# Compress::Raw::Zlib - man - phpman

## NAME
    [Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown) - Low-Level Interface to zlib compression library

## SYNOPSIS
        use [Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown) ;

        ($d, $status) = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Deflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3ADeflate/markdown)( [OPT] ) ;
        $status = $d->deflate($input, $output) ;
        $status = $d->flush($output [, $flush_type]) ;
        $d->deflateReset() ;
        $d->deflateParams(OPTS) ;
        $d->deflateTune(OPTS) ;
        $d->dict_adler() ;
        $d->crc32() ;
        $d->adler32() ;
        $d->total_in() ;
        $d->total_out() ;
        $d->msg() ;
        $d->get_Strategy();
        $d->get_Level();
        $d->get_BufSize();

        ($i, $status) = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AInflate/markdown)( [OPT] ) ;
        $status = $i->inflate($input, $output [, $eof]) ;
        $status = $i->inflateSync($input) ;
        $i->inflateReset() ;
        $i->dict_adler() ;
        $d->crc32() ;
        $d->adler32() ;
        $i->total_in() ;
        $i->total_out() ;
        $i->msg() ;
        $d->get_BufSize();

        $crc = adler32($buffer [,$crc]) ;
        $crc = crc32($buffer [,$crc]) ;

        $crc = crc32_combine($crc1, $crc2, $len2);
        $adler = adler32_combine($adler1, $adler2, $len2);

        my $version = [Compress::Raw::Zlib::zlib_version](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3Azlibversion/markdown)();
        my $flags = [Compress::Raw::Zlib::zlibCompileFlags](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AzlibCompileFlags/markdown)();

## DESCRIPTION
    The *[Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown)* module provides a Perl interface to the *zlib* compression library
    (see "AUTHOR" for details about where to get *zlib*).

## [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Deflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3ADeflate/markdown)
    This section defines an interface that allows in-memory compression using the *deflate*
    interface provided by zlib.

    Here is a definition of the interface available:

  ($d, $status) = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Deflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3ADeflate/markdown)( [OPT] )
    Initialises a deflation object.

    If you are familiar with the *zlib* library, it combines the features of the *zlib* functions
    "deflateInit", "deflateInit2" and "deflateSetDictionary".

    If successful, it will return the initialised deflation object, $d and a $status of "Z_OK" in a
    list context. In scalar context it returns the deflation object, $d, only.

    If not successful, the returned deflation object, $d, will be *undef* and $status will hold the
    a *zlib* error code.

    The function optionally takes a number of named options specified as "Name => value" pairs. This
    allows individual options to be tailored without having to specify them all in the parameter
    list.

    For backward compatibility, it is also possible to pass the parameters as a reference to a hash
    containing the name=>value pairs.

    Below is a list of the valid options:

### -Level
         Defines the compression level. Valid values are 0 through 9, "Z_NO_COMPRESSION",
         "Z_BEST_SPEED", "Z_BEST_COMPRESSION", and "Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION".

         The default is "Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION".

### -Method
         Defines the compression method. The only valid value at present (and the default) is
         "Z_DEFLATED".

### -WindowBits
         To compress an RFC 1950 data stream, set "WindowBits" to a positive number between 8 and
         15.

         To compress an RFC 1951 data stream, set "WindowBits" to "-MAX_WBITS".

         To compress an RFC 1952 data stream (i.e. gzip), set "WindowBits" to "WANT_GZIP".

         For a definition of the meaning and valid values for "WindowBits" refer to the *zlib*
         documentation for *deflateInit2*.

         Defaults to "MAX_WBITS".

### -MemLevel
         For a definition of the meaning and valid values for "MemLevel" refer to the *zlib*
         documentation for *deflateInit2*.

         Defaults to MAX_MEM_LEVEL.

### -Strategy
         Defines the strategy used to tune the compression. The valid values are
         "Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY", "Z_FILTERED", "Z_RLE", "Z_FIXED" and "Z_HUFFMAN_ONLY".

         The default is "Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY".

### -Dictionary
         When a dictionary is specified *[Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown)* will automatically call
         "deflateSetDictionary" directly after calling "deflateInit". The Adler32 value for the
         dictionary can be obtained by calling the method "$d->dict_adler()".

