Compressed Macintosh resource data, Apple `'dcmp' (2)` format: JavaScript parsing library

Compressed resource data in 'dcmp' (2) format, as stored in compressed resources with header type 9 and decompressor ID 2.

The 'dcmp' (2) decompressor resource is included in the System file of System 7.0 and later. This compression format is used for a few compressed resources in System 7.0's files (such as the System file). This decompressor is also included with and used by some other Apple applications, such as ResEdit. (Note: ResEdit includes the 'dcmp' (2) resource, but none of its resources actually use this decompressor.)

This compression format is based on simple dictionary coding, where each byte in the compressed data expands to two bytes, based on a lookup table (either included in the compressed data or provided by the decompressor). An alternative "tagged" compression format is also supported, which allows using two-byte literals in addition to single-byte table references, at the cost of requiring an extra "tag" byte every 16 output bytes, to differentiate literals and table references.

Application

Mac OS

KS implementation details

License: MIT
Minimal Kaitai Struct required: 0.8

This page hosts a formal specification of Compressed Macintosh resource data, Apple `'dcmp' (2)` format using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.

Usage

Runtime library

All parsing code for JavaScript generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the JavaScript runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.

The JavaScript runtime library is available at npm:

npm install kaitai-struct

Code

See the usage examples in the JavaScript notes.

Parse structure from an ArrayBuffer:

var arrayBuffer = ...;
var data = new Dcmp2(new KaitaiStream(arrayBuffer));

After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by accessing fields or properties like:

data.customLookupTable // => The custom lookup table to be used instead of the default lookup table.

data.headerParameters // => The parsed decompressor-specific parameters from the compressed resource header.

JavaScript source code to parse Compressed Macintosh resource data, Apple `'dcmp' (2)` format

Dcmp2.js

// This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild

(function (root, factory) {
  if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
    define(['kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'], factory);
  } else if (typeof module === 'object' && module.exports) {
    module.exports = factory(require('kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'));
  } else {
    root.Dcmp2 = factory(root.KaitaiStream);
  }
}(typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this, function (KaitaiStream) {
/**
 * Compressed resource data in `'dcmp' (2)` format,
 * as stored in compressed resources with header type `9` and decompressor ID `2`.
 * 
 * The `'dcmp' (2)` decompressor resource is included in the System file of System 7.0 and later.
 * This compression format is used for a few compressed resources in System 7.0's files
 * (such as the System file).
 * This decompressor is also included with and used by some other Apple applications,
 * such as ResEdit.
 * (Note: ResEdit includes the `'dcmp' (2)` resource,
 * but none of its resources actually use this decompressor.)
 * 
 * This compression format is based on simple dictionary coding,
 * where each byte in the compressed data expands to two bytes,
 * based on a lookup table
 * (either included in the compressed data or provided by the decompressor).
 * An alternative "tagged" compression format is also supported,
 * which allows using two-byte literals in addition to single-byte table references,
 * at the cost of requiring an extra "tag" byte every 16 output bytes,
 * to differentiate literals and table references.
 * @see {@link https://github.com/dgelessus/python-rsrcfork/blob/f891a6e/src/rsrcfork/compress/dcmp2.py|Source}
 */

var Dcmp2 = (function() {
  function Dcmp2(_io, _parent, _root, lenDecompressed, headerParametersWithIo) {
    this._io = _io;
    this._parent = _parent;
    this._root = _root || this;
    this.lenDecompressed = lenDecompressed;
    this.headerParametersWithIo = headerParametersWithIo;

    this._read();
  }
  Dcmp2.prototype._read = function() {
    if (this.headerParameters.flags.hasCustomLookupTable) {
      this.customLookupTable = [];
      for (var i = 0; i < this.headerParameters.numCustomLookupTableEntries; i++) {
        this.customLookupTable.push(this._io.readBytes(2));
      }
    }
    switch (this.headerParameters.flags.tagged) {
    case true:
      this._raw_data = this._io.readBytes(((this._io.size - this._io.pos) - (this.isLenDecompressedOdd ? 1 : 0)));
      var _io__raw_data = new KaitaiStream(this._raw_data);
      this.data = new TaggedData(_io__raw_data, this, this._root);
      break;
    default:
      this._raw_data = this._io.readBytes(((this._io.size - this._io.pos) - (this.isLenDecompressedOdd ? 1 : 0)));
      var _io__raw_data = new KaitaiStream(this._raw_data);
      this.data = new UntaggedData(_io__raw_data, this, this._root);
      break;
    }
    if (this.isLenDecompressedOdd) {
      this.lastByte = this._io.readBytes(1);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Decompressor-specific parameters for this compression format,
   * as stored in the compressed resource header.
   */

