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grafeo_core/storage/
bitpack.rs

1//! Bit-packing for small integers.
2//!
3//! If your largest value is 15, why use 64 bits per number? Bit-packing uses
4//! only the bits you need - 4 bits for values up to 15, giving you 16x compression.
5//!
6//! This works especially well after delta encoding sorted data, where the deltas
7//! are often tiny even when the original values are huge.
8//!
9//! # Example
10//!
11//! ```no_run
12//! # use grafeo_core::storage::bitpack::BitPackedInts;
13//! // Values [5, 2, 3, 5, 5, 8, 2] - max is 8, needs 4 bits
14//! // Without packing: 7 * 64 = 448 bits
15//! // With packing:    7 * 4  = 28 bits (16x smaller!)
16//!
17//! let values = vec![5u64, 2, 3, 5, 5, 8, 2];
18//! let packed = BitPackedInts::pack(&values);
19//! let unpacked = packed.unpack();
20//! assert_eq!(values, unpacked);
21//! ```
22
23use std::io;
24
25/// Stores integers using only as many bits as the largest value needs.
26///
27/// Pass your values to [`pack()`](Self::pack) and we'll figure out the optimal
28/// bit width automatically. Random access via [`get()`](Self::get) is O(1).
29#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
30pub struct BitPackedInts {
31    /// Packed data.
32    data: Vec<u64>,
33    /// Number of bits per value.
34    bits_per_value: u8,
35    /// Number of values.
36    count: usize,
37}
38
39impl BitPackedInts {
40    /// Packs a slice of u64 values using the minimum bits needed.
41    #[must_use]
42    pub fn pack(values: &[u64]) -> Self {
43        if values.is_empty() {
44            return Self {
45                data: Vec::new(),
46                bits_per_value: 0,
47                count: 0,
48            };
49        }
50
51        let max_value = values.iter().copied().max().unwrap_or(0);
52        let bits = Self::bits_needed(max_value);
53        Self::pack_with_bits(values, bits)
54    }
55
56    /// Packs values using a specified bit width.
57    ///
58    /// # Panics
59    ///
60    /// Panics if any value doesn't fit in the specified bit width.
61    #[must_use]
62    pub fn pack_with_bits(values: &[u64], bits_per_value: u8) -> Self {
63        if values.is_empty() {
64            return Self {
65                data: Vec::new(),
66                bits_per_value,
67                count: 0,
68            };
69        }
70
71        if bits_per_value == 0 {
72            // All values must be 0
73            debug_assert!(values.iter().all(|&v| v == 0));
74            return Self {
75                data: Vec::new(),
76                bits_per_value: 0,
77                count: values.len(),
78            };
79        }
80
81        let bits = bits_per_value as usize;
82        let values_per_word = 64 / bits;
83        let num_words = (values.len() + values_per_word - 1) / values_per_word;
84
85        let mut data = vec![0u64; num_words];
86        let mask = if bits >= 64 {
87            u64::MAX
88        } else {
89            (1u64 << bits) - 1
90        };
91
92        for (i, &value) in values.iter().enumerate() {
93            debug_assert!(
94                value <= mask,
95                "Value {} doesn't fit in {} bits",
96                value,
97                bits_per_value
98            );
99
100            let word_idx = i / values_per_word;
101            let bit_offset = (i % values_per_word) * bits;
102            data[word_idx] |= (value & mask) << bit_offset;
103        }
104
105        Self {
106            data,
107            bits_per_value,
108            count: values.len(),
109        }
110    }
111
112    /// Unpacks all values back to u64.
113    #[must_use]
114    pub fn unpack(&self) -> Vec<u64> {
115        if self.count == 0 {
116            return Vec::new();
117        }
118
119        if self.bits_per_value == 0 {
120            return vec![0u64; self.count];
121        }
122
123        let bits = self.bits_per_value as usize;
124        let values_per_word = 64 / bits;
125        let mask = if bits >= 64 {
126            u64::MAX
127        } else {
128            (1u64 << bits) - 1
129        };
130
131        let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(self.count);
132
133        for i in 0..self.count {
134            let word_idx = i / values_per_word;
135            let bit_offset = (i % values_per_word) * bits;
136            let value = (self.data[word_idx] >> bit_offset) & mask;
137            result.push(value);
138        }
139
140        result
141    }
142
143    /// Gets a single value at the given index.
