Compression

The Compression component is used to compress the incoming data and send it forward. This component can compress file or directory and store it to target directory. It makes use of the APIs available in the java.util.zip package. The component compresses the text and attachment contained in the incoming document.

Configuration and Testing

Interaction Configurations

Attributes

Compress File?

Enable this property to compress the input file or directory.

After this property is enabled, below attributes (which appear when Compress File attribute is selected) need to be specified.

Source File Directory

The directory from where the component picks the files to be compressed. Provide the absolute path here.

Source File Name

The name of the file which needs to be compressed. Provide the full file name with extension .zip, for example, inputfile.zip

This field should be left empty if Source Directory has to be compressed.

Target File Directory

The directory to where the component sends the compressed file/s, that is, where the files get stored. Provide absolute path here.

Target File Name

The name to be used while saving the compressed file to the directory. Provide the full file name with extension .zip, for example, outputfile.zip.

Action if same file exist

If the file with same name exists in the target folder, choose the action to be taken from the below options:

• Overwrite: Overwrites the existing file and hence the old file gets replaced with the new one.
• Rename: Renames the file with "filename + MMddyyHHmmss + counter(optional)".

Monitoring Configuration

Please refer to the Monitoring Configuration section in Common Configurations page.

Expert Properties

Enable the Show Expert Properties checkbox to make the properties visible.

Expert properties are meant for advanced users; please use with caution.

Process Message Based on Property

The property helps components to skip certain messages from processing.

Refer to the Process Message Based On a Property section under the Common Configurations page.

Cleanup resources (excluding connection) after each document

This closes all the resources except for the connection after every request. If the less processing time is more important than the less memory usage, then it is recommended to disable this property and vice versa.

For more details, refer to the respective section under in the Common Configurations page.

Target Namespace

Target Namespace for the request and response XML messages.

For more details, refer to the respective section under in the Common Configurations page.

Scheduler Configurations

Click next to set Scheduler Configurations.

Please refer the respective section in Common Configurations page.

Transport Configurations

Click next to set Transport Configurations.

Please refer the respective section in Common Configurations page.

Transport Configurations panel will be available only if scheduling is enabled in Scheduler Configurations panel.

Error Handling

Please refer the sections Request Processing Error and Invalid Request Error in the Error Handling section of Common Configurations page for details.

Testing

Sample Input and Output

The configuration can be tested by clicking the Test button in the Interaction Configuration panel.

Type "Hello World!" in the Input Message editor and click Execute.

Response generated appears in the Output Message tab.

Functional Demonstration

Scenario

Compress the incoming data.

Configure the Compression adapter and use Feeder and Display component to send sample input and to check the response respectively. Bytes data is displayed in the Display component.

Sample Input

Run the Event Process and click Send in the Feeder window.

Output

"Input Text" in the feeder is the default message present in the Feeder window.

Useful Tips

Currently, the component’s compression algorithm is not configurable.