Compress and decompress stream object in asp.net - GZip

This is a snippet code to provides methods and properties for compressing and decompressing streams using the GZip algorithm.

abstract class Stream

  using System;  
 using System.IO;  
 namespace CompressionMethod  
 {  
   /// <summary>  
   /// Provides a generic view of a sequence of bytes.  
   /// </summary>  
   public abstract class Stream : IDisposable  
   {  
     #region "Properties"  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Gets or sets system stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     public abstract System.IO.Stream SystemStream  
     {  
       get;  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Gets the length in bytes of the stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     public abstract long Length  
     {  
       get;  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Gets or sets the position within the current stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     public abstract long Position  
     {  
       get;  
       set;  
     }  
     #endregion  
     #region "Methods"  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Sets the position within the current stream to the specified value.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="offset">Offset</param>  
     /// <param name="loc">Location</param>  
     public abstract long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin loc);  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Reads from stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="array">Array where result is stored</param>  
     /// <param name="offset">Offset from beginning of file</param>  
     /// <param name="count">Number of characters which are read</param>  
     public abstract int Read(byte[] array, int offset, int count);  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Releases all resources.  
     /// </summary>  
     public abstract void Dispose();  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Closes the current stream and releases any resources (such as sockets and file handles) associated with the current stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     public abstract void Close();  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Writes a sequence of bytes to the current stream and advances the current position within this stream by the number of bytes written.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="buffer">Buffer</param>  
     /// <param name="offset">Offset</param>  
     /// <param name="count">Number of chars</param>  
     public abstract void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count);  
     /// <summary>  
     /// When overridden in a derived class, clears all buffers for this stream and causes any buffered data to be written to the underlying device.  
     /// </summary>  
     public abstract void Flush();  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Sets length to stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="value">Value to set</param>  
     public abstract void SetLength(long value);  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Writes byte to stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="value">Value to write</param>  
     public abstract void WriteByte(byte value);  
     #endregion  
   }  
 }  

CompressionMode

  using System;  
 using System.Collections.Generic;  
 using System.Linq;  
 using System.Text;  
 using System.Threading.Tasks;  
 namespace CompressionMethod  
 {  
   /// <summary>  
   /// Specifies whether to compress or decompress the underlying stream.  
   /// </summary>  
   public enum CompressionMode  
   {  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Decompresses the underlying stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     Decompress = 0,  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Compresses the underlying stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     Compress = 1,  
   }  
 }  

GZipStream

  namespace CompressionMethod  
 {  
   /// <summary>  
   /// Provides methods and properties for compressing and decompressing streams using the GZip algorithm.  
   /// </summary>  
   public class GZipStream : Stream  
   {  
     #region "Variables"  
     private System.IO.Compression.GZipStream mSystemStream;  
     #endregion  
     #region "Constructors"  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Initializes a new instance with an expandable capacity initialized to zero.  
     /// </summary>  
     protected GZipStream(System.IO.Compression.GZipStream ds)  
     {  
       mSystemStream = ds;  
     }  
     #endregion  
     #region "Public properties"  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Gets or sets System.IO stream object.  
     /// </summary>  
     public override System.IO.Stream SystemStream  
     {  
       get  
       {  
         return mSystemStream;  
       }  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Gets the length in bytes of the stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     public override long Length  
     {  
       get  
       {  
         return mSystemStream.Length;  
       }  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Position of stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     public override long Position  
     {  
       get  
       {  
         return mSystemStream.Position;  
       }  
       set  
       {  
         mSystemStream.Position = value;  
       }  
     }  
     #endregion  
     #region "Methods for creating new instance"  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Returns new instance of stream reader class.  
     /// </summary>      
     /// <param name="s">Stream object</param>  
     /// <param name="compression">Compression mode</param>  
     /// <param name="leaveOpen">Whether leave stream open</param>  
     public static GZipStream New(Stream s, CompressionMode compression, bool leaveOpen)  
     {  
       System.IO.Compression.GZipStream ds = new System.IO.Compression.GZipStream(s.SystemStream, (System.IO.Compression.CompressionMode)compression, leaveOpen);  
       return new GZipStream(ds);  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Returns new instance of stream reader class.  
     /// </summary>     
     /// <param name="s">Stream object</param>  
     /// <param name="compression">Compression mode</param>  
     public static GZipStream New(Stream s, CompressionMode compression)  
     {  
       System.IO.Compression.GZipStream ds = new System.IO.Compression.GZipStream(s.SystemStream, (System.IO.Compression.CompressionMode)compression);  
       return new GZipStream(ds);  
     }  
     #endregion  
     #region "Public methods"  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Sets the position within the current stream to the specified value.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="offset">Offset</param>  
     /// <param name="loc">Location</param>  
     public override long Seek(long offset, System.IO.SeekOrigin loc)  
     {  
       return mSystemStream.Seek(offset, (System.IO.SeekOrigin)loc);  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Reads from stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="array">Array where result is stored</param>  
     /// <param name="offset">Offset from beginning of file</param>  
     /// <param name="count">Number of characters which are read</param>  
     public override int Read(byte[] array, int offset, int count)  
     {  
       return mSystemStream.Read(array, offset, count);  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Releases all resources.  
     /// </summary>  
     public override void Dispose()  
     {  
       mSystemStream.Dispose();  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Closes the current stream and releases any resources (such as sockets and file handles) associated with the current stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     public override void Close()  
     {  
       mSystemStream.Close();  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Writes a sequence of bytes to the current stream and advances the current position within this stream by the number of bytes written.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="buffer">Buffer</param>  
     /// <param name="offset">Offset</param>  
     /// <param name="count">Number of chars</param>  
     public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)  
     {  
       mSystemStream.Write(buffer, offset, count);  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Clears all buffers for this stream and causes any buffered data to be written to the underlying device.  
     /// </summary>  
     public override void Flush()  
     {  
       mSystemStream.Flush();  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Sets length to stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="value">Value to set</param>  
     public override void SetLength(long value)  
     {  
       mSystemStream.SetLength(value);  
     }  
     /// <summary>  
     /// Writes byte to stream.  
     /// </summary>  
     /// <param name="value">Value to write</param>  
     public override void WriteByte(byte value)  
     {  
       mSystemStream.WriteByte(value);  
     }  
     #endregion  
   }  
 }