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authorLasse Collin <lasse.collin@tukaani.org>2008-09-06 15:14:30 +0300
committerLasse Collin <lasse.collin@tukaani.org>2008-09-06 15:14:30 +0300
commit0a31ed9d5e3cde4feb094b66f3a8b2c074605d84 (patch)
tree571b741cc155767f3c5e0ee0a0a686995568b16a /src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h
parentAdded support for raw encoding and decoding to the command (diff)
downloadxz-0a31ed9d5e3cde4feb094b66f3a8b2c074605d84.tar.xz
Some API cleanups
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-rw-r--r--src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h314
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diff --git a/src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h b/src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h
index cb614176..e04e7504 100644
--- a/src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h
+++ b/src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h
@@ -34,82 +34,136 @@ typedef unsigned char lzma_bool;
/**
+ * \brief Type of reserved enumeration variable in structures
+ *
+ * To avoid breaking library ABI when new features are added, several
+ * structures contain extra variables that may be used in future. Since
+ * sizeof(enum) can be different than sizeof(int), and sizeof(enum) may
+ * even vary depending on the range of enumeration constants, we specify
+ * a separate type to be used for reserved enumeration variables. All
+ * enumeration constants in liblzma API will be non-negative and less
+ * than 128, which should guarantee that the ABI won't break even when
+ * new constants are added to existing enumerations.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+ LZMA_RESERVED_ENUM = 0
+} lzma_reserved_enum;
+
+
+/**
* \brief Return values used by several functions in liblzma
*
* Check the descriptions of specific functions to find out which return
- * values they can return and the exact meanings of the values in every
- * situation. The descriptions given here are only suggestive.
+ * values they can return. With some functions the return values may have
+ * more specific meanings than described here; those differences are
+ * described per-function basis.
*/
typedef enum {
- LZMA_OK = 0,
+ LZMA_OK = 0,
/**<
* \brief Operation completed successfully
*/
- LZMA_STREAM_END = 1,
+ LZMA_STREAM_END = 1,
/**<
* \brief End of stream was reached
*
- * The application should pick the last remaining output
- * bytes from strm->next_out.
+ * In encoder, LZMA_SYNC_FLUSH, LZMA_FULL_FLUSH, or
+ * LZMA_FINISH was finished. In decoder, this indicates
+ * that all the data was successfully decoded.
+ *
+ * In all cases, when LZMA_STREAM_END is returned, the last
+ * output bytes should be picked from strm->next_out.
*/
- LZMA_PROG_ERROR = -2,
+ LZMA_NO_CHECK = 2,
/**<
- * \brief Programming error
+ * \brief Input stream has no integrity check
*
- * This indicates that the arguments given to the function are
- * invalid or the internal state of the decoder is corrupt.
- * - Function arguments are invalid or the structures
- * pointed by the argument pointers are invalid
- * e.g. if strm->next_out has been set to NULL and
- * strm->avail_out > 0 when calling lzma_code().
- * - lzma_* functions have been called in wrong order
- * e.g. lzma_code() was called right after lzma_end().
- * - If errors occur randomly, the reason might be flaky
- * hardware.
+ * This return value can be returned only if the
+ * LZMA_TELL_NO_CHECK flag was used when initializing
+ * the decoder. LZMA_NO_CHECK is just a warning, and
+ * the decoding can be continued normally.
*
- * If you think that your code is correct, this error code
- * can be a sign of a bug in liblzma. See the documentation
- * how to report bugs.
+ * It is possible to call lzma_get_check() immediatelly after
+ * lzma_code has returned LZMA_NO_CHECK. The result will
+ * naturally be LZMA_CHECK_NONE, but the possibility to call
+ * lzma_get_check() may be convenient in some applications.
*/
- LZMA_DATA_ERROR = -3,
+ LZMA_UNSUPPORTED_CHECK = 3,
/**<
- * \brief Data is corrupt
+ * \brief Cannot calculate the integrity check
+ *
+ * The usage of this return value is slightly different in
+ * encoders and decoders.
*
- * - Encoder: The input size doesn't match the uncompressed
- * size given to lzma_*_encoder_init().
- * - Decoder: The input is corrupt. This includes corrupted
- * header, corrupted compressed data, and unmatching
- * integrity Check.
+ * Encoders can return this value only from the initialization
+ * function. If initialization fails with this value, the
+ * encoding cannot be done, because there's no way to produce
+ * output with the correct integrity check.
*
- * \todo What can be done if encoder returns this?
- * Probably can continue by fixing the input
- * amount, but make sure.
