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+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 Martin Gieseking <martin.gieseking@uos.de>.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * Plain C interface (a wrapper around the C++ implementation).
+ */
+
+#ifndef THIRD_PARTY_SNAPPY_OPENSOURCE_SNAPPY_C_H_
+#define THIRD_PARTY_SNAPPY_OPENSOURCE_SNAPPY_C_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return values; see the documentation for each function to know
+ * what each can return.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+  SNAPPY_OK = 0,
+  SNAPPY_INVALID_INPUT = 1,
+  SNAPPY_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL = 2
+} snappy_status;
+
+/*
+ * Takes the data stored in "input[0..input_length-1]" and stores
+ * it in the array pointed to by "compressed".
+ *
+ * <compressed_length> signals the space available in "compressed".
+ * If it is not at least equal to "snappy_max_compressed_length(input_length)",
+ * SNAPPY_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL is returned. After successful compression,
+ * <compressed_length> contains the true length of the compressed output,
+ * and SNAPPY_OK is returned.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *   size_t output_length = snappy_max_compressed_length(input_length);
+ *   char* output = (char*)malloc(output_length);
+ *   if (snappy_compress(input, input_length, output, &output_length)
+ *       == SNAPPY_OK) {
+ *     ... Process(output, output_length) ...
+ *   }
+ *   free(output);
+ */
+snappy_status snappy_compress(const char* input,
+                              size_t input_length,
+                              char* compressed,
+                              size_t* compressed_length);
+
+/*
+ * Given data in "compressed[0..compressed_length-1]" generated by
+ * calling the snappy_compress routine, this routine stores
+ * the uncompressed data to
+ *   uncompressed[0..uncompressed_length-1].
+ * Returns failure (a value not equal to SNAPPY_OK) if the message
+ * is corrupted and could not be decrypted.
+ *
+ * <uncompressed_length> signals the space available in "uncompressed".
+ * If it is not at least equal to the value returned by
+ * snappy_uncompressed_length for this stream, SNAPPY_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL
+ * is returned. After successful decompression, <uncompressed_length>
+ * contains the true length of the decompressed output.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *   size_t output_length;
+ *   if (snappy_uncompressed_length(input, input_length, &output_length)
+ *       != SNAPPY_OK) {
+ *     ... fail ...
+ *   }
+ *   char* output = (char*)malloc(output_length);
+ *   if (snappy_uncompress(input, input_length, output, &output_length)
+ *       == SNAPPY_OK) {
+ *     ... Process(output, output_length) ...
+ *   }
+ *   free(output);
+ */
+snappy_status snappy_uncompress(const char* compressed,
+                                size_t compressed_length,
+                                char* uncompressed,
+                                size_t* uncompressed_length);
+
+/*
+ * Returns the maximal size of the compressed representation of
+ * input data that is "source_length" bytes in length.
+ */
+size_t snappy_max_compressed_length(size_t source_length);
+
+/*
+ * REQUIRES: "compressed[]" was produced by snappy_compress()
+ * Returns SNAPPY_OK and stores the length of the uncompressed data in
+ * *result normally. Returns SNAPPY_INVALID_INPUT on parsing error.
+ * This operation takes O(1) time.
+ */
+snappy_status snappy_uncompressed_length(const char* compressed,
+                                         size_t compressed_length,
+                                         size_t* result);
+
+/*
+ * Check if the contents of "compressed[]" can be uncompressed successfully.
+ * Does not return the uncompressed data; if so, returns SNAPPY_OK,
+ * or if not, returns SNAPPY_INVALID_INPUT.
+ * Takes time proportional to compressed_length, but is usually at least a
+ * factor of four faster than actual decompression.
+ */
+snappy_status snappy_validate_compressed_buffer(const char* compressed,
+                                                size_t compressed_length);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}  // extern "C"
+#endif
+
+#endif  /* THIRD_PARTY_SNAPPY_OPENSOURCE_SNAPPY_C_H_ */