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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml b/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml index da8ccdecdf..673b743e2e 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml @@ -312,6 +312,53 @@ list_to_binary([B1,B2])</pre> </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="inflateChunk" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Decompress data with limited output size</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Like <c>inflate/2</c>, but decompress no more data than + will fit in the buffer configured via <c>setBufSize/2</c>. + Is is useful when decompressing a stream with a high compression + ratio such that a small amount of compressed input may expand up to + 1000 times. + It returns <c>{more, Decompressed}</c>, when there is more output + available, and <c>inflateChunk/1</c> should be used to read it. + It may introduce some output latency (reading + input without producing any output).</p> + <p>If a preset dictionary is needed at this point (see + <c>inflateSetDictionary</c> below), <c>inflateChunk/2</c> throws a + <c>{need_dictionary,Adler}</c> exception where <c>Adler</c> is + the adler32 checksum of the dictionary chosen by the + compressor.</p> + + <pre> +walk(Compressed, Handler) -> + Z = zlib:open(), + zlib:inflateInit(Z), + % Limit single uncompressed chunk size to 512kb + zlib:setBufSize(Z, 512 * 1024), + loop(Z, Handler, zlib:inflateChunk(Z, Compressed)), + zlib:inflateEnd(Z), + zlib:close(Z). + +loop(Z, Handler, {more, Uncompressed}) -> + Handler(Uncompressed), + loop(Z, Handler, zlib:inflateChunk(Z)); +loop(Z, Handler, Uncompressed) -> + Handler(Uncompressed). + </pre> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="inflateChunk" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Read next uncompressed chunk</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Read next chunk of uncompressed data, initialized by + <c>inflateChunk/2</c>.</p> + <p>This function should be repeatedly called, while it returns + <c>{more, Decompressed}</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="inflateSetDictionary" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Initialize the decompression dictionary</fsummary> <desc> |