Compressed Macintosh resource data, as stored in resources with the "compressed" attribute.
Resource decompression is not documented by Apple. It is mostly used internally in System 7, some of Apple's own applications (such as ResEdit), and also by some third-party applications. Later versions of Classic Mac OS make less use of resource compression, but still support it fully for backwards compatibility. Carbon in Mac OS X no longer supports resource compression in any way.
The data of all compressed resources starts with a common header,
followed by the compressed data.
The data is decompressed using code in a 'dcmp' resource.
Some decompressors used by Apple are included in the System file,
but applications can also include custom decompressors.
The header of the compressed data indicates the ID of the 'dcmp' resource used to decompress the data,
along with some parameters for the decompressor.
This page hosts a formal specification of Compressed Macintosh resource using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.
All parsing code for C# generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the C# runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.
The C# runtime library is available in the NuGet Gallery. Installation instructions can also be found there.
Parse a local file and get structure in memory:
var data = CompressedResource.FromFile("path/to/local/file.bin");
Or parse structure from a byte array:
byte[] someArray = new byte[] { ... };
var data = new CompressedResource(new KaitaiStream(someArray));
After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by accessing properties like:
data.Header // => The header of the compressed data.
// This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild
namespace Kaitai
{
/// <summary>
/// Compressed Macintosh resource data,
/// as stored in resources with the "compressed" attribute.
///
/// Resource decompression is not documented by Apple.
/// It is mostly used internally in System 7,
/// some of Apple's own applications (such as ResEdit),
/// and also by some third-party applications.
/// Later versions of Classic Mac OS make less use of resource compression,
/// but still support it fully for backwards compatibility.
/// Carbon in Mac OS X no longer supports resource compression in any way.
///
/// The data of all compressed resources starts with a common header,
/// followed by the compressed data.
/// The data is decompressed using code in a `'dcmp'` resource.
/// Some decompressors used by Apple are included in the System file,
/// but applications can also include custom decompressors.
/// The header of the compressed data indicates the ID of the `'dcmp'` resource used to decompress the data,
/// along with some parameters for the decompressor.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Reference: <a href="http://www.alysis.us/arctechnology.htm">Source</a>
/// </remarks>
/// <remarks>
/// Reference: <a href="http://preserve.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.09/09.01/ResCompression/index.html">Source</a>
/// </remarks>
/// <remarks>
/// Reference: <a href="https://github.com/dgelessus/python-rsrcfork/tree/f891a6e/src/rsrcfork/compress">Source</a>
/// </remarks>
public partial class CompressedResource : KaitaiStruct
{
public static CompressedResource FromFile(string fileName)
{
return new CompressedResource(new KaitaiStream(fileName));
}
public CompressedResource(KaitaiStream p__io, KaitaiStruct p__parent = null, CompressedResource p__root = null) : base(p__io)
{
m_parent = p__parent;
m_root = p__root ?? this;
_read();
}
private void _read()
{
_header = new Header(m_io, this, m_root);
_compressedData = m_io.ReadBytesFull();
}
/// <summary>
/// Compressed resource data header,
/// as stored at the start of all compressed resources.
/// </summary>
public partial class Header : KaitaiStruct
{
public static Header FromFile(string fileName)
{
return new Header(new KaitaiStream(fileName));
}
public Header(KaitaiStream p__io, CompressedResource p__parent = null, CompressedResource p__root = null) : base(p__io)
{
m_parent = p__parent;
m_root = p__root;
f_typeSpecificPartRaw = false;
f_typeSpecificPart = false;
_read();
}
private void _read()
{
_commonPart = new CommonPart(m_io, this, m_root);
__raw_typeSpecificPartRawWithIo = m_io.ReadBytes((CommonPart.LenHeader - 12));
var io___raw_typeSpecificPartRawWithIo = new KaitaiStream(__raw_typeSpecificPartRawWithIo);
_typeSpecificPartRawWithIo = new BytesWithIo(io___raw_typeSpecificPartRawWithIo);
}
/// <summary>
/// The common part of a compressed resource data header.
/// The format of this part is the same for all compressed resources.
/// </summary>
public partial class CommonPart : KaitaiStruct
{
public static CommonPart FromFile(string fileName)
{
return new CommonPart(new KaitaiStream(fileName));
}
public CommonPart(KaitaiStream p__io, CompressedResource.Header p__parent = null, CompressedResource p__root = null) : base(p__io)
{
m_parent = p__parent;
m_root = p__root;
_read();
}
private void _read()
{
_magic = m_io.ReadBytes(4);
if (!((KaitaiStream.ByteArrayCompare(Magic, new byte[] { 168, 159, 101, 114 }) == 0)))
{
throw new ValidationNotEqualError(new byte[] { 168, 159, 101, 114 }, Magic, M_Io, "/types/header/types/common_part/seq/0");
}
_lenHeader = m_io.ReadU2be();
if (!(LenHeader == 18))
{
throw new ValidationNotEqualError(18, LenHeader, M_Io, "/types/header/types/common_part/seq/1");
}
_headerType = m_io.ReadU1();
_unknown = m_io.ReadU1();
if (!(Unknown == 1))
{
throw new ValidationNotEqualError(1, Unknown, M_Io, "/types/header/types/common_part/seq/3");
}
_lenDecompressed = m_io.ReadU4be();
}
private byte[] _magic;
private ushort _lenHeader;
private byte _headerType;
private byte _unknown;
private uint _lenDecompressed;
private CompressedResource m_root;
private CompressedResource.Header m_parent;
/// <summary>
/// The signature of all compressed resource data.
