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compress

C/C++ functions to compress text into Base64-encoded ZIP archives and extract text from them.

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Overview

Packagepg_compress
Version0.0.2
RepositoryUnspecified
Extension typeStandard
Requires CREATE EXTENSIONYes
Requires preloadNo
TrustedNo
RelocatableYes
Stars1
Latest commit2018-05-08
Catalogue updated2026-08-30

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See also

pgzstd_rsCompress and decompress bytea values with Zstandard from PostgreSQL, including a parallel batch compressor
pgx_basex_codecBaseX encoding and decoding for bytea and text, including Base64url and Crockford Base32.
gunzipDecompress gzip-compressed bytea values to text or bytea.
b64encRust/C extension that defines a b64enc base type with URL-safe Base64 input and output functions.
pgcompressProvides deflate, inflate, gzip, and Brotli compression functions for bytea, text, json, and jsonb.
pg_bech32Adds Bech32, Bech32m, and no-checksum Bech32 encoding/decoding support to PostgreSQL.
rpg_base36Toy Rust extension exposing a base36 encoder for PostgreSQL integers.
pg_lz4LZ4 compression access method for a patched PostgreSQL development branch.