(Go) Compress String Feed to Base64

This example receives incoming text data in chunks, compresses as a stream, and accumulates the compressed data in base64.

The purpose is to demonstrate the BeginCompressStringENC, MoreCompressStringENC, and EndCompressStringENC methods.

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

    var success bool
    sbCompressedBase64 := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()

    compress := chilkat.NewCompression()
    compress.SetAlgorithm("deflate")
    compress.SetCharset("utf-8")
    compress.SetEncodingMode("base64")

    sbIndex := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()

    var i int
    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 {
            sbCompressedBase64.Append(*compress.BeginCompressStringENC(*sbIndex.GetAsString()))
        }
        else {
            sbCompressedBase64.Append(*compress.MoreCompressStringENC(*sbIndex.GetAsString()))
        }

        sbCompressedBase64.Append(*compress.MoreCompressStringENC(": This is a line of data to be compressed...\r\n"))
    }

    // Flush any remaining output.
    sbCompressedBase64.Append(*compress.EndCompressStringENC())

    fmt.Println("The base64 encoded compressed text:")
    fmt.Println(*sbCompressedBase64.GetAsString())

    // Now decompress in one call:
    originalText := compress.DecompressStringENC(*sbCompressedBase64.GetAsString())
    fmt.Println(*originalText)

    sbCompressedBase64.DisposeStringBuilder()
    compress.DisposeCompression()
    sbIndex.DisposeStringBuilder()