Add IsArchiveAsync overloads for Zip and GZip factories

- Added IsArchiveAsync interface method to IFactory
- Implemented async versions of IsZipFile, IsZipMulti, IsGZipFile
- Updated ZipFactory and GZipFactory to override IsArchiveAsync
- Updated ReaderFactory.OpenAsync to use IsArchiveAsync
- Fixed Zip_Reader_Disposal_Test2_Async to use ReaderFactory.OpenAsync
- Fixed TestStream to properly forward ReadAsync calls
- Removed BufferedStream wrapping from AsyncBinaryReader as it uses sync Read
- Added default implementation in Factory base class

Co-authored-by: adamhathcock <527620+adamhathcock@users.noreply.github.com>

.config/dotnet-tools.json

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "csharpier": {
-      "version": "1.2.5",
+      "version": "1.2.4",
       "commands": [
         "csharpier"
       ],
       "rollForward": false
     }
   }
-}
+}

.github/workflows/NUGET_RELEASE.md

@@ -1,155 +0,0 @@
-# NuGet Release Workflow
-
-This document describes the automated NuGet release workflow for SharpCompress.
-
-## Overview
-
-The `nuget-release.yml` workflow automatically builds, tests, and publishes SharpCompress packages to NuGet.org when:
-- Changes are pushed to the `master` or `release` branch
-- A version tag (format: `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`) is pushed
-
-The workflow runs on both Windows and Ubuntu, but only the Windows build publishes to NuGet.
-
-## How It Works
-
-### Version Determination
-
-The workflow automatically determines the version based on whether the commit is tagged using C# code in the build project:
-
-1. **Tagged Release (Stable)**:
-   - If the current commit has a version tag (e.g., `0.42.1`)
-   - Uses the tag as the version number
-   - Published as a stable release
-
-2. **Untagged Release (Prerelease)**:
-   - If the current commit is NOT tagged
-   - Creates a prerelease version based on the next minor version
-   - Format: `{NEXT_MINOR_VERSION}-beta.{COMMIT_COUNT}`
-   - Example: `0.43.0-beta.123` (if last tag is 0.42.x)
-   - Published as a prerelease to NuGet.org (Windows build only)
-
-### Workflow Steps
-
-The workflow runs on a matrix of operating systems (Windows and Ubuntu):
-
-1. **Checkout**: Fetches the repository with full history for version detection
-2. **Setup .NET**: Installs .NET 10.0
-3. **Determine Version**: Runs `determine-version` build target to check for tags and determine version
-4. **Update Version**: Runs `update-version` build target to update the version in the project file
-5. **Build and Test**: Runs the full build and test suite on both platforms
-6. **Upload Artifacts**: Uploads the generated `.nupkg` files as workflow artifacts (separate for each OS)
-7. **Push to NuGet**: (Windows only) Runs `push-to-nuget` build target to publish the package to NuGet.org using the API key
-
-All version detection, file updates, and publishing logic is implemented in C# in the `build/Program.cs` file using build targets.
-
-## Setup Requirements
-
-### 1. NuGet API Key Secret
-
-The workflow requires a `NUGET_API_KEY` secret to be configured in the repository settings:
-
-1. Go to https://www.nuget.org/account/apikeys
-2. Create a new API key with "Push" permission for the SharpCompress package
-3. In GitHub, go to: **Settings** → **Secrets and variables** → **Actions**
-4. Create a new secret named `NUGET_API_KEY` with the API key value
-
-### 2. Branch Protection (Recommended)
-
-Consider enabling branch protection rules for the `release` branch to ensure:
-- Code reviews are required before merging
-- Status checks pass before merging
-- Only authorized users can push to the branch
-
-## Usage
-
-### Creating a Stable Release
-
-There are two ways to trigger a stable release:
-
-**Method 1: Push tag to trigger workflow**
-1. Ensure all changes are committed on the `master` or `release` branch
-2. Create and push a version tag:
-   ```bash
-   git checkout master  # or release
-   git tag 0.43.0
-   git push origin 0.43.0
-   ```
-3. The workflow will automatically trigger, build, test, and publish `SharpCompress 0.43.0` to NuGet.org (Windows build)
-
-**Method 2: Tag after pushing to branch**
-1. Ensure all changes are merged and pushed to the `master` or `release` branch
-2. Create and push a version tag on the already-pushed commit:
-   ```bash
-   git checkout master  # or release
-   git tag 0.43.0
-   git push origin 0.43.0
-   ```
-3. The workflow will automatically trigger, build, test, and publish `SharpCompress 0.43.0` to NuGet.org (Windows build)
-
-### Creating a Prerelease
-
-1. Push changes to the `master` or `release` branch without tagging:
-   ```bash
-   git checkout master  # or release
-   git push origin master  # or release
-   ```
-2. The workflow will automatically:
-   - Build and test the project on both Windows and Ubuntu
-   - Publish a prerelease version like `0.43.0-beta.456` to NuGet.org (Windows build)
-
-## Troubleshooting
-
-### Workflow Fails to Push to NuGet
-
-- **Check the API Key**: Ensure `NUGET_API_KEY` is set correctly in repository secrets
-- **Check API Key Permissions**: Verify the API key has "Push" permission for SharpCompress
-- **Check API Key Expiration**: NuGet API keys may expire; create a new one if needed
-
-### Version Conflict
-
-If you see "Package already exists" errors:
-- The workflow uses `--skip-duplicate` flag to handle this gracefully
-- If you need to republish the same version, delete it from NuGet.org first (if allowed)
-
-### Build or Test Failures
-
-- The workflow will not push to NuGet if build or tests fail
-- Check the workflow logs in GitHub Actions for details
-- Fix the issues and push again
-
-## Manual Package Creation
-
-If you need to create a package manually without publishing:
-
-```bash
-dotnet run --project build/build.csproj -- publish
-```
-
-The package will be created in the `artifacts/` directory.
-
-## Build Targets
-
-The workflow uses the following C# build targets defined in `build/Program.cs`:
-
-- **determine-version**: Detects version from git tags and outputs VERSION and PRERELEASE variables
-- **update-version**: Updates VersionPrefix, AssemblyVersion, and FileVersion in the project file
-- **push-to-nuget**: Pushes the generated NuGet packages to NuGet.org (requires NUGET_API_KEY)
-
-These targets can be run manually for testing:
-
-```bash
-# Determine the version
-dotnet run --project build/build.csproj -- determine-version
-
-# Update version in project file
-VERSION=0.43.0 dotnet run --project build/build.csproj -- update-version
-
-# Push to NuGet (requires NUGET_API_KEY environment variable)
-NUGET_API_KEY=your-key dotnet run --project build/build.csproj -- push-to-nuget
-```
-
-## Related Files
-
-- `.github/workflows/nuget-release.yml` - The workflow definition
-- `build/Program.cs` - Build script with version detection and publishing logic
-- `src/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.csproj` - Project file with version information

.github/workflows/TESTING.md

@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-# Testing Guide for NuGet Release Workflow
-
-This document describes how to test the NuGet release workflow.
-
-## Testing Strategy
-
-Since this workflow publishes to NuGet.org and requires repository secrets, testing should be done carefully. The workflow runs on both Windows and Ubuntu, but only the Windows build publishes to NuGet.
-
-## Pre-Testing Checklist
-
-- [x] Workflow YAML syntax validated
-- [x] Version determination logic tested locally
-- [x] Version update logic tested locally
-- [x] Build script works (`dotnet run --project build/build.csproj`)
-
-## Manual Testing Steps
-
-### 1. Test Prerelease Publishing (Recommended First Test)
-
-This tests the workflow on untagged commits to the master or release branch.
-
-**Steps:**
-1. Ensure `NUGET_API_KEY` secret is configured in repository settings
-2. Create a test commit on the `master` or `release` branch (e.g., update a comment or README)
-3. Push to the `master` or `release` branch
-4. Monitor the GitHub Actions workflow at: https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/actions
-5. Verify:
-   - Workflow triggers and runs successfully on both Windows and Ubuntu
-   - Version is determined correctly (e.g., `0.43.0-beta.XXX` if last tag is 0.42.x)
-   - Build and tests pass on both platforms
-   - Package artifacts are uploaded for both platforms
-   - Package is pushed to NuGet.org as prerelease (Windows build only)
-
-**Expected Outcome:**
-- A new prerelease package appears on NuGet.org: https://www.nuget.org/packages/SharpCompress/
-- Package version follows pattern: `{NEXT_MINOR_VERSION}-beta.{COMMIT_COUNT}`
-
-### 2. Test Tagged Release Publishing
-
-This tests the workflow when a version tag is pushed.
-
-**Steps:**
-1. Prepare the `master` or `release` branch with all desired changes
-2. Create a version tag (must be a pure semantic version like `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`):
-   ```bash
-   git checkout master  # or release
-   git tag 0.42.2
-   git push origin 0.42.2
-   ```
-3. Monitor the GitHub Actions workflow
-4. Verify:
-   - Workflow triggers and runs successfully on both Windows and Ubuntu
-   - Version is determined as the tag (e.g., `0.42.2`)
-   - Build and tests pass on both platforms
-   - Package artifacts are uploaded for both platforms
-   - Package is pushed to NuGet.org as stable release (Windows build only)
-
-**Expected Outcome:**
-- A new stable release package appears on NuGet.org
-- Package version matches the tag
-
-### 3. Test Duplicate Package Handling
-
-This tests the `--skip-duplicate` flag behavior.
-
-**Steps:**
-1. Push to the `release` branch without making changes
-2. Monitor the workflow
-3. Verify:
-   - Workflow runs but NuGet push is skipped with "duplicate" message
-   - No errors occur
-
-### 4. Test Build Failure Handling
-
-This tests that failed builds don't publish packages.
-
-**Steps:**
-1. Introduce a breaking change in a test or code
-2. Push to the `release` branch
-3. Verify:
-   - Workflow runs and detects the failure
-   - Build or test step fails
-   - NuGet push step is skipped
-   - No package is published
-
-## Verification
-
-After each test, verify:
-
-1. **GitHub Actions Logs**: Check the workflow logs for any errors or warnings
-2. **NuGet.org**: Verify the package appears with correct version and metadata
-3. **Artifacts**: Download and inspect the uploaded artifacts
-
-## Rollback/Cleanup
-
-If testing produces unwanted packages:
-
-1. **Prerelease packages**: Can be unlisted on NuGet.org (Settings → Unlist)
-2. **Stable packages**: Cannot be deleted, only unlisted (use test versions)
-3. **Tags**: Can be deleted with:
-   ```bash
-   git tag -d 0.42.2
-   git push origin :refs/tags/0.42.2
-   ```
-
-## Known Limitations
-
-- NuGet.org does not allow re-uploading the same version
-- Deleted packages on NuGet.org reserve the version number
-- The workflow requires the `NUGET_API_KEY` secret to be set
-
-## Success Criteria
-
-The workflow is considered successful if:
-
-- ✅ Prerelease versions are published correctly with beta suffix
-- ✅ Tagged versions are published as stable releases
-- ✅ Build and test failures prevent publishing
-- ✅ Duplicate packages are handled gracefully
-- ✅ Workflow logs are clear and informative

.github/workflows/dotnetcore.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: SharpCompress
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+  pull_request:
+    types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: 10.0.x
+    - run: dotnet run --project build/build.csproj
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+      with:
+        name: ${{ matrix.os }}-sharpcompress.nupkg
+        path: artifacts/*

.github/workflows/nuget-release.yml

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-name: NuGet Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - 'master'
-      - 'release'
-    tags:
-      - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - 'master'
-      - 'release'
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  build-and-publish:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-    
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for versioning
-    
-    - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
-      with:
-        dotnet-version: 10.0.x
-    
-    # Determine version using C# build target
-    - name: Determine Version
-      id: version
-      run: dotnet run --project build/build.csproj -- determine-version
-    
-    # Update version in project file using C# build target
-    - name: Update Version in Project
-      run: dotnet run --project build/build.csproj -- update-version
-      env:
-        VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-    
-    # Build and test
-    - name: Build and Test
-      run: dotnet run --project build/build.csproj
-    
-    # Upload artifacts for verification
-    - name: Upload NuGet Package
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-      with:
-        name: ${{ matrix.os }}-nuget-package
-        path: artifacts/*.nupkg
-    
-    # Push to NuGet.org using C# build target (Windows only, not on PRs)
-    - name: Push to NuGet
-      if: success() && matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-      run: dotnet run --project build/build.csproj -- push-to-nuget
-      env:
-        NUGET_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}

.gitignore

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ tests/TestArchives/*/Scratch2
 .vs
 tools
 .idea/
-artifacts/
 
 .DS_Store
 *.snupkg

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Mono.Posix.NETStandard" Version="1.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="SimpleExec" Version="13.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="SimpleExec" Version="12.1.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
-    <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="10.0.102" />
-    <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks" Version="10.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

FORMATS.md

@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
 
 | Archive Format         | Compression Format(s)                             | Compress/Decompress | Archive API     | Reader API | Writer API    |
 | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | --------------- | ---------- | ------------- |
-| Ace                    | None                                              | Decompress          | N/A             | AceReader  | N/A           |
-| Arc                    | None, Packed, Squeezed, Crunched                  | Decompress          | N/A             | ArcReader  | N/A           |
-| Arj                    | None                                              | Decompress          | N/A             | ArjReader  | N/A           |
-| Rar                    | Rar                                               | Decompress          | RarArchive      | RarReader  | N/A           |
+| Rar                    | Rar                                               | Decompress (1)      | RarArchive      | RarReader  | N/A           |
 | 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) |

OLD_CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-
-# Version Log
-
-* [Releases](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/releases)
-
-## Version 0.18
-
-* [Now on Github releases](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/releases/tag/0.18)
-
-## Version 0.17.1
-
-* Fix - [Bug Fix for .NET Core on Windows](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/257)
-
-## Version 0.17.0
-
-* New - Full LZip support! Can read and write LZip files and Tars inside LZip files. [Make LZip a first class citizen. #241](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/241)
-* New - XZ read support! Can read XZ files and Tars inside XZ files. [XZ in SharpCompress #91](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/94)
-* Fix - [Regression - zip file writing on seekable streams always assumed stream start was 0. Introduced with Zip64 writing.](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/244)
-* Fix - [Zip files with post-data descriptors can be properly skipped via decompression](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/162)
-
-## Version 0.16.2
-
-* Fix [.NET 3.5 should support files and cryptography (was a regression from 0.16.0)](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/251)
-* Fix [Zip per entry compression customization wrote the wrong method into the zip archive](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/249)
-
-## Version 0.16.1
-
-* Fix [Preserve compression method when getting a compressed stream](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/235)
-* Fix [RAR entry key normalization fix](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/201)
-
-## Version 0.16.0
-
-* Breaking - [Progress Event Tracking rethink](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/226)
-* Update to VS2017 - [VS2017](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/231) - Framework targets have been changed.
-* New - [Add Zip64 writing](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/211)
-* [Fix invalid/mismatching Zip version flags.](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/164) - This allows nuget/System.IO.Packaging to read zip files generated by SharpCompress
-* [Fix 7Zip directory hiding](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/215/files)
-* [Verify RAR CRC headers](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/220)
-
-## Version 0.15.2
-
-* [Fix invalid headers](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/210) - fixes an issue creating large-ish zip archives that was introduced with zip64 reading.
-
-## Version 0.15.1
-
-* [Zip64 extending information and ZipReader](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/206)
-
-## Version 0.15.0
-
-* [Add zip64 support for ZipArchive extraction](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/205)
-
-## Version 0.14.1
-
-* [.NET Assemblies aren't strong named](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/158)
-* [Pkware encryption for Zip files didn't allow for multiple reads of an entry](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/197)
-* [GZip Entry couldn't be read multiple times](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/198)
-
-## Version 0.14.0
-
-* [Support for LZip reading in for Tars](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/191)
-
-## Version 0.13.1
-
-* [Fix null password on ReaderFactory. Fix null options on SevenZipArchive](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/188)
-* [Make PpmdProperties lazy to avoid unnecessary allocations.](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/185)
-
-## Version 0.13.0
-
-* Breaking change: Big refactor of Options on API.
-* 7Zip supports Deflate
-
-## Version 0.12.4
-
-* Forward only zip issue fix https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/160
-* Try to fix frameworks again by copying targets from JSON.NET
-
-## Version 0.12.3
-
-* 7Zip fixes https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/73
-* Maybe all profiles will work with project.json now
-
-## Version 0.12.2
-
-* Support Profile 259 again
-
-## Version 0.12.1
-
-* Support Silverlight 5
-
-## Version 0.12.0
-
-* .NET Core RTM!
-* Bug fix for Tar long paths
-
-## Version 0.11.6
-
-* Bug fix for global header in Tar
-* Writers now have a leaveOpen `bool` overload. They won't close streams if not-requested to.
-
-## Version 0.11.5
-
-* Bug fix in Skip method
-
-## Version 0.11.4
-
-* SharpCompress is now endian neutral (matters for Mono platforms)
-* Fix for Inflate (need to change implementation)
-* Fixes for RAR detection
-
-## Version 0.11.1
-
-* Added Cancel on IReader
-* Removed .NET 2.0 support and LinqBridge dependency
-
-## Version 0.11
-
-* Been over a year, contains mainly fixes from contributors!
-* Possible breaking change: ArchiveEncoding is UTF8 by default now.
-* TAR supports writing long names using longlink
-* RAR Protect Header added
-
-## Version 0.10.3
-
-* Finally fixed Disposal issue when creating a new archive with the Archive API
-
-## Version 0.10.2
-
-* Fixed Rar Header reading for invalid extended time headers.
-* Windows Store assembly is now strong named
-* Known issues with Long Tar names being worked on
-* Updated to VS2013
-* Portable targets SL5 and Windows Phone 8 (up from SL4 and WP7)
-
-## Version 0.10.1
-
-* Fixed 7Zip extraction performance problem
-
-## Version 0.10:
-
-* Added support for RAR Decryption (thanks to https://github.com/hrasyid)
-* Embedded some BouncyCastle crypto classes to allow RAR Decryption and Winzip AES Decryption in Portable and Windows Store DLLs
-* Built in Release (I think)

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SharpCompress is a compression library in pure C# for .NET Framework 4.8, .NET 8
 
 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 [USAGE.md](USAGE.md#async-examples) for examples.
+**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)
@@ -34,11 +34,235 @@ Hi everyone. I hope you're using SharpCompress and finding it useful. Please giv
 
 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!
 