         The default is no dictionary.

### -Bufsize
         Sets the initial size for the output buffer used by the "$d->deflate" and "$d->flush"
         methods. If the buffer has to be reallocated to increase the size, it will grow in
         increments of "Bufsize".

         The default buffer size is 4096.

### -AppendOutput
         This option controls how data is written to the output buffer by the "$d->deflate" and
         "$d->flush" methods.

         If the "AppendOutput" option is set to false, the output buffers in the "$d->deflate" and
         "$d->flush" methods will be truncated before uncompressed data is written to them.

         If the option is set to true, uncompressed data will be appended to the output buffer in
         the "$d->deflate" and "$d->flush" methods.

         This option defaults to false.

### -CRC32
         If set to true, a crc32 checksum of the uncompressed data will be calculated. Use the
         "$d->crc32" method to retrieve this value.

         This option defaults to false.

### -ADLER32
         If set to true, an adler32 checksum of the uncompressed data will be calculated. Use the
         "$d->adler32" method to retrieve this value.

         This option defaults to false.

    Here is an example of using the "[Compress::Raw::Zlib::Deflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3ADeflate/markdown)" optional parameter list to
    override the default buffer size and compression level. All other options will take their
    default values.

        my $d = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Deflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3ADeflate/markdown) ( -Bufsize => 300,
                                                   -Level   => Z_BEST_SPEED ) ;

  $status = $d->deflate($input, $output)
    Deflates the contents of $input and writes the compressed data to $output.

    The $input and $output parameters can be either scalars or scalar references.

    When finished, $input will be completely processed (assuming there were no errors). If the
    deflation was successful it writes the deflated data to $output and returns a status value of
    "Z_OK".

    On error, it returns a *zlib* error code.

    If the "AppendOutput" option is set to true in the constructor for the $d object, the compressed
    data will be appended to $output. If it is false, $output will be truncated before any
    compressed data is written to it.

    Note: This method will not necessarily write compressed data to $output every time it is called.
    So do not assume that there has been an error if the contents of $output is empty on returning
    from this method. As long as the return code from the method is "Z_OK", the deflate has
    succeeded.

  $status = $d->flush($output [, $flush_type])
    Typically used to finish the deflation. Any pending output will be written to $output.

    Returns "Z_OK" if successful.

    Note that flushing can seriously degrade the compression ratio, so it should only be used to
    terminate a decompression (using "Z_FINISH") or when you want to create a *full flush point*
    (using "Z_FULL_FLUSH").

    By default the "flush_type" used is "Z_FINISH". Other valid values for "flush_type" are
    "Z_NO_FLUSH", "Z_PARTIAL_FLUSH", "Z_SYNC_FLUSH" and "Z_FULL_FLUSH". It is strongly recommended
    that you only set the "flush_type" parameter if you fully understand the implications of what it
    does. See the "zlib" documentation for details.

    If the "AppendOutput" option is set to true in the constructor for the $d object, the compressed
    data will be appended to $output. If it is false, $output will be truncated before any
    compressed data is written to it.

  $status = $d->deflateReset()
    This method will reset the deflation object $d. It can be used when you are compressing multiple
    data streams and want to use the same object to compress each of them. It should only be used
    once the previous data stream has been flushed successfully, i.e. a call to
    "$d->flush(Z_FINISH)" has returned "Z_OK".

    Returns "Z_OK" if successful.

  $status = $d->deflateParams([OPT])
    Change settings for the deflate object $d.

    The list of the valid options is shown below. Options not specified will remain unchanged.

### -Level
         Defines the compression level. Valid values are 0 through 9, "Z_NO_COMPRESSION",
         "Z_BEST_SPEED", "Z_BEST_COMPRESSION", and "Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION".

### -Strategy
         Defines the strategy used to tune the compression. The valid values are
         "Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY", "Z_FILTERED" and "Z_HUFFMAN_ONLY".

### -BufSize
         Sets the initial size for the output buffer used by the "$d->deflate" and "$d->flush"
         methods. If the buffer has to be reallocated to increase the size, it will grow in
         increments of "Bufsize".

  $status = $d->deflateTune($good_length, $max_lazy, $nice_length, $max_chain)
    Tune the internal settings for the deflate object $d. This option is only available if you are
    running zlib 1.2.2.3 or better.

