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159<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#zlibbytesread"><code>zlib.bytesRead</code></a></span></li>
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340      <details id="toc" open><summary>Table of contents</summary><ul>
341<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#zlib">Zlib</a></span>
342<ul>
343<li><a href="#threadpool-usage-and-performance-considerations">Threadpool usage and performance considerations</a></li>
344<li><a href="#compressing-http-requests-and-responses">Compressing HTTP requests and responses</a></li>
345<li><a href="#memory-usage-tuning">Memory usage tuning</a>
346<ul>
347<li><a href="#for-zlib-based-streams">For zlib-based streams</a></li>
348<li><a href="#for-brotli-based-streams">For Brotli-based streams</a></li>
349</ul>
350</li>
351<li><a href="#flushing">Flushing</a></li>
352<li><a href="#constants">Constants</a>
353<ul>
354<li><a href="#zlib-constants">zlib constants</a></li>
355<li><a href="#brotli-constants">Brotli constants</a>
356<ul>
357<li><a href="#flush-operations">Flush operations</a></li>
358<li><a href="#compressor-options">Compressor options</a></li>
359<li><a href="#decompressor-options">Decompressor options</a></li>
360</ul>
361</li>
362</ul>
363</li>
364<li><a href="#class-options">Class: <code>Options</code></a></li>
365<li><a href="#class-brotlioptions">Class: <code>BrotliOptions</code></a></li>
366<li><a href="#class-zlibbrotlicompress">Class: <code>zlib.BrotliCompress</code></a></li>
367<li><a href="#class-zlibbrotlidecompress">Class: <code>zlib.BrotliDecompress</code></a></li>
368<li><a href="#class-zlibdeflate">Class: <code>zlib.Deflate</code></a></li>
369<li><a href="#class-zlibdeflateraw">Class: <code>zlib.DeflateRaw</code></a></li>
370<li><a href="#class-zlibgunzip">Class: <code>zlib.Gunzip</code></a></li>
371<li><a href="#class-zlibgzip">Class: <code>zlib.Gzip</code></a></li>
372<li><a href="#class-zlibinflate">Class: <code>zlib.Inflate</code></a></li>
373<li><a href="#class-zlibinflateraw">Class: <code>zlib.InflateRaw</code></a></li>
374<li><a href="#class-zlibunzip">Class: <code>zlib.Unzip</code></a></li>
375<li><a href="#class-zlibzlibbase">Class: <code>zlib.ZlibBase</code></a>
376<ul>
377<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#zlibbytesread"><code>zlib.bytesRead</code></a></span></li>
378<li><a href="#zlibbyteswritten"><code>zlib.bytesWritten</code></a></li>
379<li><a href="#zlibclosecallback"><code>zlib.close([callback])</code></a></li>
380<li><a href="#zlibflushkind-callback"><code>zlib.flush([kind, ]callback)</code></a></li>
381<li><a href="#zlibparamslevel-strategy-callback"><code>zlib.params(level, strategy, callback)</code></a></li>
382<li><a href="#zlibreset"><code>zlib.reset()</code></a></li>
383</ul>
384</li>
385<li><a href="#zlibconstants"><code>zlib.constants</code></a></li>
386<li><a href="#zlibcreatebrotlicompressoptions"><code>zlib.createBrotliCompress([options])</code></a></li>
387<li><a href="#zlibcreatebrotlidecompressoptions"><code>zlib.createBrotliDecompress([options])</code></a></li>
388<li><a href="#zlibcreatedeflateoptions"><code>zlib.createDeflate([options])</code></a></li>
389<li><a href="#zlibcreatedeflaterawoptions"><code>zlib.createDeflateRaw([options])</code></a></li>
390<li><a href="#zlibcreategunzipoptions"><code>zlib.createGunzip([options])</code></a></li>
391<li><a href="#zlibcreategzipoptions"><code>zlib.createGzip([options])</code></a></li>
392<li><a href="#zlibcreateinflateoptions"><code>zlib.createInflate([options])</code></a></li>
393<li><a href="#zlibcreateinflaterawoptions"><code>zlib.createInflateRaw([options])</code></a></li>
394<li><a href="#zlibcreateunzipoptions"><code>zlib.createUnzip([options])</code></a></li>
395<li><a href="#convenience-methods">Convenience methods</a>
396<ul>
397<li><a href="#zlibbrotlicompressbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.brotliCompress(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
398<li><a href="#zlibbrotlicompresssyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.brotliCompressSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
399<li><a href="#zlibbrotlidecompressbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.brotliDecompress(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
400<li><a href="#zlibbrotlidecompresssyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.brotliDecompressSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
401<li><a href="#zlibdeflatebuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.deflate(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
402<li><a href="#zlibdeflatesyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.deflateSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
403<li><a href="#zlibdeflaterawbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.deflateRaw(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
404<li><a href="#zlibdeflaterawsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.deflateRawSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
405<li><a href="#zlibgunzipbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.gunzip(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
406<li><a href="#zlibgunzipsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.gunzipSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
407<li><a href="#zlibgzipbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.gzip(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
408<li><a href="#zlibgzipsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.gzipSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
409<li><a href="#zlibinflatebuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.inflate(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
410<li><a href="#zlibinflatesyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.inflateSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
411<li><a href="#zlibinflaterawbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.inflateRaw(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
412<li><a href="#zlibinflaterawsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.inflateRawSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
413<li><a href="#zlibunzipbuffer-options-callback"><code>zlib.unzip(buffer[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
414<li><a href="#zlibunzipsyncbuffer-options"><code>zlib.unzipSync(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
415</ul>
416</li>
417</ul>
418</li>
419</ul></details>
420
421      <div id="apicontent">
422        <h2>Zlib<span><a class="mark" href="#zlib" id="zlib">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="zlib_zlib"></a></h2>
423
424<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>
425<p><strong>Source Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v18.20.1/lib/zlib.js">lib/zlib.js</a></p>
