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authorYann Collet <cyan@fb.com>2018-02-27 23:23:27 -0800
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updated LZ4F_compressBound() documentation
to clarify it includes potentially buffered data.
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@@ -153,10 +153,13 @@ LZ4F_errorCode_t LZ4F_freeCompressionContext(LZ4F_cctx* cctx);
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<pre><b>size_t LZ4F_compressBound(size_t srcSize, const LZ4F_preferences_t* prefsPtr);
-</b><p> Provides minimum dstCapacity for a given srcSize to guarantee operation success in worst case scenarios.
- Estimation includes frame footer, which would be generated by LZ4F_compressEnd().
- Estimation doesn't include frame header, already generated by LZ4F_compressBegin().
+</b><p> Provides minimum dstCapacity required to guarantee compression success
+ given a srcSize and preferences, covering worst case scenario.
prefsPtr is optional : when NULL is provided, preferences will be set to cover worst case scenario.
+ Estimation is valid for either LZ4F_compressUpdate(), LZ4F_flush() or LZ4F_compressEnd(),
+ Estimation includes the possibility that internal buffer might already be filled by up to (blockSize-1) bytes.
+ It also includes frame footer (ending + checksum), which would have to be generated by LZ4F_compressEnd().
+ Estimation doesn't include frame header, as it was already generated by LZ4F_compressBegin().
Result is always the same for a srcSize and prefsPtr, so it can be trusted to size reusable buffers.
When srcSize==0, LZ4F_compressBound() provides an upper bound for LZ4F_flush() and LZ4F_compressEnd() operations.