-## Notes
+## TODOs (always lots)
+
+* RAR 5 decryption crc check support
+* 7Zip writing
+* Zip64 (Need writing and extend Reading)
+* Multi-volume Zip support.
+* ZStandard writing
+
+## Version Log
+
+* [Releases](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/releases)
+
+### Version 0.18
+
+* [Now on Github releases](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/releases/tag/0.18)
+
+### Version 0.17.1
+
+* Fix - [Bug Fix for .NET Core on Windows](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/257)
+
+### Version 0.17.0
+
+* New - Full LZip support! Can read and write LZip files and Tars inside LZip files. [Make LZip a first class citizen. #241](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/241)
+* New - XZ read support! Can read XZ files and Tars inside XZ files. [XZ in SharpCompress #91](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/94)
+* Fix - [Regression - zip file writing on seekable streams always assumed stream start was 0. Introduced with Zip64 writing.](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/244)
+* Fix - [Zip files with post-data descriptors can be properly skipped via decompression](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/162)
+
+### Version 0.16.2
+
+* Fix [.NET 3.5 should support files and cryptography (was a regression from 0.16.0)](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/251)
+* Fix [Zip per entry compression customization wrote the wrong method into the zip archive](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/249)
+
+### Version 0.16.1
+
+* Fix [Preserve compression method when getting a compressed stream](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/235)
+* Fix [RAR entry key normalization fix](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/201)
+
+### Version 0.16.0
+
+* Breaking - [Progress Event Tracking rethink](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/226)
+* Update to VS2017 - [VS2017](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/231) - Framework targets have been changed.
+* New - [Add Zip64 writing](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/211)
+* [Fix invalid/mismatching Zip version flags.](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/164) - This allows nuget/System.IO.Packaging to read zip files generated by SharpCompress
+* [Fix 7Zip directory hiding](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/215/files)
+* [Verify RAR CRC headers](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/220)
+
+### Version 0.15.2
+
+* [Fix invalid headers](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/210) - fixes an issue creating large-ish zip archives that was introduced with zip64 reading.
+
+### Version 0.15.1
+
+* [Zip64 extending information and ZipReader](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/206)
+
+### Version 0.15.0
+
+* [Add zip64 support for ZipArchive extraction](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/205)
+
+### Version 0.14.1
+
+* [.NET Assemblies aren't strong named](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/158)
+* [Pkware encryption for Zip files didn't allow for multiple reads of an entry](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/197)
+* [GZip Entry couldn't be read multiple times](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/198)
+
+### Version 0.14.0
+
+* [Support for LZip reading in for Tars](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/191)
+
+### Version 0.13.1
+
+* [Fix null password on ReaderFactory. Fix null options on SevenZipArchive](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/188)
+* [Make PpmdProperties lazy to avoid unnecessary allocations.](https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/185)
+
+### Version 0.13.0
+
+* Breaking change: Big refactor of Options on API.
+* 7Zip supports Deflate
+
+### Version 0.12.4
+
+* Forward only zip issue fix https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/160
+* Try to fix frameworks again by copying targets from JSON.NET
+
+### Version 0.12.3
+
+* 7Zip fixes https://github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/issues/73
+* Maybe all profiles will work with project.json now
+
+### Version 0.12.2
+
+* Support Profile 259 again
+
+### Version 0.12.1
+
+* Support Silverlight 5
+
+### Version 0.12.0
+
+* .NET Core RTM!
+* Bug fix for Tar long paths
+
+### Version 0.11.6
+
+* Bug fix for global header in Tar
+* Writers now have a leaveOpen `bool` overload. They won't close streams if not-requested to.
+
+### Version 0.11.5
+
+* Bug fix in Skip method
+
+### Version 0.11.4
+
+* SharpCompress is now endian neutral (matters for Mono platforms)
+* Fix for Inflate (need to change implementation)
+* Fixes for RAR detection
+
+### Version 0.11.1
+
+* Added Cancel on IReader
+* Removed .NET 2.0 support and LinqBridge dependency
+
+### Version 0.11
+
+* Been over a year, contains mainly fixes from contributors!
+* Possible breaking change: ArchiveEncoding is UTF8 by default now.
+* TAR supports writing long names using longlink
+* RAR Protect Header added
+
+### Version 0.10.3
+
+* Finally fixed Disposal issue when creating a new archive with the Archive API
+
+### Version 0.10.2
+
+* Fixed Rar Header reading for invalid extended time headers.
+* Windows Store assembly is now strong named
+* Known issues with Long Tar names being worked on
+* Updated to VS2013
+* Portable targets SL5 and Windows Phone 8 (up from SL4 and WP7)
+
+### Version 0.10.1
+
+* Fixed 7Zip extraction performance problem
+
+### Version 0.10:
+
+* Added support for RAR Decryption (thanks to https://github.com/hrasyid)
+* Embedded some BouncyCastle crypto classes to allow RAR Decryption and Winzip AES Decryption in Portable and Windows Store DLLs
+* Built in Release (I think)
 
 XZ implementation based on: https://github.com/sambott/XZ.NET by @sambott
 

SharpCompress.sln

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Config", "Config", "{CDB425
 		.editorconfig = .editorconfig
 		Directory.Packages.props = Directory.Packages.props
 		NuGet.config = NuGet.config
-		.github\workflows\nuget-release.yml = .github\workflows\nuget-release.yml
+		.github\workflows\dotnetcore.yml = .github\workflows\dotnetcore.yml
 		USAGE.md = USAGE.md
 		README.md = README.md
 		FORMATS.md = FORMATS.md

USAGE.md

@@ -113,26 +113,38 @@ using (var archive = RarArchive.Open("Test.rar"))
 }
 ```
 
-### Extract solid Rar or 7Zip archives with progress reporting
+### Extract solid Rar or 7Zip archives with manual progress reporting
 
 `ExtractAllEntries` only works for solid archives (Rar) or 7Zip archives. For optimal performance with these archive types, use this method:
 
 ```C#
-using SharpCompress.Common;
-using SharpCompress.Readers;
-
-var progress = new Progress<ProgressReport>(report =>
+using (var archive = RarArchive.Open("archive.rar")) // Must be solid Rar or 7Zip
 {
-    Console.WriteLine($"Extracting {report.EntryPath}: {report.PercentComplete}%");
-});
-
-using (var archive = RarArchive.Open("archive.rar", new ReaderOptions { Progress = progress })) // Must be solid Rar or 7Zip
-{
-    archive.WriteToDirectory(@"D:\output", new ExtractionOptions()
+    if (archive.IsSolid || archive.Type == ArchiveType.SevenZip)
     {
-        ExtractFullPath = true,
-        Overwrite = true
-    });
+        // Calculate total size for progress reporting
+        double totalSize = archive.Entries.Where(e => !e.IsDirectory).Sum(e => e.Size);
+        long completed = 0;
+
+        using (var reader = archive.ExtractAllEntries())
+        {
+            while (reader.MoveToNextEntry())
+            {
+                if (!reader.Entry.IsDirectory)
+                {
+                    reader.WriteEntryToDirectory(@"D:\output", new ExtractionOptions()
+                    {
+                        ExtractFullPath = true,
+                        Overwrite = true
+                    });
+
+                    completed += reader.Entry.Size;
+                    double progress = completed / totalSize;
+                    Console.WriteLine($"Progress: {progress:P}");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 ```
 

build/Program.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using GlobExpressions;
 using static Bullseye.Targets;
 using static SimpleExec.Command;
@@ -16,9 +13,6 @@ const string Test = "test";
 const string Format = "format";
 const string CheckFormat = "check-format";
 const string Publish = "publish";
-const string DetermineVersion = "determine-version";
-const string UpdateVersion = "update-version";
-const string PushToNuGet = "push-to-nuget";
 
 Target(
     Clean,
@@ -105,200 +99,6 @@ Target(
     }
 );
 
-Target(
-    DetermineVersion,
-    async () =>
-    {
-        var (version, isPrerelease) = await GetVersion();
-        Console.WriteLine($"VERSION={version}");
-        Console.WriteLine($"PRERELEASE={isPrerelease.ToString().ToLower()}");
-
-        // Write to environment file for GitHub Actions
-        var githubOutput = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GITHUB_OUTPUT");
-        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(githubOutput))
-        {
-            File.AppendAllText(githubOutput, $"version={version}\n");
-            File.AppendAllText(githubOutput, $"prerelease={isPrerelease.ToString().ToLower()}\n");
-        }
-    }
-);
-
-Target(
-    UpdateVersion,
-    async () =>
-    {
-        var version = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("VERSION");
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(version))
-        {
-            var (detectedVersion, _) = await GetVersion();
-            version = detectedVersion;
-        }
-
-        Console.WriteLine($"Updating project file with version: {version}");
-
-        var projectPath = "src/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.csproj";
-        var content = File.ReadAllText(projectPath);
-
-        // Get base version (without prerelease suffix)
-        var baseVersion = version.Split('-')[0];
-
-        // Update VersionPrefix
-        content = Regex.Replace(
-            content,
-            @"<VersionPrefix>[^<]*</VersionPrefix>",
-            $"<VersionPrefix>{version}</VersionPrefix>"
-        );
-
-        // Update AssemblyVersion
-        content = Regex.Replace(
-            content,
-            @"<AssemblyVersion>[^<]*</AssemblyVersion>",
-            $"<AssemblyVersion>{baseVersion}</AssemblyVersion>"
-        );
-
-        // Update FileVersion
-        content = Regex.Replace(
-            content,
-            @"<FileVersion>[^<]*</FileVersion>",
-            $"<FileVersion>{baseVersion}</FileVersion>"
-        );
-
-        File.WriteAllText(projectPath, content);
-        Console.WriteLine($"Updated VersionPrefix to: {version}");
-        Console.WriteLine($"Updated AssemblyVersion and FileVersion to: {baseVersion}");
-    }
-);
-
-Target(
-    PushToNuGet,
-    () =>
-    {
-        var apiKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NUGET_API_KEY");
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(apiKey))
-        {
-            Console.WriteLine(
-                "NUGET_API_KEY environment variable is not set. Skipping NuGet push."
-            );
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var packages = Directory.GetFiles("artifacts", "*.nupkg");
-        if (packages.Length == 0)
-        {
-            Console.WriteLine("No packages found in artifacts directory.");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        foreach (var package in packages)
-        {
-            Console.WriteLine($"Pushing {package} to NuGet.org");
-            try
-            {
-                // Note: API key is passed via command line argument which is standard practice for dotnet nuget push
-                // The key is already in an environment variable and not displayed in normal output
-                Run(
-                    "dotnet",
-                    $"nuget push \"{package}\" --api-key {apiKey} --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --skip-duplicate"
-                );
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine($"Failed to push {package}: {ex.Message}");
-                throw;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-);
-
 Target("default", [Publish], () => Console.WriteLine("Done!"));
 
 await RunTargetsAndExitAsync(args);
-
-static async Task<(string version, bool isPrerelease)> GetVersion()
-{
-    // Check if current commit has a version tag
-    var currentTag = (await GetGitOutput("tag", "--points-at HEAD"))
-        .Split('\n', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
-        .FirstOrDefault(tag => Regex.IsMatch(tag.Trim(), @"^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$"));
-
-    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentTag))
-    {
-        // Tagged release - use the tag as version
-        var version = currentTag.Trim();
-        Console.WriteLine($"Building tagged release version: {version}");
-        return (version, false);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // Not tagged - create prerelease version
-        var allTags = (await GetGitOutput("tag", "--list"))
-            .Split('\n', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
-            .Where(tag => Regex.IsMatch(tag.Trim(), @"^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$"))
-            .Select(tag => tag.Trim())
-            .ToList();
-
-        var lastTag = allTags.OrderBy(tag => Version.Parse(tag)).LastOrDefault() ?? "0.0.0";
-        var lastVersion = Version.Parse(lastTag);
-
-        // Determine version increment based on branch
-        var currentBranch = await GetCurrentBranch();
-        Version nextVersion;
-
-        if (currentBranch == "release")
-        {
-            // Release branch: increment patch version
-            nextVersion = new Version(lastVersion.Major, lastVersion.Minor, lastVersion.Build + 1);
-            Console.WriteLine($"Building prerelease for release branch (patch increment)");
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Master or other branches: increment minor version
-            nextVersion = new Version(lastVersion.Major, lastVersion.Minor + 1, 0);
-            Console.WriteLine($"Building prerelease for {currentBranch} branch (minor increment)");
-        }
-
-        // Use commit count since the last version tag if available; otherwise, fall back to total count
-        var revListArgs = allTags.Any() ? $"--count {lastTag}..HEAD" : "--count HEAD";
-        var commitCount = (await GetGitOutput("rev-list", revListArgs)).Trim();
-
-        var version = $"{nextVersion}-beta.{commitCount}";
-        Console.WriteLine($"Building prerelease version: {version}");
-        return (version, true);
-    }
-}
-
-static async Task<string> GetCurrentBranch()
-{
-    // In GitHub Actions, GITHUB_REF_NAME contains the branch name
-    var githubRefName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GITHUB_REF_NAME");
-    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(githubRefName))
-    {
-        return githubRefName;
-    }
-
-    // Fallback to git command for local builds
-    try
-    {
-        var (output, _) = await ReadAsync("git", "branch --show-current");
-        return output.Trim();
-    }
-    catch (Exception ex)
-    {
-        Console.WriteLine($"Warning: Could not determine current branch: {ex.Message}");
-        return "unknown";
-    }
-}
-
-static async Task<string> GetGitOutput(string command, string args)
-{
-    try
-    {
-        // Use SimpleExec's Read to execute git commands in a cross-platform way
-        var (output, _) = await ReadAsync("git", $"{command} {args}");
-        return output;
-    }
-    catch (Exception ex)
-    {
-        throw new Exception($"Git command failed: git {command} {args}\n{ex.Message}", ex);
-    }
-}

build/packages.lock.json

@@ -14,45 +14,11 @@
         "resolved": "1.1.9",
         "contentHash": "AfK5+ECWYTP7G3AAdnU8IfVj+QpGjrh9GC2mpdcJzCvtQ4pnerAGwHsxJ9D4/RnhDUz2DSzd951O/lQjQby2Sw=="
       },
-      "Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies": {
-        "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[1.0.3, )",
-        "resolved": "1.0.3",
-        "contentHash": "vUc9Npcs14QsyOD01tnv/m8sQUnGTGOw1BCmKcv77LBJY7OxhJ+zJF7UD/sCL3lYNFuqmQEVlkfS4Quif6FyYg==",
-        "dependencies": {
-          "Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies.net461": "1.0.3"
-        }
-      },
-      "Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub": {
-        "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[10.0.102, )",
-        "resolved": "10.0.102",
-        "contentHash": "Oxq3RCIJSdtpIU4hLqO7XaDe/Ra3HS9Wi8rJl838SAg6Zu1iQjerA0+xXWBgUFYbgknUGCLOU0T+lzMLkvY9Qg==",
-        "dependencies": {
-          "Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Git": "10.0.102",
-          "Microsoft.SourceLink.Common": "10.0.102"
-        }
-      },
       "SimpleExec": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[13.0.0, )",
-        "resolved": "13.0.0",
-        "contentHash": "zcCR1pupa1wI1VqBULRiQKeHKKZOuJhi/K+4V5oO+rHJZlaOD53ViFo1c3PavDoMAfSn/FAXGAWpPoF57rwhYg=="
-      },
-      "Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Git": {
-        "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "10.0.102",
-        "contentHash": "0i81LYX31U6UiXz4NOLbvc++u+/mVDmOt+PskrM/MygpDxkv9THKQyRUmavBpLK6iBV0abNWnn+CQgSRz//Pwg=="
-      },
-      "Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies.net461": {
-        "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "1.0.3",
-        "contentHash": "AmOJZwCqnOCNp6PPcf9joyogScWLtwy0M1WkqfEQ0M9nYwyDD7EX9ZjscKS5iYnyvteX7kzSKFCKt9I9dXA6mA=="
-      },
-      "Microsoft.SourceLink.Common": {
-        "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "10.0.102",
-        "contentHash": "Mk1IMb9q5tahC2NltxYXFkLBtuBvfBoCQ3pIxYQWfzbCE9o1OB9SsHe0hnNGo7lWgTA/ePbFAJLWu6nLL9K17A=="
+        "requested": "[12.1.0, )",
+        "resolved": "12.1.0",
+        "contentHash": "PcCSAlMcKr5yTd571MgEMoGmoSr+omwziq2crB47lKP740lrmjuBocAUXHj+Q6LR6aUDFyhszot2wbtFJTClkA=="
       }
     }
   }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.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.Factories;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
@@ -24,6 +26,27 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
         return FindFactory<IArchiveFactory>(stream).Open(stream, readerOptions);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens an Archive for random access asynchronously
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        readerOptions ??= new ReaderOptions();
+        stream = SharpCompressStream.Create(stream, bufferSize: readerOptions.BufferSize);
+        var factory = FindFactory<IArchiveFactory>(stream);
+        return await factory
+            .OpenAsync(stream, readerOptions, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     public static IWritableArchive Create(ArchiveType type)
     {
         var factory = Factory
@@ -49,6 +72,22 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
         return Open(new FileInfo(filePath), options);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens an Archive from a filepath asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="filePath"></param>
+    /// <param name="options"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        string filePath,
+        ReaderOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
+        return OpenAsync(new FileInfo(filePath), options, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructor with a FileInfo object to an existing file.
     /// </summary>
@@ -61,6 +100,24 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
         return FindFactory<IArchiveFactory>(fileInfo).Open(fileInfo, options);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens an Archive from a FileInfo object asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfo"></param>
+    /// <param name="options"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        options ??= new ReaderOptions { LeaveStreamOpen = false };
+
+        var factory = FindFactory<IArchiveFactory>(fileInfo);
+        return await factory.OpenAsync(fileInfo, options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructor with IEnumerable FileInfo objects, multi and split support.
     /// </summary>
@@ -87,6 +144,40 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
         return FindFactory<IMultiArchiveFactory>(fileInfo).Open(filesArray, options);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a multi-part archive from files asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfos"></param>
+    /// <param name="options"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IEnumerable<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        fileInfos.NotNull(nameof(fileInfos));
+        var filesArray = fileInfos.ToArray();
+        if (filesArray.Length == 0)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("No files to open");
+        }
+
+        var fileInfo = filesArray[0];
+        if (filesArray.Length == 1)
+        {
+            return await OpenAsync(fileInfo, options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        fileInfo.NotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
+        options ??= new ReaderOptions { LeaveStreamOpen = false };
+
+        var factory = FindFactory<IMultiArchiveFactory>(fileInfo);
+        return await factory
+            .OpenAsync(filesArray, options, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructor with IEnumerable FileInfo objects, multi and split support.
     /// </summary>
@@ -113,6 +204,41 @@ public static class ArchiveFactory
         return FindFactory<IMultiArchiveFactory>(firstStream).Open(streamsArray, options);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a multi-part archive from streams asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="streams"></param>
+    /// <param name="options"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IEnumerable<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        streams.NotNull(nameof(streams));
+        var streamsArray = streams.ToArray();
+        if (streamsArray.Length == 0)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("No streams");
+        }
+
+        var firstStream = streamsArray[0];
+        if (streamsArray.Length == 1)
+        {
+            return await OpenAsync(firstStream, options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        firstStream.NotNull(nameof(firstStream));
+        options ??= new ReaderOptions();
+
+        var factory = FindFactory<IMultiArchiveFactory>(firstStream);
+        return await factory
+            .OpenAsync(streamsArray, options, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Extract to specific directory, retaining filename
     /// </summary>
@@ -166,14 +292,22 @@ 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.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.NotNull(nameof(stream));

src/SharpCompress/Archives/AutoArchiveFactory.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
@@ -14,14 +16,36 @@ class AutoArchiveFactory : IArchiveFactory
 
     public IEnumerable<string> GetSupportedExtensions() => throw new NotSupportedException();
 
-    public bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null) =>
-        throw new NotSupportedException();
+    public bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    ) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    public Task<bool> IsArchiveAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => 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 Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => ArchiveFactory.OpenAsync(stream, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     public IArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         ArchiveFactory.Open(fileInfo, readerOptions);
+
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => ArchiveFactory.OpenAsync(fileInfo, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
 }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/GZip/GZipArchive.cs

@@ -102,6 +102,70 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
         );
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a GZipArchive asynchronously from a stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(stream, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a GZipArchive asynchronously from a FileInfo.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfo"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfo, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a GZipArchive asynchronously from multiple streams.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="streams"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(streams, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a GZipArchive asynchronously from multiple FileInfo objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfos"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfos, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     public static GZipArchive Create() => new();
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -167,6 +231,28 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
         return true;
     }
 
+    public static async Task<bool> IsGZipFileAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        // read the header on the first read
+        byte[] header = new byte[10];
+
+        // workitem 8501: handle edge case (decompress empty stream)
+        if (!await stream.ReadFullyAsync(header, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (header[0] != 0x1F || header[1] != 0x8B || header[2] != 8)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     internal GZipArchive()
         : base(ArchiveType.GZip) { }
 

src/SharpCompress/Archives/IArchiveEntryExtensions.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
 
 public static class IArchiveEntryExtensions
 {
+    private const int BufferSize = 81920;
+
     /// <param name="archiveEntry">The archive entry to extract.</param>
     extension(IArchiveEntry archiveEntry)
     {
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ public static class IArchiveEntryExtensions
 
             using var entryStream = archiveEntry.OpenEntryStream();
             var sourceStream = WrapWithProgress(entryStream, archiveEntry, progress);
-            sourceStream.CopyTo(streamToWriteTo, Constants.BufferSize);
+            sourceStream.CopyTo(streamToWriteTo, BufferSize);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ public static class IArchiveEntryExtensions
             using var entryStream = await archiveEntry.OpenEntryStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
             var sourceStream = WrapWithProgress(entryStream, archiveEntry, progress);
             await sourceStream
-                .CopyToAsync(streamToWriteTo, Constants.BufferSize, cancellationToken)
+                .CopyToAsync(streamToWriteTo, BufferSize, cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
     }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/IArchiveFactory.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Factories;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
@@ -26,10 +28,34 @@ public interface IArchiveFactory : IFactory
     /// <param name="readerOptions">reading options.</param>
     IArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens an Archive for random access asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream">An open, readable and seekable stream.</param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions">reading options.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    );
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructor with a FileInfo object to an existing file.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="fileInfo">the file to open.</param>
     /// <param name="readerOptions">reading options.</param>
     IArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens an Archive from a FileInfo object asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfo">the file to open.</param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions">reading options.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    );
 }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/IMultiArchiveFactory.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Factories;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
@@ -27,10 +29,34 @@ public interface IMultiArchiveFactory : IFactory
     /// <param name="readerOptions">reading options.</param>
     IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a multi-part archive from streams asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="streams"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions">reading options.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    );
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructor with IEnumerable Stream objects, multi and split support.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="fileInfos"></param>
     /// <param name="readerOptions">reading options.</param>
     IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a multi-part archive from files asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfos"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions">reading options.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    );
 }

