kore_fileformat 1.2.9

KORE — Killer Optimized Record Exchange: standalone Rust crate (zero deps)
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# KORE Ruby Gem Development

This directory contains the Ruby bindings and RubyGem package for KORE file format compression.

## Project Structure

```
kore-fileformat-ruby/
├── lib/
│   ├── kore_fileformat.rb                # Main entry point and public API
│   └── kore_fileformat/
│       ├── version.rb                    # Version constant
│       ├── native.rb                     # FFI bindings to native library
│       ├── compressor.rb                 # Compression wrapper
│       └── decompressor.rb               # Decompression wrapper
├── spec/
│   ├── spec_helper.rb                    # RSpec configuration
│   └── kore_fileformat_spec.rb           # Comprehensive tests
├── ext/
│   └── kore_fileformat/
│       └── extconf.rb                    # Extension configuration (if building C wrapper)
├── Rakefile                              # Build tasks
├── kore-fileformat.gemspec              # Gem configuration
└── README.md                             # This file
```

## Building & Installation

### Prerequisites
- Ruby 2.7 or later
- Bundler
- Native KORE library installed on system

### Build Commands

```bash
cd kore-fileformat-ruby

# Install dependencies
bundle install

# Run tests
bundle exec rspec spec/

# Build gem
gem build kore-fileformat.gemspec

# Install locally
gem install kore-fileformat-*.gem
```

## Usage

### Installing from RubyGems

```bash
gem install kore-fileformat
```

### In Gemfile

```ruby
gem 'kore-fileformat'
```

### Basic Usage

```ruby
require 'kore_fileformat'

# Compress data
original = "Hello World! " * 100
compressed = KoreFileFormat.compress(original)
puts "Compressed #{original.bytesize} bytes to #{compressed.bytesize} bytes"

# Decompress data
decompressed = KoreFileFormat.decompress(compressed)
puts "Matches original: #{decompressed == original}"

# With compression levels
fast = KoreFileFormat.compress_with_level(original, :fast)
balanced = KoreFileFormat.compress_with_level(original, :balanced)
maximum = KoreFileFormat.compress_with_level(original, :maximum)
```

## API Reference

### `KoreFileFormat.compress(data)`
Compresses data using KORE compression with default (Balanced) level.

- **Parameters**:
  - `data`: Input data (String or Bytes)
- **Returns**: Compressed data as String
- **Raises**: `ArgumentError`, `KoreFileFormat::CompressionError`

### `KoreFileFormat.compress_with_level(data, level = :balanced)`
Compresses data with specified compression level.

- **Parameters**:
  - `data`: Input data (String or Bytes)
  - `level`: Compression level (`:fast`, `:balanced`, `:maximum`)
- **Returns**: Compressed data as String
- **Raises**: `ArgumentError`, `KoreFileFormat::CompressionError`

### `KoreFileFormat.decompress(data)`
Decompresses KORE-compressed data.

- **Parameters**:
  - `data`: Compressed data (String or Bytes)
- **Returns**: Decompressed data as String
- **Raises**: `ArgumentError`, `KoreFileFormat::CompressionError`

## Requirements

- Native library: `libkore_fileformat.so` (Linux), `libkore_fileformat.dylib` (macOS), `kore_fileformat.dll` (Windows)
- FFI gem (automatically installed as dependency)
- Ruby 2.7 or later

## Performance

- **Throughput**: 19.1 GB/s (verified)
- **Compression Ratio**: 42.1% (adaptive)
- **Metadata Latency**: <1ms
- **Supported Ruby**: 2.7, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2+

## Status

**v1.2.1** - Production Release
- ✅ Full FFI bindings
- ✅ 3 compression levels
- ✅ Cross-platform support
- ✅ Comprehensive test coverage

## Development

```bash
# Run tests in development
bundle exec rspec spec/ --verbose

# Run specific test file
bundle exec rspec spec/kore_fileformat_spec.rb
```

## Support

For issues, questions, or contributions, visit: https://github.com/arunkatherashala/Kore