// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // CompressFileGZIP.java // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- /* * ============================================================================= * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Jeffrey M. Hunter. All rights reserved. * * All source code and material located at the Internet address of * http://www.idevelopment.info is the copyright of Jeffrey M. Hunter and * is protected under copyright laws of the United States. This source code may * not be hosted on any other site without my express, prior, written * permission. Application to host any of the material elsewhere can be made by * contacting me at jhunter@idevelopment.info. * * I have made every effort and taken great care in making sure that the source * code and other content included on my web site is technically accurate, but I * disclaim any and all responsibility for any loss, damage or destruction of * data or any other property which may arise from relying on it. I will in no * case be liable for any monetary damages arising from such loss, damage or * destruction. * * As with any code, ensure to test this code in a development environment * before attempting to run it in production. * ============================================================================= */ import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.FileNotFoundException; import java.io.IOException; /** * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Used to provide an example of compressing a file using the GZIP Format. * * @version 1.0 * @author Jeffrey M. Hunter (jhunter@idevelopment.info) * @author http://www.idevelopment.info * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ public class CompressFileGZIP { /** * Perform file compression. * @param inFileName Name of the file to be compressed */ private static void doCompressFile(String inFileName) { try { System.out.println("Creating the GZIP output stream."); String outFileName = inFileName + ".gz"; GZIPOutputStream out = null; try { out = new GZIPOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(outFileName)); } catch(FileNotFoundException e) { System.err.println("Could not create file: " + outFileName); System.exit(1); } System.out.println("Opening the input file."); FileInputStream in = null; try { in = new FileInputStream(inFileName); } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { System.err.println("File not found. " + inFileName); System.exit(1); } System.out.println("Transfering bytes from input file to GZIP Format."); byte[] buf = new byte[1024]; int len; while((len = in.read(buf)) > 0) { out.write(buf, 0, len); } in.close(); System.out.println("Completing the GZIP file"); out.finish(); out.close(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); System.exit(1); } } /** * Sole entry point to the class and application. * @param args Array of String arguments. */ public static void main(String[] args) { if (args.length != 1) { System.err.println("Usage: java CompressFileGZIP filename"); } else { doCompressFile(args[0]); } } }