Issue #5784: Expand documentation and tests for zlib wbits parameter

Based on documentation by AM Kuchling.
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Martin Panter 2016-05-27 07:32:11 +00:00
parent 06198789a2
commit 0fdf41d847
4 changed files with 108 additions and 25 deletions

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@ -69,9 +69,22 @@ The available exception and functions in this module are:
*method* is the compression algorithm. Currently, the only supported value is
``DEFLATED``.
*wbits* is the base two logarithm of the size of the window buffer. This
should be an integer from ``8`` to ``15``. Higher values give better
compression, but use more memory.
The *wbits* argument controls the size of the history buffer (or the
"window size") used when compressing data, and whether a header and
trailer is included in the output. It can take several ranges of values:
* +9 to +15: The base-two logarithm of the window size, which
therefore ranges between 512 and 32768. Larger values produce
better compression at the expense of greater memory usage. The
resulting output will include a zlib-specific header and trailer.
* 9 to 15: Uses the absolute value of *wbits* as the
window size logarithm, while producing a raw output stream with no
header or trailing checksum.
* +25 to +31 = 16 + (9 to 15): Uses the low 4 bits of the value as the
window size logarithm, while including a basic :program:`gzip` header
and trailing checksum in the output.
The *memLevel* argument controls the amount of memory used for the
internal compression state. Valid values range from ``1`` to ``9``.
@ -113,20 +126,39 @@ The available exception and functions in this module are:
.. function:: decompress(data[, wbits[, bufsize]])
Decompresses the bytes in *data*, returning a bytes object containing the
uncompressed data. The *wbits* parameter controls the size of the window
buffer, and is discussed further below.
uncompressed data. The *wbits* parameter depends on
the format of *data*, and is discussed further below.
If *bufsize* is given, it is used as the initial size of the output
buffer. Raises the :exc:`error` exception if any error occurs.
The absolute value of *wbits* is the base two logarithm of the size of the
history buffer (the "window size") used when compressing data. Its absolute
value should be between 8 and 15 for the most recent versions of the zlib
library, larger values resulting in better compression at the expense of greater
memory usage. When decompressing a stream, *wbits* must not be smaller
.. _decompress-wbits:
The *wbits* parameter controls the size of the history buffer
(or "window size"), and what header and trailer format is expected.
It is similar to the parameter for :func:`compressobj`, but accepts
more ranges of values:
* +8 to +15: The base-two logarithm of the window size. The input
must include a zlib header and trailer.
* 0: Automatically determine the window size from the zlib header.
* 8 to 15: Uses the absolute value of *wbits* as the window size
logarithm. The input must be a raw stream with no header or trailer.
* +24 to +31 = 16 + (8 to 15): Uses the low 4 bits of the value as
the window size logarithm. The input must include a gzip header and
trailer.
* +40 to +47 = 32 + (8 to 15): Uses the low 4 bits of the value as
the window size logarithm, and automatically accepts either
the zlib or gzip format.
When decompressing a stream, the window size must not be smaller
than the size originally used to compress the stream; using a too-small
value will result in an exception. The default value is therefore the
highest value, 15. When *wbits* is negative, the standard
:program:`gzip` header is suppressed.
value may result in an :exc:`error` exception. The default *wbits* value
is 15, which corresponds to the largest window size and requires a zlib
header and trailer to be included.
*bufsize* is the initial size of the buffer used to hold decompressed data. If
more space is required, the buffer size will be increased as needed, so you
@ -139,7 +171,9 @@ The available exception and functions in this module are:
Returns a decompression object, to be used for decompressing data streams that
won't fit into memory at once.
The *wbits* parameter controls the size of the window buffer.
The *wbits* parameter controls the size of the history buffer (or the
"window size"), and what header and trailer format is expected. It has
the same meaning as `described for decompress() <#decompress-wbits>`__.
The *zdict* parameter specifies a predefined compression dictionary. If
provided, this must be the same dictionary as was used by the compressor that

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@ -680,6 +680,49 @@ class CompressObjectTestCase(BaseCompressTestCase, unittest.TestCase):
finally:
data = None
def test_wbits(self):
co = zlib.compressobj(level=1, wbits=15)
zlib15 = co.compress(HAMLET_SCENE) + co.flush()
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(zlib15, 15), HAMLET_SCENE)
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(zlib15, 0), HAMLET_SCENE)
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(zlib15, 32 + 15), HAMLET_SCENE)
with self.assertRaisesRegex(zlib.error, 'invalid window size'):
zlib.decompress(zlib15, 14)
dco = zlib.decompressobj(wbits=32 + 15)
self.assertEqual(dco.decompress(zlib15), HAMLET_SCENE)
dco = zlib.decompressobj(wbits=14)
with self.assertRaisesRegex(zlib.error, 'invalid window size'):
dco.decompress(zlib15)
co = zlib.compressobj(level=1, wbits=9)
zlib9 = co.compress(HAMLET_SCENE) + co.flush()
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(zlib9, 9), HAMLET_SCENE)
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(zlib9, 15), HAMLET_SCENE)
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(zlib9, 0), HAMLET_SCENE)
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(zlib9, 32 + 9), HAMLET_SCENE)
dco = zlib.decompressobj(wbits=32 + 9)
self.assertEqual(dco.decompress(zlib9), HAMLET_SCENE)
co = zlib.compressobj(level=1, wbits=-15)
deflate15 = co.compress(HAMLET_SCENE) + co.flush()
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(deflate15, -15), HAMLET_SCENE)
dco = zlib.decompressobj(wbits=-15)
self.assertEqual(dco.decompress(deflate15), HAMLET_SCENE)
co = zlib.compressobj(level=1, wbits=-9)
deflate9 = co.compress(HAMLET_SCENE) + co.flush()
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(deflate9, -9), HAMLET_SCENE)
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(deflate9, -15), HAMLET_SCENE)
dco = zlib.decompressobj(wbits=-9)
self.assertEqual(dco.decompress(deflate9), HAMLET_SCENE)
co = zlib.compressobj(level=1, wbits=16 + 15)
gzip = co.compress(HAMLET_SCENE) + co.flush()
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(gzip, 16 + 15), HAMLET_SCENE)
self.assertEqual(zlib.decompress(gzip, 32 + 15), HAMLET_SCENE)
dco = zlib.decompressobj(32 + 15)
self.assertEqual(dco.decompress(gzip), HAMLET_SCENE)
def genblock(seed, length, step=1024, generator=random):
"""length-byte stream of random data from a seed (in step-byte blocks)."""

