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Pinimize

Pinimize is a powerful Laravel package that simplifies file compression and decompression. It provides a clean and intuitive API for handling various compression and decompression tasks in your Laravel applications, with full support for Laravel's Storage system.

Archiving and unarchiving operations are in coming very soon.

Paused

Development on this project is currently paused because of the lack of time to maintain it.

Features

• File compression and decompression
• String compression and decompression
• Stream compression and decompression
• File archiving and unarchiving
• Support for multiple compression algorithms and archive formats
• Facade-based API for easy integration
• Full integration with Laravel's Storage system
• Extensible architecture with support for custom drivers
• Actively maintained and regularly updated
• Written in clean, modern PHP code

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Configuration
  • Default Driver
  • Compression Drivers
  • Compression Levels
  • Storage Disk
• Environment Variables
• Basic Usage
  • String Macros
  • Storage Macros
  • Compressing Strings
  • Compressing Resources
  • Compressing Files
  • Using Storage Disks
• Supported Data Types
• Advanced Usage
  • Downloading Compressed Files
  • Compression Ratio
  • Supported Algorithms
• Drivers
  • Gzip Driver
  • Zlib Driver
• Custom Drivers
• Testing
• Changelog
• Credits
• License

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

Configuration

Publish the configuration file:

The config/pinimize.php file allows you to configure the compression and decompression settings for the Pinimize package. This file is created when you publish the package configuration.

Default Driver

You can set the default compression driver using the COMPRESSION_DRIVER environment variable or by directly modifying the compression.default value in the config file. The default is set to 'gzip'.

Compression Drivers

The package supports two compression drivers: 'gzip' and 'zlib'. Each driver has its own configuration options:

Gzip Driver

Zlib Driver

More drivers will be added in future releases. They are kept separate to avoid requiring you to install php extensions you might not need and to keep the codebase clean.

Compression Levels

For both drivers, you can set the compression level:

• -1: default compression (recommended for most cases)
• 0: no compression
• 1: fastest compression
• 9: best compression

Storage Disk

The disk option allows you to specify which disk to use for file operations. This integrates with Laravel's Storage system:

• If set to null (default), the local filesystem will be used.
• You can set it to any configured disk in your config/filesystems.php file.

To set the disk, use the COMPRESSION_DISK environment variable or modify the disk value directly in the config file.

Environment Variables

For easy configuration, you can use the following environment variables:

• COMPRESSION_DRIVER: Set the default compression driver ('gzip' or 'zlib')
• GZIP_LEVEL: Set the compression level for the gzip driver
• ZLIB_LEVEL: Set the compression level for the zlib driver
• COMPRESSION_DISK: Set the storage disk for file operations

Remember to update your .env file with these variables as needed.

Basic Usage

String Macros

The Pinimize package extends Laravel's Str facade with two convenient macros for string compression and decompression:

These macros allow you to easily compress & decompress data using the default compression driver.

To decompress compressed data:

These macros provide a simple and convenient way to compress and decompress strings in your Laravel application, leveraging the power of the Pinimize package.

Storage Macros

The Pinimize package extends Laravel's Storage facade with two convenient methods for file compression and decompression:

Compression:

Parameters:

• $source: The path to the source file (relative to the storage disk).
• $destination: (Optional) The path where the compressed file should be saved. If null, it will use the source filepath with the extension appended.
• $deleteSource: (Optional) Whether to delete the source file after successful compression. Defaults to false.
• $driver: (Optional) The compression driver to use (e.g., 'gzip', 'zlib'). If null, it will use the default driver.

Return Value:

• If $destination is provided: Returns true on success, false on failure.
• If $destination is null: Returns the path of the compressed file on success, false on failure.

Decompression:

Parameters:

• $source: The path to the compressed file (relative to the storage disk).
• $destination: (Optional) The path where the decompressed file should be saved. If null, it will use $source with the compression extension removed.
• $deleteSource: (Optional) Whether to delete the source file after successful decompression. Defaults to false.
• $driver: (Optional) The decompression driver to use (e.g., 'gzip', 'zlib'). If null, it will use the default driver.

Return Value:

• If $destination is provided: Returns true on success, false on failure.
• If $destination is null: Returns the path of the decompressed file on success, false on failure.

Examples:

These methods provide a simple and convenient way to compress and decompress files in your Laravel application's storage system, leveraging the power of the Pinimize package.

Compressing Strings

To compress data to a string, you can use the string method. Take a look at the Supported Data Types for this method. This method is useful for compressing small amounts of data in memory.

The Decompression facade works in a similar way, only it decompresses the data:

Compressing Resources

You can compress data and have the compressed content returned as a resource by using the resource method. This method useful for working with data without loading everything into memory.

Take a look at the Supported Data Types for this method.

The Decompression facade works in a similar way, only it decompresses the resource:

Compressing Files

The put method is a versatile way to write compressed content to a file. It supports various input types and offers flexibility in where the compressed file is stored.

The Decompression facade works in a similar way, only it decompresses the resource:

Using Storage Disks

By default, the put method will use the filesystem provided in then config file, which defaults to the local filesystem. However, you can use Laravel's Storage facade to write compressed files to any configured disk by specifying the disk option:

This will compress the content and store it on the S3 disk (assuming you have configured an S3 disk in your filesystems.php configuration).

You can use any disk configured in your config/filesystems.php:

When using the disk option, the Compression service will utilize Laravel's Storage facade to handle file operations, allowing you to take advantage of all the benefits of Laravel's filesystem abstraction.

Note that when using storage disks, the path you provide as the first argument to put will be relative to the disk's configured root directory.

Supported Data Types

The string, resource and put methods can handle several types of input:

1. Strings:

If the provided string is a path to a file, the package will first attempt to locate the file on the specified filesystem. If the file cannot be found, the package will treat the string as raw content to be compressed.

This behavior allows flexibility in handling both file paths and direct content compression within the same interface. If you want to be certain that a file specified by a path should be loaded, consider using the Illuminate\Http\File object or passing it in as a resource.

2. PSR-7 StreamInterface:

3. Laravel's File object:

4. Laravel's UploadedFile object:

5. PHP resource:

Advanced Usage

Downloading Compressed Files

To create a download response for a compressed file:

This also works for decompressing files:

Compression Ratio

To get the compression ratio between original and compressed data:

Supported Algorithms

To get a list of supported compression algorithms for the current driver:

Drivers

Gzip Driver

The Gzip driver uses the gzencode function for compression. It supports the FORCE_GZIP encoding and produces files with a .gz extension.

Zlib Driver

The Zlib driver uses the zlib_encode function for compression. It supports ZLIB_ENCODING_RAW, ZLIB_ENCODING_GZIP, and ZLIB_ENCODING_DEFLATE encodings. Files compressed with this driver have a .zz extension.

Custom Drivers

You can create custom compression drivers by extending the CompressionContract interface and implementing the required methods. Then, register your custom driver in a service provider:

After registering your custom driver, you can use it like any other compression driver in your application. The same process applies for creating custom decompression drivers.

Links

• Article - Simplifying File Compression in Laravel with Pinimize

Testing

Run the tests with:

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Credits

• Einar Hansen
• All Contributors

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.