Document ways to set the compression level #4

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opened 2024-09-22 13:44:50 +02:00 by mimi89999 · 2 comments

mimi89999 commented

2024-09-22 13:44:50 +02:00

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Hello,

Would it be possible to document the way in which the compression level can be set?

Hello, Would it be possible to document the way in which the compression level can be set?

ColinTimBarndt commented

2024-09-26 03:29:10 +02:00

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It is currently not possible to specify the compression level. Libflate, which this library is wrapping, only provides one LZ77 encoder for compression. At the moment, the default window size of it is the maximum (32768), so it is using the best compression level.

I could make the window size configurable and allow choosing a worse but faster compression that requires less memory. Is this what you're after?

It is currently not possible to specify the compression level. Libflate, which this library is wrapping, only provides [one LZ77 encoder for compression](https://docs.rs/libflate/latest/libflate/lz77/struct.DefaultLz77EncoderBuilder.html). At the moment, the default window size of it is the maximum (32768), so it is using the best compression level. I could make the window size configurable and allow choosing a worse but faster compression that requires less memory. Is this what you're after?

mimi89999 commented

2024-09-26 09:33:54 +02:00

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Actually, I was looking for the best compression level. Since this is what the library is already doing, I don't need any options.