Add higher level interface to simplify use of Compressor

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Reid Spencer 2004-11-14 21:50:00 +00:00
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#define LLVM_SUPPORT_COMPRESSOR_H
#include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
#include <ostream>
namespace llvm {
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COMP_TYPE_BZIP2 = '2', ///< Use bzip2 algorithm (preferred)
};
/// A callback function type used by the Compressor to get the next chunk
/// of data to which (de)compressed output will be written. This function
/// must be written by the caller to provide the buffering of the output
/// data.
/// @}
/// @name High Level Interface
/// @{
public:
/// This method compresses a block of memory pointed to by \p in with
/// size \p size to a block of memory, \p out, that is allocated with
/// malloc. It is the caller's responsibility to free \p out. The \p hint
/// indicates which type of compression the caller would *prefer*.
/// @throws std::string explaining error if a compression error occurs
/// @returns The size of the output buffer \p out.
/// @brief Compress memory to a new memory buffer.
static uint64_t compressToNewBuffer(
const char* in, ///< The buffer to be compressed
unsigned size, ///< The size of the buffer to be compressed
char*&out, ///< The returned output buffer
Algorithm hint ///< Hint for type of compression to perform
= COMP_TYPE_BZIP2
);
/// This method compresses a block of memory pointed to by \p in with
/// size \p size to a stream. The stream \p out must be open and ready for
/// writing when this method is called. The stream will not be closed by
/// this method. The \p hint argument indicates which type of
/// compression the caller would *prefer*.
/// @returns The amount of data written to \p out.
/// @brief Compress memory to a file.
static uint64_t compressToStream(
const char*in, ///< The buffer to be compressed
unsigned size, ///< The size of the buffer to be compressed
std::ostream& out, ///< The output stream to write data on
Algorithm hint ///< Hint for type of compression to perform
= COMP_TYPE_BZIP2
);
/// This method decompresses a block of memory pointed to by \p in with
/// size \p size to a new block of memory, \p out, \p that was allocated
/// by malloc. It is the caller's responsibility to free \p out.
/// @returns The size of the output buffer \p out.
/// @brief Decompress memory to a new memory buffer.
static uint64_t decompressToNewBuffer(
const char *in, ///< The buffer to be decompressed
unsigned size, ///< Size of the buffer to be decompressed
char*&out ///< The returned output buffer
);
/// This method decompresses a block of memory pointed to by \p in with
/// size \p size to a stream. The stream \p out must be open and ready for
/// writing when this method is called. The stream will not be closed by
/// this method.
/// @returns The amount of data written to \p out.
/// @brief Decompress memory to a stream.
static uint64_t decompressToStream(
const char *in, ///< The buffer to be decompressed
unsigned size, ///< Size of the buffer to be decompressed
std::ostream& out ///< The stream to write write data on
);
/// @}
/// @name Low Level Interface
/// @{
public:
/// A callback function type used by the Compressor's low level interface
/// to get the next chunk of data to which (de)compressed output will be
/// written. This callback completely abstracts the notion of how to
/// handle the output data of compression or decompression. The callback
/// is responsible for determining both the storage location and the size
/// of the output. The callback may also do other things with the data
/// such as write it, transmit it, etc. Note that providing very small
/// values for \p size will make the compression run very inefficiently.
/// It is recommended that \p size be chosen based on the some multiple or
/// fraction of the object being decompressed or compressed, respetively.
/// @returns 0 for success, 1 for failure
/// @throws nothing
/// @brief Output callback function type
typedef unsigned (OutputDataCallback)(char*& buffer, unsigned& size,
void* context);
/// @}
/// @name Methods
/// @{
public:
/// This function does the compression work. The block of memory starting
/// at \p in and extending for \p size bytes is compressed. The compressed
/// output is written to memory blocks returned by the \p cb callback. The
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/// @throws std::string if an error occurs
/// @returns the total size of the compressed data
/// @brief Compress a block of memory.
static uint64_t compress(char* in, unsigned size, OutputDataCallback* cb,
Algorithm hint = COMP_TYPE_BZIP2,
void* context = 0);
static uint64_t compress(
const char* in, ///< The buffer to be compressed
unsigned size, ///< The size of the buffer to be compressed
OutputDataCallback* cb, ///< Call back for memory allocation
Algorithm hint ///< Hint for type of compression to perform
= COMP_TYPE_BZIP2,
void* context ///< Context for callback
= 0
);
/// This function does the decompression work. The block of memory
/// starting at \p in and extending for \p size bytes is decompressed. The
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/// @throws std::string if an error occurs
/// @returns the total size of the decompressed data
/// @brief Decompress a block of memory.
static uint64_t decompress(char *in, unsigned size,
OutputDataCallback* cb, void* context = 0);
static uint64_t decompress(
const char *in, ///< The buffer to be decompressed
unsigned size, ///< Size of the buffer to be decompressed
OutputDataCallback* cb, ///< Call back for memory allocation
void* context ///< Context for callback
= 0
);
/// @}
};