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1//! Pure Rust implementation of the LERC (Limited Error Raster Compression) format.
2//!
3//! Supports encoding and decoding of raster images with configurable lossy or lossless
4//! compression. Compatible with ESRI's LERC2 format specification.
5
6#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), no_std)]
7#![allow(
8    clippy::cast_possible_truncation,
9    clippy::cast_possible_wrap,
10    clippy::cast_sign_loss,
11    clippy::cast_precision_loss,
12    clippy::cast_lossless
13)]
14
15extern crate alloc;
16
17/// Error types for LERC encoding and decoding.
18pub mod error;
19/// Pixel data types and the `Sample` trait for type-safe encoding/decoding.
20pub mod types;
21
22/// Validity bitmask for tracking valid/invalid pixels.
23pub mod bitmask;
24pub(crate) mod bitstuffer;
25/// Fletcher-32 checksum used by the LERC2 format.
26#[allow(dead_code)]
27pub mod checksum;
28#[allow(dead_code)]
29pub(crate) mod header;
30#[allow(dead_code)]
31pub(crate) mod huffman;
32pub(crate) mod rle;
33
34pub(crate) mod decode;
35pub(crate) mod encode;
36#[allow(dead_code)]
37pub(crate) mod fpl;
38pub(crate) mod lerc1;
39#[allow(dead_code)]
40pub(crate) mod tiles;
41
42pub use error::{LercError, Result};
43pub use types::{DataType, Sample};
44
45use alloc::vec;
46use alloc::vec::Vec;
47
48use bitmask::BitMask;
49
50/// Controls the precision/error tolerance for LERC encoding.
51///
52/// `Lossless` preserves exact values. `Tolerance(x)` allows decoded values
53/// to differ from originals by at most +/-x.
54#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Default)]
55pub enum Precision<T> {
56    /// Lossless compression. Exact round-trip for all pixel values.
57    #[default]
58    Lossless,
59    /// Lossy compression. Decoded values are within the given tolerance of originals.
60    Tolerance(T),
61}
62
63/// Metadata returned from a decode-into operation (no owned pixel data).
64#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
65pub struct DecodeResult {
66    /// Image width in pixels.
67    pub width: u32,
68    /// Image height in pixels.
69    pub height: u32,
70    /// Number of values per pixel (depth slices).
71    pub depth: u32,
72    /// Number of bands in the image.
73    pub bands: u32,
74    /// Pixel data type of the decoded blob.
75    pub data_type: DataType,
76    /// Per-band validity masks indicating which pixels are valid.
77    pub valid_masks: Vec<BitMask>,
78    /// NoData sentinel value, if the blob uses NoData encoding.
79    pub no_data_value: Option<f64>,
80}
81
82/// Header metadata extracted from a LERC blob without decoding pixel data.
83#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
84pub struct LercInfo {
85    /// LERC format version number.
86    pub version: i32,
87    /// Image width in pixels.
88    pub width: u32,
89    /// Image height in pixels.
90    pub height: u32,
91    /// Number of values per pixel (depth slices).
92    pub depth: u32,
93    /// Number of bands in the image.
94    pub bands: u32,
95    /// Pixel data type stored in the blob.
96    pub data_type: DataType,
97    /// Number of valid (non-masked) pixels.
98    pub valid_pixels: u32,
99    /// Maximum error tolerance used during encoding.
100    pub tolerance: f64,
101    /// Minimum pixel value across all valid pixels.
102    pub min_value: f64,
103    /// Maximum pixel value across all valid pixels.
104    pub max_value: f64,
105    /// Total size of the LERC blob in bytes.
106    pub blob_size: u32,
107    /// The original NoData value, if the blob uses NoData encoding (v6+, depth > 1).
108    pub no_data_value: Option<f64>,
109}
110
111/// A decoded raster image with pixel data and validity masks.
112#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
113pub struct Image {
114    /// Image width in pixels.
115    pub width: u32,
116    /// Image height in pixels.
117    pub height: u32,
118    /// Number of values per pixel (depth slices).
119    pub depth: u32,
120    /// Number of bands in the image.
121    pub bands: u32,
122    /// Pixel data type.
123    pub data_type: DataType,
124    /// Per-band validity masks indicating which pixels are valid.