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@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(zlib_decompress__doc__,
" data\n"
" Compressed data.\n"
" wbits\n"
" The window buffer size.\n"
" The window buffer size and container format.\n"
" bufsize\n"
" The initial output buffer size.");
@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(zlib_compressobj__doc__,
" method\n"
" The compression algorithm. If given, this must be DEFLATED.\n"
" wbits\n"
" The base two logarithm of the window size (range: 8..15).\n"
" +9 to +15: The base-two logarithm of the window size. Include a zlib\n"
" container.\n"
" -9 to -15: Generate a raw stream.\n"
" +25 to +31: Include a gzip container.\n"
" memLevel\n"
" Controls the amount of memory used for internal compression state.\n"
" Valid values range from 1 to 9. Higher values result in higher memory\n"
@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(zlib_decompressobj__doc__,
"Return a decompressor object.\n"
"\n"
" wbits\n"
" The window buffer size.\n"
" The window buffer size and container format.\n"
" zdict\n"
" The predefined compression dictionary. This must be the same\n"
" dictionary as used by the compressor that produced the input data.");
@ -439,4 +442,4 @@ exit:
#ifndef ZLIB_COMPRESS_COPY_METHODDEF
#define ZLIB_COMPRESS_COPY_METHODDEF
#endif /* !defined(ZLIB_COMPRESS_COPY_METHODDEF) */
/*[clinic end generated code: output=cf81e1deae3af0ce input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
/*[clinic end generated code: output=f31627b314a7bd2f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/

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@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ zlib.decompress
data: Py_buffer
Compressed data.
wbits: int(c_default="MAX_WBITS") = MAX_WBITS
The window buffer size.
The window buffer size and container format.
bufsize: capped_uint(c_default="DEF_BUF_SIZE") = DEF_BUF_SIZE
The initial output buffer size.
/
@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ Returns a bytes object containing the uncompressed data.
static PyObject *
zlib_decompress_impl(PyModuleDef *module, Py_buffer *data, int wbits,
unsigned int bufsize)
/*[clinic end generated code: output=444d0987f3429574 input=da095118b3243b27]*/
/*[clinic end generated code: output=444d0987f3429574 input=75123b0d4ff0541d]*/
{
PyObject *result_str = NULL;
Byte *input;
@ -396,7 +396,10 @@ zlib.compressobj
method: int(c_default="DEFLATED") = DEFLATED
The compression algorithm. If given, this must be DEFLATED.
wbits: int(c_default="MAX_WBITS") = MAX_WBITS
The base two logarithm of the window size (range: 8..15).
+9 to +15: The base-two logarithm of the window size. Include a zlib
container.
-9 to -15: Generate a raw stream.
+25 to +31: Include a gzip container.
memLevel: int(c_default="DEF_MEM_LEVEL") = DEF_MEM_LEVEL
Controls the amount of memory used for internal compression state.
Valid values range from 1 to 9. Higher values result in higher memory
@ -414,7 +417,7 @@ Return a compressor object.
static PyObject *
zlib_compressobj_impl(PyModuleDef *module, int level, int method, int wbits,
int memLevel, int strategy, Py_buffer *zdict)
/*[clinic end generated code: output=2949bbb9a5723ccd input=de2ffab6e910cd8b]*/
/*[clinic end generated code: output=2949bbb9a5723ccd input=2fa3d026f90ab8d5]*/
{
compobject *self = NULL;
int err;
@ -475,7 +478,7 @@ zlib_compressobj_impl(PyModuleDef *module, int level, int method, int wbits,
zlib.decompressobj
wbits: int(c_default="MAX_WBITS") = MAX_WBITS
The window buffer size.
The window buffer size and container format.
zdict: object(c_default="NULL") = b''
The predefined compression dictionary. This must be the same
dictionary as used by the compressor that produced the input data.
@ -485,7 +488,7 @@ Return a decompressor object.
static PyObject *
zlib_decompressobj_impl(PyModuleDef *module, int wbits, PyObject *zdict)
/*[clinic end generated code: output=8ccd583fbd631798 input=67f05145a6920127]*/
/*[clinic end generated code: output=8ccd583fbd631798 input=d3832b8511fc977b]*/
{
int err;
compobject *self;
@ -1329,7 +1332,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(zlib_module_documentation,
"decompress(string,[wbits],[bufsize]) -- Decompresses a compressed string.\n"
"decompressobj([wbits[, zdict]]]) -- Return a decompressor object.\n"
"\n"
"'wbits' is window buffer size.\n"
"'wbits' is window buffer size and container format.\n"
"Compressor objects support compress() and flush() methods; decompressor\n"
"objects support decompress() and flush().");