SDK-2760: Add tools module

galaxy/api/tools.py

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+import io
+import os
+import zipfile
+from glob import glob
+
+def zip_folder(folder):
+    files = glob(os.path.join(folder, "**"), recursive=True)
+    files = [file.replace(folder + os.sep, "") for file in files]
+    files = [file for file in files if file]
+
+    zip_buffer = io.BytesIO()
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_buffer, mode="w", compression=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zipf:
+        for file in files:
+            zipf.write(os.path.join(folder, file), arcname=file)
+    return zip_buffer
+
+def zip_folder_to_file(folder, filename):
+    zip_content = zip_folder(folder).getbuffer()
+    with open(filename, "wb") as archive:
+        archive.write(zip_content)