426<p>The <code>node:zlib</code> module provides compression functionality implemented using
427Gzip, Deflate/Inflate, and Brotli.</p>
428<p>To access it:</p>
429<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>
430<p>Compression and decompression are built around the Node.js <a href="stream.html">Streams API</a>.</p>
431<p>Compressing or decompressing a stream (such as a file) can be accomplished by
432piping the source stream through a <code>zlib</code> <code>Transform</code> stream into a destination
433stream:</p>
434<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>);
435<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { pipeline } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>);
436<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
437  createReadStream,
438  createWriteStream,
439} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
440
441<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> gzip = <span class="hljs-title function_">createGzip</span>();
442<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> source = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'input.txt'</span>);
443<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> destination = <span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'input.txt.gz'</span>);
444
445<span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(source, gzip, destination, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
446  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
447    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
448    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
449  }
450});
451
452<span class="hljs-comment">// Or, Promisified</span>
453
454<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { promisify } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:util'</span>);
455<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> pipe = <span class="hljs-title function_">promisify</span>(pipeline);
456
457<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>) {
458  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> gzip = <span class="hljs-title function_">createGzip</span>();
459  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> source = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(input);
460  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> destination = <span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(output);
461  <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(source, gzip, destination);
462}
463
464<span class="hljs-title function_">do_gzip</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'input.txt'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'input.txt.gz'</span>)
465  .<span class="hljs-title function_">catch</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
466    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
467    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
468  });</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
469<p>It is also possible to compress or decompress data in a single step:</p>
470<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>);
471
472<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-string">'.................................'</span>;
473<span class="hljs-title function_">deflate</span>(input, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buffer</span>) =></span> {
474  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
475    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
476    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
477  }
478  <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>));
479});
480
481<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>);
482<span class="hljs-title function_">unzip</span>(buffer, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buffer</span>) =></span> {
483  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
484    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
485    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
486  }
487  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buffer.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>());
488});
489
490<span class="hljs-comment">// Or, Promisified</span>
491
492<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { promisify } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:util'</span>);
493<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> do_unzip = <span class="hljs-title function_">promisify</span>(unzip);
494
495<span class="hljs-title function_">do_unzip</span>(buffer)
496  .<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>()))
497  .<span class="hljs-title function_">catch</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
498    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
499    process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
500  });</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
501<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>
502<p>All <code>zlib</code> APIs, except those that are explicitly synchronous, use the Node.js
503internal threadpool. This can lead to surprising effects and performance
504limitations in some applications.</p>
505<p>Creating and using a large number of zlib objects simultaneously can cause
506significant memory fragmentation.</p>
507<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>);
508
509<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>);
510
511<span class="hljs-comment">// WARNING: DO NOT DO THIS!</span>
512<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) {
513  zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">deflate</span>(payload, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buffer</span>) =></span> {});
514}</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
515<p>In the preceding example, 30,000 deflate instances are created concurrently.
516Because of how some operating systems handle memory allocation and
517deallocation, this may lead to significant memory fragmentation.</p>
518<p>It is strongly recommended that the results of compression
519operations be cached to avoid duplication of effort.</p>
520</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>
521<p>The <code>node:zlib</code> module can be used to implement support for the <code>gzip</code>, <code>deflate</code>
522and <code>br</code> content-encoding mechanisms defined by
523<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-4.2">HTTP</a>.</p>
524<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
525the 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>
526header is used to identify the compression encodings actually applied to a
527message.</p>
528<p>The examples given below are drastically simplified to show the basic concept.
529Using <code>zlib</code> encoding can be expensive, and the results ought to be cached.
