(C#) Compress Text Feed to Binary

This example receives incoming text data in chunks, compresses as a stream, and accumulates the compressed binary data.

The purpose is to demonstrate the BeginCompressString, MoreCompressString, and EndCompressString methods.

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

bool success;
Chilkat.BinData compressedData = new Chilkat.BinData();
byte[] compressedBytes = null;

Chilkat.Compression compress = new Chilkat.Compression();
compress.Algorithm = "deflate";
compress.Charset = "utf-8";

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbIndex = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();

int i;
for (i = 0; i <= 24; i++) {
    // Note: It is possible (and normal) for a BeginCompress* or MoreCompress* method to return
    // an empty string (or 0 bytes).  When this happens, the input data is not lost.  It will be flushed
    // in a subsequent call.
    sbIndex.Clear();
    sbIndex.AppendInt(i);
    if (i == 0) {
        compressedBytes = compress.BeginCompressString(sbIndex.GetAsString());
    }
    else {
        compressedBytes = compress.MoreCompressString(sbIndex.GetAsString());
    }

    compressedData.AppendBinary(compressedBytes);
    compressedBytes = compress.MoreCompressString(": This is a line of data to be compressed...\r\n");
    compressedData.AppendBinary(compressedBytes);
}

// Flush any remaining output.
compressedBytes = compress.EndCompressString();
compressedData.AppendBinary(compressedBytes);

// Show the compressed data in hex format:
Debug.WriteLine("The hex encoded compressed text:");
Debug.WriteLine(compressedData.GetEncoded("hex"));

// Now decompress in one call:
compressedBytes = compressedData.GetBinary();
string originalText = compress.DecompressString(compressedBytes);
Debug.WriteLine(originalText);