/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac RunLength.java * Execution: java RunLength - < input.txt (compress) * Execution: java RunLength + < input.txt (expand) * Dependencies: BinaryIn.java BinaryOut.java * Data files: https://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/55compression/4runs.bin * https://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/55compression/q32x48.bin * https://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/55compression/q64x96.bin * * Compress or expand binary input from standard input using * run-length encoding. * * % java BinaryDump 40 < 4runs.bin * 0000000000000001111111000000011111111111 * 40 bits * * This has runs of 15 0s, 7 1s, 7 0s, and 11 1s. * * % java RunLength - < 4runs.bin | java HexDump * 0f 07 07 0b * 4 bytes * ******************************************************************************/ /** * The {@code RunLength} class provides static methods for compressing * and expanding a binary input using run-length coding with 8-bit * run lengths. *

* For additional documentation, * see Section 5.5 of * Algorithms, 4th Edition by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne. * * @author Robert Sedgewick * @author Kevin Wayne */ public class RunLength { private static final int R = 256; private static final int LG_R = 8; // Do not instantiate. private RunLength() { } /** * Reads a sequence of bits from standard input (that are encoded * using run-length encoding with 8-bit run lengths); decodes them; * and writes the results to standard output. */ public static void expand() { boolean b = false; while (!BinaryStdIn.isEmpty()) { int run = BinaryStdIn.readInt(LG_R); for (int i = 0; i < run; i++) BinaryStdOut.write(b); b = !b; } BinaryStdOut.close(); } /** * Reads a sequence of bits from standard input; compresses * them using run-length coding with 8-bit run lengths; and writes the * results to standard output. */ public static void compress() { char run = 0; boolean old = false; while (!BinaryStdIn.isEmpty()) { boolean b = BinaryStdIn.readBoolean(); if (b != old) { BinaryStdOut.write(run, LG_R); run = 1; old = !old; } else { if (run == R-1) { BinaryStdOut.write(run, LG_R); run = 0; BinaryStdOut.write(run, LG_R); } run++; } } BinaryStdOut.write(run, LG_R); BinaryStdOut.close(); } /** * Sample client that calls {@code compress()} if the command-line * argument is "-" an {@code expand()} if it is "+". * * @param args the command-line arguments */ public static void main(String[] args) { if (args[0].equals("-")) compress(); else if (args[0].equals("+")) expand(); else throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal command line argument"); } }