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchive.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;
@@ -181,6 +183,70 @@ public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
         );
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a RarArchive asynchronously from a stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(stream, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a RarArchive asynchronously from a FileInfo.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfo"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfo, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a RarArchive asynchronously from multiple streams.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="streams"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(streams, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a RarArchive asynchronously from multiple FileInfo objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfos"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfos, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     public static bool IsRarFile(string filePath) => IsRarFile(new FileInfo(filePath));
 
     public static bool IsRarFile(FileInfo fileInfo)

src/SharpCompress/Archives/SevenZip/SevenZipArchive.cs

@@ -105,6 +105,70 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
         );
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a SevenZipArchive asynchronously from a stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(stream, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a SevenZipArchive asynchronously from a FileInfo.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfo"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfo, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a SevenZipArchive asynchronously from multiple streams.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="streams"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(streams, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a SevenZipArchive asynchronously from multiple FileInfo objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfos"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfos, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructor with a SourceStream able to handle FileInfo and Streams.
     /// </summary>
@@ -212,31 +276,10 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
     public override long TotalSize =>
         _database?._packSizes.Aggregate(0L, (total, packSize) => total + packSize) ?? 0;
 
-    internal sealed class SevenZipReader : AbstractReader<SevenZipEntry, SevenZipVolume>
+    private sealed class SevenZipReader : AbstractReader<SevenZipEntry, SevenZipVolume>
     {
         private readonly SevenZipArchive _archive;
         private SevenZipEntry? _currentEntry;
-        private Stream? _currentFolderStream;
-        private CFolder? _currentFolder;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Enables internal diagnostics for tests.
-        /// When disabled (default), diagnostics properties return null to avoid exposing internal state.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal bool DiagnosticsEnabled { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Current folder instance used to decide whether the solid folder stream should be reused.
-        /// Only available when <see cref="DiagnosticsEnabled"/> is true.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal object? DiagnosticsCurrentFolder => DiagnosticsEnabled ? _currentFolder : null;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Current shared folder stream instance.
-        /// Only available when <see cref="DiagnosticsEnabled"/> is true.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal Stream? DiagnosticsCurrentFolderStream =>
-            DiagnosticsEnabled ? _currentFolderStream : null;
 
         internal SevenZipReader(ReaderOptions readerOptions, SevenZipArchive archive)
             : base(readerOptions, ArchiveType.SevenZip) => this._archive = archive;
@@ -252,10 +295,9 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
                 _currentEntry = dir;
                 yield return dir;
             }
-            // For solid archives (entries in the same folder share a compressed stream),
-            // we must iterate entries sequentially and maintain the folder stream state
-            // across entries in the same folder to avoid recreating the decompression
-            // stream for each file, which breaks contiguous streaming.
+            // For non-directory entries, yield them without creating shared streams
+            // Each call to GetEntryStream() will create a fresh decompression stream
+            // to avoid state corruption issues with async operations
             foreach (var entry in entries.Where(x => !x.IsDirectory))
             {
                 _currentEntry = entry;
@@ -265,53 +307,19 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
 
         protected override EntryStream GetEntryStream()
         {
+            // Create a fresh decompression stream for each file (no state sharing).
+            // However, the LZMA decoder has bugs in its async implementation that cause
+            // state corruption even on fresh streams. The SyncOnlyStream wrapper
+            // works around these bugs by forcing async operations to use sync equivalents.
+            //
+            // TODO: Fix the LZMA decoder async bugs (in LzmaStream, Decoder, OutWindow)
+            // so this wrapper is no longer necessary.
             var entry = _currentEntry.NotNull("currentEntry is not null");
             if (entry.IsDirectory)
             {
                 return CreateEntryStream(Stream.Null);
             }
-
-            var filePart = (SevenZipFilePart)entry.FilePart;
-            if (!filePart.Header.HasStream)
-            {
-                // Entries with no underlying stream (e.g., empty files or anti-items)
-                // should return an empty stream, matching previous behavior.
-                return CreateEntryStream(Stream.Null);
-            }
-
-            var folder = filePart.Folder;
-            // Check if we're starting a new folder - dispose old folder stream if needed
-            if (folder != _currentFolder)
-            {
-                _currentFolderStream?.Dispose();
-                _currentFolderStream = null;
-                _currentFolder = folder;
-            }
-
-            // Create the folder stream once per folder
-            if (_currentFolderStream is null)
-            {
-                _currentFolderStream = _archive._database!.GetFolderStream(
-                    _archive.Volumes.Single().Stream,
-                    folder!,
-                    _archive._database.PasswordProvider
-                );
-            }
-
-            // Wrap with SyncOnlyStream to work around LZMA async bugs
-            // Return a ReadOnlySubStream that reads from the shared folder stream
-            return CreateEntryStream(
-                new SyncOnlyStream(
-                    new ReadOnlySubStream(_currentFolderStream, entry.Size, leaveOpen: true)
-                )
-            );
-        }
-
-        public override void Dispose()
-        {
-            _currentFolderStream?.Dispose();
-            _currentFolderStream = null;
-            base.Dispose();
+            return CreateEntryStream(new SyncOnlyStream(entry.FilePart.GetCompressedStream()));
         }
     }
 

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs

@@ -103,6 +103,70 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
         );
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a TarArchive asynchronously from a stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(stream, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a TarArchive asynchronously from a FileInfo.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfo"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfo, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a TarArchive asynchronously from multiple streams.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="streams"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(streams, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a TarArchive asynchronously from multiple FileInfo objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfos"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfos, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     public static bool IsTarFile(string filePath) => IsTarFile(new FileInfo(filePath));
 
     public static bool IsTarFile(FileInfo fileInfo)
@@ -180,7 +244,7 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
                         using (var entryStream = entry.OpenEntryStream())
                         {
                             using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
-                            entryStream.CopyTo(memoryStream, Constants.BufferSize);
+                            entryStream.CopyTo(memoryStream);
                             memoryStream.Position = 0;
                             var bytes = memoryStream.ToArray();
 

src/SharpCompress/Archives/Zip/ZipArchive.cs

@@ -124,27 +124,102 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
         );
     }
 
-    public static bool IsZipFile(string filePath, string? password = null) =>
-        IsZipFile(new FileInfo(filePath), password);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a ZipArchive asynchronously from a stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(stream, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
 
-    public static bool IsZipFile(FileInfo fileInfo, string? password = null)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a ZipArchive asynchronously from a FileInfo.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfo"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfo, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a ZipArchive asynchronously from multiple streams.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="streams"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(streams, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a ZipArchive asynchronously from multiple FileInfo objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfos"></param>
+    /// <param name="readerOptions"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    public static async Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(fileInfos, readerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    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,
+        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: Constants.BufferSize);
+                stream = new SharpCompressStream(stream, bufferSize: bufferSize);
             }
 
             var header = headerFactory
@@ -166,14 +241,18 @@ 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: Constants.BufferSize);
+                stream = new SharpCompressStream(stream, bufferSize: bufferSize);
             }
 
             var header = headerFactory
@@ -184,7 +263,93 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
                 if (stream.CanSeek) //could be multipart. Test for central directory - might not be z64 safe
                 {
                     var z = new SeekableZipHeaderFactory(password, new ArchiveEncoding());
-                    var x = z.ReadSeekableHeader(stream).FirstOrDefault();
+                    var x = z.ReadSeekableHeader(stream, useSync: true).FirstOrDefault();
+                    return x?.ZipHeaderType == ZipHeaderType.DirectoryEntry;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return Enum.IsDefined(typeof(ZipHeaderType), header.ZipHeaderType);
+        }
+        catch (CryptographicException)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<bool> IsZipFileAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        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);
+            if (header is null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return Enum.IsDefined(typeof(ZipHeaderType), header.ZipHeaderType);
+        }
+        catch (CryptographicException)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<bool> IsZipMultiAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        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);
+            if (header is null)
+            {
+                if (stream.CanSeek) //could be multipart. Test for central directory - might not be z64 safe
+                {
+                    var z = new SeekableZipHeaderFactory(password, new ArchiveEncoding());
+                    ZipHeader? x = null;
+                    await foreach (
+                        var h in z.ReadSeekableHeader(stream).WithCancellation(cancellationToken)
+                    )
+                    {
+                        x = h;
+                        break;
+                    }
                     return x?.ZipHeaderType == ZipHeaderType.DirectoryEntry;
                 }
                 else
@@ -214,7 +379,7 @@ 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)
             {
@@ -239,7 +404,9 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
     protected override IEnumerable<ZipArchiveEntry> LoadEntries(IEnumerable<ZipVolume> volumes)
     {
         var vols = volumes.ToArray();
-        foreach (var h in headerFactory.NotNull().ReadSeekableHeader(vols.Last().Stream))
+        foreach (
+            var h in headerFactory.NotNull().ReadSeekableHeader(vols.Last().Stream, useSync: true)
+        )
         {
             if (h != null)
             {

src/SharpCompress/Common/Ace/AceCrc.cs

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace
-{
-    public class AceCrc
-    {
-        // CRC-32 lookup table (standard polynomial 0xEDB88320, reflected)
-        private static readonly uint[] Crc32Table = GenerateTable();
-
-        private static uint[] GenerateTable()
-        {
-            var table = new uint[256];
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
-            {
-                uint crc = (uint)i;
-
-                for (int j = 0; j < 8; j++)
-                {
-                    if ((crc & 1) != 0)
-                        crc = (crc >> 1) ^ 0xEDB88320u;
-                    else
-                        crc >>= 1;
-                }
-
-                table[i] = crc;
-            }
-
-            return table;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Calculate ACE CRC-32 checksum.
-        /// ACE CRC-32 uses standard CRC-32 polynomial (0xEDB88320, reflected)
-        /// with init=0xFFFFFFFF but NO final XOR.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static uint AceCrc32(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
-        {
-            uint crc = 0xFFFFFFFFu;
-
-            foreach (byte b in data)
-            {
-                crc = (crc >> 8) ^ Crc32Table[(crc ^ b) & 0xFF];
-            }
-
-            return crc; // No final XOR for ACE
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// ACE CRC-16 is the lower 16 bits of the ACE CRC-32.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static ushort AceCrc16(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
-        {
-            return (ushort)(AceCrc32(data) & 0xFFFF);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Ace/AceEntry.cs

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace
-{
-    public class AceEntry : Entry
-    {
-        private readonly AceFilePart _filePart;
-
-        internal AceEntry(AceFilePart filePart)
-        {
-            _filePart = filePart;
-        }
-
-        public override long Crc
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_filePart == null)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-                return _filePart.Header.Crc32;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public override string? Key => _filePart?.Header.Filename;
-
-        public override string? LinkTarget => null;
-
-        public override long CompressedSize => _filePart?.Header.PackedSize ?? 0;
-
-        public override CompressionType CompressionType
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_filePart.Header.CompressionType == Headers.CompressionType.Stored)
-                {
-                    return CompressionType.None;
-                }
-                return CompressionType.AceLZ77;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public override long Size => _filePart?.Header.OriginalSize ?? 0;
-
-        public override DateTime? LastModifiedTime => _filePart.Header.DateTime;
-
-        public override DateTime? CreatedTime => null;
-
-        public override DateTime? LastAccessedTime => null;
-
-        public override DateTime? ArchivedTime => null;
-
-        public override bool IsEncrypted => _filePart.Header.IsFileEncrypted;
-
-        public override bool IsDirectory => _filePart.Header.IsDirectory;
-
-        public override bool IsSplitAfter => false;
-
-        internal override IEnumerable<FilePart> Parts => _filePart.Empty();
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Ace/AceFilePart.cs

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers;
-using SharpCompress.IO;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace
-{
-    public class AceFilePart : FilePart
-    {
-        private readonly Stream _stream;
-        internal AceFileHeader Header { get; set; }
-
-        internal AceFilePart(AceFileHeader localAceHeader, Stream seekableStream)
-            : base(localAceHeader.ArchiveEncoding)
-        {
-            _stream = seekableStream;
-            Header = localAceHeader;
-        }
-
-        internal override string? FilePartName => Header.Filename;
-
-        internal override Stream GetCompressedStream()
-        {
-            if (_stream != null)
-            {
-                Stream compressedStream;
-                switch (Header.CompressionType)
-                {
-                    case Headers.CompressionType.Stored:
-                        compressedStream = new ReadOnlySubStream(
-                            _stream,
-                            Header.DataStartPosition,
-                            Header.PackedSize
-                        );
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        throw new NotSupportedException(
-                            "CompressionMethod: " + Header.CompressionQuality
-                        );
-                }
-                return compressedStream;
-            }
-            return _stream.NotNull();
-        }
-
-        internal override Stream? GetRawStream() => _stream;
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Ace/AceVolume.cs

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Arj;
-using SharpCompress.Readers;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace
-{
-    public class AceVolume : Volume
-    {
-        public AceVolume(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<AceFilePart> GetVolumeFileParts()
-        {
-            return new List<AceFilePart>();
-        }
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Ace/Headers/AceFileHeader.cs

@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Buffers.Binary;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Xml.Linq;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Arc;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// ACE file entry header
-    /// </summary>
-    public sealed class AceFileHeader : AceHeader
-    {
-        public long DataStartPosition { get; private set; }
-        public long PackedSize { get; set; }
-        public long OriginalSize { get; set; }
-        public DateTime DateTime { get; set; }
-        public int Attributes { get; set; }
-        public uint Crc32 { get; set; }
-        public CompressionType CompressionType { get; set; }
-        public CompressionQuality CompressionQuality { get; set; }
-        public ushort Parameters { get; set; }
-        public string Filename { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-        public List<byte> Comment { get; set; } = new();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// File data offset in the archive
-        /// </summary>
-        public ulong DataOffset { get; set; }
-
-        public bool IsDirectory => (Attributes & 0x10) != 0;
-
-        public bool IsContinuedFromPrev =>
-            (HeaderFlags & SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.HeaderFlags.CONTINUED_PREV) != 0;
-
-        public bool IsContinuedToNext =>
-            (HeaderFlags & SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.HeaderFlags.CONTINUED_NEXT) != 0;
-
-        public int DictionarySize
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                int bits = Parameters & 0x0F;
-                return bits < 10 ? 1024 : 1 << bits;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public AceFileHeader(ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
-            : base(archiveEncoding, AceHeaderType.FILE) { }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the next file entry header from the stream.
-        /// Returns null if no more entries or end of archive.
-        /// Supports both ACE 1.0 and ACE 2.0 formats.
-        /// </summary>
-        public override AceHeader? Read(Stream stream)
-        {
-            var headerData = ReadHeader(stream);
-            if (headerData.Length == 0)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-            int offset = 0;
-
-            // Header type (1 byte)
-            HeaderType = headerData[offset++];
-
-            // Skip recovery record headers (ACE 2.0 feature)
-            if (HeaderType == (byte)SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.AceHeaderType.RECOVERY32)
-            {
-                // Skip to next header
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (HeaderType != (byte)SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.AceHeaderType.FILE)
-            {
-                // Unknown header type - skip
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            // Header flags (2 bytes)
-            HeaderFlags = BitConverter.ToUInt16(headerData, offset);
-            offset += 2;
-
-            // Packed size (4 bytes)
-            PackedSize = BitConverter.ToUInt32(headerData, offset);
-            offset += 4;
-
-            // Original size (4 bytes)
-            OriginalSize = BitConverter.ToUInt32(headerData, offset);
-            offset += 4;
-
-            // File date/time in DOS format (4 bytes)
-            var dosDateTime = BitConverter.ToUInt32(headerData, offset);
-            DateTime = ConvertDosDateTime(dosDateTime);
-            offset += 4;
-
-            // File attributes (4 bytes)
-            Attributes = (int)BitConverter.ToUInt32(headerData, offset);
-            offset += 4;
-
-            // CRC32 (4 bytes)
-            Crc32 = BitConverter.ToUInt32(headerData, offset);
-            offset += 4;
-
-            // Compression type (1 byte)
-            byte compressionType = headerData[offset++];
-            CompressionType = GetCompressionType(compressionType);
-
-            // Compression quality/parameter (1 byte)
-            byte compressionQuality = headerData[offset++];
-            CompressionQuality = GetCompressionQuality(compressionQuality);
-
-            // Parameters (2 bytes)
-            Parameters = BitConverter.ToUInt16(headerData, offset);
-            offset += 2;
-
-            // Reserved (2 bytes) - skip
-            offset += 2;
-
-            // Filename length (2 bytes)
-            var filenameLength = BitConverter.ToUInt16(headerData, offset);
-            offset += 2;
-
-            // Filename
-            if (offset + filenameLength <= headerData.Length)
-            {
-                Filename = ArchiveEncoding.Decode(headerData, offset, filenameLength);
-                offset += filenameLength;
-            }
-
-            // Handle comment if present
-            if ((HeaderFlags & SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.HeaderFlags.COMMENT) != 0)
-            {
-                // Comment length (2 bytes)
-                if (offset + 2 <= headerData.Length)
-                {
-                    ushort commentLength = BitConverter.ToUInt16(headerData, offset);
-                    offset += 2 + commentLength; // Skip comment
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Store the data start position
-            DataStartPosition = stream.Position;
-
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public CompressionType GetCompressionType(byte value) =>
-            value switch
-            {
-                0 => CompressionType.Stored,
-                1 => CompressionType.Lz77,
-                2 => CompressionType.Blocked,
-                _ => CompressionType.Unknown,
-            };
-
-        public CompressionQuality GetCompressionQuality(byte value) =>
-            value switch
-            {
-                0 => CompressionQuality.None,
-                1 => CompressionQuality.Fastest,
-                2 => CompressionQuality.Fast,
-                3 => CompressionQuality.Normal,
-                4 => CompressionQuality.Good,
-                5 => CompressionQuality.Best,
-                _ => CompressionQuality.Unknown,
-            };
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Ace/Headers/AceHeader.cs

@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers;
-using SharpCompress.Crypto;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Header type constants
-    /// </summary>
-    public enum AceHeaderType
-    {
-        MAIN = 0,
-        FILE = 1,
-        RECOVERY32 = 2,
-        RECOVERY64A = 3,
-        RECOVERY64B = 4,
-    }
-
-    public abstract class AceHeader
-    {
-        // ACE signature: bytes at offset 7 should be "**ACE**"
-        private static readonly byte[] AceSignature =
-        [
-            (byte)'*',
-            (byte)'*',
-            (byte)'A',
-            (byte)'C',
-            (byte)'E',
-            (byte)'*',
-            (byte)'*',
-        ];
-
-        public AceHeader(ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding, AceHeaderType type)
-        {
-            AceHeaderType = type;
-            ArchiveEncoding = archiveEncoding;
-        }
-
-        public ArchiveEncoding ArchiveEncoding { get; }
-        public AceHeaderType AceHeaderType { get; }
-
-        public ushort HeaderFlags { get; set; }
-        public ushort HeaderCrc { get; set; }
-        public ushort HeaderSize { get; set; }
-        public byte HeaderType { get; set; }
-
-        public bool IsFileEncrypted =>
-            (HeaderFlags & SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.HeaderFlags.FILE_ENCRYPTED) != 0;
-        public bool Is64Bit =>
-            (HeaderFlags & SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.HeaderFlags.MEMORY_64BIT) != 0;
-
-        public bool IsSolid =>
-            (HeaderFlags & SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.HeaderFlags.SOLID_MAIN) != 0;
-
-        public bool IsMultiVolume =>
-            (HeaderFlags & SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.HeaderFlags.MULTIVOLUME) != 0;
-
-        public abstract AceHeader? Read(Stream reader);
-
-        public byte[] ReadHeader(Stream stream)
-        {
-            // Read header CRC (2 bytes) and header size (2 bytes)
-            var headerBytes = new byte[4];
-            if (stream.Read(headerBytes, 0, 4) != 4)
-            {
-                return Array.Empty<byte>();
-            }
-
-            HeaderCrc = BitConverter.ToUInt16(headerBytes, 0); // CRC for validation
-            HeaderSize = BitConverter.ToUInt16(headerBytes, 2);
-            if (HeaderSize == 0)
-            {
-                return Array.Empty<byte>();
-            }
-
-            // Read the header data
-            var body = new byte[HeaderSize];
-            if (stream.Read(body, 0, HeaderSize) != HeaderSize)
-            {
-                return Array.Empty<byte>();
-            }
-
-            // Verify crc
-            var checksum = AceCrc.AceCrc16(body);
-            if (checksum != HeaderCrc)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidDataException("Header checksum is invalid");
-            }
-            return body;
-        }
-
-        public static bool IsArchive(Stream stream)
-        {
-            // ACE files have a specific signature
-            // First two bytes are typically 0x60 0xEA (signature bytes)
-            // At offset 7, there should be "**ACE**" (7 bytes)
-            var bytes = new byte[14];
-            if (stream.Read(bytes, 0, 14) != 14)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            // Check for "**ACE**" at offset 7
-            return CheckMagicBytes(bytes, 7);
-        }
-
-        protected static bool CheckMagicBytes(byte[] headerBytes, int offset)
-        {
-            // Check for "**ACE**" at specified offset
-            for (int i = 0; i < AceSignature.Length; i++)
-            {
-                if (headerBytes[offset + i] != AceSignature[i])
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        protected DateTime ConvertDosDateTime(uint dosDateTime)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                int second = (int)(dosDateTime & 0x1F) * 2;
-                int minute = (int)((dosDateTime >> 5) & 0x3F);
-                int hour = (int)((dosDateTime >> 11) & 0x1F);
-                int day = (int)((dosDateTime >> 16) & 0x1F);
-                int month = (int)((dosDateTime >> 21) & 0x0F);
-                int year = (int)((dosDateTime >> 25) & 0x7F) + 1980;
-
-                if (
-                    day < 1
-                    || day > 31
-                    || month < 1
-                    || month > 12
-                    || hour > 23
-                    || minute > 59
-                    || second > 59
-                )
-                {
-                    return DateTime.MinValue;
-                }
-
-                return new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second);
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                return DateTime.MinValue;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Ace/Headers/AceMainHeader.cs

