bsnes/nall/decode/rle.hpp

#pragma once

namespace nall { namespace Decode {

template<uint S = 1, uint M = 4 / S>  //S = word size; M = match length
inline auto RLE(const void* data, uint remaining = ~0) -> vector<uint8_t> {
  vector<uint8_t> output;

  auto input = (const uint8_t*)data;

  auto load = [&]() -> uint8_t {
    if(!remaining) return 0x00;
    return --remaining, *input++;
  };

  uint base = 0;
  uint64_t size = 0;
  for(uint byte : range(8)) size |= load() << byte * 8;
  output.resize(size);

  auto read = [&]() -> uint64_t {
    uint64_t value = 0;
    for(uint byte : range(S)) value |= load() << byte * 8;
    return value;
  };

  auto write = [&](uint64_t value) -> void {
    if(base >= size) return;
    for(uint byte : range(S)) output[base++] = value >> byte * 8;
  };

  while(base < size) {
    auto byte = load();
    if(byte < 128) {
      byte++;
      while(byte--) write(read());
    } else {
      auto value = read();
      byte = (byte & 127) + M;
      while(byte--) write(value);
    }
  }

  return output;
}

}}