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compress_gzip

Compresses a stream of bytes using gzip compression.

compress_gzip [level=int, window_bits=int, format=string]

Description​

The compress_gzip operator compresses bytes in a pipeline incrementally.

level = int (optional)​

The compression level to use. The supported values depend on the codec used. If omitted, the default level for the codec is used.

window_bits = int (optional)​

A number representing the encoder window bits.

format = string (optional)​

A string representing the used format. Possible values are zlib, deflate and gzip.

Defaults to gzip.

Examples​

Export all events in a Gzip-compressed NDJSON file​

export
write_ndjson
compress_gzip
save_file "/tmp/backup.json.gz"

Compress using Gzip deflate​

export
write_ndjson
compress_gzip format="deflate"

Recompress a Gzip-compressed file at a different compression level​

load_file "in.gzip"
decompress_gzip
compress_gzip level=18
save_file "out.gzip"