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zlib::compression

zlib::compression

Compression levels.

Synopsis

Defined in header <boost/beast/zlib/zlib.hpp>

enum compression

Values

Name	Description
`none`
`best_speed`
`best_size`
`default_size`

Description

The compression levels go from 0 and 9: 1 gives best speed, 9 gives best compression. Compression level 0 gives no compression at all. The input data is simply copied a block at a time. A compression level 6 is usually a default compromise between speed and compression.