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import sys
from lz4.block import compress as lz4_compress
from lz4.block import decompress as lz4_decompress
from argparse import ArgumentParser
class MozLz4aError(Exception):
pass
class InvalidHeader(MozLz4aError):
def __init__(self, msg):
self.msg = msg
def __str__(self):
return self.msg
def decompress(file_obj):
if file_obj.read(8) != b"mozLz40\0":
raise InvalidHeader("Invalid magic number")
return lz4_decompress(file_obj.read())
def compress(file_obj):
compressed = lz4_compress(file_obj.read())
return b"mozLz40\0" + compressed
if __name__ == "__main__":
argparser = ArgumentParser(description="MozLz4a compression/decompression utility")
argparser.add_argument(
"-d", "--decompress", "--uncompress",
action="store_true",
help="Decompress the input file instead of compressing it."
)
argparser.add_argument(
"in_file",
help="Path to input file."
)
argparser.add_argument(
"out_file",
help="Path to output file."
)
parsed_args = argparser.parse_args()
try:
in_file = open(parsed_args.in_file, "rb")
except IOError as e:
print("Could not open input file %s' for reading") % (parsed_args.in_file)
sys.exit(2)
try:
out_file = open(parsed_args.out_file, "wb")
except IOError as e:
print("Could not open input file %s' for reading") % (parsed_args.in_file)
sys.exit(3)
try:
if parsed_args.decompress:
data = decompress(in_file)
else:
data = compress(in_file)
except Exception as e:
print("Could not compress/decompress file %s") % (parsed_args.in_file)
sys.exit(4)
try:
out_file.write(data)
except IOError as e:
print("Could not write to output file %s") % (parsed_args.out_file)
sys.exit(5)
finally:
out_file.close()
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