(Swift 2) Compress Large Binary File in Blocks

Compresses a large binary file in blocks. This example uses BeginCompressBytes, MoreCompressBytes, and EndCompressBytes.

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

    let facSrc = CkoFileAccess()
    let facDest = CkoFileAccess()

    // Open a large binary file for reading.
    var success: Bool = facSrc.OpenForRead("qa_data/bmp/big.bmp")
    if success != true {
        print("\(facSrc.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // If we compress in 64K chunks, find out how many blocks there will be.
    var blockSize: Int = 65536
    var numBlocks: Int = facSrc.GetNumBlocks(blockSize).intValue

    // Open an output file for the compressed data.
    success = facDest.OpenForWrite("qa_data/bmp/compressedBmp.dat")
    if success != true {
        print("\(facDest.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    let compress = CkoCompression()
    compress.Algorithm = "deflate"

    var fileBytes: NSData
    var compressedBytes: NSData

    var i: Int = 0
    while i < numBlocks {
        fileBytes = facSrc.ReadBlock(i, blockSize: blockSize)
        if i == 0 {
            compressedBytes = compress.BeginCompressBytes(fileBytes)
        }
        else {
            compressedBytes = compress.MoreCompressBytes(fileBytes)
        }

        facDest.FileWrite(compressedBytes)

        i = i + 1
    }

    // At the very end, flush any remaining compressed bytes, if any.
    compressedBytes = compress.EndCompressBytes()
    facDest.FileWrite(compressedBytes)

    facSrc.FileClose()
    facDest.FileClose()

    print("Finished compressing file.")

}