@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Buffers.Binary;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
-using SharpCompress.Crypto;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// ACE main archive header
-    /// </summary>
-    public sealed class AceMainHeader : AceHeader
-    {
-        public byte ExtractVersion { get; set; }
-        public byte CreatorVersion { get; set; }
-        public HostOS HostOS { get; set; }
-        public byte VolumeNumber { get; set; }
-        public DateTime DateTime { get; set; }
-        public string Advert { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-        public List<byte> Comment { get; set; } = new();
-        public byte AceVersion { get; private set; }
-
-        public AceMainHeader(ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
-            : base(archiveEncoding, AceHeaderType.MAIN) { }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the main archive header from the stream.
-        /// Returns header if this is a valid ACE archive.
-        /// Supports both ACE 1.0 and ACE 2.0 formats.
-        /// </summary>
-        public override AceHeader? Read(Stream stream)
-        {
-            var headerData = ReadHeader(stream);
-            if (headerData.Length == 0)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-            int offset = 0;
-
-            // Header type should be 0 for main header
-            if (headerData[offset++] != HeaderType)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            // Header flags (2 bytes)
-            HeaderFlags = BitConverter.ToUInt16(headerData, offset);
-            offset += 2;
-
-            // Skip signature "**ACE**" (7 bytes)
-            if (!CheckMagicBytes(headerData, offset))
-            {
-                throw new InvalidDataException("Invalid ACE archive signature.");
-            }
-            offset += 7;
-
-            // ACE version (1 byte) - 10 for ACE 1.0, 20 for ACE 2.0
-            AceVersion = headerData[offset++];
-            ExtractVersion = headerData[offset++];
-
-            // Host OS (1 byte)
-            if (offset < headerData.Length)
-            {
-                var hostOsByte = headerData[offset++];
-                HostOS = hostOsByte <= 11 ? (HostOS)hostOsByte : HostOS.Unknown;
-            }
-            // Volume number (1 byte)
-            VolumeNumber = headerData[offset++];
-
-            // Creation date/time (4 bytes)
-            var dosDateTime = BitConverter.ToUInt32(headerData, offset);
-            DateTime = ConvertDosDateTime(dosDateTime);
-            offset += 4;
-
-            // Reserved fields (8 bytes)
-            if (offset + 8 <= headerData.Length)
-            {
-                offset += 8;
-            }
-
-            // Skip additional fields based on flags
-            // Handle comment if present
-            if ((HeaderFlags & SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.HeaderFlags.COMMENT) != 0)
-            {
-                if (offset + 2 <= headerData.Length)
-                {
-                    ushort commentLength = BitConverter.ToUInt16(headerData, offset);
-                    offset += 2 + commentLength;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return this;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Ace/Headers/CompressionQuality.cs

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Compression quality
-    /// </summary>
-    public enum CompressionQuality
-    {
-        None,
-        Fastest,
-        Fast,
-        Normal,
-        Good,
-        Best,
-        Unknown,
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/Ace/Headers/CompressionType.cs

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Compression types
-    /// </summary>
-    public enum CompressionType
-    {
-        Stored,
-        Lz77,
-        Blocked,
-        Unknown,
-    }
-}

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

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Header flags (main + file, overlapping meanings)
-    /// </summary>
-    public static class HeaderFlags
-    {
-        // Shared / low bits
-        public const ushort ADDSIZE = 0x0001; // extra size field present
-        public const ushort COMMENT = 0x0002; // comment present
-        public const ushort MEMORY_64BIT = 0x0004;
-        public const ushort AV_STRING = 0x0008; // AV string present
-        public const ushort SOLID = 0x0010; // solid file
-        public const ushort LOCKED = 0x0020;
-        public const ushort PROTECTED = 0x0040;
-
-        // Main header specific
-        public const ushort V20FORMAT = 0x0100;
-        public const ushort SFX = 0x0200;
-        public const ushort LIMITSFXJR = 0x0400;
-        public const ushort MULTIVOLUME = 0x0800;
-        public const ushort ADVERT = 0x1000;
-        public const ushort RECOVERY = 0x2000;
-        public const ushort LOCKED_MAIN = 0x4000;
-        public const ushort SOLID_MAIN = 0x8000;
-
-        // File header specific (same bits, different meaning)
-        public const ushort NTSECURITY = 0x0400;
-        public const ushort CONTINUED_PREV = 0x1000;
-        public const ushort CONTINUED_NEXT = 0x2000;
-        public const ushort FILE_ENCRYPTED = 0x4000; // file encrypted (file header)
-    }
-}

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

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Host OS type
-    /// </summary>
-    public enum HostOS
-    {
-        MsDos = 0,
-        Os2,
-        Windows,
-        Unix,
-        MacOs,
-        WinNt,
-        Primos,
-        AppleGs,
-        Atari,
-        Vax,
-        Amiga,
-        Next,
-        Unknown,
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/ArchiveType.cs

@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ public enum ArchiveType
     GZip,
     Arc,
     Arj,
-    Ace,
 }

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

@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers
         public byte[] ReadHeader(Stream stream)
         {
             // check for magic bytes
-            var magic = new byte[2];
+            Span<byte> magic = stackalloc byte[2];
             if (stream.Read(magic) != 2)
             {
                 return Array.Empty<byte>();
             }
 
-            if (!CheckMagicBytes(magic))
+            var magicValue = (ushort)(magic[0] | magic[1] << 8);
+            if (magicValue != ARJ_MAGIC)
             {
                 throw new InvalidDataException("Not an ARJ file (wrong magic bytes)");
             }
@@ -137,22 +138,5 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers
                 ? (FileType)value
                 : Headers.FileType.Unknown;
         }
-
-        public static bool IsArchive(Stream stream)
-        {
-            var bytes = new byte[2];
-            if (stream.Read(bytes, 0, 2) != 2)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            return CheckMagicBytes(bytes);
-        }
-
-        protected static bool CheckMagicBytes(byte[] headerBytes)
-        {
-            var magicValue = (ushort)(headerBytes[0] | headerBytes[1] << 8);
-            return magicValue == ARJ_MAGIC;
-        }
     }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/AsyncBinaryReader.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+using System;
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common
+{
+    public sealed class AsyncBinaryReader : IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly Stream _stream;
+        private readonly Stream _originalStream;
+        private readonly bool _leaveOpen;
+        private readonly byte[] _buffer = new byte[8];
+        private bool _disposed;
+
+        public AsyncBinaryReader(Stream stream, bool leaveOpen = false, int bufferSize = 4096)
+        {
+            _originalStream = stream ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
+            _leaveOpen = leaveOpen;
+
+            // Use the stream directly without wrapping in BufferedStream
+            // BufferedStream uses synchronous Read internally which doesn't work with async-only streams
+            // SharpCompress uses SharpCompressStream for buffering which supports true async reads
+            _stream = stream;
+        }
+
+        public Stream BaseStream => _stream;
+
+        public async ValueTask<byte> ReadByteAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+        {
+            await ReadExactAsync(_buffer, 0, 1, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return _buffer[0];
+        }
+
+        public async ValueTask<ushort> ReadUInt16Async(CancellationToken ct = default)
+        {
+            await ReadExactAsync(_buffer, 0, 2, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(_buffer);
+        }
+
+        public async ValueTask<uint> ReadUInt32Async(CancellationToken ct = default)
+        {
+            await ReadExactAsync(_buffer, 0, 4, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32LittleEndian(_buffer);
+        }
+
+        public async ValueTask<ulong> ReadUInt64Async(CancellationToken ct = default)
+        {
+            await ReadExactAsync(_buffer, 0, 8, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt64LittleEndian(_buffer);
+        }
+
+        public async ValueTask<byte[]> ReadBytesAsync(int count, CancellationToken ct = default)
+        {
+            var result = new byte[count];
+            await ReadExactAsync(result, 0, count, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        private async ValueTask ReadExactAsync(
+            byte[] destination,
+            int offset,
+            int length,
+            CancellationToken ct
+        )
+        {
+            var read = 0;
+            while (read < length)
+            {
+                var n = await _stream
+                    .ReadAsync(destination, offset + read, length - read, ct)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (n == 0)
+                {
+                    throw new EndOfStreamException();
+                }
+
+                read += n;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            if (_disposed)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _disposed = true;
+
+            // Dispose the original stream if we own it
+            if (!_leaveOpen)
+            {
+                _originalStream.Dispose();
+            }
+        }
+
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+        public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+        {
+            if (_disposed)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _disposed = true;
+
+            // Dispose the original stream if we own it
+            if (!_leaveOpen)
+            {
+                await _originalStream.DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+}

src/SharpCompress/Common/CompressionType.cs

@@ -30,5 +30,4 @@ public enum CompressionType
     Distilled,
     ZStandard,
     ArjLZ77,
-    AceLZ77,
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Constants.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Common;
-
-public static class Constants
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The default buffer size for stream operations, matching .NET's Stream.CopyTo default of 81920 bytes.
-    /// This can be modified globally at runtime.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static int BufferSize { get; set; } = 81920;
-}

src/SharpCompress/Common/FilePart.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common;
 
@@ -14,4 +16,8 @@ public abstract class FilePart
     internal abstract Stream? GetCompressedStream();
     internal abstract Stream? GetRawStream();
     internal bool Skipped { get; set; }
+
+    internal virtual Task<Stream?> GetCompressedStreamAsync(
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => Task.FromResult(GetCompressedStream());
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/SevenZipFilePart.cs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ internal class SevenZipFilePart : FilePart
         {
             folderStream.Skip(skipSize);
         }
-        return new ReadOnlySubStream(folderStream, Header.Size, leaveOpen: false);
+        return new ReadOnlySubStream(folderStream, Header.Size);
     }
 
     public CompressionType CompressionType

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

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 
@@ -19,6 +20,18 @@ internal class DirectoryEndHeader : ZipHeader
         Comment = reader.ReadBytes(CommentLength);
     }
 
+    internal override async ValueTask Read(AsyncBinaryReader reader)
+    {
+        VolumeNumber = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        FirstVolumeWithDirectory = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        TotalNumberOfEntriesInDisk = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        TotalNumberOfEntries = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        DirectorySize = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        DirectoryStartOffsetRelativeToDisk = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        CommentLength = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        Comment = await reader.ReadBytesAsync(CommentLength);
+    }
+
     public ushort VolumeNumber { get; private set; }
 
     public ushort FirstVolumeWithDirectory { get; private set; }

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

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 
@@ -31,7 +32,37 @@ internal class DirectoryEntryHeader : ZipFileEntry
         var extra = reader.ReadBytes(extraLength);
         var comment = reader.ReadBytes(commentLength);
 
-        // According to .ZIP File Format Specification
+        ProcessReadData(name, extra, comment);
+    }
+
+    internal override async ValueTask Read(AsyncBinaryReader reader)
+    {
+        Version = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        VersionNeededToExtract = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        Flags = (HeaderFlags)await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        CompressionMethod = (ZipCompressionMethod)await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        OriginalLastModifiedTime = LastModifiedTime = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        OriginalLastModifiedDate = LastModifiedDate = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        Crc = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        CompressedSize = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        UncompressedSize = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        var nameLength = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        var extraLength = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        var commentLength = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        DiskNumberStart = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        InternalFileAttributes = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        ExternalFileAttributes = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        RelativeOffsetOfEntryHeader = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+
+        var name = await reader.ReadBytesAsync(nameLength);
+        var extra = await reader.ReadBytesAsync(extraLength);
+        var comment = await reader.ReadBytesAsync(commentLength);
+
+        ProcessReadData(name, extra, comment);
+    }
+
+    private void ProcessReadData(byte[] name, byte[] extra, byte[] comment)
+    {
         //
         // For example: https://pkware.cachefly.net/webdocs/casestudies/APPNOTE.TXT
         //

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

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 
@@ -8,4 +9,6 @@ internal class IgnoreHeader : ZipHeader
         : base(type) { }
 
     internal override void Read(BinaryReader reader) { }
+
+    internal override ValueTask Read(AsyncBinaryReader reader) => default;
 }

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

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 
-internal class LocalEntryHeader : ZipFileEntry
+internal class LocalEntryHeader(ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
+    : ZipFileEntry(ZipHeaderType.LocalEntry, archiveEncoding)
 {
-    public LocalEntryHeader(ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
-        : base(ZipHeaderType.LocalEntry, archiveEncoding) { }
-
     internal override void Read(BinaryReader reader)
     {
         Version = reader.ReadUInt16();
@@ -23,7 +22,29 @@ internal class LocalEntryHeader : ZipFileEntry
         var name = reader.ReadBytes(nameLength);
         var extra = reader.ReadBytes(extraLength);
 
-        // According to .ZIP File Format Specification
+        ProcessReadData(name, extra);
+    }
+
+    internal override async ValueTask Read(AsyncBinaryReader reader)
+    {
+        Version = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        Flags = (HeaderFlags)await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        CompressionMethod = (ZipCompressionMethod)await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        OriginalLastModifiedTime = LastModifiedTime = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        OriginalLastModifiedDate = LastModifiedDate = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        Crc = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        CompressedSize = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        UncompressedSize = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        var nameLength = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        var extraLength = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        var name = await reader.ReadBytesAsync(nameLength);
+        var extra = await reader.ReadBytesAsync(extraLength);
+
+        ProcessReadData(name, extra);
+    }
+
+    private void ProcessReadData(byte[] name, byte[] extra)
+    {
         //
         // For example: https://pkware.cachefly.net/webdocs/casestudies/APPNOTE.TXT
         //

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

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 
@@ -9,4 +10,7 @@ internal class SplitHeader : ZipHeader
         : base(ZipHeaderType.Split) { }
 
     internal override void Read(BinaryReader reader) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+
+    internal override ValueTask Read(AsyncBinaryReader reader) =>
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/Headers/Zip64DirectoryEndHeader.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,25 @@ internal class Zip64DirectoryEndHeader : ZipHeader
         );
     }
 
+    internal override async ValueTask Read(AsyncBinaryReader reader)
+    {
+        SizeOfDirectoryEndRecord = (long)await reader.ReadUInt64Async();
+        VersionMadeBy = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        VersionNeededToExtract = await reader.ReadUInt16Async();
+        VolumeNumber = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        FirstVolumeWithDirectory = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        TotalNumberOfEntriesInDisk = (long)await reader.ReadUInt64Async();
+        TotalNumberOfEntries = (long)await reader.ReadUInt64Async();
+        DirectorySize = (long)await reader.ReadUInt64Async();
+        DirectoryStartOffsetRelativeToDisk = (long)await reader.ReadUInt64Async();
+        DataSector = await reader.ReadBytesAsync(
+            (int)(
+                SizeOfDirectoryEndRecord
+                - SIZE_OF_FIXED_HEADER_DATA_EXCEPT_SIGNATURE_AND_SIZE_FIELDS
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
     private const int SIZE_OF_FIXED_HEADER_DATA_EXCEPT_SIGNATURE_AND_SIZE_FIELDS = 44;
 
     public long SizeOfDirectoryEndRecord { get; private set; }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/Headers/Zip64DirectoryEndLocatorHeader.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 
-internal class Zip64DirectoryEndLocatorHeader : ZipHeader
+internal class Zip64DirectoryEndLocatorHeader() : ZipHeader(ZipHeaderType.Zip64DirectoryEndLocator)
 {
-    public Zip64DirectoryEndLocatorHeader()
-        : base(ZipHeaderType.Zip64DirectoryEndLocator) { }
-
     internal override void Read(BinaryReader reader)
     {
         FirstVolumeWithDirectory = reader.ReadUInt32();
@@ -14,6 +12,13 @@ internal class Zip64DirectoryEndLocatorHeader : ZipHeader
         TotalNumberOfVolumes = reader.ReadUInt32();
     }
 
+    internal override async ValueTask Read(AsyncBinaryReader reader)
+    {
+        FirstVolumeWithDirectory = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+        RelativeOffsetOfTheEndOfDirectoryRecord = (long)await reader.ReadUInt64Async();
+        TotalNumberOfVolumes = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+    }
+
     public uint FirstVolumeWithDirectory { get; private set; }
 
     public long RelativeOffsetOfTheEndOfDirectoryRecord { get; private set; }

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

@@ -2,18 +2,14 @@ using System;
 using System.Buffers.Binary;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 
-internal abstract class ZipFileEntry : ZipHeader
+internal abstract class ZipFileEntry(ZipHeaderType type, ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
+    : ZipHeader(type)
 {
-    protected ZipFileEntry(ZipHeaderType type, ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
-        : base(type)
-    {
-        Extra = new List<ExtraData>();
-        ArchiveEncoding = archiveEncoding;
-    }
-
     internal bool IsDirectory
     {
         get
@@ -30,7 +26,7 @@ internal abstract class ZipFileEntry : ZipHeader
 
     internal Stream? PackedStream { get; set; }
 
-    internal ArchiveEncoding ArchiveEncoding { get; }
+    internal ArchiveEncoding ArchiveEncoding { get; } = archiveEncoding;
 
     internal string? Name { get; set; }
 
@@ -44,7 +40,7 @@ internal abstract class ZipFileEntry : ZipHeader
 
     internal long UncompressedSize { get; set; }
 
-    internal List<ExtraData> Extra { get; set; }
+    internal List<ExtraData> Extra { get; set; } = new();
 
     public string? Password { get; set; }
 
@@ -63,6 +59,24 @@ internal abstract class ZipFileEntry : ZipHeader
         return encryptionData;
     }
 
+    internal async Task<PkwareTraditionalEncryptionData> ComposeEncryptionDataAsync(
+        Stream archiveStream,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        if (archiveStream is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(archiveStream));
+        }
+
+        var buffer = new byte[12];
+        await archiveStream.ReadFullyAsync(buffer, 0, 12, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        var encryptionData = PkwareTraditionalEncryptionData.ForRead(Password!, this, buffer);
+
+        return encryptionData;
+    }
+
     internal WinzipAesEncryptionData? WinzipAesEncryptionData { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>

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

@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 
-internal abstract class ZipHeader
+internal abstract class ZipHeader(ZipHeaderType type)
 {
-    protected ZipHeader(ZipHeaderType type)
-    {
-        ZipHeaderType = type;
-        HasData = true;
-    }
-
-    internal ZipHeaderType ZipHeaderType { get; }
+    internal ZipHeaderType ZipHeaderType { get; } = type;
 
     internal abstract void Read(BinaryReader reader);
+    internal abstract ValueTask Read(AsyncBinaryReader reader);
 
-    internal bool HasData { get; set; }
+    internal bool HasData { get; set; } = true;
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/SeekableZipHeaderFactory.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 
@@ -18,7 +19,74 @@ internal sealed class SeekableZipHeaderFactory : ZipHeaderFactory
     internal SeekableZipHeaderFactory(string? password, ArchiveEncoding archiveEncoding)
         : base(StreamingMode.Seekable, password, archiveEncoding) { }
 
