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159<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#zlibbytesread"><code>zlib.bytesRead</code></a></span></li>
160<li><a href="#zlibbyteswritten"><code>zlib.bytesWritten</code></a></li>
161<li><a href="#zlibclosecallback"><code>zlib.close([callback])</code></a></li>
162<li><a href="#zlibflushkind-callback"><code>zlib.flush([kind, ]callback)</code></a></li>
163<li><a href="#zlibparamslevel-strategy-callback"><code>zlib.params(level, strategy, callback)</code></a></li>
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167<li><a href="#zlibconstants"><code>zlib.constants</code></a></li>
168<li><a href="#zlibcreatebrotlicompressoptions"><code>zlib.createBrotliCompress([options])</code></a></li>
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170<li><a href="#zlibcreatedeflateoptions"><code>zlib.createDeflate([options])</code></a></li>
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179<li><a href="#zlibbrotlicompressbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.brotliCompress(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
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339      <details id="toc" open><summary>Table of contents</summary><ul>
340<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#zlib">Zlib</a></span>
341<ul>
342<li><a href="#threadpool-usage-and-performance-considerations">Threadpool usage and performance considerations</a></li>
343<li><a href="#compressing-http-requests-and-responses">Compressing HTTP requests and responses</a></li>
344<li><a href="#memory-usage-tuning">Memory usage tuning</a>
345<ul>
346<li><a href="#for-zlib-based-streams">For zlib-based streams</a></li>
347<li><a href="#for-brotli-based-streams">For Brotli-based streams</a></li>
348</ul>
349</li>
350<li><a href="#flushing">Flushing</a></li>
351<li><a href="#constants">Constants</a>
352<ul>
353<li><a href="#zlib-constants">zlib constants</a></li>
354<li><a href="#brotli-constants">Brotli constants</a>
355<ul>
356<li><a href="#flush-operations">Flush operations</a></li>
357<li><a href="#compressor-options">Compressor options</a></li>
358<li><a href="#decompressor-options">Decompressor options</a></li>
359</ul>
360</li>
361</ul>
362</li>
363<li><a href="#class-options">Class: <code>Options</code></a></li>
364<li><a href="#class-brotlioptions">Class: <code>BrotliOptions</code></a></li>
365<li><a href="#class-zlibbrotlicompress">Class: <code>zlib.BrotliCompress</code></a></li>
366<li><a href="#class-zlibbrotlidecompress">Class: <code>zlib.BrotliDecompress</code></a></li>
367<li><a href="#class-zlibdeflate">Class: <code>zlib.Deflate</code></a></li>
368<li><a href="#class-zlibdeflateraw">Class: <code>zlib.DeflateRaw</code></a></li>
369<li><a href="#class-zlibgunzip">Class: <code>zlib.Gunzip</code></a></li>
370<li><a href="#class-zlibgzip">Class: <code>zlib.Gzip</code></a></li>
371<li><a href="#class-zlibinflate">Class: <code>zlib.Inflate</code></a></li>
372<li><a href="#class-zlibinflateraw">Class: <code>zlib.InflateRaw</code></a></li>
373<li><a href="#class-zlibunzip">Class: <code>zlib.Unzip</code></a></li>
374<li><a href="#class-zlibzlibbase">Class: <code>zlib.ZlibBase</code></a>
375<ul>
376<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#zlibbytesread"><code>zlib.bytesRead</code></a></span></li>
377<li><a href="#zlibbyteswritten"><code>zlib.bytesWritten</code></a></li>
378<li><a href="#zlibclosecallback"><code>zlib.close([callback])</code></a></li>
379<li><a href="#zlibflushkind-callback"><code>zlib.flush([kind, ]callback)</code></a></li>
380<li><a href="#zlibparamslevel-strategy-callback"><code>zlib.params(level, strategy, callback)</code></a></li>
381<li><a href="#zlibreset"><code>zlib.reset()</code></a></li>
382</ul>
383</li>
384<li><a href="#zlibconstants"><code>zlib.constants</code></a></li>
385<li><a href="#zlibcreatebrotlicompressoptions"><code>zlib.createBrotliCompress([options])</code></a></li>
386<li><a href="#zlibcreatebrotlidecompressoptions"><code>zlib.createBrotliDecompress([options])</code></a></li>
387<li><a href="#zlibcreatedeflateoptions"><code>zlib.createDeflate([options])</code></a></li>
388<li><a href="#zlibcreatedeflaterawoptions"><code>zlib.createDeflateRaw([options])</code></a></li>
389<li><a href="#zlibcreategunzipoptions"><code>zlib.createGunzip([options])</code></a></li>
390<li><a href="#zlibcreategzipoptions"><code>zlib.createGzip([options])</code></a></li>
391<li><a href="#zlibcreateinflateoptions"><code>zlib.createInflate([options])</code></a></li>
392<li><a href="#zlibcreateinflaterawoptions"><code>zlib.createInflateRaw([options])</code></a></li>
393<li><a href="#zlibcreateunzipoptions"><code>zlib.createUnzip([options])</code></a></li>
394<li><a href="#convenience-methods">Convenience methods</a>
395<ul>
396<li><a href="#zlibbrotlicompressbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.brotliCompress(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
397<li><a href="#zlibbrotlicompresssyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.brotliCompressSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
398<li><a href="#zlibbrotlidecompressbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.brotliDecompress(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
399<li><a href="#zlibbrotlidecompresssyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.brotliDecompressSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
400<li><a href="#zlibdeflatebuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.deflate(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
401<li><a href="#zlibdeflatesyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.deflateSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
402<li><a href="#zlibdeflaterawbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.deflateRaw(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
403<li><a href="#zlibdeflaterawsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.deflateRawSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
404<li><a href="#zlibgunzipbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.gunzip(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
405<li><a href="#zlibgunzipsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.gunzipSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
406<li><a href="#zlibgzipbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.gzip(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
407<li><a href="#zlibgzipsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.gzipSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
408<li><a href="#zlibinflatebuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.inflate(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
409<li><a href="#zlibinflatesyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.inflateSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
410<li><a href="#zlibinflaterawbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.inflateRaw(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
411<li><a href="#zlibinflaterawsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.inflateRawSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
412<li><a href="#zlibunzipbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.unzip(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
413<li><a href="#zlibunzipsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.unzipSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
414</ul>
415</li>
416</ul>
417</li>
418</ul></details>
419
420      <div id="apicontent">
421        <h2>Zlib<span><a class="mark" href="#zlib" id="zlib">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib"></a></h2>
422
423<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>
424<p><strong>Source Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v18.18.2/lib/zlib.js">lib/zlib.js</a></p>
425<p>The <code>node:zlib</code> module provides compression functionality implemented using
426Gzip, Deflate/Inflate, and Brotli.</p>
427<p>To access it:</p>
428<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> zlib = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
429<p>Compression and decompression are built around the Node.js <a href="stream.html">Streams API</a>.</p>
430<p>Compressing or decompressing a stream (such as a file) can be accomplished by
431piping the source stream through a <code>zlib</code> <code>Transform</code> stream into a destination
432stream:</p>
433<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { createGzip } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);
434<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { pipeline } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>);
435<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
436  createReadStream,
437  createWriteStream,
438} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
439
440<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> gzip = <span class="hljs-title function_">createGzip</span>();
441<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> source = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'input.txt'</span>);
442<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> destination = <span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'input.txt.gz'</span>);
443
444<span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(source, gzip, destination, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