144    #[must_use]
145    pub fn get(&self, index: usize) -> Option<u64> {
146        if index >= self.count {
147            return None;
148        }
149
150        if self.bits_per_value == 0 {
151            return Some(0);
152        }
153
154        let bits = self.bits_per_value as usize;
155        let values_per_word = 64 / bits;
156        let word_idx = index / values_per_word;
157        let bit_offset = (index % values_per_word) * bits;
158        let mask = if bits >= 64 {
159            u64::MAX
160        } else {
161            (1u64 << bits) - 1
162        };
163
164        Some((self.data[word_idx] >> bit_offset) & mask)
165    }
166
167    /// Returns the number of values.
168    #[must_use]
169    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
170        self.count
171    }
172
173    /// Returns whether the encoding is empty.
174    #[must_use]
175    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
176        self.count == 0
177    }
178
179    /// Returns the number of bits per value.
180    #[must_use]
181    pub fn bits_per_value(&self) -> u8 {
182        self.bits_per_value
183    }
184
185    /// Returns the raw packed data.
186    #[must_use]
187    pub fn data(&self) -> &[u64] {
188        &self.data
189    }
190
191    /// Returns the compression ratio compared to storing full u64s.
192    #[must_use]
193    pub fn compression_ratio(&self) -> f64 {
194        if self.count == 0 {
195            return 1.0;
196        }
197
198        let original_size = self.count * 8; // 8 bytes per u64
199        let packed_size = self.data.len() * 8;
200
201        if packed_size == 0 {
202            return f64::INFINITY; // All zeros, perfect compression
203        }
204
205        original_size as f64 / packed_size as f64
206    }
207
208    /// Returns the number of bits needed to represent a value.
209    #[must_use]
210    pub fn bits_needed(value: u64) -> u8 {
211        if value == 0 {
212            1 // Need at least 1 bit to represent 0
213        } else {
214            64 - value.leading_zeros() as u8
215        }
216    }
217
218    /// Serializes to bytes.
219    pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
220        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1 + 4 + self.data.len() * 8);
221        buf.push(self.bits_per_value);
222        buf.extend_from_slice(&(self.count as u32).to_le_bytes());
223        for &word in &self.data {
224            buf.extend_from_slice(&word.to_le_bytes());
225        }
226        buf
227    }
228
229    /// Deserializes from bytes.
230    pub fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
231        if bytes.len() < 5 {
232            return Err(io::Error::new(
233                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
234                "BitPackedInts too short",
235            ));
236        }
237
238        let bits_per_value = bytes[0];
239        let count = u32::from_le_bytes(
240            bytes[1..5]
241                .try_into()
242                .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))?,
243        ) as usize;
244
245        let num_words = if bits_per_value == 0 || count == 0 {
246            0
247        } else {
248            let values_per_word = 64 / bits_per_value as usize;
249            (count + values_per_word - 1) / values_per_word
250        };
251
252        if bytes.len() < 5 + num_words * 8 {
253            return Err(io::Error::new(
254                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
255                "BitPackedInts truncated",
256            ));
257        }
258
259        let mut data = Vec::with_capacity(num_words);
260        for i in 0..num_words {
261            let offset = 5 + i * 8;
262            let word = u64::from_le_bytes(
263                bytes[offset..offset + 8]
264                    .try_into()
265                    .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))?,
266            );
267            data.push(word);
268        }
269
270        Ok(Self {
271            data,
272            bits_per_value,
273            count,
274        })
275    }
276}
277
278/// The best compression for sorted integers - delta encoding plus bit-packing.
279///
280/// Stores the first value, then packs the differences between consecutive values.
281/// For sequential IDs like [1000, 1001, 1002, ...], deltas are all 1, needing just
282/// 1 bit each - that's up to 64x compression!
283#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
284pub struct DeltaBitPacked {
285    /// Base value (first value in sequence).
