1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kafka/codec.py b/kafka/codec.py
index 47ab074..83f3c0b 100644
--- a/kafka/codec.py
+++ b/kafka/codec.py
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ import logging
 
 log = logging.getLogger("kafka.codec")
 
+try:
+    import snappy
+    hasSnappy=True
+except ImportError:
+    log.warn("Snappy codec not available")
+    hasSnappy=False
+
 def gzip_encode(payload):
     buf = StringIO()
     f = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=buf, mode='w', compresslevel=6)
@@ -21,3 +28,13 @@ def gzip_decode(payload):
     f.close()
     buf.close()
     return out
+
+def snappy_encode(payload):
+    if not hasSnappy:
+        raise NotImplementedError("Snappy codec not available")
+    return snappy.compress(payload)
+
+def snappy_decode(payload):
+    if not hasSnappy:
+        raise NotImplementedError("Snappy codec not available")
+    return snappy.decompress(payload)