Leaflitter

Leaflitter is a compact C workbench for experimenting with buffered I/O, bit-level encoding, and Huffman compression.

Current status

The current main branch contains the core C modules. The build, test, and command-line workflow is still under development. APIs may change.

Source layout

• src/lf_buf.c and src/lf_buf.h - growable byte buffers
• src/lf_bitio.c and src/lf_bitio.h - bit-level input and output
• src/lf_huffman.c and src/lf_huffman.h - Huffman tree and coding logic
• src/lf_common.h - shared types and utility definitions
• third_party/unity - Unity test framework source

Build status

The public main branch does not yet include a build file or a supported build command. Review the source and the header files directly while the build workflow is completed.

Design notes

The modules keep storage and encoding concerns separate. The buffer module owns byte storage. The bit stream module handles individual bits. The Huffman module builds on those primitives.

Limitations

This is an early workbench. It is not a production compression utility. The project does not promise a stable file format or a complete command-line tool.

License

No license file is published yet. Treat this repository as an experimental project until a license is added.