Compress with a real DEFLATE encoder behind Deflater by Project516 · Pull Request #63 · Project516/java-web

Project516 · 2026-11-06T20:54:35Z

What this changes

Deflater used to write stored blocks only, so jars and zips came out at full size. It now compresses.

Compressor. src/deflate.ts implements DEFLATE with no dependency: levels 0 to 9 (-1 is 6), the DEFAULT, FILTERED and HUFFMAN_ONLY strategies, dynamic Huffman blocks, fixed blocks when they are smaller, and stored blocks when the data does not compress. The window persists across calls. setDictionary, NO_FLUSH, SYNC_FLUSH, FULL_FLUSH and FINISH work, and setLevel and setStrategy take effect at the next block, as in zlib. The zlib header carries the level bits HotSpot writes. Memory is typed arrays allocated on first use.
Natives. The Deflater natives pass the params argument through and report a pending parameter change in bit 63, as the JDK expects. init rejects an invalid level or strategy.
Tests. test/deflate.test.ts inflates the output of every level, strategy, flush mode, dictionary and parameter change with node:zlib and with Inflate. test/java/DeflaterLevels.java matches HotSpot's output. CopyZipFile now passes and joins passing.txt.

Measurements

Size and time against Node's zlib, 8 MB inputs, 3 rounds alternating:

data	level	size ratio to zlib	time, ours	time, zlib
class files	1	1.026	236 ms	101 ms
class files	6	1.000	474 ms	189 ms
class files	9	0.999	913 ms	268 ms
text	1	1.028	168 ms	59 ms
text	6	1.000	394 ms	175 ms
text	9	0.999	1402 ms	701 ms

jar cf of 1439 classes (5.3 MB): master 4.3 to 5.1 s for a 5,538,691 byte jar, this branch 4.98 to 5.03 s for a 2,528,375 byte jar. The jar is 54% smaller for about 7% more time.

Tests

pnpm typecheck passes, and every test file passes run one at a time. In java/util/zip, CopyZipFile is a new pass and nothing in passing.txt regressed. java/util/jar and jdk/nio/zipfs have no regressions.

Noticed, not fixed:

ZipFileSharedSourceTest already takes about 105 s and timed out twice under load. It is not in passing.txt.

coderabbitai · 2026-11-06T20:54:43Z

Summary

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New Features
- Added support for more flexible compression behavior, including multiple compression levels, strategies, flush modes, dictionaries, and streaming output handling.
- Improved compatibility with standard ZIP/deflate tooling and round-trip decompression.
Bug Fixes
- Updated compression output handling to better match expected compressed sizes and stream behavior across partial buffers and mid-stream changes.
Tests
- Added broad compression/decompression coverage for different inputs, wrappers, flush cases, dictionaries, and size checks.

The change adds a streaming TypeScript DEFLATE encoder and connects it to the ZIP native wrappers. It supports compression levels, strategies, flushes, dictionaries, and runtime parameter changes. New tests cover encoding and stream integrations.

Changes: DEFLATE encoder

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Matching and block encoding `src/deflate.ts`	Adds match search and literal/match tallying. The encoder constructs stored, fixed-Huffman, or dynamic-Huffman blocks.
Streaming controls and native integration `src/deflate.ts`, `src/natives/zip.ts`	Adds stream state, zlib headers, dictionaries, flush handling, and parameter changes. ZIP natives pass levels, strategies, and parameters to `Deflate`, and return its retry status.
Encoder validation and support documentation `test/deflate.test.ts`, `test/java/DeflaterLevels.java`, `test/jtreg/passing.txt`, `docs/support.md`	Adds round-trip and stream behavior checks in JavaScript and Java. Adds `CopyZipFile.java` to the passing-test list. Updates the `Deflater` support description.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant DeflaterNative
  participant Deflate
  participant OutputBuffer
  DeflaterNative->>Deflate: run(input, output, flush, params)
  Deflate->>OutputBuffer: write compressed bytes
  Deflate-->>DeflaterNative: consumed, written, retry

Possibly related PRs

Project516/java-web#25: Changes the Deflate behavior and documents the stored-block limitation that this change replaces.

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 495fa

Setting a raw dictionary partway through a HUFFMAN_ONLY stream can silently drop literals that were consumed but not yet emitted, so the output inflates without them. This is a narrow call sequence, but it corrupts data and should be fixed, with a regression test, before merging. The rest of the encoder is reported as tested against zlib and HotSpot-compatible behavior.

