| 1 | // Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Alexander Medvednikov. All rights reserved. |
| 2 | // Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license |
| 3 | // that can be found in the LICENSE file. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | // Module huffman builds canonical Huffman codes from a per-symbol array of bit |
| 6 | // lengths. This is the assignment step shared by RFC 1951 (DEFLATE, used by |
| 7 | // compress.deflate / zlib / gzip) and RFC 7541 Appendix B (HPACK, used by the |
| 8 | // HTTP/2 code in net.http): given only the lengths, both standards rebuild the |
| 9 | // exact same codes via the `bl_count` / `next_code` algorithm (RFC 1951 §3.2.2). |
| 10 | // |
| 11 | // What the two callers do NOT share — and therefore what this module is |
| 12 | // parameterized by — is the maximum code length (DEFLATE caps at 15 bits and |
| 13 | // decodes via a flat 2^max_bits table; HPACK goes up to 30 bits, where a flat |
| 14 | // table is infeasible) and the bit order (DEFLATE is LSB-first and bit-reverses |
| 15 | // every code, HPACK is MSB-first). The bit I/O loops and codec-specific |
| 16 | // semantics (EOS/padding, end-of-block, extra bits, distance alphabets) stay in |
| 17 | // the callers. |
| 18 | module huffman |
| 19 | |
| 20 | // BitOrder selects how a code's bits are laid out in the returned `u32`. |
| 21 | pub enum BitOrder { |
| 22 | // msb_first keeps the canonical code as-is: the first transmitted bit is |
| 23 | // the most-significant bit of the code (RFC 7541 / HPACK). |
| 24 | msb_first |
| 25 | // lsb_first reverses each code within its length, so the first transmitted |
| 26 | // bit is the least-significant bit (RFC 1951 / DEFLATE). This is the form a |
| 27 | // flat LSB-first decode table is indexed by. |
| 28 | lsb_first |
| 29 | } |
| 30 | |
| 31 | // Config parameterizes build(). All fields are required and have no defaults: |
| 32 | // the two callers have intentionally different requirements (15 vs 30 bits, |
| 33 | // LSB vs MSB), so an implicit default would silently fit only one of them. |
| 34 | @[params] |
| 35 | pub struct Config { |
| 36 | pub: |
| 37 | lengths []int @[required] // per-symbol code length in bits; 0 marks an unused symbol |
| 38 | max_bits int @[required] // maximum allowed code length; must be >= every nonzero length |
| 39 | bit_order BitOrder @[required] // .msb_first (HPACK) or .lsb_first (DEFLATE) |
| 40 | } |
| 41 | |
| 42 | // Table is the result of build(): the canonical code for every symbol, plus the |
| 43 | // metadata a caller needs to drive its own bit I/O and to build a decode |
| 44 | // structure (flat_table() for small max_bits, decode_map() otherwise). |
| 45 | @[noinit] |
| 46 | pub struct Table { |
| 47 | pub: |
| 48 | codes []u32 // per-symbol code, right-aligned in a u32, in `bit_order` |
| 49 | lengths []int // per-symbol bit length (a copy of the input) |
| 50 | max_bits int |
| 51 | bit_order BitOrder |
| 52 | } |
| 53 | |
| 54 | // max_flat_bits is the largest max_bits for which flat_table() will |
| 55 | // allocate a table (2^max_bits entries). DEFLATE's 15 fits; HPACK's 30 does |
| 56 | // not and must use decode_map() / a bit-at-a-time decoder instead. |
| 57 | pub const max_flat_bits = 18 |
| 58 | |
| 59 | // flat_invalid_entry marks a flat_table() slot that no code maps to. |
| 60 | pub const flat_invalid_entry = u32(0xffff_ffff) |
| 61 | |
| 62 | // flat_length_bits is how many low bits of a flat_table() entry hold the |
| 63 | // code length; the symbol is stored in the remaining high bits. 5 bits hold |
| 64 | // lengths up to 31, covering every max_bits <= max_flat_bits. |
