1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/compression/algorithm.c b/src/core/compression/algorithm.c
index 36ead843d2..06b034dee7 100644
--- a/src/core/compression/algorithm.c
+++ b/src/core/compression/algorithm.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <grpc/compression.h>
 
 const char *grpc_compression_algorithm_name(
@@ -47,3 +48,20 @@ const char *grpc_compression_algorithm_name(
   }
   return "error";
 }
+
+/* TODO(dgq): Add the ability to specify parameters to the individual
+ * compression algorithms */
+grpc_compression_algorithm grpc_compression_algorithm_for_level(
+    grpc_compression_level level) {
+  switch (level) {
+    case GRPC_COMPRESS_NONE:
+      return GRPC_COMPRESS_NONE;
+    case GRPC_COMPRESS_LEVEL_LOW:
+    case GRPC_COMPRESS_LEVEL_MED:
+    case GRPC_COMPRESS_LEVEL_HIGH:
+      return GRPC_COMPRESS_DEFLATE;
+    default:
+      /* we shouldn't be making it here */
+      abort();
+  }
+}