445  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
446    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
447    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
448  }
449});
450
451<span class="hljs-comment">// Or, Promisified</span>
452
453<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { promisify } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:util'</span>);
454<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> pipe = <span class="hljs-title function_">promisify</span>(pipeline);
455
456<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">do_gzip</span>(<span class="hljs-params">input, output</span>) {
457  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> gzip = <span class="hljs-title function_">createGzip</span>();
458  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> source = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(input);
459  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> destination = <span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(output);
460  <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(source, gzip, destination);
461}
462
463<span class="hljs-title function_">do_gzip</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'input.txt'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'input.txt.gz'</span>)
464  .<span class="hljs-title function_">catch</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
465    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
466    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
467  });</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
468<p>It is also possible to compress or decompress data in a single step:</p>
469<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { deflate, unzip } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);
470
471<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-string">'.................................'</span>;
472<span class="hljs-title function_">deflate</span>(input, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buffer</span>) =></span> {
473  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
474    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
475    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
476  }
477  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buffer.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'base64'</span>));
478});
479
480<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> buffer = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'eJzT0yMAAGTvBe8='</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'base64'</span>);
481<span class="hljs-title function_">unzip</span>(buffer, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buffer</span>) =></span> {
482  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
483    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
484    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
485  }
486  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buffer.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>());
487});
488
489<span class="hljs-comment">// Or, Promisified</span>
490
491<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { promisify } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:util'</span>);
492<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> do_unzip = <span class="hljs-title function_">promisify</span>(unzip);
493
494<span class="hljs-title function_">do_unzip</span>(buffer)
495  .<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">buf</span>) =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>()))
496  .<span class="hljs-title function_">catch</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
497    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
498    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
499  });</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
500<section><h3>Threadpool usage and performance considerations<span><a class="mark" href="#threadpool-usage-and-performance-considerations" id="threadpool-usage-and-performance-considerations">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_threadpool_usage_and_performance_considerations"></a></h3>
501<p>All <code>zlib</code> APIs, except those that are explicitly synchronous, use the Node.js
502internal threadpool. This can lead to surprising effects and performance
503limitations in some applications.</p>
504<p>Creating and using a large number of zlib objects simultaneously can cause
505significant memory fragmentation.</p>
506<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> zlib = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);
507
508<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> payload = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'This is some data'</span>);
509
510<span class="hljs-comment">// WARNING: DO NOT DO THIS!</span>
511<span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> (<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> i = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>; i &#x3C; <span class="hljs-number">30000</span>; ++i) {
512  zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">deflate</span>(payload, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buffer</span>) =></span> {});
513}</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
514<p>In the preceding example, 30,000 deflate instances are created concurrently.
515Because of how some operating systems handle memory allocation and
516deallocation, this may lead to significant memory fragmentation.</p>
517<p>It is strongly recommended that the results of compression
518operations be cached to avoid duplication of effort.</p>
519</section><section><h3>Compressing HTTP requests and responses<span><a class="mark" href="#compressing-http-requests-and-responses" id="compressing-http-requests-and-responses">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_compressing_http_requests_and_responses"></a></h3>
520<p>The <code>node:zlib</code> module can be used to implement support for the <code>gzip</code>, <code>deflate</code>
521and <code>br</code> content-encoding mechanisms defined by
522<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-4.2">HTTP</a>.</p>
523<p>The HTTP <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.3"><code>Accept-Encoding</code></a> header is used within an HTTP request to identify
524the compression encodings accepted by the client. The <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.11"><code>Content-Encoding</code></a>
525header is used to identify the compression encodings actually applied to a
526message.</p>
527<p>The examples given below are drastically simplified to show the basic concept.
528Using <code>zlib</code> encoding can be expensive, and the results ought to be cached.
529See <a href="#memory-usage-tuning">Memory usage tuning</a> for more information on the speed/memory/compression
530tradeoffs involved in <code>zlib</code> usage.</p>
531<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// Client request example</span>
532<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> zlib = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);
533<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> http = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:http'</span>);
534<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fs = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
535<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { pipeline } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>);
536
537<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> request = http.<span class="hljs-title function_">get</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">host</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'example.com'</span>,
538                           <span class="hljs-attr">path</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'/'</span>,
539                           <span class="hljs-attr">port</span>: <span class="hljs-number">80</span>,
540                           <span class="hljs-attr">headers</span>: { <span class="hljs-string">'Accept-Encoding'</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'br,gzip,deflate'</span> } });
541request.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'response'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">response</span>) =></span> {
542  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> output = fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.com_index.html'</span>);
543
544  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">onError</span> = (<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) => {
545    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
546      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
547      process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
548    }
549  };
550
551  <span class="hljs-keyword">switch</span> (response.<span class="hljs-property">headers</span>[<span class="hljs-string">'content-encoding'</span>]) {
552    <span class="hljs-keyword">case</span> <span class="hljs-string">'br'</span>:
553      <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(response, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createBrotliDecompress</span>(), output, onError);
