// /** cross-platform implementation of the nodejs module: http://nodejs.org/api/zlib.html
//  * -------------------
//  * This provides bindings to Gzip/Gunzip, Deflate/Inflate, and DeflateRaw/InflateRaw classes. Each class takes the same options, and is a readable/writable Stream.
//  */
// export import zlib = require("zlib");