530See <a href="#memory-usage-tuning">Memory usage tuning</a> for more information on the speed/memory/compression
531tradeoffs involved in <code>zlib</code> usage.</p>
532<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// Client request example</span>
533<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> zlib = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);
534<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> http = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:http'</span>);
535<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fs = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
536<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { pipeline } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>);
537
538<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>,
539                           <span class="hljs-attr">path</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'/'</span>,
540                           <span class="hljs-attr">port</span>: <span class="hljs-number">80</span>,
541                           <span class="hljs-attr">headers</span>: { <span class="hljs-string">'Accept-Encoding'</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'br,gzip,deflate'</span> } });
542request.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'response'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">response</span>) =></span> {
543  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> output = fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.com_index.html'</span>);
544
545  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">onError</span> = (<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) => {
546    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
547      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
548      process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
549    }
550  };
551
552  <span class="hljs-keyword">switch</span> (response.<span class="hljs-property">headers</span>[<span class="hljs-string">'content-encoding'</span>]) {
553    <span class="hljs-keyword">case</span> <span class="hljs-string">'br'</span>:
554      <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(response, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createBrotliDecompress</span>(), output, onError);
555      <span class="hljs-keyword">break</span>;
556    <span class="hljs-comment">// Or, just use zlib.createUnzip() to handle both of the following cases:</span>
557    <span class="hljs-keyword">case</span> <span class="hljs-string">'gzip'</span>:
558      <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(response, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createGunzip</span>(), output, onError);
559      <span class="hljs-keyword">break</span>;
560    <span class="hljs-keyword">case</span> <span class="hljs-string">'deflate'</span>:
561      <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(response, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createInflate</span>(), output, onError);
562      <span class="hljs-keyword">break</span>;
563    <span class="hljs-attr">default</span>:
564      <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(response, output, onError);
565      <span class="hljs-keyword">break</span>;
566  }
567});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
568<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// server example</span>
569<span class="hljs-comment">// Running a gzip operation on every request is quite expensive.</span>
570<span class="hljs-comment">// It would be much more efficient to cache the compressed buffer.</span>
571<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> zlib = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);
572<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> http = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:http'</span>);
573<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fs = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
574<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { pipeline } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>);
575
576http.<span class="hljs-title function_">createServer</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">request, response</span>) =></span> {
577  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> raw = fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'index.html'</span>);
578  <span class="hljs-comment">// Store both a compressed and an uncompressed version of the resource.</span>
579  response.<span class="hljs-title function_">setHeader</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Vary'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'Accept-Encoding'</span>);
580  <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> acceptEncoding = request.<span class="hljs-property">headers</span>[<span class="hljs-string">'accept-encoding'</span>];
581  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (!acceptEncoding) {
582    acceptEncoding = <span class="hljs-string">''</span>;
583  }
584
585  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">onError</span> = (<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) => {
586    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
587      <span class="hljs-comment">// If an error occurs, there's not much we can do because</span>
588      <span class="hljs-comment">// the server has already sent the 200 response code and</span>
589      <span class="hljs-comment">// some amount of data has already been sent to the client.</span>
590      <span class="hljs-comment">// The best we can do is terminate the response immediately</span>
591      <span class="hljs-comment">// and log the error.</span>
592      response.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
593      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
594    }
595  };
596
597  <span class="hljs-comment">// Note: This is not a conformant accept-encoding parser.</span>
598  <span class="hljs-comment">// See https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.3</span>
599  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (<span class="hljs-regexp">/\bdeflate\b/</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">test</span>(acceptEncoding)) {
600    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> });
601    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(raw, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createDeflate</span>(), response, onError);
602  } <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)) {
603    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> });
604    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(raw, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createGzip</span>(), response, onError);
605  } <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)) {
606    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> });
607    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(raw, zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createBrotliCompress</span>(), response, onError);
608  } <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
609    response.<span class="hljs-title function_">writeHead</span>(<span class="hljs-number">200</span>, {});
610    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(raw, response, onError);
611  }
612}).<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1337</span>);</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
613<p>By default, the <code>zlib</code> methods will throw an error when decompressing
614truncated data. However, if it is known that the data is incomplete, or
615the desire is to inspect only the beginning of a compressed file, it is
616possible to suppress the default error handling by changing the flushing
617method that is used to decompress the last chunk of input data:</p>
618<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// This is a truncated version of the buffer from the above examples</span>
619<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>);
620
621zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">unzip</span>(
622  buffer,
623  <span class="hljs-comment">// For Brotli, the equivalent is zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_FLUSH.</span>
624  { <span class="hljs-attr">finishFlush</span>: zlib.<span class="hljs-property">constants</span>.<span class="hljs-property">Z_SYNC_FLUSH</span> },
625  <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buffer</span>) =></span> {
626    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
627      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
628      process.<span class="hljs-property">exitCode</span> = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
629    }
630    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buffer.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>());
631  });</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
632<p>This will not change the behavior in other error-throwing situations, e.g.
633when the input data has an invalid format. Using this method, it will not be
634possible to determine whether the input ended prematurely or lacks the
635integrity checks, making it necessary to manually check that the
636decompressed result is valid.</p>
637</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>
638
639<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>
640<p>From <code>zlib/zconf.h</code>, modified for Node.js usage:</p>
641<p>The memory requirements for deflate are (in bytes):</p>
642<!-- eslint-disable semi -->
643<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>
644<p>That is: 128K for <code>windowBits</code> = 15 + 128K for <code>memLevel</code> = 8
645(default values) plus a few kilobytes for small objects.</p>
646<p>For example, to reduce the default memory requirements from 256K to 128K, the
647options should be set to:</p>
648<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>
649<p>This will, however, generally degrade compression.</p>
650<p>The memory requirements for inflate are (in bytes) <code>1 &#x3C;&#x3C; windowBits</code>.
