it.unimi.dsi.compression
Interface Coder

All Known Subinterfaces:

PrefixCoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

CodeWordCoder, Fast64CodeWordCoder

public interface Coder

Coding methods for a specific compression technique.

Method Summary

BooleanIterator	encode(int symbol) Encodes a symbol.
int	encode(int symbol, OutputBitStream obs) Encodes a symbol.
BooleanIterator	flush() Flushes the coder.
int	flush(OutputBitStream obs) Flushes the coder.

Method Detail

encode

BooleanIterator encode(int symbol)

Encodes a symbol.

Parameters:

symbol - a symbol.

Returns:

a boolean iterator returning the bits coding symbol.

encode

int encode(int symbol,
           OutputBitStream obs)
           throws IOException

Encodes a symbol.

Parameters:

symbol - a symbol.

obs - the output bit stream where the encoded symbol will be written.

Returns:

the number of bits written.

Throws:

IOException

flush

int flush(OutputBitStream obs)

Flushes the coder. Warning: this method will not flush obs.

Parameters:

obs - the output bit stream where the flushing bits will be written.

Returns:

the number of bits written to flush the coder.

flush

BooleanIterator flush()

Flushes the coder.

Returns:

a boolean iterator returning the bits used to flush this coder.