Write gzip file

[chriszal]

Proposal:
Write gzipped files on influxdb with python library

Current behavior:
If this already exists and i haven't managed to implement it please inform me but i havent managed to send a straight up binary array of a gzip compressed file.

Desired behavior:
I'm using an android application that collects data and compresses it into a gzip file. I send those files to a server and then using the python library i would like to be able to send them in the compressed form to influxdb.

Alternatives considered:
I know this is possible with the api and a post request but im not sure if it would be possible or better with the python library.
Use case:
The data collected is a lot and in a mobile device so compressing it on the spot is a must. Decompressing it and then sending it to influxdb would take a lot of resources and time.

[bednar]

Hi @chriszal,

thanks for using our client.

How looks your data? Is it json or Line Protocol or ...?

You can use the python library for ingesting structured data, for more info see - https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-python/blob/master/examples/write_structured_data.py.

Unfortunately the library doesn't supports ingesting GZIP file. You can only send gzipped HTTP request which contains Line Protocols.

Regards

[bednar]

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