org.apache.lucene.codecs.compressing

## Class Compressor

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.lucene.codecs.compressing.Compressor

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, AutoCloseable

      public abstract class Compressor
      extends Object
      implements Closeable

  A data compressor.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `Compressor()` Sole constructor, typically called from sub-classes.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract void` | `compress(byte[] bytes, int off, int len, DataOutput out)` Compress bytes into `out`.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

      `close`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Compressor

          protected Compressor()

      Sole constructor, typically called from sub-classes.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### compress

          public abstract void compress(byte[] bytes,
                                        int off,
                                        int len,
                                        DataOutput out)
                                 throws IOException

      Compress bytes into `out`. It is the responsibility of the compressor to add all necessary information so that a `Decompressor` will know when to stop decompressing bytes from the stream.
      Throws:
        `IOException`

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