R: Check whether a compression codec is available

codec_is_available {arrow} | R Documentation

## Check whether a compression codec is available

### Description

Support for compression libraries depends on the build-time settings of the Arrow C++ library. This function lets you know which are available for use.

### Usage

    codec_is_available(type)

### Arguments

`type` | A string, one of "uncompressed", "snappy", "gzip", "brotli", "zstd", "lz4", "lzo", or "bz2", case insensitive.

### Value

Logical: is `type` available?

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