651That is, 32K for <code>windowBits</code> = 15 (default value) plus a few kilobytes
652for small objects.</p>
653<p>This is in addition to a single internal output slab buffer of size
654<code>chunkSize</code>, which defaults to 16K.</p>
655<p>The speed of <code>zlib</code> compression is affected most dramatically by the
656<code>level</code> setting. A higher level will result in better compression, but
657will take longer to complete. A lower level will result in less
658compression, but will be much faster.</p>
659<p>In general, greater memory usage options will mean that Node.js has to make
660fewer calls to <code>zlib</code> because it will be able to process more data on
661each <code>write</code> operation. So, this is another factor that affects the
662speed, at the cost of memory usage.</p>
663<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>
664<p>There are equivalents to the zlib options for Brotli-based streams, although
665these options have different ranges than the zlib ones:</p>
666<ul>
667<li>zlib's <code>level</code> option matches Brotli's <code>BROTLI_PARAM_QUALITY</code> option.</li>
668<li>zlib's <code>windowBits</code> option matches Brotli's <code>BROTLI_PARAM_LGWIN</code> option.</li>
669</ul>
670<p>See <a href="#brotli-constants">below</a> for more details on Brotli-specific options.</p>
671</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>
672<p>Calling <a href="#zlibflushkind-callback"><code>.flush()</code></a> on a compression stream will make <code>zlib</code> return as much
673output as currently possible. This may come at the cost of degraded compression
674quality, but can be useful when data needs to be available as soon as possible.</p>
675<p>In the following example, <code>flush()</code> is used to write a compressed partial
676HTTP response to the client:</p>
677<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>);
678<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> http = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:http'</span>);
679<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { pipeline } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>);
680
681http.<span class="hljs-title function_">createServer</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">request, response</span>) =></span> {
682  <span class="hljs-comment">// For the sake of simplicity, the Accept-Encoding checks are omitted.</span>
683  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> });
684  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> output = zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createGzip</span>();
685  <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> i;
686
687  <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(output, response, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
688    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
689      <span class="hljs-comment">// If an error occurs, there's not much we can do because</span>
690      <span class="hljs-comment">// the server has already sent the 200 response code and</span>
691      <span class="hljs-comment">// some amount of data has already been sent to the client.</span>
692      <span class="hljs-comment">// The best we can do is terminate the response immediately</span>
693      <span class="hljs-comment">// and log the error.</span>
694      <span class="hljs-built_in">clearInterval</span>(i);
695      response.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
696      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'An error occurred:'</span>, err);
697    }
698  });
699
700  i = <span class="hljs-built_in">setInterval</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
701    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> {
702      <span class="hljs-comment">// The data has been passed to zlib, but the compression algorithm may</span>
703      <span class="hljs-comment">// have decided to buffer the data for more efficient compression.</span>
704      <span class="hljs-comment">// Calling .flush() will make the data available as soon as the client</span>
705      <span class="hljs-comment">// is ready to receive it.</span>
706      output.<span class="hljs-title function_">flush</span>();
707    });
708  }, <span class="hljs-number">1000</span>);
709}).<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1337</span>);</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
710</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>
711<div class="api_metadata">
712<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
713</div>
714
715<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>
716<p>All of the constants defined in <code>zlib.h</code> are also defined on
717<code>require('node:zlib').constants</code>. In the normal course of operations, it will
718not be necessary to use these constants. They are documented so that their
719presence is not surprising. This section is taken almost directly from the
720<a href="https://zlib.net/manual.html#Constants">zlib documentation</a>.</p>
721<p>Previously, the constants were available directly from <code>require('node:zlib')</code>,
722for instance <code>zlib.Z_NO_FLUSH</code>. Accessing the constants directly from the module
723is currently still possible but is deprecated.</p>
724<p>Allowed flush values.</p>
725<ul>
726<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_NO_FLUSH</code></li>
727<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_PARTIAL_FLUSH</code></li>
728<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_SYNC_FLUSH</code></li>
729<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_FULL_FLUSH</code></li>
730<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_FINISH</code></li>
731<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_BLOCK</code></li>
732<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_TREES</code></li>
733</ul>
734<p>Return codes for the compression/decompression functions. Negative
735values are errors, positive values are used for special but normal
736events.</p>
737<ul>
738<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_OK</code></li>
739<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_STREAM_END</code></li>
740<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_NEED_DICT</code></li>
741<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_ERRNO</code></li>
742<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_STREAM_ERROR</code></li>
743<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_DATA_ERROR</code></li>
744<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_MEM_ERROR</code></li>
745<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_BUF_ERROR</code></li>
746<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_VERSION_ERROR</code></li>
747</ul>
748<p>Compression levels.</p>
749<ul>
750<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_NO_COMPRESSION</code></li>
751<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_BEST_SPEED</code></li>
752<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_BEST_COMPRESSION</code></li>
753<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION</code></li>
754</ul>
755<p>Compression strategy.</p>
756<ul>
757<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_FILTERED</code></li>
758<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_HUFFMAN_ONLY</code></li>
759<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_RLE</code></li>
760<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_FIXED</code></li>
761<li><code>zlib.constants.Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY</code></li>
