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zlib

Utility

Lossless data compression library

→ Stable

Features

compressiondeflategzipportable

Pros and Cons

Ventajas

  • + Extremely portable and small
  • + Industry standard (PNG, gzip, HTTP)
  • + Simple API
  • + Very well tested
  • + Permissive license

Desventajas

  • - Only DEFLATE algorithm
  • - Not the fastest available
  • - No native thread support

Use Cases

  • File compression
  • HTTP compression (gzip)
  • PNG format
  • ZIP archives
  • Network protocols