125    pub valid_masks: Vec<BitMask>,
126    /// Pixel sample data stored as a typed vector.
127    pub data: SampleData,
128    /// The original NoData value, if any. When set during encoding with depth > 1,
129    /// pixels matching this value in invalid depth slices are encoded with a sentinel.
130    /// On decode, the sentinel is remapped back to this value.
131    pub no_data_value: Option<f64>,
132}
133
134impl Default for Image {
135    fn default() -> Self {
136        Self {
137            width: 0,
138            height: 0,
139            depth: 1,
140            bands: 1,
141            data_type: DataType::Byte,
142            valid_masks: Vec::new(),
143            data: SampleData::U8(Vec::new()),
144            no_data_value: None,
145        }
146    }
147}
148
149/// Decoded pixel data and metadata returned by [`decode_slice`].
150///
151/// Holds the typed pixel buffer, the validity mask, and the image dimensions
152/// for a single-band, single-depth LERC blob.
153#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
154pub struct DecodedSlice<T> {
155    /// Decoded pixel data, one element per pixel, in row-major order.
156    pub pixels: Vec<T>,
157    /// Validity mask indicating which pixels are valid.
158    pub mask: BitMask,
159    /// Image width in pixels.
160    pub width: u32,
161    /// Image height in pixels.
162    pub height: u32,
163}
164
165/// Type-erased pixel data container, one variant per supported data type.
166#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
167pub enum SampleData {
168    /// Signed 8-bit integer pixel data.
169    I8(Vec<i8>),
170    /// Unsigned 8-bit integer pixel data.
171    U8(Vec<u8>),
172    /// Signed 16-bit integer pixel data.
173    I16(Vec<i16>),
174    /// Unsigned 16-bit integer pixel data.
175    U16(Vec<u16>),
176    /// Signed 32-bit integer pixel data.
177    I32(Vec<i32>),
178    /// Unsigned 32-bit integer pixel data.
179    U32(Vec<u32>),
180    /// 32-bit floating-point pixel data.
181    F32(Vec<f32>),
182    /// 64-bit floating-point pixel data.
183    F64(Vec<f64>),
184}
185
186/// Read header metadata from a LERC blob without decoding pixel data.
187pub fn decode_info(data: &[u8]) -> Result<LercInfo> {
188    decode::decode_info(data)
189}
190
191/// Decode a LERC blob, returning the image with pixel data and validity masks.
192pub fn decode(data: &[u8]) -> Result<Image> {
193    decode::decode(data)
194}
195
196/// Encode an image into a LERC blob with the given precision.
197///
198/// This entry point clones the image's pixel buffer when called via the
199/// owning `Image` path. To avoid that clone, see [`encode_borrowed`], which
200/// takes a borrowed `&[T]` and image-shape parameters directly.
201pub fn encode(image: &Image, precision: Precision<f64>) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
202    let max_z_error = match precision {
203        Precision::Lossless => {
204            if image.data_type.is_integer() {
205                0.5
206            } else {
207                0.0
208            }
209        }
210        Precision::Tolerance(val) => val,
211    };
212    encode::encode(image, max_z_error)
213}
214
215/// Zero-copy multi-band encode entry point.
216///
217/// Encodes a raster image directly from a borrowed pixel slice, avoiding the
218/// buffer clone forced by the [`Image`]-based [`encode`] API. The pixel type
219/// `T` determines the LERC data type automatically via [`Sample`]; tolerances
220/// are expressed in `f64` regardless of `T` to keep the API boundary uniform.
221///
222/// # Data layout
223///
224/// `data` is band-major: outermost is `band`, then row-major within each band,
225/// then `depth` slices interleaved per pixel. Concretely, the value for band
226/// `b`, row `r`, column `c`, depth `d` is at index
227/// `b * (width * height * depth) + (r * width + c) * depth + d`.
228///
229/// `data.len()` must equal `width * height * depth * bands`.
230///
231/// # Validity masks
232///
233/// `masks.len()` must equal `bands`, with one [`BitMask`] per band (each
234/// having `num_pixels() == width * height`). For fully valid bands, pass
235/// [`BitMask::all_valid(width as usize * height as usize)`](BitMask::all_valid).
236///
237/// # Errors
238///
239/// Returns [`LercError::InvalidData`] if the data length, the number of
240/// masks, or any mask's pixel count does not match the declared shape.
