from gzip import GzipFile

# 256K buffer to Gzip
GZIP_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 256

class GzipWrap(object):
  def __init__(self, input, filename=None, compresslevel=1):
    self.input = iter(input)
    self.buffer = ''
    self.zipper = GzipFile(filename, mode='wb', fileobj=self, compresslevel=compresslevel)
    self.is_done = False

  def read(self, size=-1):
    if size is None or size < 0:
      raise Exception('Call to GzipWrap with unbound size will result in poor performance')

    # If the buffer already has enough bytes, then simply pop them off of
    # the beginning and return them.
    if len(self.buffer) >= size or self.is_done:
      ret = self.buffer[0:size]
      self.buffer = self.buffer[size:]
      return ret

    # Otherwise, zip the input until we have enough bytes.
    while True:
      # Attempt to retrieve the next bytes to write.
      is_done = False

      input_size = 0
      input_buffer = ''
      while input_size < GZIP_BUFFER_SIZE:
        try:
          s = self.input.next()
          input_buffer += s
          input_size = input_size + len(s)
        except StopIteration:
          is_done = True
          break

      self.zipper.write(input_buffer)

      if is_done:
        self.zipper.flush()
        self.zipper.close()
        self.is_done = True

      if len(self.buffer) >= size or is_done:
        ret = self.buffer[0:size]
        self.buffer = self.buffer[size:]
        return ret

  def flush(self):
    pass

  def write(self, data):
    self.buffer += data

  def close(self):
    self.input.close()