/// <summary>
/// Creates an array of raw bytes, including the necessary header.
/// The first 5 bytes of the byte array is the header. (Width, Height, LayerCount)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bitpix"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static byte[] ToEncodedBytes(BitPix bitpix)
{
var resultIndex = 0;
var w = BitPixUtilities.ToBytes((short)bitpix.Width);
var h = BitPixUtilities.ToBytes((short)bitpix.Height);
var l = (byte)bitpix.Layers.GetLength(0);
var result = new byte[2 + 2 + 1 + bitpix.GetTotalByteCount()]; // w + h + l + img
result[resultIndex++] = w[0];
result[resultIndex++] = w[1];
result[resultIndex++] = h[0];
result[resultIndex++] = h[1];
result[resultIndex++] = l;
var layerCount = bitpix.Layers.GetLength(0);
for (var i = 0; i < layerCount; i++)
{
var layerContentSize = bitpix.Layers[i].Length;
for (var j = 0; j < layerContentSize; j++)
{
result[resultIndex++] = bitpix.Layers[i][j];
}
}
return(result);
}
public static BitPix FromString(string bitpixString)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(bitpixString))
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(bitpixString));
}
// no reason to go above 8 layers as it wouldnt really be suitable as a bitpix
// 8 layers means 1 byte per pixel. (full grayscale)
const int maximumSuitableLayers = 8;
var widthHeight = (int)Math.Sqrt(bitpixString.Length);
var layers = 1;
var lowestValueNum = (byte)'0';
var highestValueNum = (byte)0;
// 1. find highest value to determine the layer count
// if the highest value is 0, then 1 layer is used.
for (var i = 0; i < bitpixString.Length; i++)
{
var value = (byte)bitpixString[i];
if (value > highestValueNum)
{
highestValueNum = value;
}
}
var highestValue = highestValueNum - lowestValueNum;
for (var layer = 1; layer <= maximumSuitableLayers; layer++)
{
var lastCount = BitPixUtilities.NumberOfBitCombinations(layer - 1);
var thisCount = BitPixUtilities.NumberOfBitCombinations(layer);
if (highestValue >= lastCount && highestValue < thisCount)
{
layers = layer;
break;
}
}
// 2. loop through each char of the string and convert it to the number it is.
var pix = BitPix.CreateEmpty(widthHeight, layers);
for (var y = 0; y < widthHeight; y++)
{
for (var x = 0; x < widthHeight; x++)
{
var charValue = (byte)bitpixString[y * widthHeight + x];
var value = (byte)(charValue - lowestValueNum);
pix.SetColorIndexAt(x, y, value);
}
}
return(pix);
}
public static BitPix FromBytes(int width, int height, int layers, byte[] data, int index = 0)
{
var pix = BitPix.CreateEmpty(width, height, layers);
for (var i = 0; i < pix.Layers.GetLength(0); i++)
{
for (var j = 0; j < pix.Layers[i].Length; j++)
{
pix.Layers[i][j] = data[index++];
}
}
return(pix);
}
public static string ToString(BitPix bitpix)
{
var lowestValueNum = (byte)'0';
var returnString = "";
for (var y = 0; y < bitpix.Height; y++)
{
for (var x = 0; x < bitpix.Width; x++)
{
var index = bitpix.GetColorIndexAt(x, y);
returnString += (char)(lowestValueNum + index);
}
}
return(returnString);
}