(Java) Decompress Large Binary File in Blocks

Decompresses a large binary file in blocks. This example uses BeginDecompressBytes, MoreDecompressBytes, and EndDecompressBytes.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkFileAccess facSrc = new CkFileAccess();
    CkFileAccess facDest = new CkFileAccess();

    // Open a previously compressed file for decompressing.
    // See Compress Large File in Blocks

    boolean success = facSrc.OpenForRead("qa_data/bmp/compressedBmp.dat");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(facSrc.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // If we compress in 32K chunks, find out how many blocks there will be.
    int blockSize = 32768;
    int numBlocks = facSrc.GetNumBlocks(blockSize);

    // Open an output file for the decompressed data.
    success = facDest.OpenForWrite("qa_output/decompressed.bmp");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(facDest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkCompression compress = new CkCompression();
    compress.put_Algorithm("deflate");

    CkByteData decompressedBytes = new CkByteData();
    CkByteData compressedBytes = new CkByteData();

    int i = 0;
    while (i < numBlocks) {
        success = facSrc.ReadBlock(i,blockSize,compressedBytes);
        if (i == 0) {
            success = compress.BeginDecompressBytes(compressedBytes,decompressedBytes);
            }
        else {
            success = compress.MoreDecompressBytes(compressedBytes,decompressedBytes);
            }

        facDest.FileWrite(decompressedBytes);

        i = i+1;
        }

    // At the very end, flush any remaining decompressed bytes, if any.
    success = compress.EndDecompressBytes(decompressedBytes);
    facDest.FileWrite(decompressedBytes);

    facSrc.FileClose();
    facDest.FileClose();

    System.out.println("Finished decompressing file.");
  }
}