    Refer to the documentation in zlib.h for instructions on how to fly "deflateTune".

  $d->dict_adler()
    Returns the adler32 value for the dictionary.

  $d->crc32()
    Returns the crc32 value for the uncompressed data to date.

    If the "CRC32" option is not enabled in the constructor for this object, this method will always
    return 0;

  $d->adler32()
    Returns the adler32 value for the uncompressed data to date.

  $d->msg()
    Returns the last error message generated by zlib.

  $d->total_in()
    Returns the total number of bytes uncompressed bytes input to deflate.

  $d->total_out()
    Returns the total number of compressed bytes output from deflate.

  $d->get_Strategy()
    Returns the deflation strategy currently used. Valid values are "Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY",
    "Z_FILTERED" and "Z_HUFFMAN_ONLY".

  $d->get_Level()
    Returns the compression level being used.

  $d->get_BufSize()
    Returns the buffer size used to carry out the compression.

### Example
    Here is a trivial example of using "deflate". It simply reads standard input, deflates it and
    writes it to standard output.

        use strict ;
        use warnings ;

        use [Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown) ;

        binmode STDIN;
        binmode STDOUT;
        my $x = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Deflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3ADeflate/markdown)
           or die "Cannot create a deflation stream\n" ;

        my ($output, $status) ;
        while (<>)
        {
            $status = $x->deflate($_, $output) ;

            $status == Z_OK
                or die "deflation failed\n" ;

            print $output ;
        }

        $status = $x->flush($output) ;

        $status == Z_OK
            or die "deflation failed\n" ;

        print $output ;

## [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AInflate/markdown)
    This section defines an interface that allows in-memory uncompression using the *inflate*
    interface provided by zlib.

    Here is a definition of the interface:

   ($i, $status) = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AInflate/markdown)( [OPT] )
    Initialises an inflation object.

    In a list context it returns the inflation object, $i, and the *zlib* status code ($status). In
    a scalar context it returns the inflation object only.

    If successful, $i will hold the inflation object and $status will be "Z_OK".

    If not successful, $i will be *undef* and $status will hold the *zlib* error code.

    The function optionally takes a number of named options specified as "-Name => value" pairs.
    This allows individual options to be tailored without having to specify them all in the
    parameter list.

    For backward compatibility, it is also possible to pass the parameters as a reference to a hash
    containing the "name=>value" pairs.

    Here is a list of the valid options:

### -WindowBits
         To uncompress an RFC 1950 data stream, set "WindowBits" to a positive number between 8 and
         15.

         To uncompress an RFC 1951 data stream, set "WindowBits" to "-MAX_WBITS".

         To uncompress an RFC 1952 data stream (i.e. gzip), set "WindowBits" to "WANT_GZIP".

         To auto-detect and uncompress an RFC 1950 or RFC 1952 data stream (i.e. gzip), set
         "WindowBits" to "WANT_GZIP_OR_ZLIB".

         For a full definition of the meaning and valid values for "WindowBits" refer to the *zlib*
         documentation for *inflateInit2*.

         Defaults to "MAX_WBITS".

### -Bufsize
         Sets the initial size for the output buffer used by the "$i->inflate" method. If the output
         buffer in this method has to be reallocated to increase the size, it will grow in
         increments of "Bufsize".

         Default is 4096.

### -Dictionary
         The default is no dictionary.

### -AppendOutput
         This option controls how data is written to the output buffer by the "$i->inflate" method.

         If the option is set to false, the output buffer in the "$i->inflate" method will be
         truncated before uncompressed data is written to it.

         If the option is set to true, uncompressed data will be appended to the output buffer by
         the "$i->inflate" method.

         This option defaults to false.

### -CRC32
         If set to true, a crc32 checksum of the uncompressed data will be calculated. Use the
         "$i->crc32" method to retrieve this value.

         This option defaults to false.

### -ADLER32
         If set to true, an adler32 checksum of the uncompressed data will be calculated. Use the
         "$i->adler32" method to retrieve this value.

         This option defaults to false.

### -ConsumeInput
         If set to true, this option will remove compressed data from the input buffer of the
         "$i->inflate" method as the inflate progresses.

