Calculate max compressed length #60
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First of all, thank you for this library!
This work is not finished yet, since computing the maximum compressed length is not implemented for all schemes. So far, I've added support only for the headless compression versions of bit-packing and variable byte.
I wanted to get quick feedback before spending more time analyzing the other schemes.
Motivation for this change
Compressor
classes:input.length + input.length / 100 + 1024
Notes
For bit-packing and variable byte, the estimation could be made even more precise if we could pass the maximum bit width of the input array to
maxHeadlessCompressedLength
. In my case, this value is known, but I'm not sure if that applies to other schemes or whether it's a general enough case for the library.