-r reverses both input and output

backward unpacker + example extended

compare-variants

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 configs = [
     [:master, '-b'],
-    [:z80, '-b']
+    [:z80, '-b'],
+    [:z80, ['-b', '-r']],
+    ['old-prob-update', '-b']
 ]
 
 files = Dir[ARGV[0] + '/*'].select {|f| !(f =~ /\.txt$/) }
@@ -34,8 +36,8 @@ for config in configs
     config_results = []
     results << config_results
     for file in files
-        if system('cargo', 'run', '--release', 'pack', '-l', '9', config[1], file, '/tmp/out.upk') &&
+        if system(*['cargo', 'run', '--release', 'pack', '-l', '9', config[1], file, '/tmp/out.upk'].flatten) &&
-            system('cargo', 'run', '--release', 'unpack', config[1], '/tmp/out.upk', '/tmp/out.bin') &&
+            system(*['cargo', 'run', '--release', 'unpack', config[1], '/tmp/out.upk', '/tmp/out.bin'].flatten) &&
             File.read(file) == File.read('/tmp/out.bin')
             size = File.size('/tmp/out.upk')
             config_results << size

src/main.rs

@@ -10,16 +10,20 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         Some("pack") => {
             let level = args.opt_value_from_str(["-l", "--level"])?.unwrap_or(2u8);
             let use_bitstream = args.contains(["-b", "--bitstream"]);
+            let reverse = args.contains(["-r", "--reverse"]);
 
             let infile = args.free_from_os_str::<PathBuf, bool>(|s| Ok(s.into()))?;
             let outfile = args.free_from_os_str::<PathBuf, bool>(|s| Ok(s.into()))?;
 
             let mut data = vec![];
             File::open(infile)?.read_to_end(&mut data)?;
+            if reverse {
+                data.reverse();
+            }
 
             let mut pb = pbr::ProgressBar::new(data.len() as u64);
             pb.set_units(pbr::Units::Bytes);
-            let packed_data = upkr::pack(
+            let mut packed_data = upkr::pack(
                 &data,
                 level,
                 use_bitstream,
@@ -29,6 +33,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             );
             pb.finish();
 
+            if reverse {
+                packed_data.reverse();
+            }
+
             println!(
                 "Compressed {} bytes to {} bytes ({}%)",
                 data.len(),
@@ -39,14 +47,21 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         }
         Some("unpack") => {
             let use_bitstream = args.contains(["-b", "--bitstream"]);
+            let reverse = args.contains(["-r", "--reverse"]);
 
             let infile = args.free_from_os_str::<PathBuf, bool>(|s| Ok(s.into()))?;
             let outfile = args.free_from_os_str::<PathBuf, bool>(|s| Ok(s.into()))?;
 
             let mut data = vec![];
             File::open(infile)?.read_to_end(&mut data)?;
-            let packed_data = upkr::unpack(&data, use_bitstream);
+            if reverse {
-            File::create(outfile)?.write_all(&packed_data)?;
+                data.reverse();
+            }
+            let mut unpacked_data = upkr::unpack(&data, use_bitstream);
+            if reverse {
+                unpacked_data.reverse();
+            }
+            File::create(outfile)?.write_all(&unpacked_data)?;
         }
         Some(other) => {
             bail!("Unknown subcommand '{}'", other);

z80_unpacker/.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 *.bin
 *.tap
-*.sna
 *.lst

z80_unpacker/example/example.asm

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     DEVICE ZXSPECTRUM48,$8FFF
 
     ORG     $9000
-compressed_scr_files:       ; border color byte + upkr-packed .scr file
+  ;; forward example data
+compressed_scr_files.fwd:               ; border color byte + upkr-packed .scr file
     DB      1
     INCBIN  "screens/Grongy - ZX Spectrum (2022).scr.upk"
     DB      7
@@ -13,37 +14,87 @@ compressed_scr_files:       ; border color byte + upkr-packed .scr file
     DB      6
     INCBIN  "screens/diver - Back to Bjork (2015).scr.upk"
 .e:
+  ;; backward example data (unpacker goes from the end of the data!)
+compressed_scr_files.rwd.e: EQU $-1     ; the final IX will point one byte ahead of "$" here
+    INCBIN  "screens.reversed/diver - Back to Bjork (2015).scr.upk"
+    DB      6
+    INCBIN  "screens.reversed/diver - Mercenary 4. The Heaven's Devil (2014) (Forever 2014 Olympic Edition, 1).scr.upk"
+    DB      0
+    INCBIN  "screens.reversed/Schafft - Poison (2017).scr.upk"
+    DB      7
+    INCBIN  "screens.reversed/Grongy - ZX Spectrum (2022).scr.upk"
+compressed_scr_files.rwd:               ; border color byte + upkr-packed .scr file (backward)
+    DB      1
 