+ * Decoders can return this value only from the lzma_code
+ * function and only if the LZMA_TELL_UNSUPPORTED_CHECK flag
+ * was used when initializing the decoder. The decoding can
+ * still be continued normally even if the check type is
+ * unsupported, but naturally the check will not be validated,
+ * and possible errors may go undetected.
+ *
+ * With decoder, it is possible to call lzma_get_check()
+ * immediatelly after lzma_code has returned
+ * LZMA_UNSUPPORTED_CHECK. This way it is possible to find
+ * out what the unsupported Check ID was.
*/
- LZMA_MEM_ERROR = -4,
+ LZMA_GET_CHECK = 4,
/**<
- * \brief Cannot allocate memory
+ * \brief Integrity check type is now available
*
- * Memory allocation failed.
+ * This value can be returned only by the lzma_code() function
+ * and only if the decoder was initialized with the
+ * LZMA_TELL_ANY_CHECK flag. LZMA_GET_CHECK tells the
+ * application that it may now call lzma_get_check() to find
+ * out the Check ID. This can be used, for example, to
+ * implement a decoder that accepts only files that have
+ * strong enough integrity check.
*/
- LZMA_BUF_ERROR = -5,
+ LZMA_MEM_ERROR = 5,
/**<
- * \brief No progress is possible
+ * \brief Cannot allocate memory
+ *
+ * Memory allocation failed, or the size of the allocation
+ * would be greater than SIZE_MAX.
*
- * This may happen when avail_in or avail_out is zero.
+ * Due to lazy coding, the coding cannot be continued even
+ * if more memory were made available after LZMA_MEM_ERROR.
+ */
+
+ LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR = 6,
+ /**
+ * \brief Memory usage limit was reached
+ *
+ * Decoder would need more memory than allowed by the
+ * specified memory usage limit. To continue decoding,
+ * the memory usage limit has to be increased. See functions
+ * lzma_memlimit_get() and lzma_memlimit_set().
+ */
+
+ LZMA_FORMAT_ERROR = 7,
+ /**<
+ * \brief Unknown file format
*
- * \note This error is not fatal. Coding can continue
- * normally once the reason for this error has
- * been fixed.
+ * The decoder did not recognize the input as supported file
+ * format. This error can occur, for example, when trying to
+ * decode LZMA_Alone format file with lzma_stream_decoder,
+ * because lzma_stream_decoder accepts only the new .lzma
+ * format.
*/
- LZMA_HEADER_ERROR = -6,
+ LZMA_HEADER_ERROR = 8,
/**<
- * \brief Invalid or unsupported header
+ * \brief Invalid or unsupported options
*
* Invalid or unsupported options, for example
* - unsupported filter(s) or filter options; or
@@ -119,33 +173,71 @@ typedef enum {
* upgrading to a newer version of liblzma may help.
*/
- LZMA_UNSUPPORTED_CHECK = -7,
+ LZMA_DATA_ERROR = 9,
/**<
- * \brief Check type is unknown
+ * \brief Data is corrupt
+ *
+ * The usage of this return value is different in encoders
+ * and decoders. In both encoder and decoder, the coding
+ * cannot continue after this error.
+ *
+ * Encoders return this if size limits of the target file
+ * format would be exceeded. These limits are huge, thus
+ * getting this error from an encoder is mostly theoretical.
+ * For example, the maximum compressed and uncompressed
+ * size of a Stream created with lzma_stream_encoder is
+ * 2^63 - 1 bytes (one byte less than 8 EiB).
*
- * The type of Check is not supported, and thus the Check
- * cannot be calculated. In the encoder, this is an error.
- * In the decoder, this is only a warning and decoding can
- * still proceed normally (but the Check is ignored).
+ * Decoders return this error if the input data is corrupt.
+ * This can mean, for example, invalid CRC32 in headers
+ * or invalid check of uncompressed data.
*/
- LZMA_FORMAT_ERROR = -8,
+ LZMA_BUF_ERROR = 10,
/**<
- * \brief Unknown file format
+ * \brief No progress is possible
+ *
+ * This error code is returned when the coder cannot consume
+ * any new input and produce any new output. The most common
+ * reason for this error is that the input stream being
+ * decoded is truncated or corrupt.
+ *
+ * This error is not fatal. Coding can be continued normally
+ * by providing more input and/or more output space, if
+ * possible.
+ *
+ * Typically the first call to lzma_code() that can do no
+ * progress returns LZMA_OK instead of LZMA_BUF_ERROR. Only
+ * the second consecutive call doing no progress will return
+ * LZMA_BUF_ERROR. This is by design.
+ *
+ * With zlib, Z_BUF_ERROR may be returned even if the
+ * application is doing nothing wrong. The above hack
+ * guarantees that liblzma never returns LZMA_BUF_ERROR
+ * to properly written applications unless the input file
+ * is truncated or corrupt. This should simplify the
+ * applications a little.