         This option can be useful when you are processing compressed data that is embedded in
         another file/buffer. In this case the data that immediately follows the compressed stream
         will be left in the input buffer.

         This option defaults to true.

### -LimitOutput
         The "LimitOutput" option changes the behavior of the "$i->inflate" method so that the
         amount of memory used by the output buffer can be limited.

         When "LimitOutput" is used the size of the output buffer used will either be the value of
         the "Bufsize" option or the amount of memory already allocated to $output, whichever is
         larger. Predicting the output size available is tricky, so don't rely on getting an exact
         output buffer size.

         When "LimitOutout" is not specified "$i->inflate" will use as much memory as it takes to
         write all the uncompressed data it creates by uncompressing the input buffer.

         If "LimitOutput" is enabled, the "ConsumeInput" option will also be enabled.

         This option defaults to false.

         See "The LimitOutput option" for a discussion on why "LimitOutput" is needed and how to use
         it.

    Here is an example of using an optional parameter to override the default buffer size.

        my ($i, $status) = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AInflate/markdown)( -Bufsize => 300 ) ;

   $status = $i->inflate($input, $output [,$eof])
    Inflates the complete contents of $input and writes the uncompressed data to $output. The $input
    and $output parameters can either be scalars or scalar references.

    Returns "Z_OK" if successful and "Z_STREAM_END" if the end of the compressed data has been
    successfully reached.

    If not successful $status will hold the *zlib* error code.

    If the "ConsumeInput" option has been set to true when the "[Compress::Raw::Zlib::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AInflate/markdown)" object
    is created, the $input parameter is modified by "inflate". On completion it will contain what
    remains of the input buffer after inflation. In practice, this means that when the return status
    is "Z_OK" the $input parameter will contain an empty string, and when the return status is
    "Z_STREAM_END" the $input parameter will contains what (if anything) was stored in the input
    buffer after the deflated data stream.

    This feature is useful when processing a file format that encapsulates a compressed data stream
    (e.g. gzip, zip) and there is useful data immediately after the deflation stream.

    If the "AppendOutput" option is set to true in the constructor for this object, the uncompressed
    data will be appended to $output. If it is false, $output will be truncated before any
    uncompressed data is written to it.

    The $eof parameter needs a bit of explanation.

    Prior to version 1.2.0, zlib assumed that there was at least one trailing byte immediately after
    the compressed data stream when it was carrying out decompression. This normally isn't a problem
    because the majority of zlib applications guarantee that there will be data directly after the
    compressed data stream. For example, both gzip (RFC 1950) and zip both define trailing data that
    follows the compressed data stream.

    The $eof parameter only needs to be used if all of the following conditions apply

    1    You are either using a copy of zlib that is older than version 1.2.0 or you want your
         application code to be able to run with as many different versions of zlib as possible.

    2    You have set the "WindowBits" parameter to "-MAX_WBITS" in the constructor for this object,
         i.e. you are uncompressing a raw deflated data stream (RFC 1951).

    3    There is no data immediately after the compressed data stream.

    If all of these are the case, then you need to set the $eof parameter to true on the final call
    (and only the final call) to "$i->inflate".

    If you have built this module with zlib >= 1.2.0, the $eof parameter is ignored. You can still
    set it if you want, but it won't be used behind the scenes.

  $status = $i->inflateSync($input)
    This method can be used to attempt to recover good data from a compressed data stream that is
    partially corrupt. It scans $input until it reaches either a *full flush point* or the end of
    the buffer.

    If a *full flush point* is found, "Z_OK" is returned and $input will be have all data up to the
    flush point removed. This data can then be passed to the "$i->inflate" method to be
    uncompressed.

    Any other return code means that a flush point was not found. If more data is available,
    "inflateSync" can be called repeatedly with more compressed data until the flush point is found.

    Note *full flush points* are not present by default in compressed data streams. They must have
    been added explicitly when the data stream was created by calling "[Compress::Deflate::flush](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ADeflate%3A%3Aflush/markdown)"
    with "Z_FULL_FLUSH".

  $status = $i->inflateReset()
    This method will reset the inflation object $i. It can be used when you are uncompressing
    multiple data streams and want to use the same object to uncompress each of them.

