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File class should support reading compressed content

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by locating the File class and reviewing how it currently reads content. Investigate the zlib integration needed for compressed and uncompressed input, then verify that both paths expose the same File interface.

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Description

enhancement

The File class should be able to read compressed or uncompressed content via zlib, and present the same interface.

Dominant language
C++
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7
Forks
30
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