de.jstacs.utils

Class Compression

java.lang.Object

de.jstacs.utils.Compression

public class Compression
extends Object

Class for compressing and de-compressing Strings using ZIP.

Author:

Jan Grau

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Compression()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	unzip(String zipped) De-compressed the original String from the supplied (Base64) compressed String.
static String	zip(String original) Compresses the supplied original String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Compression

public Compression()

Method Detail

unzip

public static String unzip(String zipped)
                    throws IOException

De-compressed the original String from the supplied (Base64) compressed String.

Parameters:

zipped - the zipped String

Returns:

the de-compressed String

Throws:

IOException - if the String could not be de-compressed

zip

public static String zip(String original)
                  throws IOException

Compresses the supplied original String.

Parameters:

original - the original String

Returns:

the compressed and Base64 encoded String

Throws:

IOException - if the String could not be compressed