 start:
     di
 ;     OPT --zxnext
 ;     nextreg 7,3                       ; ZX Next: switch to 28Mhz
-    ld      ix,compressed_scr_files
+
-.slideshow_loop
+  ;;; FORWARD packed/unpacked data demo
+    ld      ix,compressed_scr_files.fwd
+.slideshow_loop.fwd:
   ; set BORDER for next image
-    ldi     a,(ix)              ; fake: ld a,(ix) : inc ix
+    ld      a,(ix)
+    inc     ix
     out     (254),a
   ; call unpack of next image directly into VRAM
     ld      de,$4000                    ; target VRAM
     exx
   ; IX = packed data, DE' = destination ($4000)
   ; returned IX will point right after the packed data
-    call    upkr.unpack
+    call    fwd.upkr.unpack
   ; do some busy loop with CPU to delay between images
+    call    delay
+  ; check if all images were displayed, loop around from first one then
+    ld      a,ixl
+    cp      low compressed_scr_files.fwd.e
+    jr      nz,.slideshow_loop.fwd
+
+  ;;; BACKWARD packed/unpacked data demo
+    ld      ix,compressed_scr_files.rwd
+.slideshow_loop.rwd:
+  ; set BORDER for next image
+    ld      a,(ix)
+    dec     ix
+    out     (254),a
+  ; call unpack of next image directly into VRAM
+    ld      de,$5AFF                    ; target VRAM
+    exx
+  ; IX = packed data, DE' = destination
+  ; returned IX will point right ahead of the packed data
+    call    rwd.upkr.unpack
+  ; do some busy loop with CPU to delay between images
+    call    delay
+  ; check if all images were displayed, loop around from first one then
+    ld      a,ixl
+    cp      low compressed_scr_files.rwd.e
+    jr      nz,.slideshow_loop.rwd
+
+    jr      start
+
+delay:
     ld      bc,$AA00
 .delay:
     .8 ex      (sp),ix
     dec     c
     jr      nz,.delay
     djnz    .delay
-  ; check if all images were displayed, loop around from first one then
+    ret
-    ld      a,ixl
-    cp      low compressed_scr_files.e
-    jr      z,start
-    jr      .slideshow_loop
 
   ; include the depacker library, optionally putting probs array buffer near end of RAM
     DEFINE  UPKR_PROBS_ORIGIN $FA00   ; if not defined, array will be put after unpack code
+
+    MODULE fwd
         INCLUDE "../unpack.asm"
+    ENDMODULE
+
+    MODULE rwd
+        DEFINE BACKWARDS_UNPACK         ; defined to build backwards unpack
+                ; initial IX points at last byte of compressed data
+                ; initial DE' points at last byte of unpacked data
+
+        INCLUDE "../unpack.asm"
+    ENDMODULE
 
     SAVESNA "example.sna",start

z80_unpacker/unpack.asm

@@ -12,12 +12,21 @@
 ;;     upkr.unpack
 ;;         IN: IX = packed data, DE' (shadow DE) = destination
 ;;         OUT: IX = after packed data
-;;         modifies: all registers except IY, requires 14 bytes of stack space
+;;         modifies: all registers except IY, requires 10 bytes of stack space
 ;;
 
+;     DEFINE BACKWARDS_UNPACK         ; uncomment to build backwards depacker
+            ; initial IX points at last byte of compressed data
+            ; initial DE' points at last byte of unpacked data
+
+;     DEFINE UPKR_UNPACK_SPEED        ; uncomment to get larger but faster unpack routine
+
     OPT push reset --syntax=abf
     MODULE upkr
 
+NUMBER_BITS     EQU     16+15       ; context-bits per offset/length (16+15 for 16bit offsets/pointers)
+    ; numbers (offsets/lengths) are encoded like: 1a1b1c1d1e0 = 0000'0000'001e'dbca
+
 /*
 u8* upkr_data_ptr;
 u8 upkr_probs[1 + 255 + 1 + 2*32 + 2*32];
@@ -81,8 +90,8 @@ unpack:
     ; BC = probs (context_index 0), state HL = 0, A' = 0x80 (no source bits left in upkr_current_byte)
 