762</ul>
763<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>
764<div class="api_metadata">
765<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
766</div>
767<p>There are several options and other constants available for Brotli-based
768streams:</p>
769<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>
770<p>The following values are valid flush operations for Brotli-based streams:</p>
771<ul>
772<li><code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_PROCESS</code> (default for all operations)</li>
773<li><code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_FLUSH</code> (default when calling <code>.flush()</code>)</li>
774<li><code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_FINISH</code> (default for the last chunk)</li>
775<li><code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_EMIT_METADATA</code>
776<ul>
777<li>This particular operation may be hard to use in a Node.js context,
778as the streaming layer makes it hard to know which data will end up
779in this frame. Also, there is currently no way to consume this data through
780the Node.js API.</li>
781</ul>
782</li>
783</ul>
784<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>
785<p>There are several options that can be set on Brotli encoders, affecting
786compression efficiency and speed. Both the keys and the values can be accessed
787as properties of the <code>zlib.constants</code> object.</p>
788<p>The most important options are:</p>
789<ul>
790<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_MODE</code>
791<ul>
792<li><code>BROTLI_MODE_GENERIC</code> (default)</li>
793<li><code>BROTLI_MODE_TEXT</code>, adjusted for UTF-8 text</li>
794<li><code>BROTLI_MODE_FONT</code>, adjusted for WOFF 2.0 fonts</li>
795</ul>
796</li>
797<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_QUALITY</code>
798<ul>
799<li>Ranges from <code>BROTLI_MIN_QUALITY</code> to <code>BROTLI_MAX_QUALITY</code>,
800with a default of <code>BROTLI_DEFAULT_QUALITY</code>.</li>
801</ul>
802</li>
803<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_SIZE_HINT</code>
804<ul>
805<li>Integer value representing the expected input size;
806defaults to <code>0</code> for an unknown input size.</li>
807</ul>
808</li>
809</ul>
810<p>The following flags can be set for advanced control over the compression
811algorithm and memory usage tuning:</p>
812<ul>
813<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_LGWIN</code>
814<ul>
815<li>Ranges from <code>BROTLI_MIN_WINDOW_BITS</code> to <code>BROTLI_MAX_WINDOW_BITS</code>,
816with a default of <code>BROTLI_DEFAULT_WINDOW</code>, or up to
817<code>BROTLI_LARGE_MAX_WINDOW_BITS</code> if the <code>BROTLI_PARAM_LARGE_WINDOW</code> flag
818is set.</li>
819</ul>
820</li>
821<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_LGBLOCK</code>
822<ul>
823<li>Ranges from <code>BROTLI_MIN_INPUT_BLOCK_BITS</code> to <code>BROTLI_MAX_INPUT_BLOCK_BITS</code>.</li>
824</ul>
825</li>
826<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_DISABLE_LITERAL_CONTEXT_MODELING</code>
827<ul>
828<li>Boolean flag that decreases compression ratio in favour of
829decompression speed.</li>
830</ul>
831</li>
832<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_LARGE_WINDOW</code>
833<ul>
834<li>Boolean flag enabling “Large Window Brotli” mode (not compatible with the
835Brotli format as standardized in <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7932.txt">RFC 7932</a>).</li>
836</ul>
837</li>
838<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_NPOSTFIX</code>
839<ul>
840<li>Ranges from <code>0</code> to <code>BROTLI_MAX_NPOSTFIX</code>.</li>
841</ul>
842</li>
843<li><code>BROTLI_PARAM_NDIRECT</code>
844<ul>
845<li>Ranges from <code>0</code> to <code>15 &#x3C;&#x3C; NPOSTFIX</code> in steps of <code>1 &#x3C;&#x3C; NPOSTFIX</code>.</li>
846</ul>
847</li>
848</ul>
849<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>
850<p>These advanced options are available for controlling decompression:</p>
851<ul>
852<li><code>BROTLI_DECODER_PARAM_DISABLE_RING_BUFFER_REALLOCATION</code>
853<ul>
854<li>Boolean flag that affects internal memory allocation patterns.</li>
855</ul>
856</li>
857<li><code>BROTLI_DECODER_PARAM_LARGE_WINDOW</code>
858<ul>
859<li>Boolean flag enabling “Large Window Brotli” mode (not compatible with the
860Brotli format as standardized in <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7932.txt">RFC 7932</a>).</li>
861</ul>
862</li>
863</ul>
864</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>
865<div class="api_metadata">
866<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
867<table>
868<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
869<tr><td>v14.5.0, v12.19.0</td>
870<td><p>The <code>maxOutputLength</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
871<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
872<td><p>The <code>dictionary</code> option can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
873<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
874<td><p>The <code>dictionary</code> option can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
875<tr><td>v5.11.0</td>
876<td><p>The <code>finishFlush</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
877<tr><td>v0.11.1</td>
878<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.1</span></p></td></tr>
879</tbody></table>
880</details>
881</div>
882
883<p>Each zlib-based class takes an <code>options</code> object. No options are required.</p>
884<p>Some options are only relevant when compressing and are
885ignored by the decompression classes.</p>
886<ul>
887<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>
888<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>
889<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>
890<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>
891<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>
892<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>
893<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>
894<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,
895empty dictionary by default)</li>
896<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>
897<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
898<a href="#convenience-methods">convenience methods</a>. <strong>Default:</strong> <a href="buffer.html#bufferkmaxlength"><code>buffer.kMaxLength</code></a></li>
899</ul>
900<p>See the <a href="https://zlib.net/manual.html#Advanced"><code>deflateInit2</code> and <code>inflateInit2</code></a> documentation for more
901information.</p>
902</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>
903<div class="api_metadata">
904<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
905<table>
906<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
907<tr><td>v14.5.0, v12.19.0</td>
908<td><p>The <code>maxOutputLength</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
909<tr><td>v11.7.0</td>
910<td><p><span>Added in: v11.7.0</span></p></td></tr>
911</tbody></table>
912</details>
913</div>
914
915<p>Each Brotli-based class takes an <code>options</code> object. All options are optional.</p>
916<ul>
917<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>
918<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>
919<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>
920<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>
921<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
922<a href="#convenience-methods">convenience methods</a>. <strong>Default:</strong> <a href="buffer.html#bufferkmaxlength"><code>buffer.kMaxLength</code></a></li>
923</ul>