241///
242/// # Examples
243///
244/// ```
245/// use lerc::{Precision, encode_borrowed};
246/// use lerc::bitmask::BitMask;
247///
248/// let width = 4u32;
249/// let height = 3u32;
250/// let pixels: Vec<f32> = (0..12).map(|i| i as f32).collect();
251/// let masks = [BitMask::all_valid((width * height) as usize)];
252/// let blob = encode_borrowed::<f32>(
253///     width, height, 1, 1,
254///     &pixels,
255///     &masks,
256///     None,
257///     Precision::Lossless,
258/// ).expect("encode failed");
259/// assert!(!blob.is_empty());
260/// ```
261#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
262pub fn encode_borrowed<T: Sample>(
263    width: u32,
264    height: u32,
265    depth: u32,
266    bands: u32,
267    data: &[T],
268    masks: &[BitMask],
269    no_data_value: Option<f64>,
270    precision: Precision<f64>,
271) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
272    let pixels_per_band = (width as usize) * (height as usize);
273    let expected = pixels_per_band * (depth as usize) * (bands as usize);
274    if data.len() != expected {
275        return Err(LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
276            "data length {} does not match width*height*depth*bands {expected}",
277            data.len()
278        )));
279    }
280    if masks.len() != bands as usize {
281        return Err(LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
282            "masks length {} does not match bands {}",
283            masks.len(),
284            bands
285        )));
286    }
287    for (i, mask) in masks.iter().enumerate() {
288        if mask.num_pixels() != pixels_per_band {
289            return Err(LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
290                "mask[{i}] pixel count {} does not match width*height {pixels_per_band}",
291                mask.num_pixels()
292            )));
293        }
294    }
295    let max_z_error: f64 = match precision {
296        Precision::Lossless => {
297            if T::is_integer() {
298                0.5
299            } else {
300                0.0
301            }
302        }
303        Precision::Tolerance(val) => val,
304    };
305    encode::encode_borrowed_typed(
306        width,
307        height,
308        depth,
309        bands,
310        data,
311        masks,
312        no_data_value,
313        max_z_error,
314    )
315}
316
317// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
318// Typed convenience encode/decode helpers
319// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
320
321/// Encode a single-band image with all pixels valid.
322///
323/// The pixel type `T` determines the LERC data type automatically via `Sample`.
324/// Returns an error if `data.len() != width * height`.
325///
326/// This helper internally clones `data` into an owned `Image`. For zero-copy
327/// encoding, including multi-band layouts, see [`encode_borrowed`].
328pub fn encode_slice<T: Sample>(
329    width: u32,
330    height: u32,
331    data: &[T],
332    precision: Precision<T>,
333) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
334    let expected = (width as usize) * (height as usize);
335    if data.len() != expected {
336        return Err(LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
337            "data length {} does not match width*height {expected}",
338            data.len()
339        )));
340    }
341    let max_z_error: f64 = match precision {
342        Precision::Lossless => {
343            if T::is_integer() {
344                0.5
345            } else {
346                0.0
347            }
348        }
349        Precision::Tolerance(val) => val.to_f64(),
350    };
351    let image = Image {
352        width,
353        height,
354        depth: 1,
355        bands: 1,
356        data_type: T::DATA_TYPE,
357        valid_masks: vec![BitMask::all_valid(expected)],
358        data: T::into_lerc_data(data.to_vec()),
359        no_data_value: None,
360    };
361    encode::encode(&image, max_z_error)
362}
363
364/// Encode a single-band image with a validity mask.
365///
366/// The pixel type `T` determines the LERC data type automatically via `Sample`.
367/// Returns an error if `data.len() != width * height` or if the mask size does not match.
368///
369/// This helper internally clones `data` into an owned `Image`. For zero-copy
370/// encoding, including multi-band layouts, see [`encode_borrowed`].
