Java tutorial
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.util.zip.Deflater; import java.util.zip.Inflater; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { byte[] input = "this is a test".getBytes(); Deflater compressor = new Deflater(); compressor.setLevel(Deflater.BEST_COMPRESSION); compressor.setInput(input); compressor.finish(); ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(input.length); byte[] buf = new byte[1024]; while (!compressor.finished()) { int count = compressor.deflate(buf); bos.write(buf, 0, count); } bos.close(); byte[] compressedData = bos.toByteArray(); Inflater decompressor = new Inflater(); decompressor.setInput(compressedData); bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(compressedData.length); buf = new byte[1024]; while (!decompressor.finished()) { int count = decompressor.inflate(buf); bos.write(buf, 0, count); } bos.close(); byte[] decompressedData = bos.toByteArray(); System.out.println(new String(decompressedData)); } }