Convert v2 RAR4 Stored Control
Valid RAR4 archive with two stored members and fixed metadata for legacy extraction tests Stable P8 artifact p8-convert-legacy-rar.
- README.txt
- value.json
Specifications
- Members
- 2
- Delivery Mode
- download-only
- Version
- RAR4
- Compression
- store
- Provider
- converter-v2
- Provenance
- Synthetic deterministic P8 fixture generated by generation/p8_content.py; seed namespace 2026082300
- Fixture Reserve
- convert-v2
Testing contract
Expected to pass- Scenario
- Parse the RAR4 marker and headers, verify both file CRCs, and extract only safe relative paths.
- Expected result
- README.txt and data/value.json extract byte-for-byte with method 0x30 (store), and both CRC-32 values validate.
What is a .rar file?
RAR is a proprietary archive format with several on-disk generations, solid compression, optional recovery records, encryption, split volumes, and Unicode names. Readers identify its signature and version before walking headers and compressed data; support for one generation does not guarantee support for another.
How to use this file
Use a small example .rar file to test signature and version detection, member listing, Unicode names, safe paths, bounded extraction, clear unsupported-method errors, and semantic comparison with a committed member manifest.
How to use this file for testing
“Convert v2 RAR4 Stored Control” is a deterministic Testaroo fixture for Conversion testing, Compression testing. The same content exported across many formats and linked as a group, so you can convert one and diff against the expected twin.
Documented properties for this file: RAR · 150 bytes. Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.
Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such, expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.
Archive fixtures are documented down to their member list (shown on this page) and are deliberately safe, no zip bombs, executables, or hidden payloads. Test extractors against nested, unicode, empty, and encrypted variants.
Generated by generation/p8_content.py. Free for any use, no attribution required, license.
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- zipZIP - All Members DeflateA ZIP whose every member uses compression method 8 (deflate). Its twin holds byte-identical content under the other method, so an extractor, a size estimator, or a repacking pipeline can be compared on the same payload with only the storage method changed.
- zipZIP - All Members StoredA ZIP whose every member uses compression method 0 (stored). Its twin holds byte-identical content under the other method, so an extractor, a size estimator, or a repacking pipeline can be compared on the same payload with only the storage method changed.