371pub fn encode_slice_masked<T: Sample>(
372    width: u32,
373    height: u32,
374    data: &[T],
375    mask: &BitMask,
376    precision: Precision<T>,
377) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
378    let expected = (width as usize) * (height as usize);
379    if data.len() != expected {
380        return Err(LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
381            "data length {} does not match width*height {expected}",
382            data.len()
383        )));
384    }
385    if mask.num_pixels() != expected {
386        return Err(LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
387            "mask pixel count {} does not match width*height {expected}",
388            mask.num_pixels()
389        )));
390    }
391    let max_z_error: f64 = match precision {
392        Precision::Lossless => {
393            if T::is_integer() {
394                0.5
395            } else {
396                0.0
397            }
398        }
399        Precision::Tolerance(val) => val.to_f64(),
400    };
401    let image = Image {
402        width,
403        height,
404        depth: 1,
405        bands: 1,
406        data_type: T::DATA_TYPE,
407        valid_masks: vec![mask.clone()],
408        data: T::into_lerc_data(data.to_vec()),
409        no_data_value: None,
410    };
411    encode::encode(&image, max_z_error)
412}
413
414/// Decode a single-band, single-depth LERC blob into a [`DecodedSlice<T>`]
415/// containing the typed pixel data, validity mask, and image dimensions.
416///
417/// The pixel type `T` must match the blob's data type. Returns an error on type
418/// mismatch or if the blob contains multiple bands or depths (use [`decode`] for
419/// multi-band/multi-depth blobs to get full shape and per-band masks).
420pub fn decode_slice<T: Sample>(blob: &[u8]) -> Result<DecodedSlice<T>> {
421    let image = decode::decode(blob)?;
422    if image.bands > 1 {
423        return Err(LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
424            "decode_slice requires single-band data, got {} bands (use decode() instead)",
425            image.bands
426        )));
427    }
428    if image.depth > 1 {
429        return Err(LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
430            "decode_slice requires single-depth data, got depth={} (use decode() instead)",
431            image.depth
432        )));
433    }
434    let w = image.width;
435    let h = image.height;
436    let pixels = T::try_from_lerc_data(image.data).map_err(|_| {
437        LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
438            "expected {:?} data but blob contains {:?}",
439            T::DATA_TYPE,
440            image.data_type
441        ))
442    })?;
443    let mask = image
444        .valid_masks
445        .into_iter()
446        .next()
447        .unwrap_or_else(|| BitMask::all_valid((w as usize) * (h as usize)));
448    Ok(DecodedSlice {
449        pixels,
450        mask,
451        width: w,
452        height: h,
453    })
454}
455
456// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
457// Typed accessor methods on Image
458// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
459
460impl Image {
461    /// Try to borrow the pixel data as `&[T]`.
462    ///
463    /// Returns `None` if the image's data type does not match `T`.
464    pub fn as_typed<T: Sample>(&self) -> Option<&[T]> {
465        T::try_ref_lerc_data(&self.data)
466    }
467
468    /// Return the validity mask for the first band, or `None` if no masks are present.
469    pub fn mask(&self) -> Option<&BitMask> {
470        self.valid_masks.first()
471    }
472
473    /// Get the pixel value at `(row, col)` for single-band, single-depth images.
474    ///
475    /// Returns `None` if the data type does not match `T`, if `bands > 1` or
476    /// `depth > 1`, or if the coordinates are out of bounds.
477    pub fn pixel<T: Sample>(&self, row: u32, col: u32) -> Option<T> {
478        if self.bands != 1 || self.depth != 1 {
479            return None;
480        }
481        if row >= self.height || col >= self.width {
482            return None;
483        }
484        let data = self.as_typed::<T>()?;
485        let idx = row as usize * self.width as usize + col as usize;
486        Some(data[idx])
487    }
488
489    /// Iterate over valid pixels as `(row, col, value)` tuples.
490    ///
491    /// Only works for single-band, single-depth images. Returns `None` if the data
492    /// type does not match `T` or if `bands > 1` or `depth > 1`.
493    /// The iterator respects the validity mask, skipping invalid pixels.
494    pub fn valid_pixels<'a, T: Sample + 'a>(
495        &'a self,
496    ) -> Option<impl Iterator<Item = (u32, u32, T)> + 'a> {
497        if self.bands != 1 || self.depth != 1 {
498            return None;
499        }
500        let data = self.as_typed::<T>()?;
501        let width = self.width;
502        let mask = self.valid_masks.first();
503        Some(data.iter().enumerate().filter_map(move |(idx, &val)| {
504            let is_valid = match mask {
505                Some(m) => m.is_valid(idx),
506                None => true,
507            };
508            if is_valid {
509                let row = (idx / width as usize) as u32;
510                let col = (idx % width as usize) as u32;
511                Some((row, col, val))
512            } else {
513                None
514            }
515        }))
516    }
517
518    /// Get dimensions as `(width, height)`.