*/
- LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR = -9,
- /**
- * \brief Memory usage limit was reached
+ LZMA_PROG_ERROR = 11,
+ /**<
+ * \brief Programming error
*
- * Decoder would need more memory than allowed by the
- * specified memory usage limit. To continue decoding,
- * the memory usage limit has to be increased. See functions
- * lzma_memlimit_get() and lzma_memlimit_set().
+ * This indicates that the arguments given to the function are
+ * invalid or the internal state of the decoder is corrupt.
+ * - Function arguments are invalid or the structures
+ * pointed by the argument pointers are invalid
+ * e.g. if strm->next_out has been set to NULL and
+ * strm->avail_out > 0 when calling lzma_code().
+ * - lzma_* functions have been called in wrong order
+ * e.g. lzma_code() was called right after lzma_end().
+ * - If errors occur randomly, the reason might be flaky
+ * hardware.
+ *
+ * If you think that your code is correct, this error code
+ * can be a sign of a bug in liblzma. See the documentation
+ * how to report bugs.
*/
-
- LZMA_NO_CHECK = -10,
- LZMA_SEE_CHECK = -11
} lzma_ret;
@@ -176,17 +268,11 @@ typedef enum {
* LZMA_STREAM_END. Then continue encoding normally.
*
* \note Synchronous flushing is supported only by
- * some filters. Some filters support it only
- * partially.
- *
- * Decoder: Asks the decoder to decode only as much as is
- * needed to fill next_out. This decreases latency with some
- * filters, but is likely to decrease also throughput. It is
- * a good idea to use this flag only when it is likely that
- * you don't need more output soon.
+ * some filters. Using LZMA_SYNC_FLUSH with
+ * which such filters will make lzma_code()
+ * return LZMA_HEADER_ERROR.
*
- * \note With decoder, this is not comparable to
- * zlib's Z_SYNC_FLUSH.
+ * Decoders don't support LZMA_SYNC_FLUSH.
*/
LZMA_FULL_FLUSH = 2,
@@ -198,19 +284,25 @@ typedef enum {
* it returns LZMA_STREAM_END. Then continue normally with
* LZMA_RUN or finish the Stream with LZMA_FINISH.
*
- * This action is supported only by Multi-Block Stream
- * encoder. If there is no unfinished Data Block, no empty
- * Data Block is created.
+ * This action is supported only by Stream encoder and easy
+ * encoder (which uses Stream encoder). If there is no
+ * unfinished Block, no empty Block is created.
*/
LZMA_FINISH = 3
/**<
- * Finishes the encoding operation. All the input data must
+ * Finishes the coding operation. All the input data must
* have been given to the encoder (the last bytes can still
* be pending in next_in). Call lzma_code() with LZMA_FINISH
- * until it returns LZMA_STREAM_END.
+ * until it returns LZMA_STREAM_END. Once LZMA_FINISH has
+ * been used, the amount of input must no longer be changed
+ * by the application.
*
- * This action is not supported by decoders.
+ * When decoding, using LZMA_FINISH is optional unless the
+ * LZMA_CONCATENATED flag was used when the decoder was
+ * initialized. When LZMA_CONCATENATED was not used, the only
+ * effect of LZMA_FINISH is that the amount of input must not
+ * be changed just like in the encoder.
*/
} lzma_action;
@@ -219,8 +311,10 @@ typedef enum {
* \brief Custom functions for memory handling
*
* A pointer to lzma_allocator may be passed via lzma_stream structure
- * to liblzma. The library will use these functions for memory handling
- * instead of the default malloc() and free().
+ * to liblzma, and some advanced function take pointer lzma_allocator as
+ * a separate function argument. The library will use the functions
+ * specified in lzma_allocator for memory handling instead of the default
+ * malloc() and free().
*
* liblzma doesn't make an internal copy of lzma_allocator. Thus, it is
* OK to change these function pointers in the middle of the coding
@@ -255,6 +349,12 @@ typedef struct {
* necessarily allocate the requested memory until it is actually
* used. With small input files liblzma may actually need only a
* fraction of the memory that it requested for allocation.
+ *
+ * \note LZMA_MEM_ERROR is also used when the size of the
+ * allocation would be greater than SIZE_MAX. Thus,
+ * don't assume that the custom allocator must have
+ * returned NULL if some function from liblzma
+ * returns LZMA_MEM_ERROR.
*/
void *(*alloc)(void *opaque, size_t nmemb, size_t size);
@@ -266,9 +366,8 @@ typedef struct {
* will use the standard free().
