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+node-compress
+=============
+
+A streaming compression / gzip module for node.js
+
+To install, ensure that you have libz installed, and run:
+
+node-waf configure 
+node-waf build
+
+This will put the compress.node binary module in build/default. 
+
+
+Quick example
+-------------
+
+var compress=require("./compress");
+var sys=require("sys");
+var posix=require("posix");
+
+// Create gzip stream
+var gzip=new compress.Gzip;
+gzip.init();
+
+// Pump data to be compressed
+var gzdata1 = gzip.deflate("My data that needs ", "binary"); 
+sys.puts("Compressed size : "+gzdata1.length);
+
+var gzdata2 = gzip.deflate("to be compressed. 01234567890.", "binary"); 
+sys.puts("Compressed size : "+gzdata2.length);
+
+var gzdata3 = gzip.end();
+sys.puts("Last bit : "+gzdata3.length);
+
+// Normally stream this out as its generated, but just print here
+var gzdata = gzdata1+gzdata2+gzdata3;
+sys.puts("Total compressed size : "+gzdata.length);
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