# # RunLength decoder (Adobe version) implementation based on PDF Reference # version 1.4 section 3.3.4. # # * public domain * # from typing import List def rldecode(data: bytes) -> bytes: """RunLength decoder (Adobe version) implementation based on PDF Reference version 1.4 section 3.3.4: The RunLengthDecode filter decodes data that has been encoded in a simple byte-oriented format based on run length. The encoded data is a sequence of runs, where each run consists of a length byte followed by 1 to 128 bytes of data. If the length byte is in the range 0 to 127, the following length + 1 (1 to 128) bytes are copied literally during decompression. If length is in the range 129 to 255, the following single byte is to be copied 257 - length (2 to 128) times during decompression. A length value of 128 denotes EOD. """ decoded_array: List[int] = [] data_iter = iter(data) while True: length = next(data_iter, 128) if length == 128: break if 0 <= length < 128: decoded_array.extend((next(data_iter) for _ in range(length + 1))) if length > 128: run = [next(data_iter)] * (257 - length) decoded_array.extend(run) return bytes(decoded_array)