Compress::LZW::Progressive - Progressive LZW-like compression
use Compress::LZW::Progressive; my $codec = Compress::LZW::Progressive->new(); my $compressed = $codec->compress($data);
This module implements a progressive LZW-like compression technique. The progressive nature means that, in general, the more times you call $codec->compress(), the more efficient the codec will get (more highly compressed the data will be).
The codec is LZW-like because it has the following differences with Compress::LZW:
- Compressor can request the decompressor to delete a certain number of least frequently used codes - Stream will have a end_segment codeword at the end of a segment - Number of bits used is predefined, and cannot change.
Creates a new codec for compressing and/or decompressing
bits => $num_bits (default 16)
Number of bits to use in dictionary entries. Generally this will be between 12-16. The greater the number of bits, the more dictionary entries can be held (2^^$num_bits entries), and therefore the larger memory requirements necessary on compression and decompression. Additionally, the more bits used, the easier it is for the decompressor to decompress.
debug => $boolean (default 0)
If true, will print debug information to STDOUT.
Reset the state of the compressor/decompressor. If $which is either 'compress' or 'decompress', it'll only reset that part. Otherwise, it'll reset both.
Compress or decompress the string given and return the (de)compressed data.
Prints efficiency statistics: how compressed the data is, how many code words used, how many Kb the dictionary is occupying in memory. If $show_phrases is true, it'll also spit out phrase length statistics in the dictionary.
For more efficiency, the codec should support outputting codes over less than two bytes. For example, a 12 bit compressed segment would be better expressed using 1.5 bytes per code, since you're not going to be using 4 bits of each output code using "pack 'S*'".
The LZW algorithim implemented here is not compatible with any other LZW implementation. It is a slight varient from that implemented in Compress::LZW, but don't expect it to work with any other LZW compressed data.
Copyright (c) 2006 Eric Waters and XMission LLC (http://www.xmission.com/). All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.
Eric Waters <ewaters@uarc.com>
To install Compress::LZW::Progressive, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Compress::LZW::Progressive
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Compress::LZW::Progressive
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.