286    base: u64,
287    /// Bit-packed deltas.
288    deltas: BitPackedInts,
289}
290
291impl DeltaBitPacked {
292    /// Encodes sorted values using delta + bit-packing.
293    #[must_use]
294    pub fn encode(values: &[u64]) -> Self {
295        if values.is_empty() {
296            return Self {
297                base: 0,
298                deltas: BitPackedInts::pack(&[]),
299            };
300        }
301
302        let base = values[0];
303        let delta_values: Vec<u64> = values
304            .windows(2)
305            .map(|w| w[1].saturating_sub(w[0]))
306            .collect();
307
308        let deltas = BitPackedInts::pack(&delta_values);
309
310        Self { base, deltas }
311    }
312
313    /// Decodes back to the original values.
314    #[must_use]
315    pub fn decode(&self) -> Vec<u64> {
316        if self.deltas.is_empty() && self.base == 0 {
317            return Vec::new();
318        }
319
320        let delta_values = self.deltas.unpack();
321        let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(delta_values.len() + 1);
322        let mut current = self.base;
323        result.push(current);
324
325        for delta in delta_values {
326            current = current.wrapping_add(delta);
327            result.push(current);
328        }
329
330        result
331    }
332
333    /// Returns the number of values.
334    #[must_use]
335    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
336        if self.deltas.is_empty() && self.base == 0 {
337            0
338        } else {
339            self.deltas.len() + 1
340        }
341    }
342
343    /// Returns whether the encoding is empty.
344    #[must_use]
345    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
346        self.deltas.is_empty() && self.base == 0
347    }
348
349    /// Returns the base value.
350    #[must_use]
351    pub fn base(&self) -> u64 {
352        self.base
353    }
354
355    /// Returns the bits used per delta.
356    #[must_use]
357    pub fn bits_per_delta(&self) -> u8 {
358        self.deltas.bits_per_value()
359    }
360
361    /// Returns the compression ratio.
362    #[must_use]
363    pub fn compression_ratio(&self) -> f64 {
364        let count = self.len();
365        if count == 0 {
366            return 1.0;
367        }
368
369        let original_size = count * 8;
370        let packed_size = 8 + self.deltas.data().len() * 8; // base + packed deltas
371
372        original_size as f64 / packed_size as f64
373    }
374
375    /// Serializes to bytes.
376    pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
377        let delta_bytes = self.deltas.to_bytes();
378        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(8 + delta_bytes.len());
379        buf.extend_from_slice(&self.base.to_le_bytes());
380        buf.extend_from_slice(&delta_bytes);
381        buf
382    }
383
384    /// Deserializes from bytes.
385    pub fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
386        if bytes.len() < 8 {
387            return Err(io::Error::new(
388                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
389                "DeltaBitPacked too short",
390            ));
391        }
392
393        let base = u64::from_le_bytes(
394            bytes[0..8]
395                .try_into()
396                .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))?,
397        );
398        let deltas = BitPackedInts::from_bytes(&bytes[8..])?;
399
400        Ok(Self { base, deltas })
401    }
402}
403
404#[cfg(test)]
405mod tests {
406    use super::*;
407
408    #[test]
409    fn test_bitpack_basic() {
410        let values = vec![5u64, 2, 3, 5, 5, 8, 2];
411        let packed = BitPackedInts::pack(&values);
412        let unpacked = packed.unpack();
413        assert_eq!(values, unpacked);
414    }
415
416    #[test]
417    fn test_bitpack_empty() {
418        let values: Vec<u64> = vec![];
419        let packed = BitPackedInts::pack(&values);
420        assert!(packed.is_empty());
421        assert_eq!(packed.unpack(), values);
422    }
423
424    #[test]
425    fn test_bitpack_single() {
426        let values = vec![42u64];
427        let packed = BitPackedInts::pack(&values);
428        assert_eq!(packed.len(), 1);
429        assert_eq!(packed.unpack(), values);
430    }
431
432    #[test]
433    fn test_bitpack_all_zeros() {
