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Layout:

Stack then Header then Data

Header:

List of pointers to instructions in data

Each pointer is 32 bits in length. One after another.

headerEnd = 0x00000000 00000000

headerEnd specifies the end of the header.

stackEnd = 0x00000000 00000000

stackEnd specifies the end of the stack.

Instruction Set Specifications

Byte 1

00000000

1 = Expanded instructions

0 = Reduced instructions

Reduced Instructions:

16 bit

00000000 00000000

0 = Reduced Instrucions

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Commented out comments:

1111 = Instruction Type

111 stack pointer

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111 = Instruction Type

1111 = Stack Index/Arg1

11111111 = Arg2(other args)

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Reduced Instructions Set:

Instruction Type = 000

Repeat Instruction

Duplicates Stack Index to be a full byte, than repeats it arg2 times in the instructions place.

Example:

0b00001111 00010000

Produces 0xFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF

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Instruction type = 001

Repeat from Stack Instruction

Duplicates the object at the index in the stack arg2 times in the instructions place.

Example:

Stack[2] = 0b11001100111100001010101000000000 = 0xCCF0AA00

0b00010010 00000100

Produces 0xCCF0AA00 CCF0AA00 CCF0AA00 CCF0AA00

#------------------------------

Instruction type = 010

Repeat Reverse from Stack Instruction

Duplicates the object at the index in the stack arg2 times in the instructions place, but reverses the bits on every iteration.

Example:

Stack[3] = 0b1100111100110000 = 0xCF30

0b0010011 00001000

Produces 0xCF3003FC CF3003FC CF3003FC CF3003FC

Automatic Compressor: Goal: Determine best compression instructions to use. How: Iterate through the file, testing compression instructions. Levels: Different levels of automation/compression can be used for different compression times. Higher levels tend to result in better compressed files, but slower compression.