flate.go

import (
	"bytes"
	"compress/flate"
	"encoding/base64"
	"encoding/hex"
	"log"
)

func flateBase64(s string) (string, error) {
	var b bytes.Buffer
	zw, err := flate.NewWriter(&b, flate.BestCompression)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	if _, err := zw.Write([]byte(s)); err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	if err := zw.Close(); err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	bb := b.Bytes()
	log.Println(hex.Dump(bb))
	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(bb[2 : len(bb)-3]), nil
}