  var HeaderParameters = Dcmp2.HeaderParameters = (function() {
    function HeaderParameters(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    HeaderParameters.prototype._read = function() {
      this.unknown = this._io.readU2be();
      this.numCustomLookupTableEntriesM1 = this._io.readU1();
      this.flags = new Flags(this._io, this, this._root);
    }

    /**
     * Flags for the decompressor,
     * as stored in the decompressor-specific parameters.
     */

    var Flags = HeaderParameters.Flags = (function() {
      function Flags(_io, _parent, _root) {
        this._io = _io;
        this._parent = _parent;
        this._root = _root || this;

        this._read();
      }
      Flags.prototype._read = function() {
        this.reserved = this._io.readBitsIntBe(6);
        this.tagged = this._io.readBitsIntBe(1) != 0;
        this.hasCustomLookupTable = this._io.readBitsIntBe(1) != 0;
      }

      /**
       * The flags as a packed integer,
       * as they are stored in the data.
       */
      Object.defineProperty(Flags.prototype, 'asInt', {
        get: function() {
          if (this._m_asInt !== undefined)
            return this._m_asInt;
          var _pos = this._io.pos;
          this._io.seek(0);
          this._m_asInt = this._io.readU1();
          this._io.seek(_pos);
          return this._m_asInt;
        }
      });

      /**
       * These flags have no known usage or meaning and should always be zero.
       */

      /**
       * Whether the "tagged" variant of this compression format should be used,
       * rather than the default "untagged" variant.
       */

      /**
       * Whether a custom lookup table is included before the compressed data,
       * which should be used instead of the default hardcoded lookup table.
       */

      return Flags;
    })();

    /**
     * The number of entries in the custom lookup table.
     * Only used if a custom lookup table is present.
     */
    Object.defineProperty(HeaderParameters.prototype, 'numCustomLookupTableEntries', {
      get: function() {
        if (this._m_numCustomLookupTableEntries !== undefined)
          return this._m_numCustomLookupTableEntries;
        if (this.flags.hasCustomLookupTable) {
          this._m_numCustomLookupTableEntries = (this.numCustomLookupTableEntriesM1 + 1);
        }
        return this._m_numCustomLookupTableEntries;
      }
    });

    /**
     * The meaning of this field is unknown.
     * It does not appear to have any effect on the format of the compressed data or the decompression process.
     * 
     * The value of this field is usually zero and otherwise a small integer (< 10).
     * For `'lpch'` resources,
     * the value is always nonzero,
     * and sometimes larger than usual.
     */

    /**
     * The number of entries in the custom lookup table,
     * minus one.
     * 
     * If the default lookup table is used rather than a custom one,
     * this value is zero.
     */

    /**
     * Various flags that affect the format of the compressed data and the decompression process.
     */

    return HeaderParameters;
  })();

  /**
   * Compressed data in the "untagged" variant of the format.
   */

  var UntaggedData = Dcmp2.UntaggedData = (function() {
    function UntaggedData(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    UntaggedData.prototype._read = function() {
      this.tableReferences = [];
      var i = 0;
      while (!this._io.isEof()) {
        this.tableReferences.push(this._io.readU1());
        i++;
      }
    }

    /**
     * References into the lookup table.
     * Each reference is an integer that is expanded to two bytes by looking it up in the table.
     */

    return UntaggedData;
  })();

  /**
   * Compressed data in the "tagged" variant of the format.
   */

  var TaggedData = Dcmp2.TaggedData = (function() {
    function TaggedData(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    TaggedData.prototype._read = function() {
      this.chunks = [];
      var i = 0;
      while (!this._io.isEof()) {
        this.chunks.push(new Chunk(this._io, this, this._root));
        i++;
      }
    }