///
/// When interpreted as MacRoman, this byte sequence decodes to `®üer`.
/// </summary>
public byte[] Magic { get { return _magic; } }
/// <summary>
/// The byte length of the entire header (common and type-specific parts).
///
/// The meaning of this field is mostly a guess,
/// as all known header types result in a total length of `0x12`.
/// </summary>
public ushort LenHeader { get { return _lenHeader; } }
/// <summary>
/// Type of the header.
/// This determines the format of the data in the type-specific part of the header.
///
/// The only known header type values are `8` and `9`.
///
/// Every known decompressor is only compatible with one of the header types
/// (but every header type is used by more than one decompressor).
/// Apple's decompressors with IDs 0 and 1 use header type 8,
/// and those with IDs 2 and 3 use header type 9.
/// </summary>
public byte HeaderType { get { return _headerType; } }
/// <summary>
/// The meaning of this field is not known.
/// It has the value `0x01` in all known compressed resources.
/// </summary>
public byte Unknown { get { return _unknown; } }
/// <summary>
/// The byte length of the data after decompression.
/// </summary>
public uint LenDecompressed { get { return _lenDecompressed; } }
public CompressedResource M_Root { get { return m_root; } }
public CompressedResource.Header M_Parent { get { return m_parent; } }
}
/// <summary>
/// The type-specific part of a compressed resource header with header type `8`.
/// </summary>
public partial class TypeSpecificPartType8 : KaitaiStruct
{
public static TypeSpecificPartType8 FromFile(string fileName)
{
return new TypeSpecificPartType8(new KaitaiStream(fileName));
}
public TypeSpecificPartType8(KaitaiStream p__io, CompressedResource.Header p__parent = null, CompressedResource p__root = null) : base(p__io)
{
m_parent = p__parent;
m_root = p__root;
_read();
}
private void _read()
{
_workingBufferFractionalSize = m_io.ReadU1();
_expansionBufferSize = m_io.ReadU1();
_decompressorId = m_io.ReadS2be();
_reserved = m_io.ReadU2be();
if (!(Reserved == 0))
{
throw new ValidationNotEqualError(0, Reserved, M_Io, "/types/header/types/type_specific_part_type_8/seq/3");
}
}
private byte _workingBufferFractionalSize;
private byte _expansionBufferSize;
private short _decompressorId;
private ushort _reserved;
private CompressedResource m_root;
private CompressedResource.Header m_parent;
/// <summary>
/// The ratio of the compressed data size to the uncompressed data size,
/// times 256.
///
/// This parameter affects the amount of memory allocated by the Resource Manager during decompression,
/// but does not have a direct effect on the decompressor
/// (except that it will misbehave if insufficient memory is provided).
/// Alternative decompressors that decompress resources into a separate buffer rather than in-place can generally ignore this parameter.
/// </summary>
public byte WorkingBufferFractionalSize { get { return _workingBufferFractionalSize; } }
/// <summary>
/// The maximum number of bytes that the compressed data might "grow" during decompression.
///
/// This parameter affects the amount of memory allocated by the Resource Manager during decompression,
/// but does not have a direct effect on the decompressor
/// (except that it will misbehave if insufficient memory is provided).
/// Alternative decompressors that decompress resources into a separate buffer rather than in-place can generally ignore this parameter.
/// </summary>
public byte ExpansionBufferSize { get { return _expansionBufferSize; } }
/// <summary>
/// The ID of the `'dcmp'` resource that should be used to decompress this resource.
/// </summary>
public short DecompressorId { get { return _decompressorId; } }
/// <summary>
/// The meaning of this field is not known.
/// It has the value `0` in all known compressed resources,
/// so it is most likely reserved.
/// </summary>
public ushort Reserved { get { return _reserved; } }
public CompressedResource M_Root { get { return m_root; } }
public CompressedResource.Header M_Parent { get { return m_parent; } }
}
/// <summary>
/// The type-specific part of a compressed resource header with header type `9`.
