributes { get; set; }
+
+    internal string? Comment { get; set; }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/Headers/ZipHeaderType.cs

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ internal enum ZipHeaderType
     DirectoryEnd,
     Split,
     Zip64DirectoryEnd,
-    Zip64DirectoryEndLocator
+    Zip64DirectoryEndLocator,
 }