# API Reference


## Functions


Utility functions


[compress()](compress.md#gdtest_google_seealso.compress)  
Compress bytes data.

[decode()](decode.md#gdtest_google_seealso.decode)  
Decode bytes to a string.

[decompress()](decompress.md#gdtest_google_seealso.decompress)  
Decompress bytes data.

[encode()](encode.md#gdtest_google_seealso.encode)  
Encode a string to bytes.