CompressionStream
Baseline 2023
Newly available
Since May 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The CompressionStream
interface of the Compression Streams API is an API for compressing a stream of data.
Constructor
CompressionStream()
-
Creates a new
CompressionStream
Instance properties
CompressionStream.readable
-
Returns the
ReadableStream
instance controlled by this object. CompressionStream.writable
-
Returns the
WritableStream
instance controlled by this object.
Examples
In this example a stream is compressed using gzip compression.
js
const compressedReadableStream = inputReadableStream.pipeThrough(
new CompressionStream("gzip"),
);
Specifications
Specification |
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Compression Standard # compression-stream |
Browser compatibility
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