    /**
     * A single tagged chunk of compressed data.
     * 
     * Each chunk expands to 16 bytes of decompressed data.
     * In compressed form,
     * the chunks have a variable length
     * (between 9 and 17 bytes)
     * depending on the value of the tag byte.
     */

    var Chunk = TaggedData.Chunk = (function() {
      function Chunk(_io, _parent, _root) {
        this._io = _io;
        this._parent = _parent;
        this._root = _root || this;

        this._read();
      }
      Chunk.prototype._read = function() {
        this.tag = [];
        for (var i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
          this.tag.push(this._io.readBitsIntBe(1) != 0);
        }
        this._io.alignToByte();
        this._raw_units = [];
        this.units = [];
        var i = 0;
        do {
          switch (this.tag[i]) {
          case true:
            var _ = this._io.readU1();
            this.units.push(_);
            break;
          default:
            var _ = this._io.readBytes((this.tag[i] ? 1 : 2));
            this.units.push(_);
            break;
          }
          i++;
        } while (!( ((i >= 7) || (this._io.isEof())) ));
      }

      /**
       * The bits of the tag byte control the format and meaning of the 8 compressed data units that follow the tag byte.
       */

      /**
       * The compressed data units in this chunk.
       * 
       * The format and meaning of each unit is controlled by the bit in the tag byte with the same index.
       * If the bit is 0 (false),
       * the unit is a pair of bytes,
       * which are literally copied to the decompressed data.
       * If the bit is 1 (true),
       * the unit is a reference into the lookup table,
       * an integer which is expanded to two bytes by looking it up in the table.
       */

      return Chunk;
    })();

    /**
     * The tagged chunks that make up the compressed data.
     */

    return TaggedData;
  })();

  /**
   * The parsed decompressor-specific parameters from the compressed resource header.
   */
  Object.defineProperty(Dcmp2.prototype, 'headerParameters', {
    get: function() {
      if (this._m_headerParameters !== undefined)
        return this._m_headerParameters;
      var io = this.headerParametersWithIo._io;
      var _pos = io.pos;
      io.seek(0);
      this._m_headerParameters = new HeaderParameters(io, this, this._root);
      io.seek(_pos);
      return this._m_headerParameters;
    }
  });

  /**
   * Whether the length of the decompressed data is odd.
   * This affects the meaning of the last byte of the compressed data.
   */
  Object.defineProperty(Dcmp2.prototype, 'isLenDecompressedOdd', {
    get: function() {
      if (this._m_isLenDecompressedOdd !== undefined)
        return this._m_isLenDecompressedOdd;
      this._m_isLenDecompressedOdd = KaitaiStream.mod(this.lenDecompressed, 2) != 0;
      return this._m_isLenDecompressedOdd;
    }
  });