519    pub fn dimensions(&self) -> (u32, u32) {
520        (self.width, self.height)
521    }
522
523    /// Total number of pixels (`width * height`).
524    pub fn num_pixels(&self) -> usize {
525        self.width as usize * self.height as usize
526    }
527
528    /// Check if all pixels in the first band are valid.
529    ///
530    /// Returns `true` if there is no mask (all pixels are implicitly valid),
531    /// if the first band's mask is [`BitMask::AllValid`] (O(1)), or if an
532    /// explicit mask happens to have every bit set (O(n) popcount fallback).
533    pub fn all_valid(&self) -> bool {
534        match self.valid_masks.first() {
535            Some(m) => m.is_all_valid(),
536            None => true,
537        }
538    }
539
540    /// Create a single-band, all-valid `Image` from a typed pixel vector
541    /// and dimensions.
542    ///
543    /// Returns an error if `data.len() != width * height`.
544    pub fn from_pixels<T: Sample>(width: u32, height: u32, data: Vec<T>) -> Result<Self> {
545        let expected = width as usize * height as usize;
546        if data.len() != expected {
547            return Err(LercError::InvalidData(alloc::format!(
548                "data length {} does not match width*height {expected}",
549                data.len()
550            )));
551        }
552        Ok(Self {
553            width,
554            height,
555            depth: 1,
556            bands: 1,
557            data_type: T::DATA_TYPE,
558            valid_masks: vec![BitMask::all_valid(expected)],
559            data: T::into_lerc_data(data),
560            no_data_value: None,
561        })
562    }
563}
564
565// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
566// Zero-copy decode-into API
567// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
568
569/// Decode a LERC blob into a pre-allocated buffer, returning metadata.
570///
571/// The type `T` must match the blob's data type (e.g., `f32` for `DataType::Float`).
572/// The buffer must have at least `width * height * n_depth * n_bands` elements.
573///
574/// Returns `LercError::TypeMismatch` if `T` does not match the blob's data type.
575/// Returns `LercError::OutputBufferTooSmall` if the buffer is too small.
576pub fn decode_into<T: Sample>(data: &[u8], output: &mut [T]) -> Result<DecodeResult> {
577    decode::decode_into(data, output)
578}
579
580/// Decode a LERC blob into a pre-allocated buffer, filling invalid pixels with
581/// a caller-supplied sentinel value.
582///
583/// This is a convenience layer over [`decode_into`]: it performs the same decode
584/// (so the same constraints on type and buffer size apply), then walks each
585/// band's validity mask and writes `nodata` into every position that the mask
586/// reports as invalid. For pixels with `depth > 1`, all `depth` slices of an
587/// invalid pixel receive the sentinel.
588///
589/// The returned [`DecodeResult`] still carries `valid_masks`, so callers that
590/// want both the sentinel-filled buffer and the masks (e.g. to distinguish
591/// genuine sentinel-valued pixels from mask-driven fills) have access to both.
592///
593/// Bands whose mask is [`BitMask::AllValid`] are skipped entirely — no writes
594/// occur for those bands.
595pub fn decode_into_with_nodata<T: Sample>(
596    data: &[u8],
597    output: &mut [T],
598    nodata: T,
599) -> Result<DecodeResult> {
600    let result = decode::decode_into(data, output)?;
601
602    let n_cols = result.width as usize;
603    let n_rows = result.height as usize;
604    let n_depth = result.depth as usize;
605    let band_size = n_rows * n_cols * n_depth;
606
607    for (band_idx, mask) in result.valid_masks.iter().enumerate() {
608        if mask.is_all_valid() {
609            continue;
610        }
611        let band_offset = band_idx * band_size;
612        for i in 0..n_rows {
613            let row_start = band_offset + i * n_cols * n_depth;
614            for j in 0..n_cols {
615                let k = i * n_cols + j;
616                if !mask.is_valid(k) {
617                    let base = row_start + j * n_depth;
618                    for m in 0..n_depth {
619                        output[base + m] = nodata;
620                    }
621                }
622            }
623        }
624    }
625
626    Ok(result)
627}