924<p>For example:</p>
925<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stream = zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">createBrotliCompress</span>({
926  <span class="hljs-attr">chunkSize</span>: <span class="hljs-number">32</span> * <span class="hljs-number">1024</span>,
927  <span class="hljs-attr">params</span>: {
928    [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>,
929    [zlib.<span class="hljs-property">constants</span>.<span class="hljs-property">BROTLI_PARAM_QUALITY</span>]: <span class="hljs-number">4</span>,
930    [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>,
931  },
932});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
933</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>
934<div class="api_metadata">
935<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
936</div>
937<p>Compress data using the Brotli algorithm.</p>
938</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>
939<div class="api_metadata">
940<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
941</div>
942<p>Decompress data using the Brotli algorithm.</p>
943</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>
944<div class="api_metadata">
945<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
946</div>
947<p>Compress data using deflate.</p>
948</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>
949<div class="api_metadata">
950<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
951</div>
952<p>Compress data using deflate, and do not append a <code>zlib</code> header.</p>
953</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>
954<div class="api_metadata">
955<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
956<table>
957<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
958<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
959<td><p>Trailing garbage at the end of the input stream will now result in an <code>'error'</code> event.</p></td></tr>
960<tr><td>v5.9.0</td>
961<td><p>Multiple concatenated gzip file members are supported now.</p></td></tr>
962<tr><td>v5.0.0</td>
963<td><p>A truncated input stream will now result in an <code>'error'</code> event.</p></td></tr>
964<tr><td>v0.5.8</td>
965<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.8</span></p></td></tr>
966</tbody></table>
967</details>
968</div>
969<p>Decompress a gzip stream.</p>
970</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>
971<div class="api_metadata">
972<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
973</div>
974<p>Compress data using gzip.</p>
975</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>
976<div class="api_metadata">
977<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
978<table>
979<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
980<tr><td>v5.0.0</td>
981<td><p>A truncated input stream will now result in an <code>'error'</code> event.</p></td></tr>
982<tr><td>v0.5.8</td>
983<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.8</span></p></td></tr>
984</tbody></table>
985</details>
986</div>
987<p>Decompress a deflate stream.</p>
988</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>
989<div class="api_metadata">
990<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
991<table>
992<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
993<tr><td>v6.8.0</td>
994<td><p>Custom dictionaries are now supported by <code>InflateRaw</code>.</p></td></tr>
995<tr><td>v5.0.0</td>
996<td><p>A truncated input stream will now result in an <code>'error'</code> event.</p></td></tr>
997<tr><td>v0.5.8</td>
998<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.8</span></p></td></tr>
999</tbody></table>
1000</details>
1001</div>
1002<p>Decompress a raw deflate stream.</p>
1003</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>
1004<div class="api_metadata">
1005<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1006</div>
1007<p>Decompress either a Gzip- or Deflate-compressed stream by auto-detecting
1008the header.</p>
1009</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>
1010<div class="api_metadata">
1011<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1012<table>
1013<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1014<tr><td>v11.7.0, v10.16.0</td>
1015<td><p>This class was renamed from <code>Zlib</code> to <code>ZlibBase</code>.</p></td></tr>
1016<tr><td>v0.5.8</td>
1017<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.8</span></p></td></tr>
1018</tbody></table>
1019</details>
1020</div>
1021<p>Not exported by the <code>node:zlib</code> module. It is documented here because it is the
1022base class of the compressor/decompressor classes.</p>
1023<p>This class inherits from <a href="stream.html#class-streamtransform"><code>stream.Transform</code></a>, allowing <code>node:zlib</code> objects to
1024be used in pipes and similar stream operations.</p>
1025<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>
1026<div class="api_metadata">
1027<span>Added in: v8.1.0</span><span>Deprecated since: v10.0.0</span>
1028</div>
1029<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>
1030<ul>
1031<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
1032</ul>
1033<p>Deprecated alias for <a href="#zlibbyteswritten"><code>zlib.bytesWritten</code></a>. This original name was chosen
1034because it also made sense to interpret the value as the number of bytes
1035read by the engine, but is inconsistent with other streams in Node.js that
1036expose values under these names.</p>
1037<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>
1038<div class="api_metadata">
1039<span>Added in: v10.0.0</span>
1040</div>
1041<ul>
1042<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
1043</ul>
1044<p>The <code>zlib.bytesWritten</code> property specifies the number of bytes written to
1045the engine, before the bytes are processed (compressed or decompressed,
1046as appropriate for the derived class).</p>
1047<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>
1048<div class="api_metadata">
1049<span>Added in: v0.9.4</span>
1050</div>
1051<ul>
1052<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>
1053</ul>
1054<p>Close the underlying handle.</p>
1055<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>
1056<div class="api_metadata">
1057<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1058</div>
1059<ul>
1060<li><code>kind</code> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>zlib.constants.Z_FULL_FLUSH</code> for zlib-based streams,
1061<code>zlib.constants.BROTLI_OPERATION_FLUSH</code> for Brotli-based streams.</li>
1062<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>
1063</ul>
1064<p>Flush pending data. Don't call this frivolously, premature flushes negatively
1065impact the effectiveness of the compression algorithm.</p>
1066<p>Calling this only flushes data from the internal <code>zlib</code> state, and does not
1067perform flushing of any kind on the streams level. Rather, it behaves like a
1068normal call to <code>.write()</code>, i.e. it will be queued up behind other pending
1069writes and will only produce output when data is being read from the stream.</p>
1070<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>
1071<div class="api_metadata">
1072<span>Added in: v0.11.4</span>
1073</div>
1074<ul>
1075<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>
1076<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>
1077<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>
1078</ul>
1079<p>This function is only available for zlib-based streams, i.e. not Brotli.</p>
1080<p>Dynamically update the compression level and compression strategy.
