@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ mux.HandleFunc("POST /{name}", d.Multiplex)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /{name}/tree/{ref}/{rest...}", d.RepoTree)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /{name}/blob/{ref}/{rest...}", d.FileContent)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /{name}/log/{ref}", d.Log)
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET /{name}/archive/{file}", d.Archive)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /{name}/commit/{ref}", d.Diff)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /{name}/refs/{$}", d.Refs)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /{name}/{rest...}", d.Multiplex)

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package routes
 
 import (
+	"compress/gzip"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"log"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ "os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.icyphox.sh/legit/config"
@@ -233,6 +235,57 @@ } else {
 		d.showFile(contents, data, w)
 	}
 	return
+}
+
+func (d *deps) Archive(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	name := r.PathValue("name")
+	if d.isIgnored(name) {
+		d.Write404(w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	file := r.PathValue("file")
+
+	// TODO: extend this to add more files compression (e.g.: xz)
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(file, ".tar.gz") {
+		d.Write404(w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ref := strings.TrimSuffix(file, ".tar.gz")
+
+	// This allows the browser to use a proper name for the file when
+	// downloading
+	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.tar.gz", name, ref)
+	setContentDisposition(w, filename)
+	setGZipMIME(w)
+
+	path := filepath.Join(d.c.Repo.ScanPath, name)
+	gr, err := git.Open(path, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		d.Write404(w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	gw := gzip.NewWriter(w)
+	defer gw.Close()
+
+	prefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", name, ref)
+	err = gr.WriteTar(gw, prefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		// once we start writing to the body we can't report error anymore
+		// so we are only left with printing the error.
+		log.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = gw.Flush()
+	if err != nil {
+		// once we start writing to the body we can't report error anymore
+		// so we are only left with printing the error.
+		log.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
 }
 
 func (d *deps) Log(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -88,3 +89,16 @@
 func (d *deps) category(path string) string {
 	return strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.Dir(strings.TrimPrefix(path, d.c.Repo.ScanPath)), string(os.PathSeparator))
 }
+
+func setContentDisposition(w http.ResponseWriter, name string) {
+	h := "inline; filename=\"" + name + "\""
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Disposition", h)
+}
+
+func setGZipMIME(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	setMIME(w, "application/gzip")
+}
+
+func setMIME(w http.ResponseWriter, mime string) {
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", mime)
+}