-    internal IEnumerable<ZipHeader> ReadSeekableHeader(Stream stream)
+    internal async IAsyncEnumerable<ZipHeader> ReadSeekableHeader(Stream stream)
+    {
+        var reader = new AsyncBinaryReader(stream);
+
+        await SeekBackToHeader(stream, reader);
+
+        var eocd_location = stream.Position;
+        var entry = new DirectoryEndHeader();
+        await entry.Read(reader);
+
+        if (entry.IsZip64)
+        {
+            _zip64 = true;
+
+            // ZIP64_END_OF_CENTRAL_DIRECTORY_LOCATOR should be before the EOCD
+            stream.Seek(eocd_location - ZIP64_EOCD_LENGTH - 4, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+            uint zip64_locator = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+            if (zip64_locator != ZIP64_END_OF_CENTRAL_DIRECTORY_LOCATOR)
+            {
+                throw new ArchiveException("Failed to locate the Zip64 Directory Locator");
+            }
+
+            var zip64Locator = new Zip64DirectoryEndLocatorHeader();
+            await zip64Locator.Read(reader);
+
+            stream.Seek(zip64Locator.RelativeOffsetOfTheEndOfDirectoryRecord, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+            var zip64Signature = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+            if (zip64Signature != ZIP64_END_OF_CENTRAL_DIRECTORY)
+            {
+                throw new ArchiveException("Failed to locate the Zip64 Header");
+            }
+
+            var zip64Entry = new Zip64DirectoryEndHeader();
+            await zip64Entry.Read(reader);
+            stream.Seek(zip64Entry.DirectoryStartOffsetRelativeToDisk, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            stream.Seek(entry.DirectoryStartOffsetRelativeToDisk, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+        }
+
+        var position = stream.Position;
+        while (true)
+        {
+            stream.Position = position;
+            var signature = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+            var nextHeader = await ReadHeader(signature, reader, _zip64);
+            position = stream.Position;
+
+            if (nextHeader is null)
+            {
+                yield break;
+            }
+
+            if (nextHeader is DirectoryEntryHeader entryHeader)
+            {
+                //entry could be zero bytes so we need to know that.
+                entryHeader.HasData = entryHeader.CompressedSize != 0;
+                yield return entryHeader;
+            }
+            else if (nextHeader is DirectoryEndHeader endHeader)
+            {
+                yield return endHeader;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal IEnumerable<ZipHeader> ReadSeekableHeader(Stream stream, bool useSync)
     {
         var reader = new BinaryReader(stream);
 
@@ -98,6 +166,45 @@ internal sealed class SeekableZipHeaderFactory : ZipHeaderFactory
         return true;
     }
 
+    private static async ValueTask SeekBackToHeader(Stream stream, AsyncBinaryReader reader)
+    {
+        // Minimum EOCD length
+        if (stream.Length < MINIMUM_EOCD_LENGTH)
+        {
+            throw new ArchiveException(
+                "Could not find Zip file Directory at the end of the file. File may be corrupted."
+            );
+        }
+
+        var len =
+            stream.Length < MAX_SEARCH_LENGTH_FOR_EOCD
+                ? (int)stream.Length
+                : MAX_SEARCH_LENGTH_FOR_EOCD;
+        // We search for marker in reverse to find the first occurance
+        byte[] needle = { 0x06, 0x05, 0x4b, 0x50 };
+
+        stream.Seek(-len, SeekOrigin.End);
+
+        var seek = await reader.ReadBytesAsync(len);
+
+        // Search in reverse
+        Array.Reverse(seek);
+
+        // don't exclude the minimum eocd region, otherwise you fail to locate the header in empty zip files
+        var max_search_area = len; // - MINIMUM_EOCD_LENGTH;
+
+        for (var pos_from_end = 0; pos_from_end < max_search_area; ++pos_from_end)
+        {
+            if (IsMatch(seek, pos_from_end, needle))
+            {
+                stream.Seek(-pos_from_end, SeekOrigin.End);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new ArchiveException("Failed to locate the Zip Header");
+    }
+
     private static void SeekBackToHeader(Stream stream, BinaryReader reader)
     {
         // Minimum EOCD length

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/StreamingZipFilePart.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 using SharpCompress.Compressors.Deflate;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
@@ -31,6 +33,28 @@ internal sealed class StreamingZipFilePart : ZipFilePart
         return _decompressionStream;
     }
 
+    internal override async Task<Stream?> GetCompressedStreamAsync(
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        if (!Header.HasData)
+        {
+            return Stream.Null;
+        }
+        _decompressionStream = await CreateDecompressionStreamAsync(
+                await GetCryptoStreamAsync(CreateBaseStream(), cancellationToken)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                Header.CompressionMethod,
+                cancellationToken
+            )
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (LeaveStreamOpen)
+        {
+            return SharpCompressStream.Create(_decompressionStream, leaveOpen: true);
+        }
+        return _decompressionStream;
+    }
+
     internal BinaryReader FixStreamedFileLocation(ref SharpCompressStream rewindableStream)
     {
         if (Header.IsDirectory)

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/WinzipAesEncryptionData.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ internal class WinzipAesEncryptionData
     {
         _keySize = keySize;
 
-#if NETFRAMEWORK || NETSTANDARD2_0
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
         var rfc2898 = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(password, salt, RFC2898_ITERATIONS);
         KeyBytes = rfc2898.GetBytes(KeySizeInBytes);
         IvBytes = rfc2898.GetBytes(KeySizeInBytes);

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/ZipFilePart.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ using System;
 using System.Buffers.Binary;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 using SharpCompress.Compressors;
 using SharpCompress.Compressors.BZip2;
@@ -264,4 +266,220 @@ internal abstract class ZipFilePart : FilePart
         }
         return plainStream;
     }
+
+    internal override async Task<Stream?> GetCompressedStreamAsync(
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        if (!Header.HasData)
+        {
+            return Stream.Null;
+        }
+        var decompressionStream = await CreateDecompressionStreamAsync(
+                await GetCryptoStreamAsync(CreateBaseStream(), cancellationToken)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                Header.CompressionMethod,
+                cancellationToken
+            )
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (LeaveStreamOpen)
+        {
+            return SharpCompressStream.Create(decompressionStream, leaveOpen: true);
+        }
+        return decompressionStream;
+    }
+
+    protected async Task<Stream> GetCryptoStreamAsync(
+        Stream plainStream,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        var isFileEncrypted = FlagUtility.HasFlag(Header.Flags, HeaderFlags.Encrypted);
+
+        if (Header.CompressedSize == 0 && isFileEncrypted)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException("Cannot encrypt file with unknown size at start.");
+        }
+
+        if (
+            (
+                Header.CompressedSize == 0
+                && FlagUtility.HasFlag(Header.Flags, HeaderFlags.UsePostDataDescriptor)
+            ) || Header.IsZip64
+        )
+        {
+            plainStream = SharpCompressStream.Create(plainStream, leaveOpen: true); //make sure AES doesn't close
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            plainStream = new ReadOnlySubStream(plainStream, Header.CompressedSize); //make sure AES doesn't close
+        }
+
+        if (isFileEncrypted)
+        {
+            switch (Header.CompressionMethod)
+            {
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.None:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.Shrink:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.Reduce1:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.Reduce2:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.Reduce3:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.Reduce4:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.Deflate:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.Deflate64:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.BZip2:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.LZMA:
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.PPMd:
+                {
+                    return new PkwareTraditionalCryptoStream(
+                        plainStream,
+                        await Header
+                            .ComposeEncryptionDataAsync(plainStream, cancellationToken)
+                            .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                        CryptoMode.Decrypt
+                    );
+                }
+
+                case ZipCompressionMethod.WinzipAes:
+                {
+                    if (Header.WinzipAesEncryptionData != null)
+                    {
+                        return new WinzipAesCryptoStream(
+                            plainStream,
+                            Header.WinzipAesEncryptionData,
+                            Header.CompressedSize - 10
+                        );
+                    }
+                    return plainStream;
+                }
+
+                default:
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Header.CompressionMethod is invalid");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return plainStream;
+    }
+
+    protected async Task<Stream> CreateDecompressionStreamAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ZipCompressionMethod method,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        switch (method)
+        {
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.None:
+            {
+                if (Header.CompressedSize is 0)
+                {
+                    return new DataDescriptorStream(stream);
+                }
+
+                return stream;
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.Shrink:
+            {
+                return new ShrinkStream(
+                    stream,
+                    CompressionMode.Decompress,
+                    Header.CompressedSize,
+                    Header.UncompressedSize
+                );
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.Reduce1:
+            {
+                return new ReduceStream(stream, Header.CompressedSize, Header.UncompressedSize, 1);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.Reduce2:
+            {
+                return new ReduceStream(stream, Header.CompressedSize, Header.UncompressedSize, 2);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.Reduce3:
+            {
+                return new ReduceStream(stream, Header.CompressedSize, Header.UncompressedSize, 3);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.Reduce4:
+            {
+                return new ReduceStream(stream, Header.CompressedSize, Header.UncompressedSize, 4);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.Explode:
+            {
+                return new ExplodeStream(
+                    stream,
+                    Header.CompressedSize,
+                    Header.UncompressedSize,
+                    Header.Flags
+                );
+            }
+
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.Deflate:
+            {
+                return new DeflateStream(stream, CompressionMode.Decompress);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.Deflate64:
+            {
+                return new Deflate64Stream(stream, CompressionMode.Decompress);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.BZip2:
+            {
+                return new BZip2Stream(stream, CompressionMode.Decompress, false);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.LZMA:
+            {
+                if (FlagUtility.HasFlag(Header.Flags, HeaderFlags.Encrypted))
+                {
+                    throw new NotSupportedException("LZMA with pkware encryption.");
+                }
+                var buffer = new byte[4];
+                await stream.ReadFullyAsync(buffer, 0, 4, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var version = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(buffer.AsSpan(0, 2));
+                var propsSize = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(buffer.AsSpan(2, 2));
+                var props = new byte[propsSize];
+                await stream
+                    .ReadFullyAsync(props, 0, propsSize, cancellationToken)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return new LzmaStream(
+                    props,
+                    stream,
+                    Header.CompressedSize > 0 ? Header.CompressedSize - 4 - props.Length : -1,
+                    FlagUtility.HasFlag(Header.Flags, HeaderFlags.Bit1)
+                        ? -1
+                        : Header.UncompressedSize
+                );
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.Xz:
+            {
+                return new XZStream(stream);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.ZStandard:
+            {
+                return new DecompressionStream(stream);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.PPMd:
+            {
+                var props = new byte[2];
+                await stream.ReadFullyAsync(props, 0, 2, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return new PpmdStream(new PpmdProperties(props), stream, false);
+            }
+            case ZipCompressionMethod.WinzipAes:
+            {
+                var data = Header.Extra.SingleOrDefault(x => x.Type == ExtraDataType.WinZipAes);
+                if (data is null)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidFormatException("No Winzip AES extra data found.");
+                }
+                if (data.Length != 7)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidFormatException("Winzip data length is not 7.");
+                }
+                throw new NotSupportedException("WinzipAes isn't supported for streaming");
+            }
+            default:
+            {
+                throw new NotSupportedException("CompressionMethod: " + Header.CompressionMethod);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Common/Zip/ZipHeaderFactory.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,82 @@ internal class ZipHeaderFactory
         _archiveEncoding = archiveEncoding;
     }
 
+    protected async ValueTask<ZipHeader?> ReadHeader(
+        uint headerBytes,
+        AsyncBinaryReader reader,
+        bool zip64 = false
+    )
+    {
+        switch (headerBytes)
+        {
+            case ENTRY_HEADER_BYTES:
+            {
+                var entryHeader = new LocalEntryHeader(_archiveEncoding);
+                await entryHeader.Read(reader);
+                LoadHeader(entryHeader, reader.BaseStream);
+
+                _lastEntryHeader = entryHeader;
+                return entryHeader;
+            }
+            case DIRECTORY_START_HEADER_BYTES:
+            {
+                var entry = new DirectoryEntryHeader(_archiveEncoding);
+                await entry.Read(reader);
+                return entry;
+            }
+            case POST_DATA_DESCRIPTOR:
+            {
+                if (
+                    _lastEntryHeader != null
+                    && FlagUtility.HasFlag(
+                        _lastEntryHeader.NotNull().Flags,
+                        HeaderFlags.UsePostDataDescriptor
+                    )
+                )
+                {
+                    _lastEntryHeader.Crc = await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+                    _lastEntryHeader.CompressedSize = zip64
+                        ? (long)await reader.ReadUInt64Async()
+                        : await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+                    _lastEntryHeader.UncompressedSize = zip64
+                        ? (long)await reader.ReadUInt64Async()
+                        : await reader.ReadUInt32Async();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    await reader.ReadBytesAsync(zip64 ? 20 : 12);
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+            case DIGITAL_SIGNATURE:
+                return null;
+            case DIRECTORY_END_HEADER_BYTES:
+            {
+                var entry = new DirectoryEndHeader();
+                await entry.Read(reader);
+                return entry;
+            }
+            case SPLIT_ARCHIVE_HEADER_BYTES:
+            {
+                return new SplitHeader();
+            }
+            case ZIP64_END_OF_CENTRAL_DIRECTORY:
+            {
+                var entry = new Zip64DirectoryEndHeader();
+                await entry.Read(reader);
+                return entry;
+            }
+            case ZIP64_END_OF_CENTRAL_DIRECTORY_LOCATOR:
+            {
+                var entry = new Zip64DirectoryEndLocatorHeader();
+                await entry.Read(reader);
+                return entry;
+            }
+            default:
+                return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     protected ZipHeader? ReadHeader(uint headerBytes, BinaryReader reader, bool zip64 = false)
     {
         switch (headerBytes)

src/SharpCompress/Compressors/BZip2/BZip2Stream.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public sealed class BZip2Stream : Stream, IStreamStack
 
     private readonly Stream stream;
     private bool isDisposed;
-    private readonly bool leaveOpen;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Create a BZip2Stream
@@ -38,30 +37,19 @@ public sealed class BZip2Stream : Stream, IStreamStack
     /// <param name="stream">The stream to read from</param>
     /// <param name="compressionMode">Compression Mode</param>
     /// <param name="decompressConcatenated">Decompress Concatenated</param>
-    /// <param name="leaveOpen">Leave the stream open after disposing</param>
-    public BZip2Stream(
-        Stream stream,
-        CompressionMode compressionMode,
-        bool decompressConcatenated,
-        bool leaveOpen = false
-    )
+    public BZip2Stream(Stream stream, CompressionMode compressionMode, bool decompressConcatenated)
     {
 #if DEBUG_STREAMS
         this.DebugConstruct(typeof(BZip2Stream));
 #endif
-        this.leaveOpen = leaveOpen;
         Mode = compressionMode;
         if (Mode == CompressionMode.Compress)
         {
-            this.stream = new CBZip2OutputStream(stream, 9, leaveOpen);
+            this.stream = new CBZip2OutputStream(stream);
         }
         else
         {
-            this.stream = new CBZip2InputStream(
-                stream,
-                decompressConcatenated,
-                leaveOpen: leaveOpen
-            );
+            this.stream = new CBZip2InputStream(stream, decompressConcatenated);
         }
     }
 

src/SharpCompress/Compressors/BZip2/CBZip2InputStream.cs

@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ internal class CBZip2InputStream : Stream, IStreamStack
     private int computedBlockCRC,
         computedCombinedCRC;
     private readonly bool decompressConcatenated;
-    private readonly bool leaveOpen;
 
     private int i2,
         count,
@@ -182,10 +181,9 @@ internal class CBZip2InputStream : Stream, IStreamStack
     private char z;
     private bool isDisposed;
 
-    public CBZip2InputStream(Stream zStream, bool decompressConcatenated, bool leaveOpen = false)
+    public CBZip2InputStream(Stream zStream, bool decompressConcatenated)
     {
         this.decompressConcatenated = decompressConcatenated;
-        this.leaveOpen = leaveOpen;
         ll8 = null;
         tt = null;
         BsSetStream(zStream);
@@ -209,10 +207,7 @@ internal class CBZip2InputStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         this.DebugDispose(typeof(CBZip2InputStream));
 #endif
         base.Dispose(disposing);
-        if (!leaveOpen)
-        {
-            bsStream?.Dispose();
-        }
+        bsStream?.Dispose();
     }
 
     internal static int[][] InitIntArray(int n1, int n2)
@@ -403,10 +398,7 @@ internal class CBZip2InputStream : Stream, IStreamStack
 
     private void BsFinishedWithStream()
     {
-        if (!leaveOpen)
-        {
-            bsStream?.Dispose();
-        }
+        bsStream?.Dispose();
         bsStream = null;
     }
 

src/SharpCompress/Compressors/BZip2/CBZip2OutputStream.cs

@@ -341,14 +341,12 @@ internal sealed class CBZip2OutputStream : Stream, IStreamStack
 
     private int currentChar = -1;
     private int runLength;
-    private readonly bool leaveOpen;
 
-    public CBZip2OutputStream(Stream inStream, bool leaveOpen = false)
-        : this(inStream, 9, leaveOpen) { }
+    public CBZip2OutputStream(Stream inStream)
+        : this(inStream, 9) { }
 
-    public CBZip2OutputStream(Stream inStream, int inBlockSize, bool leaveOpen = false)
+    public CBZip2OutputStream(Stream inStream, int inBlockSize)
     {
-        this.leaveOpen = leaveOpen;
         block = null;
         quadrant = null;
         zptr = null;
@@ -483,10 +481,7 @@ internal sealed class CBZip2OutputStream : Stream, IStreamStack
             this.DebugDispose(typeof(CBZip2OutputStream));
 #endif
             Dispose();
-            if (!leaveOpen)
-            {
-                bsStream?.Dispose();
-            }
+            bsStream?.Dispose();
             bsStream = null;
         }
     }

src/SharpCompress/Compressors/Deflate/ZlibBaseStream.cs

@@ -586,13 +586,7 @@ internal class ZlibBaseStream : Stream, IStreamStack
 
     public override void Flush()
     {
-        // Only flush the underlying stream when in write mode
-        // Flushing input streams during read operations is not meaningful
-        // and can cause issues with forward-only/non-seekable streams
-        if (_streamMode == StreamMode.Writer)
-        {
-            _stream.Flush();
-        }
+        _stream.Flush();
         //rewind the buffer
         ((IStreamStack)this).Rewind(z.AvailableBytesIn); //unused
         z.AvailableBytesIn = 0;
@@ -600,13 +594,7 @@ internal class ZlibBaseStream : Stream, IStreamStack
 
     public override async Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        // Only flush the underlying stream when in write mode
-        // Flushing input streams during read operations is not meaningful
-        // and can cause issues with forward-only/non-seekable streams
-        if (_streamMode == StreamMode.Writer)
-        {
-            await _stream.FlushAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-        }
+        await _stream.FlushAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         //rewind the buffer
         ((IStreamStack)this).Rewind(z.AvailableBytesIn); //unused
         z.AvailableBytesIn = 0;

src/SharpCompress/Compressors/LZMA/LZ/LzOutWindow.cs

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ internal class OutWindow : IDisposable
         _pendingLen = rem;
     }
 
-    public async ValueTask CopyPendingAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public async Task CopyPendingAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         if (_pendingLen < 1)
         {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ internal class OutWindow : IDisposable
         _pendingDist = distance;
     }
 
-    public async ValueTask CopyBlockAsync(
+    public async Task CopyBlockAsync(
         int distance,
         int len,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ internal class OutWindow : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
-    public async ValueTask PutByteAsync(byte b, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public async Task PutByteAsync(byte b, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         _buffer[_pos++] = b;
         _total++;
@@ -369,28 +369,6 @@ internal class OutWindow : IDisposable
         return size;
     }
 
-    public int Read(Memory<byte> buffer, int offset, int count)
-    {
-        if (_streamPos >= _pos)
-        {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        var size = _pos - _streamPos;
-        if (size > count)
-        {
-            size = count;
-        }
-        _buffer.AsMemory(_streamPos, size).CopyTo(buffer.Slice(offset, size));
-        _streamPos += size;
-        if (_streamPos >= _windowSize)
-        {
-            _pos = 0;
-            _streamPos = 0;
-        }
-        return size;
-    }
-
     public int ReadByte()
     {
         if (_streamPos >= _pos)

src/SharpCompress/Compressors/LZMA/LZipStream.cs

@@ -45,14 +45,10 @@ public sealed class LZipStream : Stream, IStreamStack
     private bool _finished;
 
     private long _writeCount;
-    private readonly Stream? _originalStream;
-    private readonly bool _leaveOpen;
 
-    public LZipStream(Stream stream, CompressionMode mode, bool leaveOpen = false)
+    public LZipStream(Stream stream, CompressionMode mode)
     {
         Mode = mode;
-        _originalStream = stream;
-        _leaveOpen = leaveOpen;
 
         if (mode == CompressionMode.Decompress)
         {
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ public sealed class LZipStream : Stream, IStreamStack
                 throw new InvalidFormatException("Not an LZip stream");
             }
             var properties = GetProperties(dSize);
-            _stream = new LzmaStream(properties, stream, leaveOpen: leaveOpen);
+            _stream = new LzmaStream(properties, stream);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -129,10 +125,6 @@ public sealed class LZipStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         {
             Finish();
             _stream.Dispose();
-            if (Mode == CompressionMode.Compress && !_leaveOpen)
-            {
-                _originalStream?.Dispose();
-            }
         }
     }
 

src/SharpCompress/Compressors/LZMA/LzmaDecoder.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Compressors.LZMA.LZ;
 using SharpCompress.Compressors.LZMA.RangeCoder;
 