1081Only applicable to deflate algorithm.</p>
1082<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>
1083<div class="api_metadata">
1084<span>Added in: v0.7.0</span>
1085</div>
1086<p>Reset the compressor/decompressor to factory defaults. Only applicable to
1087the inflate and deflate algorithms.</p>
1088</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>
1089<div class="api_metadata">
1090<span>Added in: v7.0.0</span>
1091</div>
1092<p>Provides an object enumerating Zlib-related constants.</p>
1093</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>
1094<div class="api_metadata">
1095<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1096</div>
1097<ul>
1098<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1099</ul>
1100<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibbrotlicompress"><code>BrotliCompress</code></a> object.</p>
1101</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>
1102<div class="api_metadata">
1103<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1104</div>
1105<ul>
1106<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1107</ul>
1108<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibbrotlidecompress"><code>BrotliDecompress</code></a> object.</p>
1109</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>
1110<div class="api_metadata">
1111<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1112</div>
1113<ul>
1114<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1115</ul>
1116<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibdeflate"><code>Deflate</code></a> object.</p>
1117</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>
1118<div class="api_metadata">
1119<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1120</div>
1121<ul>
1122<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1123</ul>
1124<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibdeflateraw"><code>DeflateRaw</code></a> object.</p>
1125<p>An upgrade of zlib from 1.2.8 to 1.2.11 changed behavior when <code>windowBits</code>
1126is set to 8 for raw deflate streams. zlib would automatically set <code>windowBits</code>
1127to 9 if was initially set to 8. Newer versions of zlib will throw an exception,
1128so Node.js restored the original behavior of upgrading a value of 8 to 9,
1129since passing <code>windowBits = 9</code> to zlib actually results in a compressed stream
1130that effectively uses an 8-bit window only.</p>
1131</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>
1132<div class="api_metadata">
1133<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1134</div>
1135<ul>
1136<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1137</ul>
1138<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibgunzip"><code>Gunzip</code></a> object.</p>
1139</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>
1140<div class="api_metadata">
1141<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1142</div>
1143<ul>
1144<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1145</ul>
1146<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibgzip"><code>Gzip</code></a> object.