*
* \param opaque lzma_allocator.opaque (see below)
- * \param ptr Pointer returned by
- * lzma_allocator.alloc(), or when it
- * is set to NULL, a pointer returned
+ * \param ptr Pointer returned by lzma_allocator.alloc(),
+ * or when it is set to NULL, a pointer returned
* by the standard malloc().
*/
void (*free)(void *opaque, void *ptr);
@@ -280,7 +379,7 @@ typedef struct {
* and lzma_allocator.free(). This intended to ease implementing
* custom memory allocation functions for use with liblzma.
*
- * If you don't need this, you should set it to NULL.
+ * If you don't need this, you should set this to NULL.
*/
void *opaque;
@@ -303,6 +402,13 @@ typedef struct lzma_internal_s lzma_internal;
* - defining custom memory hander functions; and
* - holding a pointer to coder-specific internal data structures.
*
+ * When a new lzma_stream structure is allocated (either as automatic variable
+ * on stack or dynamically with malloc()), the new lzma_stream structure must
+ * be initialized to LZMA_STREAM_INIT.
+ *
+ * Before initializing a coder (for example, with lzma_stream_decoder()),
+ *
+ *
* Before calling any of the lzma_*_init() functions the first time,
* the application must reset lzma_stream to LZMA_STREAM_INIT. The
* lzma_*_init() function will verify the options, allocate internal
@@ -341,7 +447,7 @@ typedef struct {
*/
lzma_allocator *allocator;
- /** Internal state is not visible to outsiders. */
+ /** Internal state is not visible to applications. */
lzma_internal *internal;
/**
@@ -354,6 +460,8 @@ typedef struct {
void *reserved_ptr2;
uint64_t reserved_int1;
uint64_t reserved_int2;
+ lzma_reserved_enum reserved_enum1;
+ lzma_reserved_enum reserved_enum2;
} lzma_stream;
@@ -367,51 +475,31 @@ typedef struct {
*
* lzma_stream strm = LZMA_STREAM_INIT;
*
- * If you need to initialize a dynamically allocatedlzma_stream, you can use
+ * If you need to initialize a dynamically allocated lzma_stream, you can use
* memset(strm_pointer, 0, sizeof(lzma_stream)). Strictly speaking, this
* violates the C standard since NULL may have different internal
* representation than zero, but it should be portable enough in practice.
- * Anyway, for maximum portability, you could use this:
+ * Anyway, for maximum portability, you can use something like this:
*
* lzma_stream tmp = LZMA_STREAM_INIT;
* *strm = tmp;
*/
#define LZMA_STREAM_INIT \
- { NULL, 0, 0, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0 }
+ { NULL, 0, 0, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
/**
* \brief Encodes or decodes data
*
* Once the lzma_stream has been successfully initialized (e.g. with
- * lzma_stream_encoder_single()), the actual encoding or decoding is
- * done using this function.
+ * lzma_stream_encoder()), the actual encoding or decoding is done
+ * using this function. The application has to update strm->next_in,
+ * strm->avail_in, strm->next_out, and strm->avail_out to pass input
+ * to and get output from liblzma.
*
- * \return Some coders may have more exact meaning for different return
- * values, which are mentioned separately in the description of
- * the initialization functions. Here are the typical meanings:
- * - LZMA_OK: So far all good.
- * - LZMA_STREAM_END:
- * - Encoder: LZMA_SYNC_FLUSH, LZMA_FULL_FLUSH, or
- * LZMA_FINISH completed.
- * - Decoder: End of uncompressed data was reached.
- * - LZMA_BUF_ERROR: Unable to progress. Provide more input or
- * output space, and call this function again. This cannot
- * occur if both avail_in and avail_out were non-zero (or
- * there's a bug in liblzma).
- * - LZMA_MEM_ERROR: Unable to allocate memory. Due to lazy
- * programming, the coding cannot continue even if the
- * application could free more memory. The next call must
- * be lzma_end() or some initialization function.
- * - LZMA_DATA_ERROR:
- * - Encoder: Filter(s) cannot process the given data.
- * - Decoder: Compressed data is corrupt.
- * - LZMA_HEADER_ERROR: Unsupported options. Rebuilding liblzma
- * with more features enabled or upgrading to a newer version
- * may help, although usually this is a sign of invalid options
- * (encoder) or corrupted input data (decoder).
- * - LZMA_PROG_ERROR: Invalid arguments or the internal state
- * of the coder is corrupt.
+ * See the description of the coder-specific initialization function to find
+ * out what `action' values are supported by the coder. See documentation of
+ * lzma_ret for the possible return values.
*/
extern lzma_ret lzma_code(lzma_stream *strm, lzma_action action)
lzma_attr_warn_unused_result;