gzip-size

Get the gzipped size of a string or buffer

Install

$ npm install gzip-size

Usage

const gzipSize = require('gzip-size');

const text = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.';

console.log(text.length);
//=> 191

console.log(gzipSize.sync(text));
//=> 78

API

gzipSize(input, options?)

Returns a Promise<number> with the size.

gzipSize.sync(input, options?)

Returns the size.

input

Type: string | Buffer

options

Type: object

Any zlib option.

gzipSize.stream(options?)

Returns a stream.PassThrough. The stream emits a gzip-size event and has a gzipSize property.

gzipSize.file(path, options?)

Returns a Promise<number> with the size of the file.

path

Type: string

gzipSize.fileSync(path, options?)

Returns the size of the file.

Related

• gzip-size-cli - CLI for this module