The CompressionStream() constructor creates a new CompressionStream object which compresses a stream of data.
CompressionStream()
Syntax
new CompressionStream(format);
Parameters
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format -
One of the following allowed compression formats:
"gzip""deflate"
Exceptions
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TypeError -
Thrown if the format passed to the constructor is not supported.
Examples
In this example a stream is compressed using gzip compression.
const compressedReadableStream = inputReadableStream.pipeThrough(new CompressionStream('gzip'));
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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No
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CompressionStream/CompressionStream
