NAME
Compress::Huffman::Binary - Binary-only Huffman coding
SYNOPSIS
use FindBin '$Bin';
use Compress::Huffman::Binary ':all';
my $input = 'something or another';
my $output = huffman_encode ($input);
my $roundtrip = huffman_decode ($output);
if ($input eq $roundtrip) {
print "OK.\n";
}
else {
print "FAIL!\n";
}produces output
OK.(This example is included as synopsis.pl in the distribution.)
VERSION
This documents version 0.00_02 of Compress::Huffman::Binary corresponding to git commit fb0fc8543c07cdb20043149189faee34bd1a1592 released on Tue Sep 27 11:28:52 2016 +0900.
DESCRIPTION
This is a binary-only version of Compress::Huffman, written in C, which supports encoding of input to a file.
FUNCTIONS
huffman_encode
my $out = huffman_encode ($in);huffman_decode
my $out = huffman_decode ($in);EXPORTS
"huffman_encode" and "huffman_decode" are exported on request.
AUTHOR
Ben Bullock, <bkb@cpan.org>
Request
If you'd like to see this module continued, let me know that you're using it. For example, send an email, write a bug report, star the project's github repository, add a patch, add a ++ on Metacpan.org, or write a rating at CPAN ratings. It really does make a difference. Thanks.
COPYRIGHT & LICENCE
This package and associated files are copyright (C) 2016 Ben Bullock.
You can use, copy, modify and redistribute this package and associated files under the Perl Artistic Licence or the GNU General Public Licence.
This module is based on https://github.com/drichardson/huffman by Doug Richardson. The licence for that software is as follows:
Copyright (c) 2007, Douglas Ryan Richardson, Gauss Interprise, Inc
All rights reserved.
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 Gauss Interprise, Inc nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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