@staticmethod<EOL><INDENT>def deflate_and_base64_encode(value):<DEDENT>
return OneLogin_Saml2_Utils.b64encode(zlib.compress(compat.to_bytes(value))[<NUM_LIT:2>:-<NUM_LIT:4>])<EOL>
Deflates and then base64 encodes a string
:param value: The string to deflate and encode
:type value: string
:returns: The deflated and encoded string
:rtype: string