434        let values = vec![0u64; 100];
435        let packed = BitPackedInts::pack(&values);
436        assert_eq!(packed.bits_per_value(), 1);
437        assert_eq!(packed.unpack(), values);
438    }
439
440    #[test]
441    fn test_bitpack_powers_of_two() {
442        for bits in 1..=64u8 {
443            let max_val = if bits == 64 {
444                u64::MAX
445            } else {
446                (1u64 << bits) - 1
447            };
448            let values = vec![0, max_val / 2, max_val];
449            let packed = BitPackedInts::pack(&values);
450            assert_eq!(packed.bits_per_value(), bits);
451            assert_eq!(packed.unpack(), values);
452        }
453    }
454
455    #[test]
456    fn test_bitpack_get() {
457        let values = vec![1u64, 2, 3, 4, 5];
458        let packed = BitPackedInts::pack(&values);
459
460        for (i, &expected) in values.iter().enumerate() {
461            assert_eq!(packed.get(i), Some(expected));
462        }
463        assert_eq!(packed.get(100), None);
464    }
465
466    #[test]
467    fn test_bitpack_compression() {
468        // 100 values all <= 15 (4 bits each)
469        let values: Vec<u64> = (0..100).map(|i| i % 16).collect();
470        let packed = BitPackedInts::pack(&values);
471        assert_eq!(packed.bits_per_value(), 4);
472        // 100 * 64 bits -> 100 * 4 bits = 16x compression
473        let ratio = packed.compression_ratio();
474        assert!(ratio > 10.0, "Expected ratio > 10, got {}", ratio);
475    }
476
477    #[test]
478    fn test_bitpack_serialization() {
479        let values = vec![1u64, 3, 7, 15, 31];
480        let packed = BitPackedInts::pack(&values);
481        let bytes = packed.to_bytes();
482        let restored = BitPackedInts::from_bytes(&bytes).unwrap();
483        assert_eq!(packed.unpack(), restored.unpack());
484    }
485
486    #[test]
487    fn test_delta_bitpacked_basic() {
488        let values = vec![100u64, 105, 107, 110, 115, 120, 128, 130];
489        let encoded = DeltaBitPacked::encode(&values);
490        let decoded = encoded.decode();
491        assert_eq!(values, decoded);
492    }
493
494    #[test]
495    fn test_delta_bitpacked_sequential() {
496        // Sequential values: deltas are all 1, needs only 1 bit each
497        let values: Vec<u64> = (1000..1100).collect();
498        let encoded = DeltaBitPacked::encode(&values);
499        assert_eq!(encoded.bits_per_delta(), 1);
500        assert_eq!(encoded.decode(), values);
501
502        // Great compression: 100 * 64 bits -> 8 (base) + ~100 bits
503        let ratio = encoded.compression_ratio();
504        assert!(ratio > 5.0, "Expected ratio > 5, got {}", ratio);
505    }
506
507    #[test]
508    fn test_delta_bitpacked_empty() {
509        let values: Vec<u64> = vec![];
510        let encoded = DeltaBitPacked::encode(&values);
511        assert!(encoded.is_empty());
512        assert_eq!(encoded.decode(), values);
513    }
514
515    #[test]
516    fn test_delta_bitpacked_single() {
517        let values = vec![42u64];
518        let encoded = DeltaBitPacked::encode(&values);
519        assert_eq!(encoded.len(), 1);
520        assert_eq!(encoded.decode(), values);
521    }
522
523    #[test]
524    fn test_delta_bitpacked_serialization() {
525        let values = vec![100u64, 105, 107, 110, 115];
526        let encoded = DeltaBitPacked::encode(&values);
527        let bytes = encoded.to_bytes();
528        let restored = DeltaBitPacked::from_bytes(&bytes).unwrap();
529        assert_eq!(encoded.decode(), restored.decode());
530    }
531
532    #[test]
533    fn test_bits_needed() {
534        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(0), 1);
535        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(1), 1);
536        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(2), 2);
537        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(3), 2);
538        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(4), 3);
539        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(7), 3);
540        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(8), 4);
541        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(255), 8);
542        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(256), 9);
543        assert_eq!(BitPackedInts::bits_needed(u64::MAX), 64);
544    }
545}