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// StringCompression.h

// Interfaces to the wrapping functions for compression and decompression using AString as their data

#include "zlib.h"  // Needed for the Z_XXX return values





/// Compresses a_Data into a_Compressed using ZLIB; returns Z_XXX error constants same as zlib's compress2()
extern int CompressString(const char * a_Data, int a_Length, AString & a_Compressed);

/// Uncompresses a_Data into a_Uncompressed; returns Z_XXX error constants same as zlib's decompress()
extern int UncompressString(const char * a_Data, int a_Length, AString & a_Uncompressed, int a_UncompressedSize);

/// Compresses a_Data into a_Compressed using GZIP; returns Z_OK for success or Z_XXX error constants same as zlib
extern int CompressStringGZIP(const char * a_Data, int a_Length, AString & a_Compressed);

/// Uncompresses a_Data into a_Uncompressed using GZIP; returns Z_OK for success or Z_XXX error constants same as zlib
extern int UncompressStringGZIP(const char * a_Data, int a_Length, AString & a_Uncompressed);