How to change deflate stream output format(raw, zlib, gzip) when use zlib?

问题

Zlib can output three format, I try to search the docs and zlib.h, but can't find a clear explanation about the options, anyone have any ideas?

回答1:

From the zlib.h documentation of deflateInit2():

  windowBits can also be -8..-15 for raw deflate.  In this case, -windowBits
determines the window size.  deflate() will then generate raw deflate data
with no zlib header or trailer, and will not compute a check value.

  windowBits can also be greater than 15 for optional gzip encoding.  Add
16 to windowBits to write a simple gzip header and trailer around the
compressed data instead of a zlib wrapper.

回答2:

Fill in the blanks

int get_file_format(int n) {
  if      (n == 0) return 31;
  else if (n == 1) return 15;
  else if (n == 2) return -15;
  else if (n >= 9  && n <= 15) return n;  /* zlib with window size 2^9 to 2^15 */
  else if (n >= 25 && n <= 31) return n;  /* gzip with window size 2^9 to 2^15 */
  else if (n >= -15 && n <= -9)return n;  /* raw  with window size 2^9 to 2^15 */        
  else return Z_ERRNO;     
}

z_hist_sz = get_file_format(n);

ret = deflateInit2(&strm, COMPRESS_LEVEL, Z_DEFLATED, z_hist_sz ...)

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54663140/how-to-change-deflate-stream-output-formatraw-zlib-gzip-when-use-zlib