tools: rle_encode: Add a new "2-bit" encoding mode.

tools/rle_encode.py

@@ -45,7 +45,76 @@ def encode(im):
 
     return (im.width, im.height, bytes(rle))
 
+def encode_2bit(im):
+    """2-bit palette based RLE encoder.
+
+    This encoder has a reprogrammable 2-bit palette. This allows it to encode
+    arbitrary images with a full 8-bit depth but the 2-byte overhead each time
+    a new colour is introduced means it is not efficient unless the image is
+    carefully constructed to keep a good locality of reference for the three
+    non-background colours.
+
+    The encoding competes well with the 1-bit encoder for small monochrome
+    images but once run-lengths longer than 62 start to become frequent then
+    this encoding is about 30% larger than a 1-bit encoding.
+    """
+    pixels = im.load()
+
+    rle = []
+    rl = 0
+    px = pixels[0, 0]
+    palette = [0, 0xfc, 0x2d, 0xff]
+    next_color = 1
+
+    def encode_pixel(px, rl):
+        nonlocal next_color
+        px = (px[0] & 0xe0) | ((px[1] & 0xe0) >> 3) | ((px[2] & 0xc0) >> 6)
+        if px not in palette:
+            rle.append(next_color << 6)
+            rle.append(px)
+            palette[next_color] = px
+            next_color += 1
+            if next_color >= len(palette):
+                next_color = 1
+        px = palette.index(px)
+        if rl >= 63:
+            rle.append((px << 6) + 63)
+            rl -= 63
+            while rl >= 255:
+                rle.append(255)
+                rl -= 255
+            rle.append(rl)
+        else:
+            rle.append((px << 6) + rl)
+
+    for y in range(im.height):
+        for x in range(im.width):
+            newpx = pixels[x, y]
+            if newpx == px:
+                rl += 1
+                assert(rl < (1 << 21))
+                continue
+
+            # Code the previous run
+            encode_pixel(px, rl)
+
+            # Start a new run
+            rl = 1
+            px = newpx
+
+    # Handle the final run
+    encode_pixel(px, rl)
+
+    return (im.width, im.height, bytes(rle))
+
 def encode_8bit(im):
+    """Experimental 8-bit RLE encoder.
+
+    For monochrome images this is about 3x less efficient than the 1-bit
+    encoder. This encoder is not currently used anywhere in wasp-os and
+    currently there is no decoder either (so don't assume this code
+    actually works).
+    """
     pixels = im.load()
 
     rle = []
@@ -53,7 +122,6 @@ def encode_8bit(im):
     px = pixels[0, 0]
 
     def encode_pixel(px, rl):
-        print(rl)
         px = (px[0] & 0xe0) | ((px[1] & 0xe0) >> 3) | ((px[2] & 0xc0) >> 6)
 
         rle.append(px)
@@ -138,17 +206,38 @@ parser.add_argument('--ascii', action='store_true',
                     help='Run the resulting image(s) through an ascii art decoder')
 parser.add_argument('--c', action='store_true',
                     help='Render the output as C instead of python')
+parser.add_argument('--indent', default=0, type=int,
+                    help='Add extra indentation in the generated code')
+parser.add_argument('--2bit', action='store_true', dest='twobit',
+                    help='Generate 2-bit image')
+parser.add_argument('--8bit', action='store_true', dest='eightbit',
+                    help='Generate 8-bit image')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 for fname in args.files:
-    image = encode(Image.open(fname))
+    if args.eightbit:
+        image = encode_8bit(Image.open(fname))
+        depth = 8
+    elif args.twobit:
+        image = encode_2bit(Image.open(fname))
+        depth = 2
+    else:
+        image = encode(Image.open(fname))
+        depth = 1
 
     if args.c:
         render_c(image, fname)
     else:
-        print(f'# 1-bit RLE, generated from {fname}, {len(image[2])} bytes')
-        print(f'{varname(fname)} = {image}')
-        print()
+        print(f'# {depth}-bit RLE, generated from {fname}, {len(image[2])} bytes')
+        # Split the bytestring to ensure each line is short enough to be absorbed
+        # on the target if needed.
+        #print(f'{varname(fname)} = {image}')
+        (x, y, pixels) = image
+        extra_indent = ' ' * args.indent
+        print(f'{extra_indent}{varname(fname)} = (\n{extra_indent}    {x}, {y},')
+        for i in range(0, len(pixels), 16):
+            print(f'{extra_indent}    {pixels[i:i+16]}')
+        print(f'{extra_indent})')
 
     if args.ascii:
         print()