    Returns "Z_OK" if successful.

  $i->dict_adler()
    Returns the adler32 value for the dictionary.

  $i->crc32()
    Returns the crc32 value for the uncompressed data to date.

    If the "CRC32" option is not enabled in the constructor for this object, this method will always
    return 0;

  $i->adler32()
    Returns the adler32 value for the uncompressed data to date.

    If the "ADLER32" option is not enabled in the constructor for this object, this method will
    always return 0;

  $i->msg()
    Returns the last error message generated by zlib.

  $i->total_in()
    Returns the total number of bytes compressed bytes input to inflate.

  $i->total_out()
    Returns the total number of uncompressed bytes output from inflate.

  $d->get_BufSize()
    Returns the buffer size used to carry out the decompression.

### Examples
    Here is an example of using "inflate".

        use strict ;
        use warnings ;

        use [Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown);

        my $x = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AInflate/markdown)()
           or die "Cannot create a inflation stream\n" ;

        my $input = '' ;
        binmode STDIN;
        binmode STDOUT;

        my ($output, $status) ;
        while (read(STDIN, $input, 4096))
        {
            $status = $x->inflate($input, $output) ;

            print $output ;

            last if $status != Z_OK ;
        }

        die "inflation failed\n"
            unless $status == Z_STREAM_END ;

    The next example show how to use the "LimitOutput" option. Notice the use of two nested loops in
    this case. The outer loop reads the data from the input source - STDIN and the inner loop
    repeatedly calls "inflate" until $input is exhausted, we get an error, or the end of the stream
    is reached. One point worth remembering is by using the "LimitOutput" option you also get
    "ConsumeInput" set as well - this makes the code below much simpler.

        use strict ;
        use warnings ;

        use [Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown);

        my $x = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AInflate/markdown)(LimitOutput => 1)
           or die "Cannot create a inflation stream\n" ;

        my $input = '' ;
        binmode STDIN;
        binmode STDOUT;

        my ($output, $status) ;

      OUTER:
        while (read(STDIN, $input, 4096))
        {
            do
            {
                $status = $x->inflate($input, $output) ;

                print $output ;

                last OUTER
                    unless $status == Z_OK || $status == Z_BUF_ERROR ;
            }
            while ($status == Z_OK && length $input);
        }

        die "inflation failed\n"
            unless $status == Z_STREAM_END ;

## CHECKSUM FUNCTIONS
    Two functions are provided by *zlib* to calculate checksums. For the Perl interface, the order
    of the two parameters in both functions has been reversed. This allows both running checksums
    and one off calculations to be done.

        $crc = adler32($buffer [,$crc]) ;
        $crc = crc32($buffer [,$crc]) ;

    The buffer parameters can either be a scalar or a scalar reference.

    If the $crc parameters is "undef", the crc value will be reset.

    If you have built this module with zlib 1.2.3 or better, two more CRC-related functions are
    available.

        $crc = crc32_combine($crc1, $crc2, $len2);
        $adler = adler32_combine($adler1, $adler2, $len2);

    These functions allow checksums to be merged. Refer to the *zlib* documentation for more
    details.

## Misc
  my $version = [Compress::Raw::Zlib::zlib_version](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3Azlibversion/markdown)();
    Returns the version of the zlib library.

  my $flags = [Compress::Raw::Zlib::zlibCompileFlags](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AzlibCompileFlags/markdown)();
    Returns the flags indicating compile-time options that were used to build the zlib library. See
    the zlib documentation for a description of the flags returned by "zlibCompileFlags".

    Note that when the zlib sources are built along with this module the "sprintf" flags (bits 24,
    25 and 26) should be ignored.

    If you are using zlib 1.2.0 or older, "zlibCompileFlags" will return 0.

The LimitOutput option.
    By default "$i->inflate($input, $output)" will uncompress *all* data in $input and write *all*
    of the uncompressed data it has generated to $output. This makes the interface to "inflate" much
    simpler - if the method has uncompressed $input successfully *all* compressed data in $input
    will have been dealt with. So if you are reading from an input source and uncompressing as you
    go the code will look something like this

        use strict ;
        use warnings ;

        use [Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown);

        my $x = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AInflate/markdown)()
           or die "Cannot create a inflation stream\n" ;

        my $input = '' ;

        my ($output, $status) ;
        while (read(STDIN, $input, 4096))
        {
            $status = $x->inflate($input, $output) ;

            print $output ;

            last if $status != Z_OK ;
        }

        die "inflation failed\n"
            unless $status == Z_STREAM_END ;

    The points to note are

    *    The main processing loop in the code handles reading of compressed data from STDIN.

