nimsnappyc
Wrapper for the Snappy-C compression library
Wraps a native library — check OS Compatibility below for platform-specific linking notes.
Summary
| Latest Version | Unknown |
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| License | MIT |
| CI Status | Passing |
| Downloads | 0 |
| Last Indexed | 2026-07-21 05:24 |
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Installation
nimble install nimsnappyc
choosenim install nimsnappyc
git clone https://github.com/NimCompression/nimsnappyc
OS Compatibility
| Platform | Linux | macOS | Windows | FreeBSD | OpenBSD | NetBSD | Android | iOS | WASM | Embedded |
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| nimsnappyc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source
| Repository | https://github.com/NimCompression/nimsnappyc |
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| Homepage | https://github.com/NimCompression/nimsnappyc |
| Documentation | View Documentation |
| Registry Source | nimble_official |
README
NimSnappyC
NimSnappyC provides a Snappy compression/decompression for Nim through wrapping to snappy-c.
Installation
Add this to your application's .nimble file:
requires "nimsnappyc"
or to install globally run:
nimble install nimsnappyc
Usage
import nimsnappyc
# Compress a string:
let data = "0123456789abcdef"
let compressed = snappyCompress(data)
# Get the uncompressed length of compressed data:
let uncompressedLen = snappyUncompressedLength(compressed)
# Uncompress a compressed data:
let uncompressed = snappyUncompress(compressed)
Raises the SnappyError exception on errors.
Contributing
- Fork it (https://github.com/NimCompression/nimsnappyc/fork)
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature) - Create a new Pull Request
License
MIT
Authors: NimCompression
Snappy-C License
BSD 3-Clause License
Author: Andi Kleen