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# decompressingIfRequired

> Function decompressingIfRequired in the Baileys API.

> **decompressingIfRequired**(`buffer`): `Promise`\<`Buffer`\<`ArrayBufferLike`>>

Defined in: [src/WABinary/decode.ts:9](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/src/WABinary/decode.ts#L9)

## Parameters

### buffer

`Buffer`

## Returns

`Promise`\<`Buffer`\<`ArrayBufferLike`>>