Struct variable_size_byte_writer::VariableSizeByteWriter

pub struct VariableSizeByteWriter { /* fields omitted */ }

VariableSizeByteWriter provides functions for writing variable-size bytes into io::Write traited targets.

Writes are internally buffered and so the usage of any additional buffering such as std::io::BufWriter is not recommended.

Note that VariableSizeByteWriter does not flush its internal buffer when dropped.

Examples

Writing some unconventionally sized bytes into Vec<u8>

use variable_size_byte_writer::*;

let mut target = Vec::new();
let mut writer = VariableSizeByteWriter::new();
let bytes = [(0x3F, 6),(0x1AFF, 13),(0x7, 3)];

bytes
    .iter()
    .for_each(|&(byte, bits)|
        writer.write(&mut target, byte, bits).unwrap()
    );

let mut padding = 0;
writer
    .flush_all_bytes(&mut target, &mut padding)
    .unwrap();

assert_eq!(padding, 2);
assert_eq!(target[..], [0xFF, 0xBF, 0x3E]);

Writing a series of 7bit bytes into a file

use std::fs::File;
use variable_size_byte_writer::*;

let mut writer = VariableSizeByteWriter::new();
let mut file = File::create("path").unwrap();

for variable in 0..0x8F {
    writer.write(&mut file, variable, 7).unwrap();
}

let mut padding = 0;
writer
    .flush_all_bytes(&mut file, &mut padding)
    .unwrap();

Methods

impl VariableSizeByteWriter

fn new() -> Self

Creates a new instance of VariableSizeByteWriter with a default internal buffer size.

Examples

use variable_size_byte_writer::*;

let writer = VariableSizeByteWriter::new();

fn with_specified_capacity(cap: usize) -> Self

Creates a new instance of VariableSizeByteWriter with a specific internal buffer size.

Examples

use variable_size_byte_writer::*;

let writer = VariableSizeByteWriter::with_specified_capacity(4096);

fn write<T>(&mut self, writer: &mut T, variable: u64, bits: u32) -> Result<()> where
    T: Write, 

Writes a variable-sized byte variable with a specific length of bits into the given target.

The operation is buffered and the buffer must eventually be flushed with the flush_all_bytes function.

The padding of the variable must be clean as in all zeroes.

The function might fail once the internal buffer fills up and is flushed into the given target.

Examples

use std::fs::File;
use variable_size_byte_writer::*;

let mut writer = VariableSizeByteWriter::new();
let mut file = File::create("path")?;

writer.write(&mut file, 0x71CFFABFF, 35)?;

fn flush_all_bytes<T>(
    &mut self,
    writer: &mut T,
    padding: &mut u32
) -> Result<()> where
    T: Write, 

Flushes the remaining internal buffer to the given target.

The function might fail, successfully flushing none or some of the internal buffer. If the flush fails, the internal buffer remains intact and contains the content that failed to flush.

The padding required to fill the last partial byte can be captured into the argument padding. The padding is only valid if the function return without an error.

Examples

use std::fs::File;
use variable_size_byte_writer::*;

let mut writer = VariableSizeByteWriter::new();
let mut file = File::create("path")?;

writer.write(&mut file, 0x71CFFABFF, 35)?;
writer.write(&mut file, 0xFFA, 16)?;
writer.write(&mut file, 0xF1CFFABCD, 39)?;

let mut padding = 0;
writer.flush_all_bytes(&mut file, &mut padding)?;