  /**
   * The default lookup table,
   * which is used if no custom lookup table is included with the compressed data.
   */
  Object.defineProperty(Dcmp2.prototype, 'defaultLookupTable', {
    get: function() {
      if (this._m_defaultLookupTable !== undefined)
        return this._m_defaultLookupTable;
      this._m_defaultLookupTable = [[0, 0], [0, 8], [78, 186], [32, 110], [78, 117], [0, 12], [0, 4], [112, 0], [0, 16], [0, 2], [72, 110], [255, 252], [96, 0], [0, 1], [72, 231], [47, 46], [78, 86], [0, 6], [78, 94], [47, 0], [97, 0], [255, 248], [47, 11], [255, 255], [0, 20], [0, 10], [0, 24], [32, 95], [0, 14], [32, 80], [63, 60], [255, 244], [76, 238], [48, 46], [103, 0], [76, 223], [38, 110], [0, 18], [0, 28], [66, 103], [255, 240], [48, 60], [47, 12], [0, 3], [78, 208], [0, 32], [112, 1], [0, 22], [45, 64], [72, 192], [32, 120], [114, 0], [88, 143], [102, 0], [79, 239], [66, 167], [103, 6], [255, 250], [85, 143], [40, 110], [63, 0], [255, 254], [47, 60], [103, 4], [89, 143], [32, 107], [0, 36], [32, 31], [65, 250], [129, 225], [102, 4], [103, 8], [0, 26], [78, 185], [80, 143], [32, 46], [0, 7], [78, 176], [255, 242], [61, 64], [0, 30], [32, 104], [102, 6], [255, 246], [78, 249], [8, 0], [12, 64], [61, 124], [255, 236], [0, 5], [32, 60], [255, 232], [222, 252], [74, 46], [0, 48], [0, 40], [47, 8], [32, 11], [96, 2], [66, 110], [45, 72], [32, 83], [32, 64], [24, 0], [96, 4], [65, 238], [47, 40], [47, 1], [103, 10], [72, 64], [32, 7], [102, 8], [1, 24], [47, 7], [48, 40], [63, 46], [48, 43], [34, 110], [47, 43], [0, 44], [103, 12], [34, 95], [96, 6], [0, 255], [48, 7], [255, 238], [83, 64], [0, 64], [255, 228], [74, 64], [102, 10], [0, 15], [78, 173], [112, 255], [34, 216], [72, 107], [0, 34], [32, 75], [103, 14], [74, 174], [78, 144], [255, 224], [255, 192], [0, 42], [39, 64], [103, 2], [81, 200], [2, 182], [72, 122], [34, 120], [176, 110], [255, 230], [0, 9], [50, 46], [62, 0], [72, 65], [255, 234], [67, 238], [78, 113], [116, 0], [47, 44], [32, 108], [0, 60], [0, 38], [0, 80], [24, 128], [48, 31], [34, 0], [102, 12], [255, 218], [0, 56], [102, 2], [48, 44], [32, 12], [45, 110], [66, 64], [255, 226], [169, 240], [255, 0], [55, 124], [229, 128], [255, 220], [72, 104], [89, 79], [0, 52], [62, 31], [96, 8], [47, 6], [255, 222], [96, 10], [112, 2], [0, 50], [255, 204], [0, 128], [34, 81], [16, 31], [49, 124], [160, 41], [255, 216], [82, 64], [1, 0], [103, 16], [160, 35], [255, 206], [255, 212], [32, 6], [72, 120], [0, 46], [80, 79], [67, 250], [103, 18], [118, 0], [65, 232], [74, 110], [32, 217], [0, 90], [127, 255], [81, 202], [0, 92], [46, 0], [2, 64], [72, 199], [103, 20], [12, 128], [46, 159], [255, 214], [128, 0], [16, 0], [72, 66], [74, 107], [255, 210], [0, 72], [74, 71], [78, 209], [32, 111], [0, 65], [96, 12], [42, 120], [66, 46], [50, 0], [101, 116], [103, 22], [0, 68], [72, 109], [32, 8], [72, 108], [11, 124], [38, 64], [4, 0], [0, 104], [32, 109], [0, 13], [42, 64], [0, 11], [0, 62], [2, 32]];
      return this._m_defaultLookupTable;
    }
  });

  /**
   * The lookup table to be used for this compressed data.
   */
  Object.defineProperty(Dcmp2.prototype, 'lookupTable', {
    get: function() {
      if (this._m_lookupTable !== undefined)
        return this._m_lookupTable;
      this._m_lookupTable = (this.headerParameters.flags.hasCustomLookupTable ? this.customLookupTable : this.defaultLookupTable);
      return this._m_lookupTable;
    }
  });

  /**
   * The custom lookup table to be used instead of the default lookup table.
   */

  /**
   * The compressed data.
   * The structure of the data varies depending on whether the "tagged" or "untagged" variant of the compression format is used.
   */

  /**
   * The last byte of the decompressed data,
   * stored literally.
   * Only present if the decompressed data has an odd length.
   * 
   * This special case is necessary because the compressed data is otherwise always stored in two-byte groups,
   * either literally or as table references,
   * so otherwise there would be no way to compress odd-length resources using this format.
   */

  /**
   * The length of the decompressed data in bytes,
   * from the compressed resource header.
   */

  /**
   * The unparsed decompressor-specific parameters,
   * from the compressed resource header.
   */

  return Dcmp2;
})();
return Dcmp2;
}));