Can't get an InputStream to a file

[quintstoffers]

It's currently not possible to get an InputStream and manually do the copying. This would be very convenient since I compress files that my app syncs between devices via Box. Having an InputStream would enable me to decompress these files on the fly.

[RicoYao]

Thanks for the feedback. I agree it would be convenient to be able to get an InputStream directly. A possible workaround is to use piped streams, or a circular byte buffer. Please let me know if you need more details about how to use those.

[quintstoffers]

Thanks for the reply, very useful information.

I initially "fixed" the issue by modifying the library (great open-source effort by the way), however that'll mean manually checking those first 100 bytes, which is a little inconvenient.

Buffering files isn't really an option, so I decided to look into piped streams. I had never used them before, but it was surprisingly easy to setup. In case anyone is wondering how to do this (apologies for formatting):
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=aQt9PXKr

Again, thanks for the information, very helpful.