@@ -476,7 +475,7 @@ public class Decoder : ICoder, ISetDecoderProperties // ,System.IO.Stream
         return false;
     }
 
-    internal async ValueTask<bool> CodeAsync(
+    internal async System.Threading.Tasks.Task<bool> CodeAsync(
         int dictionarySize,
         OutWindow outWindow,
         RangeCoder.Decoder rangeDecoder,

src/SharpCompress/Compressors/LZMA/LzmaStream.cs

@@ -35,23 +35,6 @@ public class LzmaStream : Stream, IStreamStack
     private readonly Stream _inputStream;
     private readonly long _inputSize;
     private readonly long _outputSize;
-    private readonly bool _leaveOpen;
-
-    // Maximum dictionary size to prevent OutOfMemoryException: 512MB
-    // This is a reasonable limit that balances memory usage with decompression capabilities.
-    // The LZMA spec allows up to 4GB, but such large dictionaries are rarely necessary and
-    // can cause OutOfMemoryException in memory-constrained environments (e.g., containers).
-    //
-    // Most 7z archives use much smaller dictionary sizes:
-    // - Default: 32MB for solid archives, 1MB for non-solid
-    // - Common maximum: 64-128MB
-    // - Archives requiring >512MB dictionary are extremely rare
-    //
-    // If you encounter this limit with a legitimate archive, consider:
-    // - Recreating the archive with a smaller dictionary size (if you control creation)
-    // - Increasing available memory for the application
-    // - Filing an issue to request a configurable limit option
-    private const int MaxDictionarySize = 512 * 1024 * 1024; // 512MB
 
     private readonly int _dictionarySize;
     private readonly OutWindow _outWindow = new();
@@ -73,49 +56,14 @@ public class LzmaStream : Stream, IStreamStack
     private readonly Encoder _encoder;
     private bool _isDisposed;
 
-    private static void ValidateDictionarySize(int dictionarySize)
-    {
-        // Validate dictionary size
-        if (dictionarySize < 0)
-        {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                $"Invalid dictionary size ({dictionarySize}). The archive may be corrupted or use an unsupported format."
-            );
-        }
+    public LzmaStream(byte[] properties, Stream inputStream)
+        : this(properties, inputStream, -1, -1, null, properties.Length < 5) { }
 
-        // Cap dictionary size to prevent OutOfMemoryException
-        if (dictionarySize > MaxDictionarySize)
-        {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                $"Dictionary size ({dictionarySize} bytes, {dictionarySize / (1024.0 * 1024.0):F2} MB) exceeds maximum allowed size ({MaxDictionarySize} bytes, {MaxDictionarySize / (1024.0 * 1024.0):F2} MB). "
-                    + "This archive may have been created with an extremely large dictionary size setting. "
-                    + "Consider recreating the archive with a smaller dictionary size."
-            );
-        }
-    }
+    public LzmaStream(byte[] properties, Stream inputStream, long inputSize)
+        : this(properties, inputStream, inputSize, -1, null, properties.Length < 5) { }
 
-    public LzmaStream(byte[] properties, Stream inputStream, bool leaveOpen = false)
-        : this(properties, inputStream, -1, -1, null, properties.Length < 5, leaveOpen) { }
-
-    public LzmaStream(byte[] properties, Stream inputStream, long inputSize, bool leaveOpen = false)
-        : this(properties, inputStream, inputSize, -1, null, properties.Length < 5, leaveOpen) { }
-
-    public LzmaStream(
-        byte[] properties,
-        Stream inputStream,
-        long inputSize,
-        long outputSize,
-        bool leaveOpen = false
-    )
-        : this(
-            properties,
-            inputStream,
-            inputSize,
-            outputSize,
-            null,
-            properties.Length < 5,
-            leaveOpen
-        ) { }
+    public LzmaStream(byte[] properties, Stream inputStream, long inputSize, long outputSize)
+        : this(properties, inputStream, inputSize, outputSize, null, properties.Length < 5) { }
 
     public LzmaStream(
         byte[] properties,
@@ -123,15 +71,13 @@ public class LzmaStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         long inputSize,
         long outputSize,
         Stream presetDictionary,
-        bool isLzma2,
-        bool leaveOpen = false
+        bool isLzma2
     )
     {
         _inputStream = inputStream;
         _inputSize = inputSize;
         _outputSize = outputSize;
         _isLzma2 = isLzma2;
-        _leaveOpen = leaveOpen;
 
 #if DEBUG_STREAMS
         this.DebugConstruct(typeof(LzmaStream));
@@ -140,8 +86,6 @@ public class LzmaStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         if (!isLzma2)
         {
             _dictionarySize = BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32LittleEndian(properties.AsSpan(1));
-            ValidateDictionarySize(_dictionarySize);
-
             _outWindow.Create(_dictionarySize);
             if (presetDictionary != null)
             {
@@ -161,7 +105,6 @@ public class LzmaStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         {
             _dictionarySize = 2 | (properties[0] & 1);
             _dictionarySize <<= (properties[0] >> 1) + 11;
-            ValidateDictionarySize(_dictionarySize);
 
             _outWindow.Create(_dictionarySize);
             if (presetDictionary != null)
@@ -236,10 +179,7 @@ public class LzmaStream : Stream, IStreamStack
             {
                 _position = _encoder.Code(null, true);
             }
-            if (!_leaveOpen)
-            {
-                _inputStream?.Dispose();
-            }
+            _inputStream?.Dispose();
             _outWindow.Dispose();
         }
         base.Dispose(disposing);
@@ -485,7 +425,7 @@ public class LzmaStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         }
     }
 
-    private async ValueTask DecodeChunkHeaderAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    private async Task DecodeChunkHeaderAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         var controlBuffer = new byte[1];
         await _inputStream
@@ -692,119 +632,6 @@ public class LzmaStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         return total;
     }
 
-#if !NETFRAMEWORK && !NETSTANDARD2_0
-    public override async ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(
-        Memory<byte> buffer,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
-    )
-    {
-        if (_endReached)
-        {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        var total = 0;
-        var offset = 0;
-        var count = buffer.Length;
-        while (total < count)
-        {
-            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-            if (_availableBytes == 0)
-            {
-                if (_isLzma2)
-                {
-                    await DecodeChunkHeaderAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    _endReached = true;
-                }
-                if (_endReached)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            var toProcess = count - total;
-            if (toProcess > _availableBytes)
-            {
-                toProcess = (int)_availableBytes;
-            }
-
-            _outWindow.SetLimit(toProcess);
-            if (_uncompressedChunk)
-            {
-                _inputPosition += await _outWindow
-                    .CopyStreamAsync(_inputStream, toProcess, cancellationToken)
-                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }
-            else if (
-                await _decoder
-                    .CodeAsync(_dictionarySize, _outWindow, _rangeDecoder, cancellationToken)
-                    .ConfigureAwait(false)
-                && _outputSize < 0
-            )
-            {
-                _availableBytes = _outWindow.AvailableBytes;
-            }
-
-            var read = _outWindow.Read(buffer, offset, toProcess);
-            total += read;
-            offset += read;
-            _position += read;
-            _availableBytes -= read;
-
-            if (_availableBytes == 0 && !_uncompressedChunk)
-            {
-                if (
-                    !_rangeDecoder.IsFinished
-                    || (_rangeDecoderLimit >= 0 && _rangeDecoder._total != _rangeDecoderLimit)
-                )
-                {
-                    _outWindow.SetLimit(toProcess + 1);
-                    if (
-                        !await _decoder
-                            .CodeAsync(
-                                _dictionarySize,
-                                _outWindow,
-                                _rangeDecoder,
-                                cancellationToken
-                            )
-                            .ConfigureAwait(false)
-                    )
-                    {
-                        _rangeDecoder.ReleaseStream();
-                        throw new DataErrorException();
-                    }
-                }
-
-                _rangeDecoder.ReleaseStream();
-
-                _inputPosition += _rangeDecoder._total;
-                if (_outWindow.HasPending)
-                {
-                    throw new DataErrorException();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (_endReached)
-        {
-            if (_inputSize >= 0 && _inputPosition != _inputSize)
-            {
-                throw new DataErrorException();
-            }
-            if (_outputSize >= 0 && _position != _outputSize)
-            {
-                throw new DataErrorException();
-            }
-        }
-
-        return total;
-    }
-#endif
-
     public override Task WriteAsync(
         byte[] buffer,
         int offset,

src/SharpCompress/Compressors/Rar/RarStream.cs

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ internal class RarStream : Stream, IStreamStack
             fetch = false;
         }
         _position += outTotal;
-        if (count > 0 && outTotal == 0 && _position < Length)
+        if (count > 0 && outTotal == 0 && _position != Length)
         {
             // sanity check, eg if we try to decompress a redir entry
             throw new InvalidOperationException(
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ internal class RarStream : Stream, IStreamStack
             fetch = false;
         }
         _position += outTotal;
-        if (count > 0 && outTotal == 0 && _position < Length)
+        if (count > 0 && outTotal == 0 && _position != Length)
         {
             // sanity check, eg if we try to decompress a redir entry
             throw new InvalidOperationException(

src/SharpCompress/Factories/AceFactory.cs

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using SharpCompress.Common;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers;
-using SharpCompress.Readers;
-using SharpCompress.Readers.Ace;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Factories
-{
-    public class AceFactory : Factory, IReaderFactory
-    {
-        public override string Name => "Ace";
-
-        public override ArchiveType? KnownArchiveType => ArchiveType.Ace;
-
-        public override IEnumerable<string> GetSupportedExtensions()
-        {
-            yield return "ace";
-        }
-
-        public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null)
-        {
-            return AceHeader.IsArchive(stream);
-        }
-
-        public IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options) =>
-            AceReader.Open(stream, options);
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Factories/ArcFactory.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
@@ -23,7 +24,11 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Factories
             yield return "arc";
         }
 
-        public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null)
+        public override bool IsArchive(
+            Stream stream,
+            string? password = null,
+            int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+        )
         {
             //You may have to use some(paranoid) checks to ensure that you actually are
             //processing an ARC file, since other archivers also adopted the idea of putting
@@ -38,5 +43,15 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Factories
 
         public IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options) =>
             ArcReader.Open(stream, options);
+
+        public async Task<IReader> OpenReaderAsync(
+            Stream stream,
+            ReaderOptions? options,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+        )
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            return await Task.FromResult(OpenReader(stream, options)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
     }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Factories/ArjFactory.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Arj.Headers;
@@ -22,12 +23,31 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Factories
             yield return "arj";
         }
 
-        public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null)
+        public override bool IsArchive(
+            Stream stream,
+            string? password = null,
+            int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+        )
         {
-            return ArjHeader.IsArchive(stream);
+            var arjHeader = new ArjMainHeader(new ArchiveEncoding());
+            if (arjHeader.Read(stream) == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
         }
 
         public IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options) =>
             ArjReader.Open(stream, options);
+
+        public async Task<IReader> OpenReaderAsync(
+            Stream stream,
+            ReaderOptions? options,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+        )
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            return await Task.FromResult(OpenReader(stream, options)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
     }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Factories/Factory.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ public abstract class Factory : IFactory
         RegisterFactory(new TarFactory());
         RegisterFactory(new ArcFactory());
         RegisterFactory(new ArjFactory());
-        RegisterFactory(new AceFactory());
     }
 
     private static readonly HashSet<Factory> _factories = new();
@@ -51,7 +52,23 @@ public abstract class Factory : IFactory
     public abstract IEnumerable<string> GetSupportedExtensions();
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public abstract bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null);
+    public abstract bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    );
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public virtual Task<bool> IsArchiveAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return Task.FromResult(IsArchive(stream, password, bufferSize));
+    }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public virtual FileInfo? GetFilePart(int index, FileInfo part1) => null;
@@ -78,7 +95,7 @@ public abstract class Factory : IFactory
         {
             long pos = ((IStreamStack)stream).GetPosition();
 
-            if (IsArchive(stream, options.Password))
+            if (IsArchive(stream, options.Password, options.BufferSize))
             {
                 ((IStreamStack)stream).StackSeek(pos);
                 reader = readerFactory.OpenReader(stream, options);

src/SharpCompress/Factories/GZipFactory.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Compression;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Archives;
 using SharpCompress.Archives.GZip;
 using SharpCompress.Archives.Tar;
@@ -40,8 +42,19 @@ public class GZipFactory
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null) =>
-        GZipArchive.IsGZipFile(stream);
+    public override bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    ) => GZipArchive.IsGZipFile(stream);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override Task<bool> IsArchiveAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => GZipArchive.IsGZipFileAsync(stream, cancellationToken);
 
     #endregion
 
@@ -51,10 +64,24 @@ public class GZipFactory
     public IArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         GZipArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => GZipArchive.OpenAsync(stream, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         GZipArchive.Open(fileInfo, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => GZipArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfo, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IMultiArchiveFactory
@@ -63,10 +90,24 @@ public class GZipFactory
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         GZipArchive.Open(streams, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => GZipArchive.OpenAsync(streams, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         GZipArchive.Open(fileInfos, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => GZipArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfos, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IReaderFactory
@@ -105,6 +146,17 @@ public class GZipFactory
     public IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options) =>
         GZipReader.Open(stream, options);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<IReader> OpenReaderAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(OpenReader(stream, options)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IWriterFactory
@@ -119,6 +171,17 @@ public class GZipFactory
         return new GZipWriter(stream, new GZipWriterOptions(writerOptions));
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<IWriter> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions writerOptions,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(stream, writerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IWriteableArchiveFactory

src/SharpCompress/Factories/IFactory.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Factories;
@@ -36,7 +38,25 @@ public interface IFactory
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="stream">A stream, pointing to the beginning of the archive.</param>
     /// <param name="password">optional password</param>
-    bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null);
+    bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    );
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns true if the stream represents an archive of the format defined by this type asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream">A stream, pointing to the beginning of the archive.</param>
+    /// <param name="password">optional password</param>
+    /// <param name="bufferSize">buffer size for reading</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">cancellation token</param>
+    Task<bool> IsArchiveAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    );
 
     /// <summary>
     /// From a passed in archive (zip, rar, 7z, 001), return all parts.

src/SharpCompress/Factories/RarFactory.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Archives;
 using SharpCompress.Archives.Rar;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
@@ -29,8 +31,11 @@ public class RarFactory : Factory, IArchiveFactory, IMultiArchiveFactory, IReade
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null) =>
-        RarArchive.IsRarFile(stream);
+    public override bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    ) => RarArchive.IsRarFile(stream);
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public override FileInfo? GetFilePart(int index, FileInfo part1) =>
@@ -44,10 +49,24 @@ public class RarFactory : Factory, IArchiveFactory, IMultiArchiveFactory, IReade
     public IArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         RarArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => RarArchive.OpenAsync(stream, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         RarArchive.Open(fileInfo, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => RarArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfo, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IMultiArchiveFactory
@@ -56,10 +75,24 @@ public class RarFactory : Factory, IArchiveFactory, IMultiArchiveFactory, IReade
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         RarArchive.Open(streams, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => RarArchive.OpenAsync(streams, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         RarArchive.Open(fileInfos, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => RarArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfos, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IReaderFactory
@@ -68,5 +101,16 @@ public class RarFactory : Factory, IArchiveFactory, IMultiArchiveFactory, IReade
     public IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options) =>
         RarReader.Open(stream, options);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<IReader> OpenReaderAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(OpenReader(stream, options)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     #endregion
 }

src/SharpCompress/Factories/SevenZipFactory.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Archives;
 using SharpCompress.Archives.SevenZip;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
@@ -28,8 +30,11 @@ public class SevenZipFactory : Factory, IArchiveFactory, IMultiArchiveFactory
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null) =>
-        SevenZipArchive.IsSevenZipFile(stream);
+    public override bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    ) => SevenZipArchive.IsSevenZipFile(stream);
 
     #endregion
 
@@ -39,10 +44,24 @@ public class SevenZipFactory : Factory, IArchiveFactory, IMultiArchiveFactory
     public IArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         SevenZipArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => SevenZipArchive.OpenAsync(stream, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         SevenZipArchive.Open(fileInfo, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => SevenZipArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfo, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IMultiArchiveFactory
@@ -51,10 +70,24 @@ public class SevenZipFactory : Factory, IArchiveFactory, IMultiArchiveFactory
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         SevenZipArchive.Open(streams, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => SevenZipArchive.OpenAsync(streams, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         SevenZipArchive.Open(fileInfos, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => SevenZipArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfos, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region reader

src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarFactory.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.Archives;
 using SharpCompress.Archives.Tar;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
@@ -53,8 +55,11 @@ public class TarFactory
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null) =>
-        TarArchive.IsTarFile(stream);
+    public override bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    ) => TarArchive.IsTarFile(stream);
 
     #endregion
 
@@ -64,10 +69,24 @@ public class TarFactory
     public IArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         TarArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => TarArchive.OpenAsync(stream, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         TarArchive.Open(fileInfo, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => TarArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfo, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IMultiArchiveFactory
@@ -76,10 +95,24 @@ public class TarFactory
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         TarArchive.Open(streams, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => TarArchive.OpenAsync(streams, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         TarArchive.Open(fileInfos, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => TarArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfos, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IReaderFactory
@@ -231,6 +264,17 @@ public class TarFactory
     public IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options) =>
         TarReader.Open(stream, options);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<IReader> OpenReaderAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(OpenReader(stream, options)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IWriterFactory
@@ -239,6 +283,17 @@ public class TarFactory
     public IWriter Open(Stream stream, WriterOptions writerOptions) =>
         new TarWriter(stream, new TarWriterOptions(writerOptions));
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<IWriter> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions writerOptions,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(stream, writerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IWriteableArchiveFactory

src/SharpCompress/Factories/ZStandardFactory.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ internal class ZStandardFactory : Factory
         yield return "zstd";
     }
 
-    public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null) =>
-        ZStandardStream.IsZStandard(stream);
+    public override bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = 65536
+    ) => ZStandardStream.IsZStandard(stream);
 }

src/SharpCompress/Factories/ZipFactory.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Archives;
 using SharpCompress.Archives.Zip;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
@@ -39,7 +41,11 @@ public class ZipFactory
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null)
+    public override bool IsArchive(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize
+    )
     {
         var startPosition = stream.CanSeek ? stream.Position : -1;
 
@@ -47,10 +53,10 @@ public class ZipFactory
 
         if (stream is not SharpCompressStream) // wrap to provide buffer bef
         {
-            stream = new SharpCompressStream(stream, bufferSize: Constants.BufferSize);
+            stream = new SharpCompressStream(stream, bufferSize: bufferSize);
         }
 
-        if (ZipArchive.IsZipFile(stream, password))
+        if (ZipArchive.IsZipFile(stream, password, bufferSize))
         {
             return true;
         }
@@ -65,7 +71,50 @@ public class ZipFactory
         stream.Position = startPosition;
 
         //test the zip (last) file of a multipart zip
-        if (ZipArchive.IsZipMulti(stream, password))
+        if (ZipArchive.IsZipMulti(stream, password, bufferSize))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        stream.Position = startPosition;
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override async Task<bool> IsArchiveAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        string? password = null,
+        int bufferSize = ReaderOptions.DefaultBufferSize,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        var startPosition = stream.CanSeek ? stream.Position : -1;
+
+        // probe for single volume zip
+
+        if (stream is not SharpCompressStream) // wrap to provide buffer bef
+        {
+            stream = new SharpCompressStream(stream, bufferSize: bufferSize);
+        }
+
+        if (await ZipArchive.IsZipFileAsync(stream, password, bufferSize, cancellationToken))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // probe for a multipart zip
+
+        if (!stream.CanSeek)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        stream.Position = startPosition;
+
+        //test the zip (last) file of a multipart zip
+        if (await ZipArchive.IsZipMultiAsync(stream, password, bufferSize, cancellationToken))
         {
             return true;
         }
@@ -87,10 +136,24 @@ public class ZipFactory
     public IArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         ZipArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => ZipArchive.OpenAsync(stream, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         ZipArchive.Open(fileInfo, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => ZipArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfo, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IMultiArchiveFactory
@@ -99,10 +162,24 @@ public class ZipFactory
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         ZipArchive.Open(streams, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<Stream> streams,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => ZipArchive.OpenAsync(streams, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public IArchive Open(IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null) =>
         ZipArchive.Open(fileInfos, readerOptions);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<IArchive> OpenAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<FileInfo> fileInfos,
+        ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    ) => ZipArchive.OpenAsync(fileInfos, readerOptions, cancellationToken);
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IReaderFactory
@@ -111,6 +188,17 @@ public class ZipFactory
     public IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options) =>
         ZipReader.Open(stream, options);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<IReader> OpenReaderAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(OpenReader(stream, options)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IWriterFactory
@@ -119,6 +207,17 @@ public class ZipFactory
     public IWriter Open(Stream stream, WriterOptions writerOptions) =>
         new ZipWriter(stream, new ZipWriterOptions(writerOptions));
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<IWriter> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions writerOptions,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        return await Task.FromResult(Open(stream, writerOptions)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region IWriteableArchiveFactory

src/SharpCompress/IO/BufferedSubStream.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 using System;
-using System.Buffers;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.IO;
 
