(Node.js) Decompress a Base64-Encoded Gzip String

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This example demonstrates how to use the UncompressStringENC method to decompress Gzip-compressed data that is provided as an encoded string.

The example first compresses a string and encodes the result as Base64. It then demonstrates how the Base64 string can be decoded and decompressed back into the original text.

Internally, the method performs three steps:

1. The input string is decoded from the specified encoding (Base64 in this example) to obtain the compressed binary data.
2. The binary data is decompressed using the Gzip algorithm.
3. The resulting bytes are interpreted using the specified character set (UTF-8) to produce the final string.

This method is useful when working with compressed data embedded in text-based formats such as JSON, XML, or HTTP responses.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This example demonstrates how to decompress Gzip data that is
    // provided as a Base64-encoded string.

    var gzip = new chilkat.Gzip();

    // First, create a compressed Base64 string for demonstration purposes:
    var inputStr = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
    gzip.Filename = "quickBrownFox.txt";
    var compressedBase64 = gzip.CompressStringENC(inputStr,"utf-8","base64");
    if (gzip.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(gzip.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Compressed (Base64): " + compressedBase64);

    // Now decompress the Base64-encoded Gzip string:
    var decompressed = gzip.UncompressStringENC(compressedBase64,"utf-8","base64");
    if (gzip.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(gzip.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Decompressed string:");
    console.log(decompressed);

}

chilkatExample();