public static int Compress(byte[] inputBuffer, ref IEnumerable <byte> outputBuffer, bool useRedHeader, CompressionLevel level = CompressionLevel.Normal, Compressor compressor = Compressor.Kraken) { if (inputBuffer == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(inputBuffer)); } var inputCount = inputBuffer.Length; if (inputCount <= 0 || inputCount > inputBuffer.Length) { throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(inputCount)); } if (outputBuffer == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(outputBuffer)); } var result = 0; var compressedBufferSizeNeeded = Oodle.GetCompressedBufferSizeNeeded(inputCount); var compressedBuffer = new byte[compressedBufferSizeNeeded]; if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows)) { result = CompressionSettings.Get().UseOodle ? OodleLib.OodleLZ_Compress(inputBuffer, compressedBuffer, compressor, level) : KrakenNative.Compress(inputBuffer, compressedBuffer, (int)level); } else if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX)) { result = KrakenNative.Compress(inputBuffer, compressedBuffer, (int)level); } else if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux)) { result = OozNative.Kraken_Compress(inputBuffer, compressedBuffer, (int)level); } else { throw new NotImplementedException(); } if (result == 0 || inputCount <= (result + 8)) { outputBuffer = inputBuffer; return(outputBuffer.Count()); } if (useRedHeader) { // write KARK header var writelist = new List <byte>() { 0x4B, 0x41, 0x52, 0x4B //KARK, TODO: make this dependent on the compression algo }; // write size writelist.AddRange(BitConverter.GetBytes(inputCount)); // write compressed data writelist.AddRange(compressedBuffer.Take(result)); outputBuffer = writelist; } else { outputBuffer = compressedBuffer.Take(result); } return(outputBuffer.Count()); }