@@ -29,25 +26,14 @@ internal class BufferedSubStream : SharpCompressStream, IStreamStack
 #if DEBUG_STREAMS
         this.DebugDispose(typeof(BufferedSubStream));
 #endif
-        if (_isDisposed)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-        _isDisposed = true;
-
-        if (disposing && _cache is not null)
-        {
-            ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Return(_cache);
-            _cache = null;
-        }
+        if (disposing) { }
         base.Dispose(disposing);
     }
 
     private int _cacheOffset;
     private int _cacheLength;
-    private byte[]? _cache = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(81920);
+    private readonly byte[] _cache = new byte[32 << 10];
     private long origin;
-    private bool _isDisposed;
 
     private long BytesLeftToRead { get; set; }
 
@@ -69,58 +55,19 @@ internal class BufferedSubStream : SharpCompressStream, IStreamStack
 
     private void RefillCache()
     {
-        if (_isDisposed)
-        {
-            throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(BufferedSubStream));
-        }
-
-        var count = (int)Math.Min(BytesLeftToRead, _cache!.Length);
+        var count = (int)Math.Min(BytesLeftToRead, _cache.Length);
         _cacheOffset = 0;
         if (count == 0)
         {
             _cacheLength = 0;
             return;
         }
-
-        // Only seek if we're not already at the correct position
-        // This avoids expensive seek operations when reading sequentially
-        if (Stream.CanSeek && Stream.Position != origin)
-        {
-            Stream.Position = origin;
-        }
-
+        Stream.Position = origin;
         _cacheLength = Stream.Read(_cache, 0, count);
         origin += _cacheLength;
         BytesLeftToRead -= _cacheLength;
     }
 
-    private async ValueTask RefillCacheAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-    {
-        if (_isDisposed)
-        {
-            throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(BufferedSubStream));
-        }
-
-        var count = (int)Math.Min(BytesLeftToRead, _cache!.Length);
-        _cacheOffset = 0;
-        if (count == 0)
-        {
-            _cacheLength = 0;
-            return;
-        }
-        // Only seek if we're not already at the correct position
-        // This avoids expensive seek operations when reading sequentially
-        if (Stream.CanSeek && Stream.Position != origin)
-        {
-            Stream.Position = origin;
-        }
-        _cacheLength = await Stream
-            .ReadAsync(_cache, 0, count, cancellationToken)
-            .ConfigureAwait(false);
-        origin += _cacheLength;
-        BytesLeftToRead -= _cacheLength;
-    }
-
     public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
     {
         if (count > Length)
@@ -136,7 +83,7 @@ internal class BufferedSubStream : SharpCompressStream, IStreamStack
             }
 
             count = Math.Min(count, _cacheLength - _cacheOffset);
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(_cache!, _cacheOffset, buffer, offset, count);
+            Buffer.BlockCopy(_cache, _cacheOffset, buffer, offset, count);
             _cacheOffset += count;
         }
 
@@ -154,64 +101,9 @@ internal class BufferedSubStream : SharpCompressStream, IStreamStack
             }
         }
 
-        return _cache![_cacheOffset++];
+        return _cache[_cacheOffset++];
     }
 
-    public override async Task<int> ReadAsync(
-        byte[] buffer,
-        int offset,
-        int count,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken
-    )
-    {
-        if (count > Length)
-        {
-            count = (int)Length;
-        }
-
-        if (count > 0)
-        {
-            if (_cacheOffset == _cacheLength)
-            {
-                await RefillCacheAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }
-
-            count = Math.Min(count, _cacheLength - _cacheOffset);
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(_cache!, _cacheOffset, buffer, offset, count);
-            _cacheOffset += count;
-        }
-
-        return count;
-    }
-
-#if !NETFRAMEWORK && !NETSTANDARD2_0
-    public override async ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(
-        Memory<byte> buffer,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
-    )
-    {
-        var count = buffer.Length;
-        if (count > Length)
-        {
-            count = (int)Length;
-        }
-
-        if (count > 0)
-        {
-            if (_cacheOffset == _cacheLength)
-            {
-                await RefillCacheAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }
-
-            count = Math.Min(count, _cacheLength - _cacheOffset);
-            _cache!.AsSpan(_cacheOffset, count).CopyTo(buffer.Span);
-            _cacheOffset += count;
-        }
-
-        return count;
-    }
-#endif
-
     public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin) => throw new NotSupportedException();
 
     public override void SetLength(long value) => throw new NotSupportedException();

src/SharpCompress/IO/ReadOnlySubStream.cs

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ internal class ReadOnlySubStream : SharpCompressStream, IStreamStack
 
     private long _position;
 
-    public ReadOnlySubStream(Stream stream, long bytesToRead, bool leaveOpen = true)
-        : this(stream, null, bytesToRead, leaveOpen) { }
+    public ReadOnlySubStream(Stream stream, long bytesToRead)
+        : this(stream, null, bytesToRead) { }
 
-    public ReadOnlySubStream(Stream stream, long? origin, long bytesToRead, bool leaveOpen = true)
-        : base(stream, leaveOpen, throwOnDispose: false)
+    public ReadOnlySubStream(Stream stream, long? origin, long bytesToRead)
+        : base(stream, leaveOpen: true, throwOnDispose: false)
     {
         if (origin != null && stream.Position != origin.Value)
         {

src/SharpCompress/IO/SharpCompressStream.cs

@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
 #endif
     }
 
+    internal bool IsRecording { get; private set; }
+
     protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
     {
 #if DEBUG_STREAMS
@@ -206,11 +208,11 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         {
             ValidateBufferState();
 
-            // Fill buffer if needed, handling short reads from underlying stream
+            // Fill buffer if needed
             if (_bufferedLength == 0)
             {
+                _bufferedLength = Stream.Read(_buffer!, 0, _bufferSize);
                 _bufferPosition = 0;
-                _bufferedLength = FillBuffer(_buffer!, 0, _bufferSize);
             }
             int available = _bufferedLength - _bufferPosition;
             int toRead = Math.Min(count, available);
@@ -222,8 +224,11 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
                 return toRead;
             }
             // If buffer exhausted, refill
+            int r = Stream.Read(_buffer!, 0, _bufferSize);
+            if (r == 0)
+                return 0;
+            _bufferedLength = r;
             _bufferPosition = 0;
-            _bufferedLength = FillBuffer(_buffer!, 0, _bufferSize);
             if (_bufferedLength == 0)
             {
                 return 0;
@@ -247,31 +252,6 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Fills the buffer by reading from the underlying stream, handling short reads.
-    /// Implements the ReadFully pattern: reads in a loop until buffer is full or EOF is reached.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="buffer">Buffer to fill</param>
-    /// <param name="offset">Offset in buffer (always 0 in current usage)</param>
-    /// <param name="count">Number of bytes to read</param>
-    /// <returns>Total number of bytes read (may be less than count if EOF is reached)</returns>
-    private int FillBuffer(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
-    {
-        // Implement ReadFully pattern but return the actual count read
-        // This is the same logic as Utility.ReadFully but returns count instead of bool
-        var total = 0;
-        int read;
-        while ((read = Stream.Read(buffer, offset + total, count - total)) > 0)
-        {
-            total += read;
-            if (total >= count)
-            {
-                return total;
-            }
-        }
-        return total;
-    }
-
     public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
     {
         if (_bufferingEnabled)
@@ -279,6 +259,7 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
             ValidateBufferState();
         }
 
+        long orig = _internalPosition;
         long targetPos;
         // Calculate the absolute target position based on origin
         switch (origin)
@@ -346,12 +327,13 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         {
             ValidateBufferState();
 
-            // Fill buffer if needed, handling short reads from underlying stream
+            // Fill buffer if needed
             if (_bufferedLength == 0)
             {
-                _bufferPosition = 0;
-                _bufferedLength = await FillBufferAsync(_buffer!, 0, _bufferSize, cancellationToken)
+                _bufferedLength = await Stream
+                    .ReadAsync(_buffer!, 0, _bufferSize, cancellationToken)
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                _bufferPosition = 0;
             }
             int available = _bufferedLength - _bufferPosition;
             int toRead = Math.Min(count, available);
@@ -363,9 +345,13 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
                 return toRead;
             }
             // If buffer exhausted, refill
-            _bufferPosition = 0;
-            _bufferedLength = await FillBufferAsync(_buffer!, 0, _bufferSize, cancellationToken)
+            int r = await Stream
+                .ReadAsync(_buffer!, 0, _bufferSize, cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (r == 0)
+                return 0;
+            _bufferedLength = r;
+            _bufferPosition = 0;
             if (_bufferedLength == 0)
             {
                 return 0;
@@ -386,38 +372,6 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Async version of FillBuffer. Implements the ReadFullyAsync pattern.
-    /// Reads in a loop until buffer is full or EOF is reached.
-    /// </summary>
-    private async Task<int> FillBufferAsync(
-        byte[] buffer,
-        int offset,
-        int count,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken
-    )
-    {
-        // Implement ReadFullyAsync pattern but return the actual count read
-        // This is the same logic as Utility.ReadFullyAsync but returns count instead of bool
-        var total = 0;
-        int read;
-        while (
-            (
-                read = await Stream
-                    .ReadAsync(buffer, offset + total, count - total, cancellationToken)
-                    .ConfigureAwait(false)
-            ) > 0
-        )
-        {
-            total += read;
-            if (total >= count)
-            {
-                return total;
-            }
-        }
-        return total;
-    }
-
     public override async Task WriteAsync(
         byte[] buffer,
         int offset,
@@ -448,15 +402,13 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         {
             ValidateBufferState();
 
-            // Fill buffer if needed, handling short reads from underlying stream
+            // Fill buffer if needed
             if (_bufferedLength == 0)
             {
-                _bufferPosition = 0;
-                _bufferedLength = await FillBufferMemoryAsync(
-                        _buffer.AsMemory(0, _bufferSize),
-                        cancellationToken
-                    )
+                _bufferedLength = await Stream
+                    .ReadAsync(_buffer.AsMemory(0, _bufferSize), cancellationToken)
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                _bufferPosition = 0;
             }
             int available = _bufferedLength - _bufferPosition;
             int toRead = Math.Min(buffer.Length, available);
@@ -468,12 +420,13 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
                 return toRead;
             }
             // If buffer exhausted, refill
-            _bufferPosition = 0;
-            _bufferedLength = await FillBufferMemoryAsync(
-                    _buffer.AsMemory(0, _bufferSize),
-                    cancellationToken
-                )
+            int r = await Stream
+                .ReadAsync(_buffer.AsMemory(0, _bufferSize), cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (r == 0)
+                return 0;
+            _bufferedLength = r;
+            _bufferPosition = 0;
             if (_bufferedLength == 0)
             {
                 return 0;
@@ -492,35 +445,6 @@ public class SharpCompressStream : Stream, IStreamStack
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Async version of FillBuffer for Memory{byte}. Implements the ReadFullyAsync pattern.
-    /// Reads in a loop until buffer is full or EOF is reached.
-    /// </summary>
-    private async ValueTask<int> FillBufferMemoryAsync(
-        Memory<byte> buffer,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken
-    )
-    {
-        // Implement ReadFullyAsync pattern but return the actual count read
-        var total = 0;
-        int read;
-        while (
-            (
-                read = await Stream
-                    .ReadAsync(buffer.Slice(total), cancellationToken)
-                    .ConfigureAwait(false)
-            ) > 0
-        )
-        {
-            total += read;
-            if (total >= buffer.Length)
-            {
-                return total;
-            }
-        }
-        return total;
-    }
-
     public override async ValueTask WriteAsync(
         ReadOnlyMemory<byte> buffer,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default

src/SharpCompress/IO/SourceStream.cs

@@ -222,26 +222,8 @@ public class SourceStream : Stream, IStreamStack
             SetStream(0);
             while (_prevSize + Current.Length < pos)
             {
-                var currentLength = Current.Length;
-                _prevSize += currentLength;
-
-                if (!SetStream(_stream + 1))
-                {
-                    // No more streams available, cannot seek to requested position
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                        $"Cannot seek to position {pos}. End of stream reached at position {_prevSize}."
-                    );
-                }
-
-                // Safety check: if we have a zero-length stream and we're still not
-                // making progress toward the target position, we're in an invalid state
-                if (currentLength == 0 && Current.Length == 0)
-                {
-                    // Both old and new stream have zero length - cannot make progress
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                        $"Cannot seek to position {pos}. Encountered zero-length streams at position {_prevSize}."
-                    );
-                }
+                _prevSize += Current.Length;
+                SetStream(_stream + 1);
             }
         }
 

src/SharpCompress/Readers/AbstractReader.cs

@@ -262,23 +262,19 @@ public abstract class AbstractReader<TEntry, TVolume> : IReader
     {
         using Stream s = OpenEntryStream();
         var sourceStream = WrapWithProgress(s, Entry);
-        sourceStream.CopyTo(writeStream, Constants.BufferSize);
+        sourceStream.CopyTo(writeStream, 81920);
     }
 
     internal async Task WriteAsync(Stream writeStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
 #if NETFRAMEWORK || NETSTANDARD2_0
-        using Stream s = OpenEntryStream();
+        using Stream s = await OpenEntryStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         var sourceStream = WrapWithProgress(s, Entry);
-        await sourceStream
-            .CopyToAsync(writeStream, Constants.BufferSize, cancellationToken)
-            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await sourceStream.CopyToAsync(writeStream, 81920, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 #else
-        await using Stream s = OpenEntryStream();
+        await using Stream s = await OpenEntryStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         var sourceStream = WrapWithProgress(s, Entry);
-        await sourceStream
-            .CopyToAsync(writeStream, Constants.BufferSize, cancellationToken)
-            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await sourceStream.CopyToAsync(writeStream, 81920, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -351,9 +347,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractReader<TEntry, TVolume> : IReader
     protected virtual EntryStream GetEntryStream() =>
         CreateEntryStream(Entry.Parts.First().GetCompressedStream());
 
-    protected virtual Task<EntryStream> GetEntryStreamAsync(
+    protected virtual async Task<EntryStream> GetEntryStreamAsync(
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
-    ) => Task.FromResult(GetEntryStream());
+    )
+    {
+        var stream = await Entry
+            .Parts.First()
+            .GetCompressedStreamAsync(cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return CreateEntryStream(stream);
+    }
 
     #endregion
 

src/SharpCompress/Readers/Ace/AceReader.cs

@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using SharpCompress.Common;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Ace;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Arj;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Readers.Ace
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Reader for ACE archives.
-    /// ACE is a proprietary archive format. This implementation supports both ACE 1.0 and ACE 2.0 formats
-    /// and can read archive metadata and extract uncompressed (stored) entries.
-    /// Compressed entries require proprietary decompression algorithms that are not publicly documented.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>
-    /// ACE 2.0 additions over ACE 1.0:
-    /// - Improved LZ77 compression (compression type 2)
-    /// - Recovery record support
-    /// - Additional header flags
-    /// </remarks>
-    public abstract class AceReader : AbstractReader<AceEntry, AceVolume>
-    {
-        private readonly ArchiveEncoding _archiveEncoding;
-
-        internal AceReader(ReaderOptions options)
-            : base(options, ArchiveType.Ace)
-        {
-            _archiveEncoding = Options.ArchiveEncoding;
-        }
-
-        private AceReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions options)
-            : this(options) { }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Derived class must create or manage the Volume itself.
-        /// AbstractReader.Volume is get-only, so it cannot be set here.
-        /// </summary>
-        public override AceVolume? Volume => _volume;
-
-        private AceVolume? _volume;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Opens an AceReader for non-seeking usage with a single volume.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream containing the ACE archive.</param>
-        /// <param name="options">Reader options.</param>
-        /// <returns>An AceReader instance.</returns>
-        public static AceReader Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options = null)
-        {
-            stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
-            return new SingleVolumeAceReader(stream, options ?? new ReaderOptions());
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Opens an AceReader for Non-seeking usage with multiple volumes
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="streams"></param>
-        /// <param name="options"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static AceReader Open(IEnumerable<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions? options = null)
-        {
-            streams.NotNull(nameof(streams));
-            return new MultiVolumeAceReader(streams, options ?? new ReaderOptions());
-        }
-
-        protected abstract void ValidateArchive(AceVolume archive);
-
-        protected override IEnumerable<AceEntry> GetEntries(Stream stream)
-        {
-            var mainHeaderReader = new AceMainHeader(_archiveEncoding);
-            var mainHeader = mainHeaderReader.Read(stream);
-            if (mainHeader == null)
-            {
-                yield break;
-            }
-
-            if (mainHeader?.IsMultiVolume == true)
-            {
-                throw new MultiVolumeExtractionException(
-                    "Multi volumes are currently not supported"
-                );
-            }
-
-            if (_volume == null)
-            {
-                _volume = new AceVolume(stream, Options, 0);
-                ValidateArchive(_volume);
-            }
-
-            var localHeaderReader = new AceFileHeader(_archiveEncoding);
-            while (true)
-            {
-                var localHeader = localHeaderReader.Read(stream);
-                if (localHeader?.IsFileEncrypted == true)
-                {
-                    throw new CryptographicException(
-                        "Password protected archives are currently not supported"
-                    );
-                }
-                if (localHeader == null)
-                    break;
-
-                yield return new AceEntry(new AceFilePart((AceFileHeader)localHeader, stream));
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected virtual IEnumerable<FilePart> CreateFilePartEnumerableForCurrentEntry() =>
-            Entry.Parts;
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Readers/Ace/MultiVolumeAceReader.cs

@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-#nullable disable
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using SharpCompress.Common;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Ace;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Readers.Ace
-{
-    internal class MultiVolumeAceReader : AceReader
-    {
-        private readonly IEnumerator<Stream> streams;
-        private Stream tempStream;
-
-        internal MultiVolumeAceReader(IEnumerable<Stream> streams, ReaderOptions options)
-            : base(options) => this.streams = streams.GetEnumerator();
-
-        protected override void ValidateArchive(AceVolume archive) { }
-
-        protected override Stream RequestInitialStream()
-        {
-            if (streams.MoveNext())
-            {
-                return streams.Current;
-            }
-            throw new MultiVolumeExtractionException(
-                "No stream provided when requested by MultiVolumeAceReader"
-            );
-        }
-
-        internal override bool NextEntryForCurrentStream()
-        {
-            if (!base.NextEntryForCurrentStream())
-            {
-                // if we're got another stream to try to process then do so
-                return streams.MoveNext() && LoadStreamForReading(streams.Current);
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        protected override IEnumerable<FilePart> CreateFilePartEnumerableForCurrentEntry()
-        {
-            var enumerator = new MultiVolumeStreamEnumerator(this, streams, tempStream);
-            tempStream = null;
-            return enumerator;
-        }
-
-        private class MultiVolumeStreamEnumerator : IEnumerable<FilePart>, IEnumerator<FilePart>
-        {
-            private readonly MultiVolumeAceReader reader;
-            private readonly IEnumerator<Stream> nextReadableStreams;
-            private Stream tempStream;
-            private bool isFirst = true;
-
-            internal MultiVolumeStreamEnumerator(
-                MultiVolumeAceReader r,
-                IEnumerator<Stream> nextReadableStreams,
-                Stream tempStream
-            )
-            {
-                reader = r;
-                this.nextReadableStreams = nextReadableStreams;
-                this.tempStream = tempStream;
-            }
-
-            public IEnumerator<FilePart> GetEnumerator() => this;
-
-            IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => this;
-
-            public FilePart Current { get; private set; }
-
-            public void Dispose() { }
-
-            object IEnumerator.Current => Current;
-
-            public bool MoveNext()
-            {
-                if (isFirst)
-                {
-                    Current = reader.Entry.Parts.First();
-                    isFirst = false; //first stream already to go
-                    return true;
-                }
-
-                if (!reader.Entry.IsSplitAfter)
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-                if (tempStream != null)
-                {
-                    reader.LoadStreamForReading(tempStream);
-                    tempStream = null;
-                }
-                else if (!nextReadableStreams.MoveNext())
-                {
-                    throw new MultiVolumeExtractionException(
-                        "No stream provided when requested by MultiVolumeAceReader"
-                    );
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    reader.LoadStreamForReading(nextReadableStreams.Current);
-                }
-
-                Current = reader.Entry.Parts.First();
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            public void Reset() { }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Readers/Ace/SingleVolumeAceReader.cs