554      <span class="hljs-keyword">break</span>;
555    <span class="hljs-comment">// Or, just use zlib.createUnzip() to handle both of the following cases:</span>
556    <span class="hljs-keyword">case</span> <span class="hljs-string">'gzip'</span>:
557      <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(response, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createGunzip</span>(), output, onError);
558      <span class="hljs-keyword">break</span>;
559    <span class="hljs-keyword">case</span> <span class="hljs-string">'deflate'</span>:
560      <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(response, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createInflate</span>(), output, onError);
561      <span class="hljs-keyword">break</span>;
562    <span class="hljs-attr">default</span>:
563      <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(response, output, onError);
564      <span class="hljs-keyword">break</span>;
565  }
566});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
567<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// server example</span>
568<span class="hljs-comment">// Running a gzip operation on every request is quite expensive.</span>
569<span class="hljs-comment">// It would be much more efficient to cache the compressed buffer.</span>
570<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> zlib = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);
571<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> http = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:http'</span>);
572<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fs = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
573<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { pipeline } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>);
574
575http.<span class="hljs-title function_">createServer</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">request, response</span>) =></span> {
576  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> raw = fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'index.html'</span>);
577  <span class="hljs-comment">// Store both a compressed and an uncompressed version of the resource.</span>
578  response.<span class="hljs-title function_">setHeader</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Vary'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'Accept-Encoding'</span>);
579  <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> acceptEncoding = request.<span class="hljs-property">headers</span>[<span class="hljs-string">'accept-encoding'</span>];
580  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (!acceptEncoding) {
581    acceptEncoding = <span class="hljs-string">''</span>;
582  }
583
584  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">onError</span> = (<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) => {
585    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
586      <span class="hljs-comment">// If an error occurs, there's not much we can do because</span>
587      <span class="hljs-comment">// the server has already sent the 200 response code and</span>
588      <span class="hljs-comment">// some amount of data has already been sent to the client.</span>
589      <span class="hljs-comment">// The best we can do is terminate the response immediately</span>
590      <span class="hljs-comment">// and log the error.</span>
591      response.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
592      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
593    }
594  };
595
596  <span class="hljs-comment">// Note: This is not a conformant accept-encoding parser.</span>
597  <span class="hljs-comment">// See https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.3</span>
598  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (<span class="hljs-regexp">/\bdeflate\b/</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">test</span>(acceptEncoding)) {
599    response.<span class="hljs-title function_">writeHead</span>(<span class="hljs-number">200</span>, { <span class="hljs-string">'Content-Encoding'</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'deflate'</span> });
600    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(raw, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createDeflate</span>(), response, onError);
601  } <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (<span class="hljs-regexp">/\bgzip\b/</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">test</span>(acceptEncoding)) {
602    response.<span class="hljs-title function_">writeHead</span>(<span class="hljs-number">200</span>, { <span class="hljs-string">'Content-Encoding'</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'gzip'</span> });
603    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(raw, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createGzip</span>(), response, onError);
604  } <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (<span class="hljs-regexp">/\bbr\b/</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">test</span>(acceptEncoding)) {
605    response.<span class="hljs-title function_">writeHead</span>(<span class="hljs-number">200</span>, { <span class="hljs-string">'Content-Encoding'</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'br'</span> });
606    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(raw, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createBrotliCompress</span>(), response, onError);
607  } <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
608    response.<span class="hljs-title function_">writeHead</span>(<span class="hljs-number">200</span>, {});
609    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(raw, response, onError);
610  }
611}).<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1337</span>);</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
612<p>By default, the <code>zlib</code> methods will throw an error when decompressing
613truncated data. However, if it is known that the data is incomplete, or
614the desire is to inspect only the beginning of a compressed file, it is
615possible to suppress the default error handling by changing the flushing
616method that is used to decompress the last chunk of input data:</p>
617<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// This is a truncated version of the buffer from the above examples</span>
618<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> buffer = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'eJzT0yMA'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'base64'</span>);
619
620zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">unzip</span>(
621  buffer,
622  <span class="hljs-comment">// For Brotli, the equivalent is zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_FLUSH.</span>
623  { <span class="hljs-attr">finishFlush</span>: zlib.<span class="hljs-property">constants</span>.<span class="hljs-property">Z_SYNC_FLUSH</span> },
624  <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buffer</span>) =></span> {
625    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
626      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
627      process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
628    }
629    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buffer.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>());
630  });</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
631<p>This will not change the behavior in other error-throwing situations, e.g.
632when the input data has an invalid format. Using this method, it will not be
633possible to determine whether the input ended prematurely or lacks the
634integrity checks, making it necessary to manually check that the
635decompressed result is valid.</p>
636</section><section><h3>Memory usage tuning<span><a class="mark" href="#memory-usage-tuning" id="memory-usage-tuning">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_memory_usage_tuning"></a></h3>
637
638<h4>For zlib-based streams<span><a class="mark" href="#for-zlib-based-streams" id="for-zlib-based-streams">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_for_zlib_based_streams"></a></h4>
639<p>From <code>zlib/zconf.h</code>, modified for Node.js usage:</p>
640<p>The memory requirements for deflate are (in bytes):</p>
641<!-- eslint-disable semi -->
642<pre><code class="language-js">(<span class="hljs-number">1</span> &#x3C;&#x3C; (windowBits + <span class="hljs-number">2</span>)) + (<span class="hljs-number">1</span> &#x3C;&#x3C; (memLevel + <span class="hljs-number">9</span>))</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
643<p>That is: 128K for <code>windowBits</code> = 15 + 128K for <code>memLevel</code> = 8
644(default values) plus a few kilobytes for small objects.</p>
645<p>For example, to reduce the default memory requirements from 256K to 128K, the
646options should be set to:</p>
647<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> options = { <span class="hljs-attr">windowBits</span>: <span class="hljs-number">14</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">memLevel</span>: <span class="hljs-number">7</span> };</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
648<p>This will, however, generally degrade compression.</p>
649<p>The memory requirements for inflate are (in bytes) <code>1 &#x3C;&#x3C; windowBits</code>.
650That is, 32K for <code>windowBits</code> = 15 (default value) plus a few kilobytes
651for small objects.</p>
652<p>This is in addition to a single internal output slab buffer of size
653<code>chunkSize</code>, which defaults to 16K.</p>
654<p>The speed of <code>zlib</code> compression is affected most dramatically by the
655<code>level</code> setting. A higher level will result in better compression, but
656will take longer to complete. A lower level will result in less
657compression, but will be much faster.</p>
658<p>In general, greater memory usage options will mean that Node.js has to make
659fewer calls to <code>zlib</code> because it will be able to process more data on
660each <code>write</code> operation. So, this is another factor that affects the
661speed, at the cost of memory usage.</p>
662<h4>For Brotli-based streams<span><a class="mark" href="#for-brotli-based-streams" id="for-brotli-based-streams">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_for_brotli_based_streams"></a></h4>
663<p>There are equivalents to the zlib options for Brotli-based streams, although
664these options have different ranges than the zlib ones:</p>
665<ul>
666<li>zlib's <code>level</code> option matches Brotli's <code>BROTLI_PARAM_QUALITY</code> option.</li>
667<li>zlib's <code>windowBits</code> option matches Brotli's <code>BROTLI_PARAM_LGWIN</code> option.</li>
668</ul>
669<p>See <a href="#brotli-constants">below</a> for more details on Brotli-specific options.</p>
670</section><section><h3>Flushing<span><a class="mark" href="#flushing" id="flushing">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_flushing"></a></h3>
671<p>Calling <a href="#zlibflushkind-callback"><code>.flush()</code></a> on a compression stream will make <code>zlib</code> return as much
672output as currently possible. This may come at the cost of degraded compression
673quality, but can be useful when data needs to be available as soon as possible.</p>
674<p>In the following example, <code>flush()</code> is used to write a compressed partial
675HTTP response to the client:</p>
676<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> zlib = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);
677<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> http = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:http'</span>);
678<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { pipeline } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>);
679
680http.<span class="hljs-title function_">createServer</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">request, response</span>) =></span> {
681  <span class="hljs-comment">// For the sake of simplicity, the Accept-Encoding checks are omitted.</span>
682  response.<span class="hljs-title function_">writeHead</span>(<span class="hljs-number">200</span>, { <span class="hljs-string">'content-encoding'</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'gzip'</span> });
683  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> output = zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createGzip</span>();
684  <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> i;
685
686  <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(output, response, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
687    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
688      <span class="hljs-comment">// If an error occurs, there's not much we can do because</span>
689      <span class="hljs-comment">// the server has already sent the 200 response code and</span>
690      <span class="hljs-comment">// some amount of data has already been sent to the client.</span>
691      <span class="hljs-comment">// The best we can do is terminate the response immediately</span>
692      <span class="hljs-comment">// and log the error.</span>
693      <span class="hljs-built_in">clearInterval</span>(i);
694      response.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
695      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
696    }
697  });
698
699  i = <span class="hljs-built_in">setInterval</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
700    output.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`The current time is <span class="hljs-subst">${<span class="hljs-built_in">Date</span>()}</span>\n`</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
701      <span class="hljs-comment">// The data has been passed to zlib, but the compression algorithm may</span>
702      <span class="hljs-comment">// have decided to buffer the data for more efficient compression.</span>
703      <span class="hljs-comment">// Calling .flush() will make the data available as soon as the client</span>
704      <span class="hljs-comment">// is ready to receive it.</span>
705      output.<span class="hljs-title function_">flush</span>();
706    });
707  }, <span class="hljs-number">1000</span>);
708}).<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1337</span>);</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
709</section><section><h3>Constants<span><a class="mark" href="#constants" id="constants">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_constants"></a></h3>
710<div class="api_metadata">
711<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
712</div>
713
714<h4>zlib constants<span><a class="mark" href="#zlib-constants" id="zlib-constants">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_constants"></a></h4>
715<p>All of the constants defined in <code>zlib.h</code> are also defined on
716<code>require('node:zlib').constants</code>. In the normal course of operations, it will
717not be necessary to use these constants. They are documented so that their
718presence is not surprising. This section is taken almost directly from the
719<a href="https://zlib.net/manual.html#Constants">zlib documentation</a>.</p>
720<p>Previously, the constants were available directly from <code>require('node:zlib')</code>,
721for instance <code>zlib.Z_NO_FLUSH</code>. Accessing the constants directly from the module
722is currently still possible but is deprecated.</p>
723<p>Allowed flush values.</p>
724<ul>
725<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_NO_FLUSH</code></li>
726<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_PARTIAL_FLUSH</code></li>
727<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_SYNC_FLUSH</code></li>
728<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_FULL_FLUSH</code></li>
729<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_FINISH</code></li>
730<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_BLOCK</code></li>
731<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_TREES</code></li>
732</ul>
733<p>Return codes for the compression/decompression functions. Negative
734values are errors, positive values are used for special but normal
735events.</p>
736<ul>
737<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_OK</code></li>
738<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_STREAM_END</code></li>
739<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_NEED_DICT</code></li>
740<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_ERRNO</code></li>
741<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_STREAM_ERROR</code></li>
742<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_DATA_ERROR</code></li>
743<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_MEM_ERROR</code></li>
744<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_BUF_ERROR</code></li>
745<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_VERSION_ERROR</code></li>
746</ul>
747<p>Compression levels.</p>
748<ul>
749<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_NO_COMPRESSION</code></li>
750<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_BEST_SPEED</code></li>
751<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_BEST_COMPRESSION</code></li>
752<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION</code></li>
753</ul>
754<p>Compression strategy.</p>
755<ul>
756<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_FILTERED</code></li>
757<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_HUFFMAN_ONLY</code></li>
758<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_RLE</code></li>
759<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_FIXED</code></li>
760<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY</code></li>
761</ul>
762<h4>Brotli constants<span><a class="mark" href="#brotli-constants" id="brotli-constants">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_brotli_constants"></a></h4>
763<div class="api_metadata">
764<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
765</div>
766<p>There are several options and other constants available for Brotli-based
767streams:</p>
768<h5>Flush operations<span><a class="mark" href="#flush-operations" id="flush-operations">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_flush_operations"></a></h5>
769<p>The following values are valid flush operations for Brotli-based streams:</p>
770<ul>
771<li><code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_PROCESS</code> (default for all operations)</li>
772<li><code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_FLUSH</code> (default when calling <code>.flush()</code>)</li>
773<li><code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_FINISH</code> (default for the last chunk)</li>
774<li><code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_EMIT_METADATA</code>
775<ul>
776<li>This particular operation may be hard to use in a Node.js context,
777as the streaming layer makes it hard to know which data will end up
778in this frame. Also, there is currently no way to consume this data through
779the Node.js API.</li>
780</ul>
781</li>
782</ul>
783<h5>Compressor options<span><a class="mark" href="#compressor-options" id="compressor-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_compressor_options"></a></h5>
784<p>There are several options that can be set on Brotli encoders, affecting
785compression efficiency and speed. Both the keys and the values can be accessed
786as properties of the <code>zlib.constants</code> object.</p>
787<p>The most important options are:</p>
788<ul>
789<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_MODE</code>
790<ul>
791<li><code>BROTLI_MODE_GENERIC</code> (default)</li>
792<li><code>BROTLI_MODE_TEXT</code>, adjusted for UTF-8 text</li>
793<li><code>BROTLI_MODE_FONT</code>, adjusted for WOFF 2.0 fonts</li>
794</ul>
795</li>
796<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_QUALITY</code>
797<ul>
798<li>Ranges from <code>BROTLI_MIN_QUALITY</code> to <code>BROTLI_MAX_QUALITY</code>,
799with a default of <code>BROTLI_DEFAULT_QUALITY</code>.</li>
800</ul>
801</li>
802<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_SIZE_HINT</code>
803<ul>
804<li>Integer value representing the expected input size;
805defaults to <code>0</code> for an unknown input size.</li>
806</ul>
807</li>
808</ul>
809<p>The following flags can be set for advanced control over the compression
810algorithm and memory usage tuning:</p>
811<ul>
812<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_LGWIN</code>
813<ul>
814<li>Ranges from <code>BROTLI_MIN_WINDOW_BITS</code> to <code>BROTLI_MAX_WINDOW_BITS</code>,
815with a default of <code>BROTLI_DEFAULT_WINDOW</code>, or up to
816<code>BROTLI_LARGE_MAX_WINDOW_BITS</code> if the <code>BROTLI_PARAM_LARGE_WINDOW</code> flag
817is set.</li>
818</ul>
819</li>
820<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_LGBLOCK</code>
821<ul>
822<li>Ranges from <code>BROTLI_MIN_INPUT_BLOCK_BITS</code> to <code>BROTLI_MAX_INPUT_BLOCK_BITS</code>.</li>
823</ul>
824</li>
825<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_DISABLE_LITERAL_CONTEXT_MODELING</code>
826<ul>
827<li>Boolean flag that decreases compression ratio in favour of
828decompression speed.</li>
829</ul>
830</li>
831<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_LARGE_WINDOW</code>
832<ul>
833<li>Boolean flag enabling “Large Window Brotli” mode (not compatible with the
834Brotli format as standardized in <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7932.txt">RFC 7932</a>).</li>
835</ul>
836</li>
837<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_NPOSTFIX</code>
838<ul>
839<li>Ranges from <code>0</code> to <code>BROTLI_MAX_NPOSTFIX</code>.</li>
840</ul>
841</li>
842<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_NDIRECT</code>
843<ul>
844<li>Ranges from <code>0</code> to <code>15 &#x3C;&#x3C; NPOSTFIX</code> in steps of <code>1 &#x3C;&#x3C; NPOSTFIX</code>.</li>
845</ul>
846</li>
847</ul>
848<h5>Decompressor options<span><a class="mark" href="#decompressor-options" id="decompressor-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_decompressor_options"></a></h5>
849<p>These advanced options are available for controlling decompression:</p>
850<ul>
851<li><code>BROTLI_DECODER_PARAM_DISABLE_RING_BUFFER_REALLOCATION</code>
852<ul>
853<li>Boolean flag that affects internal memory allocation patterns.</li>
854</ul>
855</li>
856<li><code>BROTLI_DECODER_PARAM_LARGE_WINDOW</code>
857<ul>
858<li>Boolean flag enabling “Large Window Brotli” mode (not compatible with the
859Brotli format as standardized in <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7932.txt">RFC 7932</a>).</li>
860</ul>
861</li>
862</ul>
863</section><section><h3>Class: <code>Options</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-options" id="class-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_options"></a></h3>
864<div class="api_metadata">
865<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
866<table>
867<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
868<tr><td>v14.5.0, v12.19.0</td>
869<td><p>The <code>maxOutputLength</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
870<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
871<td><p>The <code>dictionary</code> option can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
872<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
873<td><p>The <code>dictionary</code> option can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
874<tr><td>v5.11.0</td>
875<td><p>The <code>finishFlush</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
876<tr><td>v0.11.1</td>
877<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.1</span></p></td></tr>
878</tbody></table>
879</details>
880</div>
881
882<p>Each zlib-based class takes an <code>options</code> object. No options are required.</p>
883<p>Some options are only relevant when compressing and are
884ignored by the decompression classes.</p>
885<ul>
886<li><code>flush</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>zlib.constants.Z_NO_FLUSH</code></li>
887<li><code>finishFlush</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>zlib.constants.Z_FINISH</code></li>
888<li><code>chunkSize</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>16 * 1024</code></li>
889<li><code>windowBits</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
890<li><code>level</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> (compression only)</li>
891<li><code>memLevel</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> (compression only)</li>
892<li><code>strategy</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> (compression only)</li>
893<li><code>dictionary</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> (deflate/inflate only,
894empty dictionary by default)</li>
895<li><code>info</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> (If <code>true</code>, returns an object with <code>buffer</code> and <code>engine</code>.)</li>
896<li><code>maxOutputLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Limits output size when using
897<a href="#convenience-methods">convenience methods</a>. <strong>Default:</strong> <a href="buffer.html#bufferkmaxlength"><code>buffer.kMaxLength</code></a></li>
898</ul>
899<p>See the <a href="https://zlib.net/manual.html#Advanced"><code>deflateInit2</code> and <code>inflateInit2</code></a> documentation for more
900information.</p>
901</section><section><h3>Class: <code>BrotliOptions</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-brotlioptions" id="class-brotlioptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_brotlioptions"></a></h3>
902<div class="api_metadata">
903<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
904<table>
905<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
906<tr><td>v14.5.0, v12.19.0</td>
907<td><p>The <code>maxOutputLength</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
908<tr><td>v11.7.0</td>
909<td><p><span>Added in: v11.7.0</span></p></td></tr>
910</tbody></table>
911</details>
912</div>
913
914<p>Each Brotli-based class takes an <code>options</code> object. All options are optional.</p>
915<ul>
916<li><code>flush</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_PROCESS</code></li>
917<li><code>finishFlush</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_FINISH</code></li>
918<li><code>chunkSize</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>16 * 1024</code></li>
919<li><code>params</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> Key-value object containing indexed <a href="#brotli-constants">Brotli parameters</a>.</li>
920<li><code>maxOutputLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Limits output size when using
921<a href="#convenience-methods">convenience methods</a>. <strong>Default:</strong> <a href="buffer.html#bufferkmaxlength"><code>buffer.kMaxLength</code></a></li>
922</ul>
923<p>For example:</p>
924<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stream = zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createBrotliCompress</span>({
925  <span class="hljs-attr">chunkSize</span>: <span class="hljs-number">32</span> * <span class="hljs-number">1024</span>,
926  <span class="hljs-attr">params</span>: {
927    [zlib.<span class="hljs-property">constants</span>.<span class="hljs-property">BROTLI_PARAM_MODE</span>]: zlib.<span class="hljs-property">constants</span>.<span class="hljs-property">BROTLI_MODE_TEXT</span>,
928    [zlib.<span class="hljs-property">constants</span>.<span class="hljs-property">BROTLI_PARAM_QUALITY</span>]: <span class="hljs-number">4</span>,
929    [zlib.<span class="hljs-property">constants</span>.<span class="hljs-property">BROTLI_PARAM_SIZE_HINT</span>]: fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">statSync</span>(inputFile).<span class="hljs-property">size</span>,
930  },
931});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
932</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.BrotliCompress</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibbrotlicompress" id="class-zlibbrotlicompress">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_brotlicompress"></a></h3>
