AttributeCompressor

Compresses and (optionally) encrypts the values of the specified attributes. The compressed and encrypted attribute values can be decompressed and decrypted using the AttributeDecompressor.

This transformer is particularly useful for compressing large blocks of XML, or geometry-storing attributes.

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Typical Uses

• Password-encrypt a value for storage in a database, for decryption with the AttributeDecompressor
• Compress large blocks of XML to optimize storage
• Compress large geometry for storage as blob fields to optimize storage

How does it work?

The AttributeCompressor lets you pick one, some, or all attributes to be compressed, and select the level of compression to apply. You can choose to encrypt the compressed attributes with a user-provided password, or leave them unencrypted. Features passing through the transformer are output with their attribute names unchanged, but the selected values compressed. The AttributeDecompressor can be used to read them, either elsewhere within the workspace or in a different workspace.

Usage Notes

• The AttributeCompressor uses the zlib library to provide basic compression, and the OpenSSL library to provide encryption.
• Different datasets have varying degrees of compressibility, and so results will vary.

Configuration

Input Ports

Output Ports

Parameters

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.

Reference

Processing Behavior	Feature-Based
Feature Holding	No
Dependencies	None
FME Licensing Level	FME Professional Edition and above
Aliases
History
Categories	Attributes Strings

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