/// </summary>
public partial class TypeSpecificPartType9 : KaitaiStruct
{
public static TypeSpecificPartType9 FromFile(string fileName)
{
return new TypeSpecificPartType9(new KaitaiStream(fileName));
}
public TypeSpecificPartType9(KaitaiStream p__io, CompressedResource.Header p__parent = null, CompressedResource p__root = null) : base(p__io)
{
m_parent = p__parent;
m_root = p__root;
f_decompressorSpecificParameters = false;
_read();
}
private void _read()
{
_decompressorId = m_io.ReadS2be();
__raw_decompressorSpecificParametersWithIo = m_io.ReadBytes(4);
var io___raw_decompressorSpecificParametersWithIo = new KaitaiStream(__raw_decompressorSpecificParametersWithIo);
_decompressorSpecificParametersWithIo = new BytesWithIo(io___raw_decompressorSpecificParametersWithIo);
}
private bool f_decompressorSpecificParameters;
private byte[] _decompressorSpecificParameters;
/// <summary>
/// Decompressor-specific parameters.
/// The exact structure and meaning of this field is different for each decompressor.
///
/// This field always has the same length,
/// but decompressors don't always use the entirety of the field,
/// so depending on the decompressor some parts of this field may be meaningless.
/// </summary>
public byte[] DecompressorSpecificParameters
{
get
{
if (f_decompressorSpecificParameters)
return _decompressorSpecificParameters;
_decompressorSpecificParameters = (byte[]) (DecompressorSpecificParametersWithIo.Data);
f_decompressorSpecificParameters = true;
return _decompressorSpecificParameters;
}
}
private short _decompressorId;
private BytesWithIo _decompressorSpecificParametersWithIo;
private CompressedResource m_root;
private CompressedResource.Header m_parent;
private byte[] __raw_decompressorSpecificParametersWithIo;
/// <summary>
/// The ID of the `'dcmp'` resource that should be used to decompress this resource.
/// </summary>
public short DecompressorId { get { return _decompressorId; } }
/// <summary>
/// Use `decompressor_specific_parameters` instead,
/// unless you need access to this field's `_io`.
/// </summary>
public BytesWithIo DecompressorSpecificParametersWithIo { get { return _decompressorSpecificParametersWithIo; } }
public CompressedResource M_Root { get { return m_root; } }
public CompressedResource.Header M_Parent { get { return m_parent; } }
public byte[] M_RawDecompressorSpecificParametersWithIo { get { return __raw_decompressorSpecificParametersWithIo; } }
}
private bool f_typeSpecificPartRaw;
private byte[] _typeSpecificPartRaw;
/// <summary>
/// The type-specific part of the header,
/// as a raw byte array.
/// </summary>
public byte[] TypeSpecificPartRaw
{
get
{
if (f_typeSpecificPartRaw)
return _typeSpecificPartRaw;
_typeSpecificPartRaw = (byte[]) (TypeSpecificPartRawWithIo.Data);
f_typeSpecificPartRaw = true;
return _typeSpecificPartRaw;
}
}
private bool f_typeSpecificPart;
private KaitaiStruct _typeSpecificPart;
/// <summary>
/// The type-specific part of the header,
/// parsed according to the type from the common part.
/// </summary>
public KaitaiStruct TypeSpecificPart
{
get
{
if (f_typeSpecificPart)
return _typeSpecificPart;
KaitaiStream io = TypeSpecificPartRawWithIo.M_Io;
long _pos = io.Pos;
io.Seek(0);
switch (CommonPart.HeaderType) {
case 8: {
_typeSpecificPart = new TypeSpecificPartType8(io, this, m_root);
break;
}
case 9: {
_typeSpecificPart = new TypeSpecificPartType9(io, this, m_root);
break;
}
}
io.Seek(_pos);
f_typeSpecificPart = true;
return _typeSpecificPart;
}
}
private CommonPart _commonPart;
private BytesWithIo _typeSpecificPartRawWithIo;
private CompressedResource m_root;
private CompressedResource m_parent;
private byte[] __raw_typeSpecificPartRawWithIo;
/// <summary>
/// The common part of the header.
/// Among other things,
/// this part contains the header type,
/// which determines the format of the data in the type-specific part of the header.
/// </summary>
public CommonPart CommonPart { get { return _commonPart; } }
/// <summary>
/// Use `type_specific_part_raw` instead,
/// unless you need access to this field's `_io`.
/// </summary>
public BytesWithIo TypeSpecificPartRawWithIo { get { return _typeSpecificPartRawWithIo; } }
public CompressedResource M_Root { get { return m_root; } }
public CompressedResource M_Parent { get { return m_parent; } }
public byte[] M_RawTypeSpecificPartRawWithIo { get { return __raw_typeSpecificPartRawWithIo; } }
}
private Header _header;
private byte[] _compressedData;
private CompressedResource m_root;
private KaitaiStruct m_parent;
/// <summary>
/// The header of the compressed data.
/// </summary>
public Header Header { get { return _header; } }
/// <summary>
/// The compressed resource data.
///
/// The format of this data is completely dependent on the decompressor and its parameters,
/// as specified in the header.
/// For details about the compressed data formats implemented by Apple's decompressors,
/// see the specs in the resource_compression subdirectory.
/// </summary>
public byte[] CompressedData { get { return _compressedData; } }
public CompressedResource M_Root { get { return m_root; } }
public KaitaiStruct M_Parent { get { return m_parent; } }
}
}