Class: Omnizip::Algorithms::BZip2::Rle

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/omnizip/algorithms/bzip2/rle.rb

Overview

Run-Length Encoding (RLE) for BZip2

This is a BZip2-specific RLE variant that encodes runs of identical bytes. After MTF, the data often contains long runs of zeros, which RLE compresses efficiently.

BZip2 RLE encoding scheme:

  • Runs of 4-259 identical bytes are encoded as: [byte, byte, byte, byte, count-4]
  • Where count is 0-255 representing 4-259 repetitions
  • Runs < 4 are left unencoded
  • This scheme avoids ambiguity in decoding

Constant Summary collapse

MAX_RUN_LENGTH =

Maximum run length (4 + 255)

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MIN_RUN_LENGTH =

Minimum run length for encoding

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Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#decode(data) ⇒ String

Decode RLE-encoded data

Parameters:

  • data (String) —

    RLE-encoded data

Returns:

  • (String) —

    Decoded data



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# File 'lib/omnizip/algorithms/bzip2/rle.rb', line 79

def decode(data)
  return "".b if data.empty?

  result = []
  i = 0
  skip_count = 0

  while i < data.length
    byte = data.getbyte(i)
    result << byte
    i += 1

    # Decrement skip counter if active
    if skip_count.positive?
      skip_count -= 1
      next
    end

    # Check for run encoding (4 consecutive identical bytes)
    next unless i >= 4 && consecutive_match?(result, byte, 4)

    # Read run count
    break if i >= data.length

    count = data.getbyte(i)
    i += 1

    # Emit additional copies
    count.times { result << byte }

    # Skip checking for next 3 bytes (need 4 to form a run)
    skip_count = 3
  end

  result.pack("C*")
end

#encode(data) ⇒ String

Encode data using BZip2 RLE

Parameters:

  • data (String) —

    Input data to encode

Returns:

  • (String) —

    RLE-encoded data



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# File 'lib/omnizip/algorithms/bzip2/rle.rb', line 49

def encode(data)
  return "".b if data.empty?

  result = []
  i = 0

  while i < data.length
    byte = data.getbyte(i)
    run_length = count_run(data, i)

    if run_length >= MIN_RUN_LENGTH
      # Encode run: emit 4 copies + extra count
      extra = [run_length - MIN_RUN_LENGTH, 255].min
      4.times { result << byte }
      result << extra
      i += MIN_RUN_LENGTH + extra
    else
      # No run, emit single byte
      result << byte
      i += 1
    end
  end

  result.pack("C*")
end