(PureBasic) Compress String Feed to Base64

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

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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IncludeFile "CkBinData.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkCompression.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    sbCompressedBase64.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbCompressedBase64.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    compress.i = CkCompression::ckCreate()
    If compress.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkCompression::setCkAlgorithm(compress, "deflate")
    CkCompression::setCkCharset(compress, "utf-8")
    CkCompression::setCkEncodingMode(compress, "base64")

    CkCompression::setCkFirstChunk(compress, 1)
    CkCompression::setCkLastChunk(compress, 0)

    bdCompressed.i = CkBinData::ckCreate()
    If bdCompressed.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    sbUncompressedChunk.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbUncompressedChunk.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    i.i
    For i = 0 To 24
        If i = 24
            CkCompression::setCkLastChunk(compress, 1)
        EndIf

        CkStringBuilder::ckClear(sbUncompressedChunk)
        CkStringBuilder::ckAppendInt(sbUncompressedChunk,i)
        CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbUncompressedChunk,": This is a line of data to be compressed..." + Chr(13) + Chr(10))

        CkCompression::ckCompressSb(compress,sbUncompressedChunk,bdCompressed)

        CkCompression::setCkFirstChunk(compress, 0)
    Next

    Debug "The base64 encoded compressed text:"
    Debug CkBinData::ckGetEncoded(bdCompressed,"base64")

    ; Decompress in one call:
    originalText.s = CkCompression::ckDecompressStringENC(compress,CkBinData::ckGetEncoded(bdCompressed,"base64"))
    Debug originalText


    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbCompressedBase64)
    CkCompression::ckDispose(compress)
    CkBinData::ckDispose(bdCompressed)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbUncompressedChunk)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure