CompressionMethod (Babbler 0.9.1)

```
public interface CompressionMethod
```
An interface to describe a compression method.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static CompressionMethod`	`DEFLATE`	The "deflate" compression method.
`static CompressionMethod`	`GZIP`	The "gzip" compression method.
`static CompressionMethod`	`ZLIB`	The "zlib" compression method.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`OutputStream`	`compress(OutputStream outputStream)`	Gets the compressed output stream.
`InputStream`	`decompress(InputStream inputStream)`	Decompresses an input stream.
`String`	`getName()`	Gets the compression method name, e.g.

- Field Detail
  - ZLIB
```
static final CompressionMethod ZLIB
```
    The "zlib" compression method.
  - GZIP
```
static final CompressionMethod GZIP
```
    The "gzip" compression method.
  - DEFLATE
```
static final CompressionMethod DEFLATE
```
    The "deflate" compression method.
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Gets the compression method name, e.g. "zlib", "lzw", "exi", ...
    
    Returns:
    
    The compression method name.
  - decompress
```
InputStream decompress(InputStream inputStream)
                throws IOException
```
    Decompresses an input stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - The compressed input stream.
    
    Returns:
    
    The decompressed input stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If the decompression failed.
  - compress
```
OutputStream compress(OutputStream outputStream)
               throws IOException
```
    Gets the compressed output stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    outputStream - The uncompressed output stream.
    
    Returns:
    
    The compressed output stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If the compression failed.