   ; ** main loop to decompress data
-.decompress_data_reset_match:
+    ; D = prev_was_match = uninitialised, literal is expected first => will reset D to "false"
-    ld      d,0                 ; prev_was_match = 0;
+    ; values for false/true of prev_was_match are: false = high(probs), true = 1 + high(probs)
 .decompress_data:
     ld      c,0
     call    decode_bit          ; if(upkr_decode_bit(0))
@@ -97,23 +106,24 @@ unpack:
     ld      a,c
     exx
     ld      (de),a              ; *write_ptr++ = byte;
-    inc     de
+    IFNDEF BACKWARDS_UNPACK : inc de : ELSE : dec de : ENDIF
     exx
-    jr      .decompress_data_reset_match
+    ld      d,b                 ; prev_was_match = false
+    jr      .decompress_data
 
   ; * copy chunk of already decompressed data (match)
 .copy_chunk:
+    ld      a,b
     inc     b                   ; context_index = 256
         ;             if(prev_was_match || upkr_decode_bit(256)) {
         ;                 offset = upkr_decode_length(257) - 1;
         ;                 if (0 == offset) break;
         ;             }
-    xor     a
     cp      d                   ; CF = prev_was_match
     call    nc,decode_bit       ; if not prev_was_match, then upkr_decode_bit(256)
     jr      nc,.keep_offset     ; if neither, keep old offset
-    inc     c
+    inc     c                   ; context_index to first "number" set for offsets decoding (257)
-    call    decode_length
+    call    decode_number
     dec     de                  ; offset = upkr_decode_length(257) - 1;
     ld      a,d
     or      e
@@ -126,18 +136,22 @@ unpack:
         ;                 ++write_ptr;
         ;             }
         ;             prev_was_match = 1;
-    ld      c,low(257+64)       ; context_index = 257+64
+    ld      c,low(257 + NUMBER_BITS)    ; context_index to second "number" set for lengths decoding
-    call    decode_length       ; length = upkr_decode_length(257 + 64);
+    call    decode_number       ; length = upkr_decode_length(257 + 64);
     push    de
     exx
     ld      h,d                 ; DE = write_ptr
     ld      l,e
 .offset+*:  ld      bc,0
-    sbc     hl,bc               ; CF=0 from decode_length ; HL = write_ptr - offset
+    IFNDEF BACKWARDS_UNPACK
+    sbc     hl,bc               ; CF=0 from decode_number ; HL = write_ptr - offset
+    ELSE
+    add     hl,bc               ; HL = write_ptr + offset
+    ENDIF
     pop     bc                  ; BC = length
-    ldir
+    IFNDEF BACKWARDS_UNPACK : ldir : ELSE : lddr : ENDIF
     exx
-    ld      d,b                 ; prev_was_match = non-zero
+    ld      d,b                 ; prev_was_match = true
     djnz    .decompress_data    ; adjust context_index back to 0..255 range, go to main loop
 
