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preprocess

Function preprocess 

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pub fn preprocess(
    data: &[u8],
    format: FormatHint,
    mode: Mode,
) -> (Vec<u8>, TransformChain)
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Apply format-aware preprocessing transforms. Returns (preprocessed_data, transform_chain).

NDJSON columnar: ALL modes (grouping similar values helps both zstd and CM). Key interning: Balanced/Max only (hurts Fast mode due to zstd redundancy). For NDJSON, columnar is applied FIRST — if it succeeds, key interning is skipped (keys are already removed from the data stream by the columnar transform).

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examples/test_pipeline.rs (line 10)
4fn main() {
5    let data = std::fs::read("corpus/test-ndjson.ndjson").unwrap();
6    let format = detect_format(&data);
7    eprintln!("Format: {:?}", format);
8    eprintln!("Original: {} bytes", data.len());
9
10    let (preprocessed, chain) = preprocess(&data, format, Mode::Balanced);
11    eprintln!("Preprocessed: {} bytes", preprocessed.len());
12    eprintln!("Transforms: {}", chain.records.len());
13    for (i, rec) in chain.records.iter().enumerate() {
14        eprintln!(
15            "  [{}] ID={} metadata={} bytes",
16            i,
17            rec.id,
18            rec.metadata.len()
19        );
20    }
21
22    let restored = reverse_preprocess(&preprocessed, &chain);
23    if restored == data {
24        eprintln!("Roundtrip: OK");
25    } else {
26        eprintln!("Roundtrip: FAILED ({} vs {})", restored.len(), data.len());
27    }
28}
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examples/dump_transform.rs (line 31)
14fn main() {
15    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
16    if args.len() != 3 {
17        eprintln!("Usage: {} <input> <output>", args[0]);
18        process::exit(1);
19    }
20
21    let input_path = &args[1];
22    let output_path = &args[2];
23
24    let data = fs::read(input_path).expect("Failed to read input file");
25
26    // Detect format (try extension first, then content).
27    let format = datacortex_core::format::detect_from_extension(input_path)
28        .unwrap_or_else(|| detect_format(&data));
29
30    // Run preprocessing.
31    let (transformed, chain) = preprocess(&data, format, Mode::Balanced);
32
33    // Calculate metadata size.
34    let metadata_bytes = chain.serialize();
35    let metadata_size = metadata_bytes.len();
36
37    // Write transformed data to output.
38    fs::write(output_path, &transformed).expect("Failed to write output file");
39
40    // Report stats.
41    let name = std::path::Path::new(input_path)
42        .file_name()
43        .unwrap()
44        .to_str()
45        .unwrap();
46
47    eprintln!("=== {} ===", name);
48    eprintln!("Format:      {:?}", format);
49    eprintln!("Original:    {} bytes", data.len());
50    eprintln!("Transformed: {} bytes", transformed.len());
51    eprintln!("Metadata:    {} bytes", metadata_size);
52    eprintln!(
53        "Total (transform + meta): {} bytes",
54        transformed.len() + metadata_size
55    );
56    eprintln!(
57        "Transform ratio: {:.1}%",
58        (transformed.len() + metadata_size) as f64 / data.len() as f64 * 100.0
59    );
60
61    if transformed.len() == data.len() {
62        eprintln!("NOTE: No transform applied (output == input)");
63    }
64}