| 65 | pub const flat_length_bits = 5 |
| 66 | |
| 67 | // next_codes validates `lengths` against `max_bits` and returns the canonical |
| 68 | // starting code for each length (RFC 1951 §3.2.2): next_code[l] is the code the |
| 69 | // first symbol of length l receives, and callers post-increment it per symbol. |
| 70 | // It also reports whether the code is `complete` (uses the whole code space, |
| 71 | // i.e. the Kraft inequality holds with equality), which lets flat_table() skip |
| 72 | // pre-filling the table. It is the single source of truth for the code |
| 73 | // assignment shared by build() and flat_table(). Errors on max_bits < 1 or |
| 74 | // > 32, a negative length or one exceeding max_bits, or an over-subscribed code |
| 75 | // (Kraft inequality); an incomplete (under-subscribed) code is allowed, as both |
| 76 | // DEFLATE and HPACK use. |
| 77 | fn next_codes(lengths []int, max_bits int) !([]u32, bool) { |
| 78 | if max_bits < 1 { |
| 79 | return error('huffman: max_bits must be >= 1, got ${max_bits}') |
| 80 | } |
| 81 | if max_bits > 32 { |
| 82 | return error('huffman: max_bits ${max_bits} exceeds 32 (u32 code storage)') |
| 83 | } |
| 84 | mut bl_count := []int{len: max_bits + 1} |
| 85 | for sym, l in lengths { |
| 86 | if l < 0 { |
| 87 | return error('huffman: negative length ${l} for symbol ${sym}') |
| 88 | } |
| 89 | if l > max_bits { |
| 90 | return error('huffman: length ${l} for symbol ${sym} exceeds max_bits ${max_bits}') |
| 91 | } |
| 92 | if l > 0 { |
| 93 | bl_count[l]++ |
| 94 | } |
| 95 | } |
| 96 | // Kraft inequality: sum over used symbols of 2^(max_bits - len) must not |
| 97 | // exceed 2^max_bits, i.e. the code must not be over-subscribed. left == 0 at |
| 98 | // the end means the code is complete (covers every index of a flat table). |
| 99 | mut left := u64(1) << max_bits |
| 100 | for bits in 1 .. max_bits + 1 { |
| 101 | used := u64(bl_count[bits]) << (max_bits - bits) |
| 102 | if used > left { |
| 103 | return error('huffman: over-subscribed code (lengths exceed the code space)') |
| 104 | } |
| 105 | left -= used |
| 106 | } |
| 107 | mut next_code := []u32{len: max_bits + 1} |
| 108 | mut c := u32(0) |
| 109 | for bits in 1 .. max_bits + 1 { |
| 110 | c = (c + u32(bl_count[bits - 1])) << 1 |
| 111 | next_code[bits] = c |
| 112 | } |
| 113 | return next_code, left == 0 |
| 114 | } |
| 115 | |
| 116 | // build assigns a canonical Huffman code to every symbol from its bit length. |
| 117 | // Symbols with length 0 are unused and get code 0. It returns the codes plus |
| 118 | // the metadata for a decode structure; use it when you need the per-symbol |
| 119 | // codes (e.g. HPACK encoding) and/or decode_map(). Callers that only want a |
| 120 | // flat decode table should use flat_table(), which avoids materializing the |
| 121 | // codes array. See next_codes() for the validation rules. |
| 122 | pub fn build(cfg Config) !Table { |
| 123 | mut next_code, _ := next_codes(cfg.lengths, cfg.max_bits)! |
| 124 | mut codes := []u32{len: cfg.lengths.len} |
| 125 | for sym, l in cfg.lengths { |
| 126 | if l == 0 { |
| 127 | continue |
| 128 | } |
| 129 | code := next_code[l] |
| 130 | next_code[l]++ |
| 131 | codes[sym] = if cfg.bit_order == .lsb_first { bit_reverse(code, l) } else { code } |
| 132 | } |
| 133 | return Table{ |
| 134 | codes: codes |
| 135 | lengths: cfg.lengths.clone() |
| 136 | max_bits: cfg.max_bits |
| 137 | bit_order: cfg.bit_order |
| 138 | } |
| 139 | } |
| 140 | |
| 141 | // flat_table builds a 2^max_bits lookup table for fast decode of short codes |
| 142 | // (the DEFLATE strategy), directly from the lengths. Each entry is |
