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17 #ifndef FOLLY_IO_COMPRESSION_H_
18 #define FOLLY_IO_COMPRESSION_H_
24 #include "folly/io/IOBuf.h"
27 * Compression / decompression over IOBufs
30 namespace folly { namespace io {
32 enum class CodecType {
34 * This codec type is not defined; getCodec() will throw an exception
35 * if used. Useful if deriving your own classes from Codec without
36 * going through the getCodec() interface.
47 * Use LZ4 compression.
48 * Levels supported: 1 = fast, 2 = best; default = 1
53 * Use Snappy compression.
59 * Use zlib compression.
60 * Levels supported: 0 = no compression, 1 = fast, ..., 9 = best; default = 6
65 * Use LZ4 compression, prefixed with size (as Varint).
70 * Use LZMA2 compression.
71 * Levels supported: 0 = no compression, 1 = fast, ..., 9 = best; default = 6
74 LZMA2_VARINT_SIZE = 7,
84 * Return the maximum length of data that may be compressed with this codec.
85 * NO_COMPRESSION and ZLIB support arbitrary lengths;
86 * LZ4 supports up to 1.9GiB; SNAPPY supports up to 4GiB.
88 uint64_t maxUncompressedLength() const;
91 * Return the codec's type.
93 CodecType type() const { return type_; }
96 * Does this codec need the exact uncompressed length on decompression?
98 bool needsUncompressedLength() const;
101 * Compress data, returning an IOBuf (which may share storage with data).
102 * Throws std::invalid_argument if data is larger than
103 * maxUncompressedLength().
105 * Regardless of the behavior of the underlying compressor, compressing
106 * an empty IOBuf chain will return an empty IOBuf chain.
108 std::unique_ptr<IOBuf> compress(const folly::IOBuf* data);
111 * Uncompress data. Throws std::runtime_error on decompression error.
113 * Some codecs (LZ4) require the exact uncompressed length; this is indicated
114 * by needsUncompressedLength().
116 * For other codes (zlib), knowing the exact uncompressed length ahead of
117 * time might be faster.
119 * Regardless of the behavior of the underlying compressor, uncompressing
120 * an empty IOBuf chain will return an empty IOBuf chain.
122 static constexpr uint64_t UNKNOWN_UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH = uint64_t(-1);
124 std::unique_ptr<IOBuf> uncompress(
126 uint64_t uncompressedLength = UNKNOWN_UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH);
129 explicit Codec(CodecType type);
132 // default: no limits (save for special value UNKNOWN_UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH)
133 virtual uint64_t doMaxUncompressedLength() const;
134 // default: doesn't need uncompressed length
135 virtual bool doNeedsUncompressedLength() const;
136 virtual std::unique_ptr<IOBuf> doCompress(const folly::IOBuf* data) = 0;
137 virtual std::unique_ptr<IOBuf> doUncompress(const folly::IOBuf* data,
138 uint64_t uncompressedLength) = 0;
143 constexpr int COMPRESSION_LEVEL_FASTEST = -1;
144 constexpr int COMPRESSION_LEVEL_DEFAULT = -2;
145 constexpr int COMPRESSION_LEVEL_BEST = -3;
148 * Return a codec for the given type. Throws on error. The level
149 * is a non-negative codec-dependent integer indicating the level of
150 * compression desired, or one of the following constants:
152 * COMPRESSION_LEVEL_FASTEST is fastest (uses least CPU / memory,
154 * COMPRESSION_LEVEL_DEFAULT is the default (likely a tradeoff between
156 * COMPRESSION_LEVEL_BEST is the best compression (uses most CPU / memory,
159 * When decompressing, the compression level is ignored. All codecs will
160 * decompress all data compressed with the a codec of the same type, regardless
161 * of compression level.
163 std::unique_ptr<Codec> getCodec(CodecType type,
164 int level = COMPRESSION_LEVEL_DEFAULT);
168 #endif /* FOLLY_IO_COMPRESSION_H_ */