The zlib.createInflate() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of the Zlib module which is used to create a new Inflate object.
Syntax:
zlib.createInflate( options )
Parameters: This method accepts single parameter options which is an optional parameter that holds the zlib options.
Return Value: It returns a new Inflate object.
The below examples illustrate the use of zlib.createInflate() method in Node.js:
Example 1:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// createInflate() method
// Including zlib module
const zlib = require('zlib');
// Calling deflate function to compress data
zlib.deflate('Hello World!', function (err, data) {
if (err) {
return console.log('err', err);
}
// Calling createInflate method
// to decompress the data again
const gunzip = zlib.createInflate();
gunzip.write(data);
gunzip.on('data', function (data) {
console.log(data.toString());
});
});
Output:
Hello World!
Example 2:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// createInflate() method
// Including zlib module
const zlib = require('zlib');
// Calling deflate function to compress data
zlib.deflate('Decompressed..', function (err, data) {
if (err) {
return console.log('err', err);
}
// Calling createInflate method
// to decompress the data again
const gunzip = zlib.createInflate();
gunzip.write(data);
gunzip.on('data', function (data) {
console.log(data.toString('hex'));
});
});
Output:
4465636f6d707265737365642e2e
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/zlib.html#zlib_zlib_createinflate_options