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using SharpCompress.Common;
-using SharpCompress.Common.Ace;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Readers.Ace
-{
-    internal class SingleVolumeAceReader : AceReader
-    {
-        private readonly Stream _stream;
-
-        internal SingleVolumeAceReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions options)
-            : base(options)
-        {
-            stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
-            _stream = stream;
-        }
-
-        protected override Stream RequestInitialStream() => _stream;
-
-        protected override void ValidateArchive(AceVolume archive)
-        {
-            if (archive.IsMultiVolume)
-            {
-                throw new MultiVolumeExtractionException(
-                    "Streamed archive is a Multi-volume archive. Use a different AceReader method to extract."
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/SharpCompress/Readers/IReaderFactory.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Readers;
 
@@ -11,4 +13,17 @@ public interface IReaderFactory : Factories.IFactory
     /// <param name="options"></param>
     /// <returns></returns>
     IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a Reader asynchronously for Non-seeking usage
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream"></param>
+    /// <param name="options"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    Task<IReader> OpenReaderAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    );
 }

src/SharpCompress/Readers/ReaderFactory.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Factories;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
@@ -15,12 +17,46 @@ public static class ReaderFactory
         return Open(new FileInfo(filePath), options);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a Reader from a filepath asynchronously
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="filePath"></param>
+    /// <param name="options"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static Task<IReader> OpenAsync(
+        string filePath,
+        ReaderOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
+        return OpenAsync(new FileInfo(filePath), options, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
     public static IReader Open(FileInfo fileInfo, ReaderOptions? options = null)
     {
         options ??= new ReaderOptions { LeaveStreamOpen = false };
         return Open(fileInfo.OpenRead(), options);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a Reader from a FileInfo asynchronously
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileInfo"></param>
+    /// <param name="options"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static Task<IReader> OpenAsync(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        ReaderOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        options ??= new ReaderOptions { LeaveStreamOpen = false };
+        return OpenAsync(fileInfo.OpenRead(), options, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Opens a Reader for Non-seeking usage
     /// </summary>
@@ -70,7 +106,87 @@ public static class ReaderFactory
         }
 
         throw new InvalidFormatException(
-            "Cannot determine compressed stream type.  Supported Reader Formats: Ace, Arc, Arj, Zip, GZip, BZip2, Tar, Rar, LZip, XZ, ZStandard"
+            "Cannot determine compressed stream type.  Supported Reader Formats: Arc, Arj, Zip, GZip, BZip2, Tar, Rar, LZip, XZ, ZStandard"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a Reader for Non-seeking usage asynchronously
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream"></param>
+    /// <param name="options"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static async Task<IReader> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ReaderOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
+        options ??= new ReaderOptions() { LeaveStreamOpen = false };
+
+        var bStream = new SharpCompressStream(stream, bufferSize: options.BufferSize);
+
+        long pos = ((IStreamStack)bStream).GetPosition();
+
+        var factories = Factories.Factory.Factories.OfType<Factories.Factory>();
+
+        Factory? testedFactory = null;
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(options.ExtensionHint))
+        {
+            testedFactory = factories.FirstOrDefault(a =>
+                a.GetSupportedExtensions()
+                    .Contains(options.ExtensionHint, StringComparer.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)
+            );
+            if (testedFactory is IReaderFactory readerFactory)
+            {
+                ((IStreamStack)bStream).StackSeek(pos);
+                if (
+                    await testedFactory.IsArchiveAsync(
+                        bStream,
+                        options.Password,
+                        options.BufferSize,
+                        cancellationToken
+                    )
+                )
+                {
+                    ((IStreamStack)bStream).StackSeek(pos);
+                    return await readerFactory
+                        .OpenReaderAsync(bStream, options, cancellationToken)
+                        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+            }
+            ((IStreamStack)bStream).StackSeek(pos);
+        }
+
+        foreach (var factory in factories)
+        {
+            if (testedFactory == factory)
+            {
+                continue; // Already tested above
+            }
+            ((IStreamStack)bStream).StackSeek(pos);
+            if (
+                factory is IReaderFactory readerFactory
+                && await factory.IsArchiveAsync(
+                    bStream,
+                    options.Password,
+                    options.BufferSize,
+                    cancellationToken
+                )
+            )
+            {
+                ((IStreamStack)bStream).StackSeek(pos);
+                return await readerFactory
+                    .OpenReaderAsync(bStream, options, cancellationToken)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new InvalidFormatException(
+            "Cannot determine compressed stream type.  Supported Reader Formats: Arc, Arj, Zip, GZip, BZip2, Tar, Rar, LZip, XZ, ZStandard"
         );
     }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Readers/ReaderOptions.cs

@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Readers;
 
 public class ReaderOptions : OptionsBase
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The default buffer size for stream operations.
-    /// This value (65536 bytes) is preserved for backward compatibility.
-    /// New code should use Constants.BufferSize instead (81920 bytes), which matches .NET's Stream.CopyTo default.
-    /// </summary>
-    [Obsolete(
-        "Use Constants.BufferSize instead. This constant will be removed in a future version."
-    )]
     public const int DefaultBufferSize = 0x10000;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -24,7 +16,7 @@ public class ReaderOptions : OptionsBase
 
     public bool DisableCheckIncomplete { get; set; }
 
-    public int BufferSize { get; set; } = Constants.BufferSize;
+    public int BufferSize { get; set; } = DefaultBufferSize;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Provide a hint for the extension of the archive being read, can speed up finding the correct decoder.  Should be without the leading period in the form like: tar.gz or zip

src/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.csproj

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>SharpCompress - Pure C# Decompression/Compression</AssemblyTitle>
     <NeutralLanguage>en-US</NeutralLanguage>
-    <VersionPrefix>0.0.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <AssemblyVersion>0.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>0.0.0.0</FileVersion>
+    <VersionPrefix>0.42.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <AssemblyVersion>0.42.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>0.42.0</FileVersion>
     <Authors>Adam Hathcock</Authors>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net48;netstandard2.0;net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net48;net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <AssemblyName>SharpCompress</AssemblyName>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>../../SharpCompress.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <Copyright>Copyright (c) 2025  Adam Hathcock</Copyright>
     <GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>
-    <Description>SharpCompress is a compression library for NET 4.8/NET Standard 2.0/NET 8.0/NET 10.0 that can unrar, decompress 7zip, decompress xz, zip/unzip, tar/untar lzip/unlzip, bzip2/unbzip2 and gzip/ungzip with forward-only reading and file random access APIs. Write support for zip/tar/bzip2/gzip is implemented.</Description>
+    <Description>SharpCompress is a compression library for NET 4.8/NET 8.0/NET 10.0 that can unrar, decompress 7zip, decompress xz, zip/unzip, tar/untar lzip/unlzip, bzip2/unbzip2 and gzip/ungzip with forward-only reading and file random access APIs. Write support for zip/tar/bzip2/gzip is implemented.</Description>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
     <DebugType>embedded</DebugType>
@@ -30,13 +30,25 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0' Or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0' ">
     <IsTrimmable>true</IsTrimmable>
-    <IsAotCompatible>true</IsAotCompatible>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net48' Or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0' ">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(TargetFramework)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|net8.0|AnyCPU'">
+    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DEBUG_STREAMS</DefineConstants>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(TargetFramework)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|net10.0|AnyCPU'">
+    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DEBUG_STREAMS</DefineConstants>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" PrivateAssets="All" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0' Or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0' ">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks" PrivateAssets="All" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net48' ">
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />

src/SharpCompress/Utility.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ namespace SharpCompress;
 
 internal static class Utility
 {
+    //80kb is a good industry standard temporary buffer size
+    private const int TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE = 81920;
     private static readonly HashSet<char> invalidChars = new(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars());
 
     public static ReadOnlyCollection<T> ToReadOnly<T>(this IList<T> items) => new(items);
@@ -69,16 +71,48 @@ internal static class Utility
             return;
         }
 
-        using var readOnlySubStream = new IO.ReadOnlySubStream(source, advanceAmount);
-        readOnlySubStream.CopyTo(Stream.Null);
+        using var buffer = MemoryPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE);
+        while (advanceAmount > 0)
+        {
+            var toRead = (int)Math.Min(buffer.Memory.Length, advanceAmount);
+            var read = source.Read(buffer.Memory.Slice(0, toRead).Span);
+            if (read <= 0)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            advanceAmount -= read;
+        }
     }
 
-    public static void Skip(this Stream source) => source.CopyTo(Stream.Null);
-
-    public static Task SkipAsync(this Stream source, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public static void Skip(this Stream source)
     {
-        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-        return source.CopyToAsync(Stream.Null);
+        using var buffer = MemoryPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE);
+        while (source.Read(buffer.Memory.Span) > 0) { }
+    }
+
+    public static async Task SkipAsync(
+        this Stream source,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        var array = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE);
+        try
+        {
+            while (true)
+            {
+                var read = await source
+                    .ReadAsync(array, 0, array.Length, cancellationToken)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (read <= 0)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Return(array);
+        }
     }
 
     public static DateTime DosDateToDateTime(ushort iDate, ushort iTime)
@@ -149,7 +183,7 @@ internal static class Utility
 
     public static long TransferTo(this Stream source, Stream destination, long maxLength)
     {
-        var array = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(Common.Constants.BufferSize);
+        var array = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE);
         try
         {
             var maxReadSize = array.Length;
@@ -188,7 +222,7 @@ internal static class Utility
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
     )
     {
-        var array = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(Common.Constants.BufferSize);
+        var array = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE);
         try
         {
             var maxReadSize = array.Length;
@@ -266,7 +300,7 @@ internal static class Utility
             return;
         }
 
-        var array = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(Common.Constants.BufferSize);
+        var array = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE);
         try
         {
             while (advanceAmount > 0)
@@ -372,6 +406,33 @@ internal static class Utility
         return (total >= buffer.Length);
     }
 
+    public static async Task<bool> ReadFullyAsync(
+        this Stream stream,
+        byte[] buffer,
+        int offset,
+        int count,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        var total = 0;
+        int read;
+        while (
+            (
+                read = await stream
+                    .ReadAsync(buffer, offset + total, count - total, cancellationToken)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false)
+            ) > 0
+        )
+        {
+            total += read;
+            if (total >= count)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return (total >= count);
+    }
+
     public static string TrimNulls(this string source) => source.Replace('\0', ' ').Trim();
 
     /// <summary>

src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/GZipWriter.cs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public sealed class GZipWriter : AbstractWriter
         stream.FileName = filename;
         stream.LastModified = modificationTime;
         var progressStream = WrapWithProgress(source, filename);
-        progressStream.CopyTo(stream, Constants.BufferSize);
+        progressStream.CopyTo(stream);
         _wroteToStream = true;
     }
 

src/SharpCompress/Writers/IWriterFactory.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Factories;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers;
@@ -6,4 +8,10 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Writers;
 public interface IWriterFactory : IFactory
 {
     IWriter Open(Stream stream, WriterOptions writerOptions);
+
+    Task<IWriter> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        WriterOptions writerOptions,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    );
 }

src/SharpCompress/Writers/WriterFactory.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers;
@@ -20,4 +22,33 @@ public static class WriterFactory
 
         throw new NotSupportedException("Archive Type does not have a Writer: " + archiveType);
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Opens a Writer asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream">The stream to write to.</param>
+    /// <param name="archiveType">The archive type.</param>
+    /// <param name="writerOptions">Writer options.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>A task that returns an IWriter.</returns>
+    public static async Task<IWriter> OpenAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        ArchiveType archiveType,
+        WriterOptions writerOptions,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        var factory = Factories
+            .Factory.Factories.OfType<IWriterFactory>()
+            .FirstOrDefault(item => item.KnownArchiveType == archiveType);
+
+        if (factory != null)
+        {
+            return await factory
+                .OpenAsync(stream, writerOptions, cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        throw new NotSupportedException("Archive Type does not have a Writer: " + archiveType);
+    }
 }

src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/ZipWriter.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using SharpCompress.Compressors.LZMA;
 using SharpCompress.Compressors.PPMd;
 using SharpCompress.Compressors.ZStandard;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
-using Constants = SharpCompress.Common.Constants;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers.Zip;
 
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ public class ZipWriter : AbstractWriter
     {
         using var output = WriteToStream(entryPath, zipWriterEntryOptions);
         var progressStream = WrapWithProgress(source, entryPath);
-        progressStream.CopyTo(output, Constants.BufferSize);
+        progressStream.CopyTo(output);
     }
 
     public Stream WriteToStream(string entryPath, ZipWriterEntryOptions options)

src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json

@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[10.0.102, )",
-        "resolved": "10.0.102",
-        "contentHash": "Oxq3RCIJSdtpIU4hLqO7XaDe/Ra3HS9Wi8rJl838SAg6Zu1iQjerA0+xXWBgUFYbgknUGCLOU0T+lzMLkvY9Qg==",
+        "requested": "[8.0.0, )",
+        "resolved": "8.0.0",
+        "contentHash": "G5q7OqtwIyGTkeIOAc3u2ZuV/kicQaec5EaRnc0pIeSnh9LUjj+PYQrJYBURvDt7twGl2PKA7nSN0kz1Zw5bnQ==",
         "dependencies": {
-          "Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Git": "10.0.102",
-          "Microsoft.SourceLink.Common": "10.0.102"
+          "Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Git": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.SourceLink.Common": "8.0.0"
         }
       },
       "System.Buffers": {
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Git": {
         "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "10.0.102",
-        "contentHash": "0i81LYX31U6UiXz4NOLbvc++u+/mVDmOt+PskrM/MygpDxkv9THKQyRUmavBpLK6iBV0abNWnn+CQgSRz//Pwg=="
+        "resolved": "8.0.0",
+        "contentHash": "bZKfSIKJRXLTuSzLudMFte/8CempWjVamNUR5eHJizsy+iuOuO/k2gnh7W0dHJmYY0tBf+gUErfluCv5mySAOQ=="
       },
       "Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies.net48": {
         "type": "Transitive",
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
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       "Microsoft.SourceLink.Common": {
         "type": "Transitive",
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-        "contentHash": "Mk1IMb9q5tahC2NltxYXFkLBtuBvfBoCQ3pIxYQWfzbCE9o1OB9SsHe0hnNGo7lWgTA/ePbFAJLWu6nLL9K17A=="
+        "resolved": "8.0.0",
+        "contentHash": "dk9JPxTCIevS75HyEQ0E4OVAFhB2N+V9ShCXf8Q6FkUQZDkgLI12y679Nym1YqsiSysuQskT7Z+6nUf3yab6Vw=="
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@@ -97,110 +97,6 @@
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       }
     },
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tests/SharpCompress.Performance/packages.lock.json

@@ -12,25 +12,6 @@
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@@ -52,21 +33,6 @@
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tests/SharpCompress.Test/Ace/AceReaderTests.cs

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using SharpCompress.Common;
-using SharpCompress.Readers;
-using SharpCompress.Readers.Ace;
-using Xunit;
-
-namespace SharpCompress.Test.Ace
-{
-    public class AceReaderTests : ReaderTests
-    {
-        public AceReaderTests()
-        {
-            UseExtensionInsteadOfNameToVerify = true;
-            UseCaseInsensitiveToVerify = true;
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void Ace_Uncompressed_Read() => Read("Ace.store.ace", CompressionType.None);
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void Ace_Encrypted_Read()
-        {
-            var exception = Assert.Throws<CryptographicException>(() => Read("Ace.encrypted.ace"));
-        }
-
-        [Theory]
-        [InlineData("Ace.method1.ace", CompressionType.AceLZ77)]
-        [InlineData("Ace.method1-solid.ace", CompressionType.AceLZ77)]
-        [InlineData("Ace.method2.ace", CompressionType.AceLZ77)]
-        [InlineData("Ace.method2-solid.ace", CompressionType.AceLZ77)]
-        public void Ace_Unsupported_ShouldThrow(string fileName, CompressionType compressionType)
-        {
-            var exception = Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(() =>
-                Read(fileName, compressionType)
-            );
-        }
-
-        [Theory]
-        [InlineData("Ace.store.largefile.ace", CompressionType.None)]
-        public void Ace_LargeFileTest_Read(string fileName, CompressionType compressionType)
-        {
-            ReadForBufferBoundaryCheck(fileName, compressionType);
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void Ace_Multi_Reader()
-        {
-            var exception = Assert.Throws<MultiVolumeExtractionException>(() =>
-                DoMultiReader(
-                    ["Ace.store.split.ace", "Ace.store.split.c01"],
-                    streams => AceReader.Open(streams)
-                )
-            );
-        }
-    }
-}

tests/SharpCompress.Test/Arc/ArcReaderAsyncTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Common;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Test.Arc;
+
+public class ArcReaderAsyncTests : ReaderTests
+{
+    public ArcReaderAsyncTests()
+    {
+        UseExtensionInsteadOfNameToVerify = true;
+        UseCaseInsensitiveToVerify = true;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Arc_Uncompressed_Read_Async() =>
+        await ReadAsync("Arc.uncompressed.arc", CompressionType.None);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Arc_Squeezed_Read_Async() => await ReadAsync("Arc.squeezed.arc");
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Arc_Crunched_Read_Async() => await ReadAsync("Arc.crunched.arc");
+}

tests/SharpCompress.Test/Arc/ArcReaderTests.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
-using SharpCompress.Readers;
-using SharpCompress.Readers.Arc;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Test.Arc

tests/SharpCompress.Test/Arj/ArjReaderTests.cs

@@ -45,17 +45,14 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Test.Arj
         public void Arj_Multi_Reader()
         {
             var exception = Assert.Throws<MultiVolumeExtractionException>(() =>
-                DoMultiReader(
-                    [
-                        "Arj.store.split.arj",
-                        "Arj.store.split.a01",
-                        "Arj.store.split.a02",
-                        "Arj.store.split.a03",
-                        "Arj.store.split.a04",
-                        "Arj.store.split.a05",
-                    ],
-                    streams => ArjReader.Open(streams)
-                )
+                DoArj_Multi_Reader([
+                    "Arj.store.split.arj",
+                    "Arj.store.split.a01",
+                    "Arj.store.split.a02",
+                    "Arj.store.split.a03",
+                    "Arj.store.split.a04",
+                    "Arj.store.split.a05",
+                ])
             );
         }
 
@@ -77,5 +74,26 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Test.Arj
         {
             ReadForBufferBoundaryCheck(fileName, compressionType);
         }
+
+        private void DoArj_Multi_Reader(string[] archives)
+        {
+            using (
+                var reader = ArjReader.Open(
+                    archives
+                        .Select(s => Path.Combine(TEST_ARCHIVES_PATH, s))
+                        .Select(p => File.OpenRead(p))
+                )
+            )
+            {
+                while (reader.MoveToNextEntry())
+                {
+                    reader.WriteEntryToDirectory(
+                        SCRATCH_FILES_PATH,
+                        new ExtractionOptions { ExtractFullPath = true, Overwrite = true }
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            VerifyFiles();
+        }
     }
 }

tests/SharpCompress.Test/Mocks/AsyncOnlyStream.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Test.Mocks;
+
+public class AsyncOnlyStream : Stream
+{
+    private readonly Stream _stream;
+
+    public AsyncOnlyStream(Stream stream)
+    {
+        _stream = stream;
+        // Console.WriteLine("AsyncOnlyStream created");
+    }
+
+    public override bool CanRead => _stream.CanRead;
+    public override bool CanSeek => _stream.CanSeek;
+    public override bool CanWrite => _stream.CanWrite;
+    public override long Length => _stream.Length;
+    public override long Position
+    {
+        get => _stream.Position;
+        set => _stream.Position = value;
+    }
+
+    public override void Flush() => _stream.Flush();
+
+    public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+    {
+        throw new NotSupportedException("Synchronous Read is not supported");
+    }
+
+    public override Task<int> ReadAsync(
+        byte[] buffer,
+        int offset,
+        int count,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken
+    )
+    {
+        return _stream.ReadAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+#if !NETFRAMEWORK && !NETSTANDARD2_0
+    public override ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(
+        Memory<byte> buffer,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        return _stream.ReadAsync(buffer, cancellationToken);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin) => _stream.Seek(offset, origin);
+
+    public override void SetLength(long value) => _stream.SetLength(value);
+
+    public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) =>
+        _stream.Write(buffer, offset, count);
+
+    protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+    {
+        if (disposing)
+        {
+            _stream.Dispose();
+        }
+        base.Dispose(disposing);
+    }
+}