    *    The status code returned from "inflate" will only trigger termination of the main
         processing loop if it isn't "Z_OK". When "LimitOutput" has not been used the "Z_OK" status
         means that the end of the compressed data stream has been reached or there has been an
         error in uncompression.

    *    After the call to "inflate" *all* of the uncompressed data in $input will have been
         processed. This means the subsequent call to "read" can overwrite it's contents without any
         problem.

    For most use-cases the behavior described above is acceptable (this module and it's predecessor,
    "[Compress::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3AZlib/markdown)", have used it for over 10 years without an issue), but in a few very specific
    use-cases the amount of memory required for $output can prohibitively large. For example, if the
    compressed data stream contains the same pattern repeated thousands of times, a relatively small
    compressed data stream can uncompress into hundreds of megabytes. Remember "inflate" will keep
    allocating memory until *all* the uncompressed data has been written to the output buffer - the
    size of $output is unbounded.

    The "LimitOutput" option is designed to help with this use-case.

    The main difference in your code when using "LimitOutput" is having to deal with cases where the
    $input parameter still contains some uncompressed data that "inflate" hasn't processed yet. The
    status code returned from "inflate" will be "Z_OK" if uncompression took place and "Z_BUF_ERROR"
    if the output buffer is full.

    Below is typical code that shows how to use "LimitOutput".

        use strict ;
        use warnings ;

        use [Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown);

        my $x = new [Compress::Raw::Zlib::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib%3A%3AInflate/markdown)(LimitOutput => 1)
           or die "Cannot create a inflation stream\n" ;

        my $input = '' ;
        binmode STDIN;
        binmode STDOUT;

        my ($output, $status) ;

      OUTER:
        while (read(STDIN, $input, 4096))
        {
            do
            {
                $status = $x->inflate($input, $output) ;

                print $output ;

                last OUTER
                    unless $status == Z_OK || $status == Z_BUF_ERROR ;
            }
            while ($status == Z_OK && length $input);
        }

        die "inflation failed\n"
            unless $status == Z_STREAM_END ;

    Points to note this time:

    *    There are now two nested loops in the code: the outer loop for reading the compressed data
         from STDIN, as before; and the inner loop to carry out the uncompression.

    *    There are two exit points from the inner uncompression loop.

         Firstly when "inflate" has returned a status other than "Z_OK" or "Z_BUF_ERROR". This means
         that either the end of the compressed data stream has been reached ("Z_STREAM_END") or
         there is an error in the compressed data. In either of these cases there is no point in
         continuing with reading the compressed data, so both loops are terminated.

         The second exit point tests if there is any data left in the input buffer, $input -
         remember that the "ConsumeInput" option is automatically enabled when "LimitOutput" is
         used. When the input buffer has been exhausted, the outer loop can run again and overwrite
         a now empty $input.

## ACCESSING ZIP FILES
    Although it is possible (with some effort on your part) to use this module to access .zip files,
    there are other perl modules available that will do all the hard work for you. Check out
    "[Archive::Zip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3AZip/markdown)", "[Archive::Zip::SimpleZip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3AZip%3A%3ASimpleZip/markdown)", "[IO::Compress::Zip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3AZip/markdown)" and "[IO::Uncompress::Unzip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AUnzip/markdown)".

## FAQ
  Compatibility with Unix compress/uncompress.
    This module is not compatible with Unix "compress".

    If you have the "uncompress" program available, you can use this to read compressed files

        open F, "uncompress -c $filename |";
        while (<F>)
        {
            ...

    Alternatively, if you have the "gunzip" program available, you can use this to read compressed
    files

        open F, "gunzip -c $filename |";
        while (<F>)
        {
            ...

    and this to write compress files, if you have the "compress" program available

        open F, "| compress -c $filename ";
        print F "data";
        ...
        close F ;

### Accessing .tar.Z files
    See previous FAQ item.

    If the "[Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown)" module is installed and either the "uncompress" or "gunzip" programs are
    available, you can use one of these workarounds to read ".tar.Z" files.

