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Compressing and Decompressing Data Using Zlib

The document discusses the zlib module in Node.js, which provides compression and decompression functionality using the zlib library. It allows compressing data using algorithms like Gzip and DEFLATE to reduce file sizes, and decompressing compressed data to restore the original. The module supports stream-based processing for large datasets and error handling. An example compresses and decompresses sample text to demonstrate these capabilities.

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Compressing and Decompressing Data Using Zlib

The document discusses the zlib module in Node.js, which provides compression and decompression functionality using the zlib library. It allows compressing data using algorithms like Gzip and DEFLATE to reduce file sizes, and decompressing compressed data to restore the original. The module supports stream-based processing for large datasets and error handling. An example compresses and decompresses sample text to demonstrate these capabilities.

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Compressing and Decompressing

Data using Zlib


Akash Pundir
System Programming –I
School of Computer Science and Engineering
zlib is a built-in Node.js module that
provides compression and decompression
functionalities using the zlib library, which is
a general-purpose data compression library.
It supports various compression algorithms.
• Here are some key features and functionalities of the zlib module:

• Compression: zlib provides methods for compressing data using algorithms


like Gzip and DEFLATE. These compression methods reduce the size of the
data, making it suitable for transmission over networks or storage on disk.
• Decompression: It also supports decompressing compressed data using the
same algorithms. This allows you to restore the original data from
compressed representations.
• Stream Interface: zlib provides stream-based interfaces for both
compression and decompression. This means you can process data
incrementally, which is useful for large datasets or data streams.
• Error Handling: The module provides error handling mechanisms, allowing
you to handle errors that may occur during compression or decompression
operations.
Compression and Decompression using zlib
const zlib = require('zlib');

// Example data
const input = 'Hello, world!';

// Compress the data


zlib.gzip(input, (err, compressedData) => {
if (err) {
console.error('Error compressing data:', err);
return;
}

// Decompress the data


zlib.gunzip(compressedData, (err, decompressedData) => {
if (err) {
console.error('Error decompressing data:', err);
return;
}
console.log('Decompressed data:', decompressedData.toString());
});
});
Test your Knowledge

How can you create a Node.js server that


serves a specific text file, compresses it with
gzip encoding, and dynamically responds to
HTTP requests? Provide a detailed code
solution.
Import Necessary Files

const http = require('http');


const fs = require('fs');
const zlib = require('zlib');
Our Main Code
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
const filePath = 'example.txt';
const readStream = fs.createReadStream(filePath);

res.writeHead(200, {
'Content-Type': 'text/plain',
'Content-Encoding': 'gzip' // Setting the content encoding to gzip
});

// Compressing the file and piping it to the response stream


readStream.pipe(zlib.Gzip()).pipe(res);

readStream.on('error', (err) => {


console.error('Error reading file:', err);
res.statusCode = 500;
res.end('Internal Server Error');
});
});
Finishing Touches….

const PORT = 3000;


server.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Server is running on port
${PORT}`);
});

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