933<div class="api_metadata">
934<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
935</div>
936<p>Compress data using the Brotli algorithm.</p>
937</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.BrotliDecompress</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibbrotlidecompress" id="class-zlibbrotlidecompress">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_brotlidecompress"></a></h3>
938<div class="api_metadata">
939<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
940</div>
941<p>Decompress data using the Brotli algorithm.</p>
942</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.Deflate</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibdeflate" id="class-zlibdeflate">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_deflate"></a></h3>
943<div class="api_metadata">
944<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
945</div>
946<p>Compress data using deflate.</p>
947</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.DeflateRaw</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibdeflateraw" id="class-zlibdeflateraw">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_deflateraw"></a></h3>
948<div class="api_metadata">
949<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
950</div>
951<p>Compress data using deflate, and do not append a <code>zlib</code> header.</p>
952</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.Gunzip</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibgunzip" id="class-zlibgunzip">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_gunzip"></a></h3>
953<div class="api_metadata">
954<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
955<table>
956<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
957<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
958<td><p>Trailing garbage at the end of the input stream will now result in an <code>'error'</code> event.</p></td></tr>
959<tr><td>v5.9.0</td>
960<td><p>Multiple concatenated gzip file members are supported now.</p></td></tr>
961<tr><td>v5.0.0</td>
962<td><p>A truncated input stream will now result in an <code>'error'</code> event.</p></td></tr>
963<tr><td>v0.5.8</td>
964<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.8</span></p></td></tr>
965</tbody></table>
966</details>
967</div>
968<p>Decompress a gzip stream.</p>
969</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.Gzip</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibgzip" id="class-zlibgzip">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_gzip"></a></h3>
970<div class="api_metadata">
971<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
972</div>
973<p>Compress data using gzip.</p>
974</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.Inflate</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibinflate" id="class-zlibinflate">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_inflate"></a></h3>
975<div class="api_metadata">
976<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
977<table>
978<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
979<tr><td>v5.0.0</td>
980<td><p>A truncated input stream will now result in an <code>'error'</code> event.</p></td></tr>
981<tr><td>v0.5.8</td>
982<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.8</span></p></td></tr>
983</tbody></table>
984</details>
985</div>
986<p>Decompress a deflate stream.</p>
987</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.InflateRaw</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibinflateraw" id="class-zlibinflateraw">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_inflateraw"></a></h3>
988<div class="api_metadata">
989<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
990<table>
991<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
992<tr><td>v6.8.0</td>
993<td><p>Custom dictionaries are now supported by <code>InflateRaw</code>.</p></td></tr>
994<tr><td>v5.0.0</td>
995<td><p>A truncated input stream will now result in an <code>'error'</code> event.</p></td></tr>
996<tr><td>v0.5.8</td>
997<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.8</span></p></td></tr>
998</tbody></table>
999</details>
1000</div>
1001<p>Decompress a raw deflate stream.</p>
1002</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.Unzip</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibunzip" id="class-zlibunzip">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_unzip"></a></h3>
1003<div class="api_metadata">
1004<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1005</div>
1006<p>Decompress either a Gzip- or Deflate-compressed stream by auto-detecting
1007the header.</p>
1008</section><section><h3>Class: <code>zlib.ZlibBase</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-zlibzlibbase" id="class-zlibzlibbase">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_class_zlib_zlibbase"></a></h3>
1009<div class="api_metadata">
1010<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1011<table>
1012<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1013<tr><td>v11.7.0, v10.16.0</td>
1014<td><p>This class was renamed from <code>Zlib</code> to <code>ZlibBase</code>.</p></td></tr>
1015<tr><td>v0.5.8</td>
1016<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.8</span></p></td></tr>
1017</tbody></table>
1018</details>
1019</div>
1020<p>Not exported by the <code>node:zlib</code> module. It is documented here because it is the
1021base class of the compressor/decompressor classes.</p>
1022<p>This class inherits from <a href="stream.html#class-streamtransform"><code>stream.Transform</code></a>, allowing <code>node:zlib</code> objects to
1023be used in pipes and similar stream operations.</p>
1024<h4><code>zlib.bytesRead</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibbytesread" id="zlibbytesread">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_bytesread"></a></h4>
1025<div class="api_metadata">
1026<span>Added in: v8.1.0</span><span>Deprecated since: v10.0.0</span>
1027</div>
1028<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated: Use <a href="#zlibbyteswritten"><code>zlib.bytesWritten</code></a> instead.</div><p></p>
1029<ul>
1030<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
1031</ul>
1032<p>Deprecated alias for <a href="#zlibbyteswritten"><code>zlib.bytesWritten</code></a>. This original name was chosen
1033because it also made sense to interpret the value as the number of bytes
1034read by the engine, but is inconsistent with other streams in Node.js that
1035expose values under these names.</p>
1036<h4><code>zlib.bytesWritten</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibbyteswritten" id="zlibbyteswritten">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_byteswritten"></a></h4>
1037<div class="api_metadata">
1038<span>Added in: v10.0.0</span>
1039</div>
1040<ul>
1041<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
1042</ul>
1043<p>The <code>zlib.bytesWritten</code> property specifies the number of bytes written to
1044the engine, before the bytes are processed (compressed or decompressed,
1045as appropriate for the derived class).</p>
1046<h4><code>zlib.close([callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibclosecallback" id="zlibclosecallback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_close_callback"></a></h4>
1047<div class="api_metadata">
1048<span>Added in: v0.9.4</span>
1049</div>
1050<ul>
1051<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1052</ul>
1053<p>Close the underlying handle.</p>
1054<h4><code>zlib.flush([kind, ]callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibflushkind-callback" id="zlibflushkind-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_flush_kind_callback"></a></h4>
1055<div class="api_metadata">
1056<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1057</div>
1058<ul>
1059<li><code>kind</code> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>zlib.constants.Z_FULL_FLUSH</code> for zlib-based streams,
1060<code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_FLUSH</code> for Brotli-based streams.</li>
1061<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1062</ul>
1063<p>Flush pending data. Don't call this frivolously, premature flushes negatively
1064impact the effectiveness of the compression algorithm.</p>
1065<p>Calling this only flushes data from the internal <code>zlib</code> state, and does not
1066perform flushing of any kind on the streams level. Rather, it behaves like a
1067normal call to <code>.write()</code>, i.e. it will be queued up behind other pending
1068writes and will only produce output when data is being read from the stream.</p>
1069<h4><code>zlib.params(level, strategy, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibparamslevel-strategy-callback" id="zlibparamslevel-strategy-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_params_level_strategy_callback"></a></h4>
1070<div class="api_metadata">
1071<span>Added in: v0.11.4</span>
1072</div>
1073<ul>
1074<li><code>level</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
1075<li><code>strategy</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
1076<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1077</ul>
1078<p>This function is only available for zlib-based streams, i.e. not Brotli.</p>
1079<p>Dynamically update the compression level and compression strategy.
