DecompressionStream
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Widely available
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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since May 2023.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The DecompressionStream interface of the Compression Streams API decompresses a stream of data. It implements the same shape as a TransformStream, allowing it to be used in ReadableStream.pipeThrough() and similar methods.
Constructor
DecompressionStream()-
Creates a new
DecompressionStream
Instance properties
DecompressionStream.readable-
Returns the
ReadableStreaminstance controlled by this object. DecompressionStream.writable-
Returns the
WritableStreaminstance controlled by this object.
Examples
In this example a blob is decompressed using gzip compression.
js
const ds = new DecompressionStream("gzip");
const decompressedStream = blob.stream().pipeThrough(ds);
Specifications
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DecompressionStream
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DecompressionStream() constructor
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"brotli" compression
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"deflate" compression
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"deflate-raw" compression
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"gzip" compression
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"zstd" compression
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readable
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writable
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- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- Has more compatibility info.