ExCodecs.Compression.Lz4 (ex_codecs v0.2.3)

LZ4 compression codec (size-prepended lz4_flex blocks).

Not interchangeable with lz4frame / CLI .lz4 files unless they use the same size-prefix framing.

Options

:max_output_size — Maximum allowed decompressed size in bytes (default: 256 MiB).

Security

Do not decompress untrusted inputs without a tight :max_output_size.

Examples

iex> {:ok, compressed} = ExCodecs.encode(:lz4, "hello world")
iex> {:ok, decompressed} = ExCodecs.decode(:lz4, compressed)
iex> decompressed
"hello world"

Summary

Functions

__codec_info__()

Returns the registry metadata for the LZ4 codec.

decode(data, opts)

Decompresses LZ4 size-prepended data.

encode(data, opts)

Compresses a binary as a size-prepended lz4_flex block.

Functions

__codec_info__()

Returns the registry metadata for the LZ4 codec.

Arguments

This function takes no arguments.

Returns

An ExCodecs.Codec.t() with these LZ4-specific fields:

name: :lz4 and category: :compression
module: ExCodecs.Compression.Lz4
native?: true because compression runs in a NIF
streaming?: false because only complete blocks are supported
configurable?: false because this codec has no options
version: "lz4_flex-0.11" for the backend implementation

Raises / Exceptions

This function does not invoke the NIF and does not raise.

Examples

iex> ExCodecs.Compression.Lz4.__codec_info__()
%ExCodecs.Codec{
  name: :lz4,
  category: :compression,
  module: ExCodecs.Compression.Lz4,
  native?: true,
  streaming?: false,
  configurable?: false,
  version: "lz4_flex-0.11"
}

decode(data, opts)

Decompresses LZ4 size-prepended data.

Arguments

data (binary()) — a size-prepended lz4_flex block, normally produced by encode/2
opts (keyword()) — optional :max_output_size (positive integer bytes, default 256 MiB)

Returns

{:ok, decompressed :: binary()} on success
{:error, %ExCodecs.Error{reason: :invalid_data}} when data is not a binary, the NIF raises an argument error, or it returns an unexpected value
{:error, %ExCodecs.Error{reason: :invalid_options}} when :max_output_size is not a positive integer
{:error, %ExCodecs.Error{reason: :output_limit_exceeded}} when the claimed or actual size exceeds :max_output_size
{:error, %ExCodecs.Error{reason: :decompression_failed}} when the size prefix or compressed block is corrupt, truncated, or incompatible
{:error, %ExCodecs.Error{reason: :nif_not_loaded}} when the native library is unavailable

Raises / Exceptions

Argument guard failures and ErlangError/ArgumentError exceptions from the NIF call are converted to error tuples. Unexpected exception classes may propagate.

Examples

iex> payload = <<1, 2, 3, 4, 5>>
iex> {:ok, compressed} = ExCodecs.Compression.Lz4.encode(payload, [])
iex> ExCodecs.Compression.Lz4.decode(compressed, [])
{:ok, <<1, 2, 3, 4, 5>>}

iex> {:error, error} = ExCodecs.Compression.Lz4.decode(<<1, 2>>, [])
iex> error.reason
:decompression_failed

encode(data, opts)

Compresses a binary as a size-prepended lz4_flex block.

Arguments

data (binary()) — uncompressed bytes
opts (term()) — ignored by this direct function; callers using the codec behaviour or registry API should pass the keyword list []

Returns

{:ok, compressed :: binary()} containing the uncompressed-size prefix and LZ4 block
{:error, %ExCodecs.Error{reason: :invalid_data}} when data is not a binary, the NIF raises an argument error, or it returns an unexpected value
{:error, %ExCodecs.Error{reason: :nif_not_loaded}} when the native library is unavailable

Raises / Exceptions

Argument guard failures and ErlangError/ArgumentError exceptions from the NIF call are converted to error tuples. Unexpected exception classes may propagate.

Examples

iex> payload = "temperature=21.7"
iex> {:ok, compressed} = ExCodecs.Compression.Lz4.encode(payload, [])
iex> byte_size(compressed) > 4
true
iex> ExCodecs.Compression.Lz4.decode(compressed, [])
{:ok, "temperature=21.7"}