Node.js

Gzip a File

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Demonstrates how to create a .gz (gzipped file). Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var gzip = new chilkat.Gzip();

    // This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
    // it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
    success = gzip.CompressFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(gzip.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Call CompressFile2 to explicitly specify the ungzip path
    // For example, this will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
    // it will create "hamlet.xml".
    var embeddedExtractPath = "hamlet.xml";
    success = gzip.CompressFile2("qa_data/hamlet.xml",embeddedExtractPath,"qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(gzip.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();