 /*
@@ -189,7 +203,7 @@ decode_bit:
     jr      nz,.has_bit             ; CF=data, ZF=0 -> some bits + stop bit still available
   ; CF=1 (by stop bit)
     ld      a,(ix)
-    inc     ix                      ; upkr_current_byte = *upkr_data_ptr++;
+    IFNDEF BACKWARDS_UNPACK : inc ix : ELSE : dec ix : ENDIF    ; upkr_current_byte = *upkr_data_ptr++;
     adc     a,a                     ; CF=data, b0=1 as new stop bit
 .has_bit:
     adc     hl,hl                   ; upkr_state = (upkr_state << 1) + (upkr_current_byte >> 7);
@@ -202,9 +216,8 @@ decode_bit:
     cp      l                       ; CF = bit = prob-1 < (upkr_state & 255) <=> prob <= (upkr_state & 255)
     inc     a
   ; ** adjust state
-    push    af
+    push    bc
-    push    af
+    ld      c,l                     ; C = (upkr_state & 255); (preserving the value)
-    push    hl
     push    af
     jr      nc,.bit_is_0
     neg                             ; A = -prob == (256-prob), CF=1 preserved
@@ -212,38 +225,52 @@ decode_bit:
     ld      d,0
     ld      e,a                     ; DE = state_scale ; prob || (256-prob)
     ld      l,d                     ; H:L = (upkr_state>>8) : 0
-    ld      a,8                     ; counter
+
+  IFNDEF UPKR_UNPACK_SPEED
+
+    ;; looped MUL for minimum unpack size
+    ld      b,8                     ; counter
 .mulLoop:
     add     hl,hl
     jr      nc,.mul0
     add     hl,de
 .mul0:
-    dec     a
+    djnz    .mulLoop                ; until HL = state_scale * (upkr_state>>8), also BC becomes (upkr_state & 255)
-    jr      nz,.mulLoop             ; until HL = state_scale * (upkr_state>>8)
+
-    pop     af
+  ELSE
+
+    ;;; unrolled MUL for better performance, +25 bytes unpack size
+    ld      b,d
+    DUP     8
+        add     hl,hl
+        jr      nc,0_f
+        add     hl,de
+0:
+    EDUP
+
+  ENDIF
+
+    add     hl,bc                   ; HL = state_scale * (upkr_state >> 8) + (upkr_state & 255)
+    pop     af                      ; restore prob and CF=bit
     jr      nc,.bit_is_0_2
-    dec     d                       ; D = 0xFF (DE = -prob)
+    dec     d                       ; DE = -prob (also D = bit ? $FF : $00)
     add     hl,de                   ; HL += -prob
-.bit_is_0_2:                        ; HL = state_offset + state_scale * (upkr_state >> 8)
+    ; ^ this always preserves CF=1, because (state>>8) >= 128, state_scale: 7..250, prob: 7..250,
-    pop     de
+    ; so 7*128 > 250 and thus edge case `ADD hl=(7*128+0),de=(-250)` => CF=1
-    ld      d,0                     ; DE = (upkr_state & 255)
+.bit_is_0_2:
-    add     hl,de                   ; HL = state_offset + state_scale * (upkr_state >> 8) + (upkr_state & 255) ; new upkr_state
  ; *** adjust probs[context_index]
-    pop     af                      ; restore prob and bit
+    ld      e,a                     ; preserve prob
-    ld      e,a
+    rra                             ; + (bit<<4) ; part of -prob_offset, needs another -16
-    jr      c,.bit_is_1
+    and     $FC                     ; clear/keep correct bits to get desired (prob>>4) + extras, CF=0
-    ld      d,-16                   ; 0xF0
-.bit_is_1:                          ; D:E = -prob_offset:prob, A = prob
-    and     $F8
     rra
     rra
-    rra
+    rra                             ; A = (bit<<4) + (prob>>4), CF=(prob & 8)
-    rra
+    adc     a,-16                   ; A = (bit<<4) - 16 + ((prob + 8)>>4) ; -prob_offset = (bit<<4) - 16
-    adc     a,d                     ; A = -prob_offset + ((prob + 8) >> 4)
+    sub     e                       ; A = (bit<<4) - 16 + ((prob + 8)>>4) - prob ; = ((prob + 8)>>4) - prob_offset - prob
-    neg
+    neg                             ; A = prob_offset + prob - ((prob + 8)>>4)
-    add     a,e                     ; A = prob_offset + prob - ((prob + 8) >> 4)
+    pop     bc
-    ld      (bc),a                  ; update probs[context_index]
+    ld      (bc),a                  ; probs[context_index] = prob_offset + prob - ((prob + 8) >> 4);
-    pop     af                      ; restore resulting CF = bit
+    add     a,d                     ; restore CF = bit (D = bit ? $FF : $00 && A > 0)
     pop     de
     ret
 
@@ -258,7 +285,7 @@ int upkr_decode_length(int context_index) {
     return length | (1 << bit_pos);
 }
 */
-decode_length:
+decode_number:
   ; HL = upkr_state
   ; IX = upkr_data_ptr
   ; BC = probs+context_index
@@ -287,11 +314,11 @@ decode_length:
     ; reserve space for probs array without emitting any machine code (using only EQU)
 
     IFDEF UPKR_PROBS_ORIGIN     ; if specific address is defined by user, move probs array there
-    ORG UPKR_PROBS_ORIGIN
+probs:      EQU ((UPKR_PROBS_ORIGIN) + 255) & -$100     ; probs array aligned to 256
-    ENDIF
+    ELSE
-
 probs:      EQU ($ + 255) & -$100                       ; probs array aligned to 256
-.real_c:    EQU 1 + 255 + 1 + 2*32 + 2*32       ; real size of probs array
+    ENDIF
+.real_c:    EQU 1 + 255 + 1 + 2*NUMBER_BITS             ; real size of probs array
 .c:         EQU (.real_c + 1) & -2                      ; padding to even size (required by init code)
 .e:         EQU probs + .c