1147See <a href="#zlib">example</a>.</p>
1148</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>
1149<div class="api_metadata">
1150<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1151</div>
1152<ul>
1153<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1154</ul>
1155<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibinflate"><code>Inflate</code></a> object.</p>
1156</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>
1157<div class="api_metadata">
1158<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1159</div>
1160<ul>
1161<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1162</ul>
1163<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibinflateraw"><code>InflateRaw</code></a> object.</p>
1164</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>
1165<div class="api_metadata">
1166<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
1167</div>
1168<ul>
1169<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1170</ul>
1171<p>Creates and returns a new <a href="#class-zlibunzip"><code>Unzip</code></a> object.</p>
1172</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>
1173
1174<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>,
1175<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
1176to supply options to the <code>zlib</code> classes and will call the supplied callback
1177with <code>callback(error, result)</code>.</p>
1178<p>Every method has a <code>*Sync</code> counterpart, which accept the same arguments, but
1179without a callback.</p>
1180<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>
1181<div class="api_metadata">
1182<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1183</div>
1184<ul>
1185<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>
1186<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1187<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>
1188</ul>
1189<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>
1190<div class="api_metadata">
1191<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1192</div>
1193<ul>
1194<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>
1195<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1196</ul>
1197<p>Compress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibbrotlicompress"><code>BrotliCompress</code></a>.</p>
1198<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>
1199<div class="api_metadata">
1200<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1201</div>
1202<ul>
1203<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>
1204<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1205<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>
1206</ul>
1207<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>
1208<div class="api_metadata">
1209<span>Added in: v11.7.0, v10.16.0</span>
1210</div>
1211<ul>
1212<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>
1213<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-brotlioptions" class="type">&#x3C;brotli options></a></li>
1214</ul>
1215<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibbrotlidecompress"><code>BrotliDecompress</code></a>.</p>
1216<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>
1217<div class="api_metadata">
1218<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1219<table>
1220<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1221<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1222<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1223<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1224<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1225<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1226<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1227<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1228<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1229</tbody></table>
1230</details>
1231</div>
1232<ul>
1233<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>
1234<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1235<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>
1236</ul>
1237<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>
1238<div class="api_metadata">
1239<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1240<table>
1241<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1242<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1243<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1244<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1245<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1246<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1247<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1248<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1249<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1250</tbody></table>
1251</details>
1252</div>
1253<ul>
1254<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>
1255<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1256</ul>
1257<p>Compress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibdeflate"><code>Deflate</code></a>.</p>
1258<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>
1259<div class="api_metadata">
1260<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1261<table>
1262<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1263<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1264<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1265<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1266<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1267<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1268<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1269</tbody></table>
1270</details>
1271</div>
1272<ul>
1273<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>
1274<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1275<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>
1276</ul>
1277<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>
1278<div class="api_metadata">
1279<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1280<table>
1281<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1282<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1283<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1284<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1285<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1286<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1287<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1288<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1289<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1290</tbody></table>
1291</details>
1292</div>
1293<ul>
1294<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>
1295<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1296</ul>
1297<p>Compress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibdeflateraw"><code>DeflateRaw</code></a>.</p>
1298<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>
1299<div class="api_metadata">
1300<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1301<table>
1302<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1303<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1304<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1305<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1306<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1307<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1308<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1309<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1310<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1311</tbody></table>
1312</details>
1313</div>
1314<ul>
1315<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>
1316<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1317<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>
1318</ul>
1319<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>
1320<div class="api_metadata">
1321<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1322<table>
1323<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1324<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1325<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1326<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1327<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1328<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1329<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1330<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1331<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1332</tbody></table>
1333</details>
1334</div>
1335<ul>
1336<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>
1337<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1338</ul>
1339<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibgunzip"><code>Gunzip</code></a>.</p>
1340<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>
1341<div class="api_metadata">
1342<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1343<table>
1344<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1345<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1346<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1347<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1348<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1349<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1350<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1351<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1352<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1353</tbody></table>
1354</details>
1355</div>
1356<ul>
1357<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>
1358<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1359<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>
1360</ul>
1361<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>
1362<div class="api_metadata">
1363<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1364<table>
1365<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1366<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1367<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1368<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1369<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1370<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1371<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1372<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1373<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1374</tbody></table>
1375</details>
1376</div>
1377<ul>
1378<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>
1379<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1380</ul>
1381<p>Compress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibgzip"><code>Gzip</code></a>.</p>
1382<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>
1383<div class="api_metadata">
1384<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1385<table>
1386<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1387<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1388<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1389<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1390<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1391<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1392<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1393<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1394<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1395</tbody></table>
1396</details>
1397</div>
1398<ul>
1399<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>
1400<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1401<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>
1402</ul>
1403<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>
1404<div class="api_metadata">
1405<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1406<table>
1407<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1408<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1409<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1410<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1411<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1412<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1413<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1414<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1415<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1416</tbody></table>
1417</details>
1418</div>
1419<ul>
1420<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>
1421<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1422</ul>
1423<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibinflate"><code>Inflate</code></a>.</p>
1424<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>
1425<div class="api_metadata">
1426<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1427<table>
1428<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1429<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1430<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1431<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1432<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1433<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1434<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1435<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1436<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1437</tbody></table>
1438</details>
1439</div>
1440<ul>
1441<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>
1442<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1443<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>
1444</ul>
1445<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>
1446<div class="api_metadata">
1447<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1448<table>
1449<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1450<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1451<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1452<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1453<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1454<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1455<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1456<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1457<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1458</tbody></table>
1459</details>
1460</div>
1461<ul>
1462<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>
1463<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1464</ul>
1465<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibinflateraw"><code>InflateRaw</code></a>.</p>
1466<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>
1467<div class="api_metadata">
1468<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1469<table>
1470<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1471<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1472<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1473<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1474<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1475<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1476<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1477<tr><td>v0.6.0</td>
1478<td><p><span>Added in: v0.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1479</tbody></table>
1480</details>
1481</div>
1482<ul>
1483<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>
1484<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1485<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>
1486</ul>
1487<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>
1488<div class="api_metadata">
1489<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1490<table>
1491<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1492<tr><td>v9.4.0</td>
1493<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>.</p></td></tr>
1494<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1495<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
1496<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
1497<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> parameter can be an <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
1498<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
1499<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
1500</tbody></table>
1501</details>
1502</div>
1503<ul>
1504<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>
1505<li><code>options</code> <a href="zlib.html#class-options" class="type">&#x3C;zlib options></a></li>
1506</ul>
1507<p>Decompress a chunk of data with <a href="#class-zlibunzip"><code>Unzip</code></a>.</p></section>
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