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+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// LEB128 encoder and decoder for packed relative relocations.
+//
+// Run-length encoded relative relocations consist of a large number
+// of pairs of relatively small positive integer values.  Encoding these as
+// LEB128 saves space.
+//
+// For more on LEB128 see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEB128.
+
+#ifndef TOOLS_RELOCATION_PACKER_SRC_LEB128_H_
+#define TOOLS_RELOCATION_PACKER_SRC_LEB128_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "elf_traits.h"
+
+namespace relocation_packer {
+
+// Encode packed words as a LEB128 byte stream.
+class Leb128Encoder {
+ public:
+  // Explicit (but empty) constructor and destructor, for chromium-style.
+  Leb128Encoder();
+  ~Leb128Encoder();
+
+  // Add a value to the encoding stream.
+  // |value| is the unsigned int to add.
+  void Enqueue(ELF::Xword value);
+
+  // Add a vector of values to the encoding stream.
+  // |values| is the vector of unsigned ints to add.
+  void EnqueueAll(const std::vector<ELF::Xword>& values);
+
+  // Retrieve the encoded representation of the values.
+  // |encoding| is the returned vector of encoded data.
+  void GetEncoding(std::vector<uint8_t>* encoding) { *encoding = encoding_; }
+
+ private:
+  // Growable vector holding the encoded LEB128 stream.
+  std::vector<uint8_t> encoding_;
+};
+
+// Decode a LEB128 byte stream to produce packed words.
+class Leb128Decoder {
+ public:
+  // Create a new decoder for the given encoded stream.
+  // |encoding| is the vector of encoded data.
+  explicit Leb128Decoder(const std::vector<uint8_t>& encoding);
+
+  // Explicit (but empty) destructor, for chromium-style.
+  ~Leb128Decoder();
+
+  // Retrieve the next value from the encoded stream.
+  ELF::Xword Dequeue();
+
+  // Retrieve all remaining values from the encoded stream.
+  // |values| is the vector of decoded data.
+  void DequeueAll(std::vector<ELF::Xword>* values);
+
+ private:
+  // Encoded LEB128 stream.
+  std::vector<uint8_t> encoding_;
+
+  // Cursor indicating the current stream retrieval point.
+  size_t cursor_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace relocation_packer
+
+#endif  // TOOLS_RELOCATION_PACKER_SRC_LEB128_H_