<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">What you have is probably ok in common usage; but there is a chance that it would not properly do a copy on write change as you expect if the Data was somehow obtained from a &nbsp;multi-threaded environment. Here is a slight refactor (with a few extra fixes and comments for you that might save you some time later)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">import</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> Foundation</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">import</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> Compression</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">enum</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> CompressionAlgorithm {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> lz4 &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// speed is critical</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> lz4a&nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// space is critical</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> zlib&nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// reasonable speed and space</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> lzfse </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// better speed and space</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">}</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">private</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">enum</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> CompressionOperation {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> compression</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> decompression</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">}</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">private</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">func</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> perform(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">_</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> operation: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">CompressionOperation</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; on input: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; using algorithm: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">CompressionAlgorithm</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; workingBufferSize: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Int</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #272ad8" class="">2000</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">) -&gt; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">?&nbsp; {</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// set the algorithm</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> streamAlgorithm: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">compression_algorithm</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">switch</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> algorithm {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> .</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">lz4</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">: &nbsp; streamAlgorithm = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">COMPRESSION_LZ4</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> .</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">lz4a</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">:&nbsp; streamAlgorithm = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">COMPRESSION_LZMA</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> .</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">zlib</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">:&nbsp; streamAlgorithm = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">COMPRESSION_ZLIB</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> .</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">lzfse</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">: streamAlgorithm = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">COMPRESSION_LZFSE</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// set the stream operation, and flags</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(112, 61, 170);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> streamOperation: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">compression_stream_operation</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> flags: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Int32</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">switch</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> operation {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(49, 89, 93);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> .</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">compression</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; streamOperation = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">COMPRESSION_STREAM_ENCODE</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(112, 61, 170);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; flags = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Int32</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">COMPRESSION_STREAM_FINALIZE</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">rawValue</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(49, 89, 93);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> .</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">decompression</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; streamOperation = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">COMPRESSION_STREAM_DECODE</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; flags = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #272ad8" class="">0</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> dstSize = workingBufferSize</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> dstPointer = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">UnsafeMutablePointer</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&lt;</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">UInt8</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&gt;.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #3e1e81" class="">allocate</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(capacity: dstSize)&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class="">// you could technically use a Data for this too by accessing the mutable bytes ;)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">defer</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; dstPointer.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #3e1e81" class="">deallocate</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(capacity: dstSize)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> inputCount = input.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">count</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> input.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #3e1e81" class="">withUnsafeBytes</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> { (bytes: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">UnsafePointer</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&lt;</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">UInt8</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&gt;) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">in&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class="">// the closure here can return a Data so the entire compression operation can be encapsulated in the lambda</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">var</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> output = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">()</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">var</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> stream = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">compression_stream</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(dst_ptr: dstPointer, dst_size: dstSize, src_ptr: bytes, src_size: inputCount, state: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">nil</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">var</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> status = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #3e1e81" class="">compression_stream_init</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(&amp;stream, streamOperation, streamAlgorithm)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(112, 61, 170);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">guard</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> status != </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">COMPRESSION_STATUS_ERROR</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">else</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">nil</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// perhaps instead of making this nullable a throw?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">defer</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(62, 30, 129);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">compression_stream_destroy</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">(&amp;stream)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">while</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> status == </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">COMPRESSION_STATUS_OK</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// process the stream</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; status = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #3e1e81" class="">compression_stream_process</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(&amp;stream, flags)</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// collect bytes from the stream and reset</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">switch</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> status {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(112, 61, 170);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">COMPRESSION_STATUS_OK</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; output.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #3e1e81" class="">append</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(dstPointer, count: dstSize)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; stream.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">dst_ptr</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> = dstPointer</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; stream.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">dst_size</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> = dstSize</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">break&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class="">// I am certain you probably meant to break here?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(112, 61, 170);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">COMPRESSION_STATUS_ERROR</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">nil</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// perhaps instead of making this nullable a throw?