    Firstly with "uncompress"

        use strict;
        use warnings;
        use [Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown);

        open F, "uncompress -c $filename |";
        my $tar = [Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown)->new(*F);
        ...

    and this with "gunzip"

        use strict;
        use warnings;
        use [Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown);

        open F, "gunzip -c $filename |";
        my $tar = [Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown)->new(*F);
        ...

    Similarly, if the "compress" program is available, you can use this to write a ".tar.Z" file

        use strict;
        use warnings;
        use [Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown);
        use [IO::File](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AFile/markdown);

        my $fh = new [IO::File](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AFile/markdown) "| compress -c >$filename";
        my $tar = [Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown)->new();
        ...
        $tar->write($fh);
        $fh->close ;

### Zlib Library Version Support
    By default "[Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown)" will build with a private copy of version 1.2.5 of the zlib
    library. (See the README file for details of how to override this behaviour)

    If you decide to use a different version of the zlib library, you need to be aware of the
    following issues

    *    First off, you must have zlib 1.0.5 or better.

    *    You need to have zlib 1.2.1 or better if you want to use the "-Merge" option with
         "[IO::Compress::Gzip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3AGzip/markdown)", "[IO::Compress::Deflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3ADeflate/markdown)" and "[IO::Compress::RawDeflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3ARawDeflate/markdown)".

## CONSTANTS
    All the *zlib* constants are automatically imported when you make use of *[Compress::Raw::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3ARaw%3A%3AZlib/markdown)*.

## SUPPORT
    General feedback/questions/bug reports should be sent to
    <<https://github.com/pmqs/Compress-Raw-Zlib/issues>> (preferred) or
    <<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Compress-Raw-Zlib>>.

## SEE ALSO
    [Compress::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Compress%3A%3AZlib/markdown), [IO::Compress::Gzip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3AGzip/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::Gunzip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AGunzip/markdown), [IO::Compress::Deflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3ADeflate/markdown),
    [IO::Uncompress::Inflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AInflate/markdown), [IO::Compress::RawDeflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3ARawDeflate/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::RawInflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3ARawInflate/markdown),
    [IO::Compress::Bzip2](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3ABzip2/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::Bunzip2](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3ABunzip2/markdown), [IO::Compress::Lzma](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3ALzma/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::UnLzma](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AUnLzma/markdown),
    [IO::Compress::Xz](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3AXz/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::UnXz](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AUnXz/markdown), [IO::Compress::Lzip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3ALzip/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::UnLzip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AUnLzip/markdown),
    [IO::Compress::Lzop](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3ALzop/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::UnLzop](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AUnLzop/markdown), [IO::Compress::Lzf](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3ALzf/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::UnLzf](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AUnLzf/markdown),
    [IO::Compress::Zstd](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3AZstd/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::UnZstd](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AUnZstd/markdown), [IO::Uncompress::AnyInflate](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AAnyInflate/markdown),
    [IO::Uncompress::AnyUncompress](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AUncompress%3A%3AAnyUncompress/markdown)

    [IO::Compress::FAQ](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3ACompress%3A%3AFAQ/markdown)

    [File::GlobMapper](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AGlobMapper/markdown), [Archive::Zip](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3AZip/markdown), [Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown), [IO::Zlib](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AZlib/markdown)

    For RFC 1950, 1951 and 1952 see <<http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1950.html>>,
    <<http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1951.html>> and <<http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1952.html>>

    The *zlib* compression library was written by Jean-loup Gailly "<gzip@prep.ai.mit.edu>" and Mark
    Adler "<madler@alumni.caltech.edu>".

    The primary site for the *zlib* compression library is <<http://www.zlib.org>>.

    The primary site for gzip is <<http://www.gzip.org>>.

## AUTHOR
    This module was written by Paul Marquess, "<pmqs@cpan.org>".

## MODIFICATION HISTORY
    See the Changes file.

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    Copyright (c) 2005-2021 Paul Marquess. All rights reserved.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
    Perl itself.