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Title check		The title identifies the new DEFLATE encoder behind Deflater.
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This PR replaces the stored-blocks-only Deflater with a full DEFLATE implementation (src/deflate.ts) supporting levels 0-9, strategies, flush modes, dictionaries, and mid-stream parameter changes. The natives are updated to pass a params argument and validate level/strategy. Tests verify round-trips against node:zlib and the VM's Inflate, and match HotSpot's output. The jar size improvement (54% smaller) and test passes confirm correctness.

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This PR implements a real DEFLATE compressor in TypeScript (src/deflate.ts) replacing the stored-blocks-only implementation. It supports all zlib compression levels, strategies, flush modes, dictionaries, and mid-stream parameter changes. The natives are updated to pass through a new params argument and report pending parameter changes in bit 63. Tests verify round-trips with node:zlib and the VM's Inflate, and match HotSpot output. However, the four deflate* native signature strings in src/natives/zip.ts were not updated to include the new params parameter, causing a signature/arity mismatch that will break argument marshaling.

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project516-review-bot · 2026-11-06T21:42:27Z

-  [`${D}setDictionaryBuffer(JJI)V`]: (t, [addr, a, len]) => deflater(t, addr).setDictionary(mem(t, a, len)),
+  [`${D}deflateBytesBytes(J[BII[BIIII)J`]: (t, [, addr, ib, io, il, ob, oo, ol, flush, params]) =>
+    deflate(t, addr, u8(ib, io, il), u8(ob, oo, ol), flush, params),
+  [`${D}deflateBytesBuffer(J[BIIJIII)J`]: (t, [, addr, ib, io, il, oa, ol, flush, params]) =>


Signature J[BIIJIII declares 7 parameters but destructuring expects 9. Should be J[BIIJIIII)J (add one I for params).

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- Around line 257-270: Update setDictionary to install the raw dictionary
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coderabbitai · 2026-11-06T21:47:29Z

+  setDictionary(d: Uint8Array): boolean {
+    if (this.wrap && this.headerDone && !this.ended) return false;
+    if (this.lookahead) return false;
+    if (this.wrap && !this.headerDone) this.dictId = adler32(1, d) >>> 0;
+    if (this.level === 0 || this.ended) return true;
+    this.alloc();
+    this.resetHistory();
+    const t = d.length > WSIZE ? d.subarray(d.length - WSIZE) : d;
+    this.win.set(t, 0);
+    this.strstart = this.blockStart = t.length;
+    let p = 0;
+    for (; p + 2 < t.length; p++) this.insertAt(p);
+    this.hashed = p;
+    return true;


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rg -n 'setDictionary|resetHistory|huff\(|fast\(|lazy\(|nsym|lookahead|blockStart|symD|symL|run\(' src/deflate.ts rg -n 'setDictionary|setDictionary0|Deflate\(' src test/deflate.test.ts nl -ba src/deflate.ts | sed -n '1,310p;380,620p;620,950p' git diff --stat 170bcd5d0c3409328bb77d41d64d233225a3b35e 495fabe70326ae1556e79a981005190cab928ab8 -- src/deflate.ts test/deflate.test.ts

Repository: Project516/java-web

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rg -n 'setDictionary|resetHistory|huff\(|fast\(|lazy\(|nsym|lookahead|blockStart|symD|symL|run\(' src/deflate.ts rg -n 'setDictionary|setDictionary0|Deflate\(' src test/deflate.test.ts nl -ba src/deflate.ts | sed -n '1,310p;380,950p' git diff --stat 170bcd5d0c3409328bb77d41d64d233225a3b35e 495fabe70326ae1556e79a981005190cab928ab8 -- src/deflate.ts test/deflate.test.ts

Repository: Project516/java-web

Length of output: 34250

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nl -ba src/deflate.ts | sed -n '306,384p' nl -ba src/natives/zip.ts | sed -n '75,105p;122,165p' nl -ba test/deflate.test.ts | sed -n '185,232p'

Repository: Project516/java-web

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Preserve the open block when setting a raw dictionary.

With HUFFMAN_ONLY and NO_FLUSH, setDictionary can clear literals that were consumed but not emitted. The finished stream can then inflate without those bytes.

Preserve the open block when installing the dictionary. Add a regression test that sets a raw dictionary between NO_FLUSH and FINISH and checks the full inflated output.

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