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(112, 61, 170);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">case</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">COMPRESSION_STATUS_END</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; output.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #3e1e81" class="">append</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(dstPointer, count: stream.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">dst_ptr</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> - dstPointer)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">break&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class="">// here too, this should break right?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">default</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">break</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// this probably should be a fatal error since it is an unexpected result.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> output</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">}</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// Compressed keeps the compressed data and the algorithm</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// together as one unit, so you never forget how the data was</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// compressed.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">struct</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> Compressed {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-family: Menlo; font-size: 11px; font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: Menlo; font-size: 11px; font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: rgb(186, 45, 162);" class="">public</span><span style="font-family: Menlo; font-size: 11px; font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: Menlo; font-size: 11px; font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: rgb(186, 45, 162);" class="">let</span><span style="font-family: Menlo; font-size: 11px; font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;" class=""> data: </span><span style="font-family: Menlo; font-size: 11px; font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: rgb(112, 61, 170);" class="">Data&nbsp;</span><font color="#008400" face="Menlo" class=""><span style="font-size: 11px;" class="">// this was what was saving your state of the pointer</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(79, 129, 135);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> algorithm: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">CompressionAlgorithm</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">init</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(data: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">, algorithm: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">CompressionAlgorithm</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">) {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">self</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> = data</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">self</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">algorithm</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> = algorithm</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// Compress the input with the specified algorith. Returns nil if it fails.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">static</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">func</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> compress(input: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; with algorithm: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">CompressionAlgorithm</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">) -&gt; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">Compressed</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">? {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">guard</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> data = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">perform</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">compression</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">, on: input, using: algorithm) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">else</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">nil</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">Compressed</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(data: data, algorithm: algorithm)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// Factory method to return uncompressed data. Returns nil if it cannot be decompressed.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">func</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> makeDecompressed() -&gt; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">? {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">perform</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">decompression</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">, on: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">, using: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">algorithm</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">}</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// For discoverability, add a compressed method to Data</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(186, 45, 162);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">extension</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// Factory method to make compressed data or nil if it fails.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">func</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> makeCompressed(with algorithm: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">CompressionAlgorithm</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">) -&gt; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">Compressed</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">? {</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">Compressed</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">compress</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(input: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">self</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">, with: algorithm)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; }</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">}</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// Example usage:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> input = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(bytes: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">Array</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(repeating: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">UInt8</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #272ad8" class="">123</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">), count: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #272ad8" class="">10000</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">))</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; min-height: 13px;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> compressed = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">input</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">makeCompressed</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">(with: .</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">lzfse</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(0, 132, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">compressed</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">?.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">data</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class="">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #703daa" class="">count</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">// in most cases much less than orginal input count</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #ba2da2" class="">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""> restoredInput = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #4f8187" class="">compressed</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">?.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #31595d" class="">makeDecompressed</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">()</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(79, 129, 135);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">input</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> == </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">restoredInput</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #000000" class=""> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #008400" class="">// true</span></div></div><div class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures; color: #008400" class=""><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 9, 2016, at 9:04 AM, Ray Fix &lt;<a href="mailto:rayfix@gmail.com" class="">rayfix@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hi Philippe,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you for your response!</div><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 9, 2016, at 8:44 AM, Philippe Hausler &lt;<a href="mailto:phausler@apple.com" class="">phausler@apple.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">So letting the bytes escape from the closure could potentially be in that territory of “bad things may happen”. If you know for certain that the Data will not be mutated and it’s underlying storage will last for the duration of the usage then you should be able to get away with it.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So far it is looking like I am getting away with it. I believe the conditions that you state hold.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">The bytes pointer is an inner pointer return from the encapsulating object backing the struct Data. Since that backing object can potentially be deallocated via mutation or the buffer may be reallocated (which very often can cause the base address of the pointer to change) we decided it would be safer to use a closure to ensure the lifespan of the bytes over the access to the bytes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Perhaps it might be best to understand more of what you are trying to do to offer a better solution.</div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am trying to use the compression_stream C API in the Compression framework and wrap it so it is a bit more Swifty. &nbsp;:]</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A full gist of the playground is here:&nbsp;<a href="https://gist.github.com/rayfix/a286bb55accffef09249ba3535993782" class="">https://gist.github.com/rayfix/a286bb55accffef09249ba3535993782</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">See line 91.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Appreciate the hints.&nbsp;</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ray</div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>