1080Only applicable to deflate algorithm.</p>
1081<h4><code>zlib.reset()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibreset" id="zlibreset">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_reset"></a></h4>
1082<div class="api_metadata">
1083<span>Added in: v0.7.0</span>
1084</div>
1085<p>Reset the compressor/decompressor to factory defaults. Only applicable to
1086the inflate and deflate algorithms.</p>
1087</section><section><h3><code>zlib.constants</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibconstants" id="zlibconstants">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_constants_1"></a></h3>
1088<div class="api_metadata">
1089<span>Added in: v7.0.0</span>
1090</div>
1091<p>Provides an object enumerating Zlib-related constants.</p>
1092</section><section><h3><code>zlib.createBrotliCompress([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibcreatebrotlicompressoptions" id="zlibcreatebrotlicompressoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_createbrotlicompress_options"></a></h3>
1093<div class="api_metadata">
1094<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1095</div>
1096<ul>
1097<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1098</ul>
1099<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibbrotlicompress"><code>BrotliCompress</code></a> object.</p>
1100</section><section><h3><code>zlib.createBrotliDecompress([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibcreatebrotlidecompressoptions" id="zlibcreatebrotlidecompressoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_createbrotlidecompress_options"></a></h3>
1101<div class="api_metadata">
1102<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1103</div>
1104<ul>
1105<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1106</ul>
1107<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibbrotlidecompress"><code>BrotliDecompress</code></a> object.</p>
1108</section><section><h3><code>zlib.createDeflate([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibcreatedeflateoptions" id="zlibcreatedeflateoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_createdeflate_options"></a></h3>
1109<div class="api_metadata">
1110<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1111</div>
1112<ul>
1113<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1114</ul>
1115<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibdeflate"><code>Deflate</code></a> object.</p>
1116</section><section><h3><code>zlib.createDeflateRaw([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibcreatedeflaterawoptions" id="zlibcreatedeflaterawoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_createdeflateraw_options"></a></h3>
1117<div class="api_metadata">
1118<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1119</div>
1120<ul>
1121<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1122</ul>
1123<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibdeflateraw"><code>DeflateRaw</code></a> object.</p>
1124<p>An upgrade of zlib from 1.2.8 to 1.2.11 changed behavior when <code>windowBits</code>
1125is set to 8 for raw deflate streams. zlib would automatically set <code>windowBits</code>
1126to 9 if was initially set to 8. Newer versions of zlib will throw an exception,
1127so Node.js restored the original behavior of upgrading a value of 8 to 9,
1128since passing <code>windowBits = 9</code> to zlib actually results in a compressed stream
1129that effectively uses an 8-bit window only.</p>
1130</section><section><h3><code>zlib.createGunzip([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibcreategunzipoptions" id="zlibcreategunzipoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_creategunzip_options"></a></h3>
1131<div class="api_metadata">
1132<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1133</div>
1134<ul>
1135<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1136</ul>
1137<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibgunzip"><code>Gunzip</code></a> object.</p>
1138</section><section><h3><code>zlib.createGzip([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibcreategzipoptions" id="zlibcreategzipoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_creategzip_options"></a></h3>
1139<div class="api_metadata">
1140<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1141</div>
1142<ul>
1143<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1144</ul>
1145<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibgzip"><code>Gzip</code></a> object.
1146See <a href="#zlib">example</a>.</p>
1147</section><section><h3><code>zlib.createInflate([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibcreateinflateoptions" id="zlibcreateinflateoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_createinflate_options"></a></h3>
1148<div class="api_metadata">
1149<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1150</div>
1151<ul>
1152<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1153</ul>
1154<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibinflate"><code>Inflate</code></a> object.</p>
1155</section><section><h3><code>zlib.createInflateRaw([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibcreateinflaterawoptions" id="zlibcreateinflaterawoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_createinflateraw_options"></a></h3>
1156<div class="api_metadata">
1157<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1158</div>
1159<ul>
1160<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1161</ul>
1162<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibinflateraw"><code>InflateRaw</code></a> object.</p>
1163</section><section><h3><code>zlib.createUnzip([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibcreateunzipoptions" id="zlibcreateunzipoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_createunzip_options"></a></h3>
1164<div class="api_metadata">
1165<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1166</div>
1167<ul>
1168<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1169</ul>
1170<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibunzip"><code>Unzip</code></a> object.</p>
1171</section><section><h3>Convenience methods<span><a class="mark" href="#convenience-methods" id="convenience-methods">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_convenience_methods"></a></h3>
1172
1173<p>All of these take a <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray"><code>TypedArray</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView"><code>DataView</code></a>,
1174<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer"><code>ArrayBuffer</code></a> or string as the first argument, an optional second argument
1175to supply options to the <code>zlib</code> classes and will call the supplied callback
1176with <code>callback(error, result)</code>.</p>
1177<p>Every method has a <code>*Sync</code> counterpart, which accept the same arguments, but
1178without a callback.</p>
1179<h4><code>zlib.brotliCompress(buffer[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibbrotlicompressbuffer-options-callback" id="zlibbrotlicompressbuffer-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_brotlicompress_buffer_options_callback"></a></h4>
1180<div class="api_metadata">
1181<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1182</div>
1183<ul>
1184<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1185<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1186<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1187</ul>
1188<h4><code>zlib.brotliCompressSync(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibbrotlicompresssyncbuffer-options" id="zlibbrotlicompresssyncbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_brotlicompresssync_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1189<div class="api_metadata">
1190<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1191</div>
1192<ul>
1193<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1194<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1195</ul>
1196<p>Compress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibbrotlicompress"><code>BrotliCompress</code></a>.</p>
1197<h4><code>zlib.brotliDecompress(buffer[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibbrotlidecompressbuffer-options-callback" id="zlibbrotlidecompressbuffer-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_brotlidecompress_buffer_options_callback"></a></h4>
1198<div class="api_metadata">
1199<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1200</div>
1201<ul>
1202<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1203<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1204<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1205</ul>
1206<h4><code>zlib.brotliDecompressSync(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibbrotlidecompresssyncbuffer-options" id="zlibbrotlidecompresssyncbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_brotlidecompresssync_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1207<div class="api_metadata">
1208<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1209</div>
1210<ul>
1211<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1212<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1213</ul>
1214<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibbrotlidecompress"><code>BrotliDecompress</code></a>.</p>
1215<h4><code>zlib.deflate(buffer[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibdeflatebuffer-options-callback" id="zlibdeflatebuffer-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_deflate_buffer_options_callback"></a></h4>
1216<div class="api_metadata">
1217<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1218<table>
1219<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1220<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1221<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1222<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1223<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1224<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1225<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1226<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1227<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1228</tbody></table>
1229</details>
1230</div>
1231<ul>
1232<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1233<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1234<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1235</ul>
1236<h4><code>zlib.deflateSync(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibdeflatesyncbuffer-options" id="zlibdeflatesyncbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_deflatesync_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1237<div class="api_metadata">
1238<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1239<table>
1240<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1241<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1242<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1243<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1244<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1245<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1246<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1247<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1248<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1249</tbody></table>
1250</details>
1251</div>
1252<ul>
1253<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1254<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1255</ul>
1256<p>Compress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibdeflate"><code>Deflate</code></a>.</p>
1257<h4><code>zlib.deflateRaw(buffer[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibdeflaterawbuffer-options-callback" id="zlibdeflaterawbuffer-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_deflateraw_buffer_options_callback"></a></h4>
1258<div class="api_metadata">
1259<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1260<table>
1261<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1262<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1263<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1264<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1265<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1266<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1267<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1268</tbody></table>
1269</details>
1270</div>
1271<ul>
1272<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1273<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1274<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1275</ul>
