/** * \file * * * \brief General-purpose run-length {en,de}coding algorithm (implementation) * * Original source code from http://www.compuphase.com/compress.htm * * \author Bernie Innocenti */ #include "rle.h" /** * Run-length encode \a len bytes from the \a input buffer * to the \a output buffer. */ int rle(unsigned char *output, const unsigned char *input, int len) { int count, index, i; unsigned char first; unsigned char *out; out = output; count = 0; while (count < len) { index = count; first = input[index++]; /* Scan for bytes identical to the first one */ while ((index < len) && (index - count < 127) && (input[index] == first)) index++; if (index - count == 1) { /* Failed to "replicate" the current byte. See how many to copy. */ while ((index < len) && (index - count < 127)) { /* Avoid a replicate run of only 2-bytes after a literal run. * There is no gain in this, and there is a risc of loss if the * run after the two identical bytes is another literal run. * So search for 3 identical bytes. */ if ((input[index] == input[index - 1]) && ((index > 1) && (input[index] == input[index - 2]))) { /* Reset the index so we can back up these three identical * bytes in the next run. */ index -= 2; break; } index++; } /* Output a run of uncompressed bytes: write length and values */ *out++ = (unsigned char)(count - index); for (i = count; i < index; i++) *out++ = input[i]; } else { /* Output a compressed run: write length and value */ *out++ = (unsigned char)(index - count); *out++ = first; } count = index; } /* Output EOF marker */ *out++ = 0; return (out - output); } /** * Run-length decode from the \a input buffer to the \a output * buffer. * * \note The output buffer must be large enough to accomodate * all decoded output. */ int unrle(unsigned char *output, const unsigned char *input) { signed char count; unsigned char *out; unsigned char value; out = output; for (;;) { count = (signed char)*input++; if (count > 0) { /* replicate run */ value = *input++; while (count--) *out++ = value; } else if (count < 0) { /* literal run */ while (count++) *out++ = *input++; } else /* EOF */ break; } return (out - output); }