FLATE(2)                                                 FLATE(2)

     NAME
          deflateinit, deflate, deflatezlib, deflateblock,
          deflatezlibblock, inflateinit, inflate, inflatezlib,
          inflateblock, inflatezlibblock, flateerr, mkcrctab,
          blockcrc, adler32 - deflate compression

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <u.h>
          #include <libc.h>
          #include <flate.h>

          int    deflateinit(void)

          int    deflate(void *wr, int (*w)(void*,void*,int),
                 void *rr, int (*r)(void*,void*,int),
                 int level, int debug)

          int    deflatezlib(void *wr, int (*w)(void*,void*,int),
                 void *rr, int (*r)(void*,void*,int),
                 int level, int debug)

          int    deflateblock(uchar *dst, int dsize,
                 uchar *src, int ssize,
                 int level, int debug)

          int    deflatezlibblock(uchar *dst, int dsize,
                 uchar *src, int ssize,
                 int level, int debug)

          int    inflateinit(void)

          int    inflate(void *wr, int (*w)(void*, void*, int),
                 void *getr, int (*get)(void*))

          int    inflatezlib(void *wr, int (*w)(void*, void*, int),
                 void *getr, int (*get)(void*))

          int    inflateblock(uchar *dst, int dsize,
                 uchar *src, int ssize)

          int    inflatezlibblock(uchar *dst, int dsize,
                 uchar *src, int ssize)

          char   *flateerr(int error)

          ulong  *mkcrctab(ulong poly)

          ulong  blockcrc(ulong *tab, ulong crc, void *buf, int n)

          ulong  adler32(ulong adler, void *buf, int n)

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     DESCRIPTION
          These routines compress and decompress data using the
          deflate compression algorithm, which is used for most gzip,
          zip, and zlib files.

          Deflate compresses input data retrieved by calls to r with
          arguments rr, an input buffer, and a count of bytes to read.
          R should return the number of bytes read; end of input is
          signaled by returning zero, an input error by returning a
          negative number.  The compressed output is written to w with
          arguments wr, the output data, and the number of bytes to
          write.  W should return the number of bytes written; writing
          fewer than the requested number of bytes is an error.  Level
          indicates the amount of computation deflate should do while
          compressing the data.  Higher levels usually take more time
          and produce smaller outputs.  Valid values are 1 to 9,
          inclusive; 6 is a good compromise.  If debug is non-zero,
          cryptic debugging information is produced on standard error.

          Inflate reverses the process, converting compressed data
          into uncompressed output.  Input is retrieved one byte at a
          time by calling get with the argument getr. End of input is
          signaled by returning a negative value.  The uncompressed
          output is written to w, which has the same interface as for
          deflate.

          Deflateblock and inflateblock operate on blocks of memory
          but are otherwise similar to deflate and inflate.

          The zlib functions are similar, but operate on files with a
          zlib header and trailer.

          Deflateinit or inflateinit must be called once before any
          call to the corresponding routines.

          If the above routines fail, they return a negative number
          indicating the problem.  The possible values are FlateNoMem,
          FlateInputFail, FlateOutputFail, FlateCorrupted, and
          FlateInternal. Flateerr converts the number into a printable
          message.  FlateOk is defined to be zero, the successful
          return value for deflateinit, deflate, deflatezlib,
          inflateinit, inflate, and inflatezlib. The block functions
          return the number of bytes produced when they succeed.

          Mkcrctab allocates (using malloc(2)), initializes, and
          returns a table for rapid computation of 32 bit CRC values
          using the polynomial poly. Blockcrc uses tab, a table
          returned by mkcrctab, to update crc for the n bytes of data
          in buf, and returns the new value.  Crc should initially be
          zero.  Blockcrc pre-conditions and post-conditions crc by
          ones complementation.

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          Adler32 updates the Adler 32-bit checksum of the n bytes of
          data in buf. The initial value of adler (that is, its value
          after seeing zero bytes) should be 1.

     SOURCE
          /sys/src/libflate

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