1276<h4><code>zlib.deflateRawSync(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibdeflaterawsyncbuffer-options" id="zlibdeflaterawsyncbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_deflaterawsync_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1277<div class="api_metadata">
1278<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1279<table>
1280<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1281<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1282<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1283<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1284<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1285<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1286<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1287<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1288<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1289</tbody></table>
1290</details>
1291</div>
1292<ul>
1293<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1294<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1295</ul>
1296<p>Compress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibdeflateraw"><code>DeflateRaw</code></a>.</p>
1297<h4><code>zlib.gunzip(buffer[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibgunzipbuffer-options-callback" id="zlibgunzipbuffer-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_gunzip_buffer_options_callback"></a></h4>
1298<div class="api_metadata">
1299<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1300<table>
1301<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1302<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1303<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1304<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1305<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1306<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1307<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1308<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1309<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1310</tbody></table>
1311</details>
1312</div>
1313<ul>
1314<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1315<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1316<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1317</ul>
1318<h4><code>zlib.gunzipSync(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibgunzipsyncbuffer-options" id="zlibgunzipsyncbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_gunzipsync_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1319<div class="api_metadata">
1320<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1321<table>
1322<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1323<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1324<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1325<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1326<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1327<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1328<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1329<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1330<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1331</tbody></table>
1332</details>
1333</div>
1334<ul>
1335<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1336<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1337</ul>
1338<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibgunzip"><code>Gunzip</code></a>.</p>
1339<h4><code>zlib.gzip(buffer[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibgzipbuffer-options-callback" id="zlibgzipbuffer-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_gzip_buffer_options_callback"></a></h4>
1340<div class="api_metadata">
1341<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1342<table>
1343<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1344<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1345<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1346<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1347<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1348<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1349<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1350<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1351<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1352</tbody></table>
1353</details>
1354</div>
1355<ul>
1356<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1357<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1358<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1359</ul>
1360<h4><code>zlib.gzipSync(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibgzipsyncbuffer-options" id="zlibgzipsyncbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_gzipsync_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1361<div class="api_metadata">
1362<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1363<table>
1364<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1365<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1366<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1367<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1368<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1369<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1370<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1371<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1372<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1373</tbody></table>
1374</details>
1375</div>
1376<ul>
1377<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1378<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1379</ul>
1380<p>Compress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibgzip"><code>Gzip</code></a>.</p>
1381<h4><code>zlib.inflate(buffer[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibinflatebuffer-options-callback" id="zlibinflatebuffer-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_inflate_buffer_options_callback"></a></h4>
1382<div class="api_metadata">
1383<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1384<table>
1385<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1386<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1387<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1388<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1389<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1390<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1391<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1392<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1393<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1394</tbody></table>
1395</details>
1396</div>
1397<ul>
1398<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1399<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1400<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1401</ul>
1402<h4><code>zlib.inflateSync(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibinflatesyncbuffer-options" id="zlibinflatesyncbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_inflatesync_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1403<div class="api_metadata">
1404<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1405<table>
1406<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1407<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1408<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1409<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1410<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1411<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1412<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1413<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1414<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1415</tbody></table>
1416</details>
1417</div>
1418<ul>
1419<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1420<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1421</ul>
1422<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibinflate"><code>Inflate</code></a>.</p>
1423<h4><code>zlib.inflateRaw(buffer[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibinflaterawbuffer-options-callback" id="zlibinflaterawbuffer-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_inflateraw_buffer_options_callback"></a></h4>
1424<div class="api_metadata">
1425<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1426<table>
1427<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1428<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1429<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1430<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1431<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1432<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1433<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1434<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1435<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1436</tbody></table>
1437</details>
1438</div>
1439<ul>
1440<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1441<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1442<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1443</ul>
1444<h4><code>zlib.inflateRawSync(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibinflaterawsyncbuffer-options" id="zlibinflaterawsyncbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_inflaterawsync_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1445<div class="api_metadata">
1446<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1447<table>
1448<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1449<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1450<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1451<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1452<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1453<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1454<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1455<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1456<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1457</tbody></table>
1458</details>
1459</div>
1460<ul>
1461<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1462<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1463</ul>
1464<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibinflateraw"><code>InflateRaw</code></a>.</p>
1465<h4><code>zlib.unzip(buffer[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibunzipbuffer-options-callback" id="zlibunzipbuffer-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_unzip_buffer_options_callback"></a></h4>
1466<div class="api_metadata">
1467<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1468<table>
1469<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1470<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1471<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1472<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1473<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1474<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1475<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1476<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1477<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1478</tbody></table>
1479</details>
1480</div>
1481<ul>
1482<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1483<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1484<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
1485</ul>
1486<h4><code>zlib.unzipSync(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#zlibunzipsyncbuffer-options" id="zlibunzipsyncbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib_unzipsync_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1487<div class="api_metadata">
1488<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1489<table>
1490<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1491<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1492<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1493<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1494<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1495<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1496<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1497<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1498<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1499</tbody></table>
1500</details>
1501</div>
1502<ul>
1503<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1504<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1505</ul>
1506<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibunzip"><code>Unzip</code></a>.</p></section>
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