qcompressor.cpp

//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2690328/qt-quncompress-gzip-data

#include "qcompressor.h"

/**
 * @brief Compresses the given buffer using the standard GZIP algorithm
 * @param input The buffer to be compressed
 * @param output The result of the compression
 * @param level The compression level to be used (@c 0 = no compression, @c 9 = max, @c -1 = default)
 * @return @c true if the compression was successful, @c false otherwise
 */
bool QCompressor::gzipCompress(QByteArray input, QByteArray &output, int level)
{
    // Prepare output
    output.clear();

    // Is there something to do?
    if(input.length())
    {
        // Declare vars
        int flush = 0;

        // Prepare deflater status
        z_stream strm;
        strm.zalloc = Z_NULL;
        strm.zfree = Z_NULL;
        strm.opaque = Z_NULL;
        strm.avail_in = 0;
        strm.next_in = Z_NULL;

        // Initialize deflater
        int ret = deflateInit2(&strm, qMax(-1, qMin(9, level)), Z_DEFLATED, GZIP_WINDOWS_BIT, 8, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY);

        if (ret != Z_OK)
            return(false);

        // Prepare output
        output.clear();

        // Extract pointer to input data
        char *input_data = input.data();
        int input_data_left = input.length();

        // Compress data until available
        do {
            // Determine current chunk size
            int chunk_size = qMin(GZIP_CHUNK_SIZE, input_data_left);

            // Set deflater references
            strm.next_in = (unsigned char*)input_data;
            strm.avail_in = chunk_size;

            // Update interval variables
            input_data += chunk_size;
            input_data_left -= chunk_size;

            // Determine if it is the last chunk
            flush = (input_data_left <= 0 ? Z_FINISH : Z_NO_FLUSH);

            // Deflate chunk and cumulate output
            do {

                // Declare vars
                char out[GZIP_CHUNK_SIZE];

                // Set deflater references
                strm.next_out = (unsigned char*)out;
                strm.avail_out = GZIP_CHUNK_SIZE;

                // Try to deflate chunk
                ret = deflate(&strm, flush);

                // Check errors
                if(ret == Z_STREAM_ERROR)
                {
                    // Clean-up
                    deflateEnd(&strm);

                    // Return
                    return(false);
                }

                // Determine compressed size
                int have = (GZIP_CHUNK_SIZE - strm.avail_out);

                // Cumulate result
                if(have > 0)
                    output.append((char*)out, have);

            } while (strm.avail_out == 0);

        } while (flush != Z_FINISH);

        // Clean-up
        (void)deflateEnd(&strm);

        // Return
        return(ret == Z_STREAM_END);
    }
    else
        return(true);
}

/**
 * @brief Decompresses the given buffer using the standard GZIP algorithm
 * @param input The buffer to be decompressed
 * @param output The result of the decompression
 * @return @c true if the decompression was successfull, @c false otherwise
 */
bool QCompressor::gzipDecompress(QByteArray input, QByteArray &output)
{
    // Prepare output
    output.clear();

    // Is there something to do?
    if(input.length() > 0)
    {
        // Prepare inflater status
        z_stream strm;
        strm.zalloc = Z_NULL;
        strm.zfree = Z_NULL;
        strm.opaque = Z_NULL;
        strm.avail_in = 0;
        strm.next_in = Z_NULL;

        // Initialize inflater
        int ret = inflateInit2(&strm, GZIP_WINDOWS_BIT);

        if (ret != Z_OK)
            return(false);

        // Extract pointer to input data
        char *input_data = input.data();
        int input_data_left = input.length();

        // Decompress data until available
        do {
            // Determine current chunk size
            int chunk_size = qMin(GZIP_CHUNK_SIZE, input_data_left);

            // Check for termination
            if(chunk_size <= 0)
                break;

            // Set inflater references
            strm.next_in = (unsigned char*)input_data;
            strm.avail_in = chunk_size;

            // Update interval variables
            input_data += chunk_size;
            input_data_left -= chunk_size;

            // Inflate chunk and cumulate output
            do {

                // Declare vars
                char out[GZIP_CHUNK_SIZE];

                // Set inflater references
                strm.next_out = (unsigned char*)out;
                strm.avail_out = GZIP_CHUNK_SIZE;

                // Try to inflate chunk
                ret = inflate(&strm, Z_NO_FLUSH);

                switch (ret) {
                case Z_NEED_DICT:
                    ret = Z_DATA_ERROR;
                case Z_DATA_ERROR:
                case Z_MEM_ERROR:
                case Z_STREAM_ERROR:
                    // Clean-up
                    inflateEnd(&strm);

                    // Return
                    return(false);
                }

                // Determine decompressed size
                int have = (GZIP_CHUNK_SIZE - strm.avail_out);

                // Cumulate result
                if(have > 0)
                    output.append((char*)out, have);

            } while (strm.avail_out == 0);

        } while (ret != Z_STREAM_END);

        // Clean-up
        inflateEnd(&strm);

        // Return
        return (ret == Z_STREAM_END);
    }
    else
        return(true);
}