akrabat

This is simple Universal Action that compresses the selected file or folder and creates a zip file in the same directory.
 
The GitHub Directory is here: https://github.com/akrabat/alfred-compress. and you can download the latest version from https://github.com/akrabat/alfred-compress/releases/latest.
 
To use, select a file or folder in Finder and trigger Alfred's universal actions. Start typing "compress" or "zip" in order to find the action and then press enter. A Zip file of the same name as the selection will appear in the Finder window.     In this example, the file My Report.zip appears on the Desktop.  

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This is simple Universal Action that compresses the selected file or folder and creates a zip file in the same directory.
 
The GitHub Directory is here: https://github.com/akrabat/alfred-compress. and you can download the latest version from https://github.com/akrabat/alfred-compress/releases/latest.
 
To use, select a file or folder in Finder and trigger Alfred's universal actions. Start typing "compress" or "zip" in order to find the action and then press enter. A Zip file of the same name as the selection will appear in the Finder window.     In this example, the file My Report.zip appears on the Desktop.  

Yes, you add the modifier just like for any other action, by double-clicking the connection.

Thank you for the fast fixes. The workflow will be live later today at https://alfred.app/workflows/akrabat/compress/.
 
Another tip for the future: you don’t need to specify a path to mktemp. You can just use the command and it’ll create a temporary file, and in a place (determined by the OS) with a lower chance of collisions.
 

This is useful, but I can see possible improvements:
No need to have two Universal Actions. If you have just one named (e.g.) “Compress to Zip”, both zip and compress will work to filter for it. Despite using $@ in the code (which suggests multiple inputs), the workflow only works for single inputs. The unpacked zip creates a full folder structure of the original file. I.e. if we use the workflow to compress a file on the Desktop, when uncompressing the zip it will create a folder called Users, with a child with the user’s name (which can reveal who created it), which a child named Desktop, with finally a child which is the file. That will be unexpected for most people. Zips can take time to create, so a notification and/or a sound when it’s done would provide an important clue.

FWIW, I also have a workflow that does this.

 

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Alfred doesn't sort Universal Actions by default to keep the order predictable. You can enable the actions to be sorted by last used per type in Prefs > Features > Universal Actions > Action Ordering.