| 143 | // `(symbol << flat_length_bits) | length`, or flat_invalid_entry for indices no |
| 144 | // code reaches. The table is indexed by the next max_bits bits read from the |
| 145 | // stream in `bit_order`. It returns an error if max_bits > max_flat_bits, since |
| 146 | // the table would be prohibitively large (use build() + decode_map() instead). |
| 147 | // |
| 148 | // Unlike build(), this allocates no per-symbol codes array and does not copy |
| 149 | // the lengths: it assigns each code inline while filling the table, so a hot |
| 150 | // caller rebuilding a tree per block (compress.deflate) pays no extra |
| 151 | // allocation over hand-rolling the loop. |
| 152 | pub fn flat_table(cfg Config) ![]u32 { |
| 153 | if cfg.max_bits > max_flat_bits { |
| 154 | return error('huffman: max_bits ${cfg.max_bits} > max_flat_bits ${max_flat_bits}; use build() + decode_map()') |
| 155 | } |
| 156 | mut next_code, complete := next_codes(cfg.lengths, cfg.max_bits)! |
| 157 | table_size := 1 << cfg.max_bits |
| 158 | // A complete code writes every table slot, so the invalid pre-fill is dead |
| 159 | // work; allocate zeroed (vcalloc) and skip it. An incomplete code leaves |
| 160 | // gaps that must read back as flat_invalid_entry, so it pays the fill. |
| 161 | mut table := if complete { |
| 162 | []u32{len: table_size} |
| 163 | } else { |
| 164 | []u32{len: table_size, init: flat_invalid_entry} |
| 165 | } |
| 166 | for sym, l in cfg.lengths { |
| 167 | if l == 0 { |
| 168 | continue |
| 169 | } |
| 170 | raw := next_code[l] |
| 171 | next_code[l]++ |
| 172 | entry := (u32(sym) << flat_length_bits) | u32(l) |
| 173 | // The (max_bits - l) bits beyond the code are don't-cares, so a code of |
| 174 | // length l fills 2^(max_bits - l) table slots. Where those slots sit |
| 175 | // depends on bit_order: LSB-first codes occupy every index whose low l |
| 176 | // bits match the code (stride by 2^l); MSB-first codes occupy a |
| 177 | // contiguous block whose high l bits match the code. |
| 178 | if cfg.bit_order == .lsb_first { |
| 179 | step := 1 << l |
| 180 | mut idx := int(bit_reverse(raw, l)) |
| 181 | for idx < table_size { |
| 182 | table[idx] = entry |
| 183 | idx += step |
| 184 | } |
| 185 | } else { |
| 186 | block := 1 << (cfg.max_bits - l) |
| 187 | base := int(raw) * block |
| 188 | for k in 0 .. block { |
| 189 | table[base + k] = entry |
| 190 | } |
| 191 | } |
| 192 | } |
| 193 | return table |
| 194 | } |
| 195 | |
| 196 | // decode_map builds a map from a packed (length, code) key to its symbol, for |
| 197 | // codecs whose max_bits is too large for a flat table (HPACK's 30 bits). The |
| 198 | // key is `(u64(length) << 32) | code`; a decoder accumulates bits MSB-first and |
| 199 | // looks up after each bit. Only defined for .msb_first tables, where the |
| 200 | // accumulated value matches the stored code; it returns an error otherwise. |
| 201 | pub fn (t Table) decode_map() !map[u64]int { |
| 202 | if t.bit_order != .msb_first { |
| 203 | return error('huffman: decode_map requires .msb_first bit order') |
| 204 | } |
| 205 | mut m := map[u64]int{} |
| 206 | for sym, l in t.lengths { |
| 207 | if l == 0 { |
| 208 | continue |
| 209 | } |
| 210 | m[(u64(l) << 32) | u64(t.codes[sym])] = sym |
| 211 | } |
| 212 | return m |
| 213 | } |
| 214 | |
| 215 | // bit_reverse reverses the low `n` bits of `v` (used to convert a canonical |
| 216 | // MSB-first code into the LSB-first form a DEFLATE bit reader consumes). |
| 217 | fn bit_reverse(v u32, n int) u32 { |
| 218 | mut r := u32(0) |
| 219 | mut val := v |
| 220 | for _ in 0 .. n { |
| 221 | r = (r << 1) | (val & 1) |
| 222 | val >>= 1 |
| 223 | } |
| 224 | return r |
| 225 | } |
| 226 | |