org.osesb.utilities.compression
Interface ICompressionService

All Known Implementing Classes:

ZIPCompressionService

public interface ICompressionService

This Interface is implemented by objects that provide compression services.

Since:

Version .9

Method Summary

byte[]	compress(byte[] inputData) Compress input data.
byte[]	compress(java.io.InputStream inputData) Compress input data.
byte[]	decompress(byte[] inputData) Decompress input data.
byte[]	decompress(java.io.InputStream inputData) Decompress input data.

Method Detail

compress

byte[] compress(byte[] inputData)
                throws java.lang.Exception

Compress input data.

Parameters:

inputData - The data to compress as a byte[].

Returns:

the compressed data as a byte[].

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if there is a problem compressing the data.

compress

byte[] compress(java.io.InputStream inputData)
                throws java.lang.Exception

Compress input data.

Parameters:

inputData - The data to compress as an InputStream.

Returns:

the compressed data as a byte[].

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if there is a problem compressing the data.

decompress

byte[] decompress(byte[] inputData)
                  throws java.lang.Exception

Decompress input data.

Parameters:

inputData - The data to decompress as a byte[].

Returns:

the compressed data as a byte[].

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if there is a problem decompressing the data.

decompress

byte[] decompress(java.io.InputStream inputData)
                  throws java.lang.Exception

Decompress input data.

Parameters:

inputData - The data to decompress as an InputStream.

Returns:

the compressed data as a byte[].

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if there is a problem decompressing the data.