llvm-6502/include/llvm/Support/Compressor.h
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//===- llvm/Support/Compressor.h --------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
//
// The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
//
// This file was developed by Reid Spencer and is distributed under the
// University of Illinois Open Source License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//
// This file declares the llvm::Compressor class.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
#ifndef LLVM_SUPPORT_COMPRESSOR_H
#define LLVM_SUPPORT_COMPRESSOR_H
#include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
#include <ostream>
namespace llvm {
/// This class provides an abstraction for compression and decompression of
/// a block of memory. The algorithm used here is currently bzip2 but that
/// may change without notice. Should newer algorithms prove to compress
/// bytecode better than bzip2, that newer algorithm will be added, but won't
/// replace bzip2. This interface allows us to abstract the notion of
/// compression and deal with alternate compression schemes over time.
/// The type of compression used can be determined by inspecting the
/// first byte of the compressed output. Currently value '0' means no
/// compression was used (for very small files) and value '2' means bzip2
/// compression was used. The Compressor is intended for use with memory
/// mapped files where the entire data block to be compressed or decompressed
/// is available in memory. However, output can be gathered in repeated calls
/// to a callback. Utilities for sending compressed or decompressed output
/// to a stream or directly to a memory block are also provided.
/// @since 1.4
/// @brief An abstraction for memory to memory data (de)compression
class Compressor {
/// @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
);
/// 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
);
/// 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);
/// 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
/// caller must provide an implementation of the OutputDataCallback
/// function type and provide its address as \p cb. Note that the callback
/// function will be called as many times as necessary to complete the
/// compression of the \p in block but that the total size will generally
/// be less than \p size. It is a good idea to provide as large a value to
/// the callback's \p size parameter as possible so that fewer calls to
/// the callback are made. The \p hint parameter tells the function which
/// kind of compression to start with. However, if its not available on
/// the platform, the algorithm "falls back" from bzip2 -> zlib -> simple.
/// @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(
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
void* context = 0 ///< Context for callback
);
/// This function does the decompression work. The block of memory
/// starting at \p in and extending for \p size bytes is decompressed. The
/// decompressed output is written to memory blocks returned by the \p cb
/// callback. The caller must provide an implementation of the
/// OutputDataCallback function type and provide its address as \p cb.
/// Note that the callback function will be called as many times as
/// necessary to complete the compression of the \p in block but that the
/// total size will generally be greater than \p size. It is a good idea
/// to provide as large a value to the callback's \p size parameter as
/// possible so that fewer calls to the callback are made.
/// @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(
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 = 0 ///< Context for callback
);
/// @}
};
}
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#endif