encoder

type Encoder interface {

	// Type will return the type of encoder
	Type() encoders.Type

	// Close will close the encoder and release potentially allocated resources
	Close() error

	// Compress will take the input data slice and write it to dst. The number of written compressed bytes is returned with n
	Compress(data, buf []byte, dst io.Writer) (n int, err error)

	// Decompress reads compressed bytes from src into in, decompresses it into out and returns the number of bytes decompressed.
	// It is the responsibility of the caller to ensure that in and out are properly sized
	Decompress(in, out []byte, src io.Reader) (n int, err error)

	// SetLevel sets / changes the compression level (if supported)
	SetLevel(level int)
}