src/base/compression/base.hh

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 * Authors: Erik Hallnor
 *          Nathan Binkert
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#ifndef __BASE_COMPRESSION_BASE_HH__
#define __BASE_COMPRESSION_BASE_HH__

/**
 * @file
 * This file defines a base (abstract virtual) compression algorithm object.
 */

#include "base/types.hh"

/**
 * Abstract virtual compression algorithm object.
 */
class CompressionAlgorithm
{
  public:
    virtual ~CompressionAlgorithm() {}

    /**
     * Uncompress the data, causes a fatal since no data should be compressed.
     * @param dest The output buffer.
     * @param src  The compressed data.
     * @param size The number of bytes in src.
     *
     * @retval The size of the uncompressed data.
     */
    virtual int uncompress(uint8_t * dest, uint8_t *src, int size) = 0;

    /**
     * Compress the data, just returns the source data.
     * @param dest The output buffer.
     * @param src  The data to be compressed.
     * @param size The number of bytes in src.
     *
     * @retval The size of the compressed data.
     */
    virtual int compress(uint8_t *dest, uint8_t *src, int size) = 0;
};

#endif //__BASE_COMPRESSION_BASE_HH__