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lib/huffman.ex
defmodule Huffman do
alias Huffman.Tree
import Huffman.Helpers
@doc """
Encodes the supplied binary, returning the encoded binary and the binary
code => key mappings.
Example:
iex> {encoded, keys} = Huffman.encode "Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive."
iex> encoded
<<120, 78, 203, 140, 247, 7, 234, 91, 183, 29, 114, 181, 92, 94, 208, 67, 14::size(6)>>
iex> keys
%{<<0::size(3)>> => "i", <<2::size(4)>> => "r", <<3::size(4)>> => "s",
<<4::size(4)>> => "l", <<5::size(4)>> => "p", <<12::size(5)>> => "W",
<<13::size(5)>> => "b", <<14::size(5)>> => ".", <<15::size(5)>> => "L",
<<16::size(5)>> => "v", <<17::size(5)>> => "y", <<18::size(5)>> => "h",
<<19::size(5)>> => "n", <<10::size(4)>> => "t", <<11::size(4)>> => "a",
<<6::size(3)>> => "e", <<7::size(3)>> => " "}
"""
def encode(bin) do
tree = Tree.new(byte_frequencies(bin))
encoded = do_encode(bin, Tree.to_map(tree, :keys))
{encoded, Tree.to_map(tree, :codes)}
end
defp do_encode(bin, keys) when is_map(keys) and is_binary(bin) do
do_encode(bin, keys, <<>>)
end
defp do_encode(<<>>, _keys, encoded), do: encoded
defp do_encode(<<byte::bytes-size(1), rest::binary>>, keys, encoded) do
encoded_byte = Map.get(keys, byte)
do_encode(rest, keys, <<encoded::bits, encoded_byte::bits>>)
end
@doc """
Taking a set of keys and an encoded binary, turns it back into text.
Example
iex> {encoded, keys} = Huffman.encode "Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive."
iex> Huffman.decode encoded, keys
"Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive."
"""
def decode(encoded, keys) do
do_decode(encoded, keys)
end
def do_decode(encoded, keys) do
tree = Tree.from_codes(Map.to_list(keys))
do_decode(encoded, tree, <<>>)
end
def do_decode(<<>>, _tree, decoded), do: decoded
def do_decode(encoded, tree, decoded) do
{decoded_byte, rest} = Tree.get_key(tree, encoded)
do_decode(rest, tree, decoded <> decoded_byte)
end
end