msf_gif.h

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/*
HOW TO USE:
 
    In exactly one translation unit (.c or .cpp file), #define MSF_GIF_IMPL before including the header, like so:
 
    #define MSF_GIF_IMPL
    #include "msf_gif.h"
 
    Everywhere else, just include the header like normal.
 
 
USAGE EXAMPLE:
 
    int width = 480, height = 320, centisecondsPerFrame = 5, bitDepth = 16;
    MsfGifState gifState = {};
    // msf_gif_bgra_flag = true; //optionally, set this flag if your pixels are in BGRA format instead of RGBA
    // msf_gif_alpha_threshold = 128; //optionally, enable transparency (see function documentation below for details)
    msf_gif_begin(&gifState, width, height);
    msf_gif_frame(&gifState, ..., centisecondsPerFrame, bitDepth, width * 4); //frame 1
    msf_gif_frame(&gifState, ..., centisecondsPerFrame, bitDepth, width * 4); //frame 2
    msf_gif_frame(&gifState, ..., centisecondsPerFrame, bitDepth, width * 4); //frame 3, etc...
    MsfGifResult result = msf_gif_end(&gifState);
    if (result.data) {
        FILE * fp = fopen("MyGif.gif", "wb");
        fwrite(result.data, result.dataSize, 1, fp);
        fclose(fp);
    }
    msf_gif_free(result);
 
Detailed function documentation can be found in the header section below.
 
 
ERROR HANDLING:
 
    If memory allocation fails, the functions will signal the error via their return values.
    If one function call fails, the library will free all of its allocations,
    and all subsequent calls will safely no-op and return 0 until the next call to `msf_gif_begin()`.
    Therefore, it's safe to check only the return value of `msf_gif_end()`.
 
 
REPLACING MALLOC:
 
    This library uses malloc+realloc+free internally for memory allocation.
    To facilitate integration with custom memory allocators, these calls go through macros, which can be redefined.
    The expected function signature equivalents of the macros are as follows:
 
    void * MSF_GIF_MALLOC(void * context, size_t newSize)
    void * MSF_GIF_REALLOC(void * context, void * oldMemory, size_t oldSize, size_t newSize)
    void MSF_GIF_FREE(void * context, void * oldMemory, size_t oldSize)
 
    If your allocator needs a context pointer, you can set the `customAllocatorContext` field of the MsfGifState struct
    before calling msf_gif_begin(), and it will be passed to all subsequent allocator macro calls.
 
    The maximum number of bytes the library will allocate to encode a single gif is bounded by the following formula:
    `(2 * 1024 * 1024) + (width * height * 8) + ((1024 + width * height * 1.5) * 3 * frameCount)`
    The peak heap memory usage in bytes, if using a general-purpose heap allocator, is bounded by the following formula:
    `(2 * 1024 * 1024) + (width * height * 9.5) + 1024 + (16 * frameCount) + (2 * sizeOfResultingGif)
 
 
See end of file for license information.
*/
 
//version 2.2
 
 
#ifndef MSF_GIF_H
#define MSF_GIF_H
 
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stddef.h>
 
typedef struct {
    void * data;
    size_t dataSize;
 
    size_t allocSize; //internal use
    void * contextPointer; //internal use
} MsfGifResult;
 
typedef struct { //internal use
    uint32_t * pixels;
    int depth, count, rbits, gbits, bbits;
} MsfCookedFrame;
 
typedef struct MsfGifBuffer {
    struct MsfGifBuffer * next;
    size_t size;
    uint8_t data[1];
} MsfGifBuffer;
 
typedef size_t (* MsfGifFileWriteFunc) (const void * buffer, size_t size, size_t count, void * stream);
typedef struct {
    MsfGifFileWriteFunc fileWriteFunc;
    void * fileWriteData;
    MsfCookedFrame previousFrame;
    MsfCookedFrame currentFrame;
    int16_t * lzwMem;
    MsfGifBuffer * listHead;
    MsfGifBuffer * listTail;
    int width, height;
    void * customAllocatorContext;
    int framesSubmitted; //needed for transparency to work correctly (because we reach into the previous frame)
} MsfGifState;
 
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif //__cplusplus
 
int msf_gif_begin(MsfGifState * handle, int width, int height);
 
int msf_gif_frame(MsfGifState * handle, uint8_t * pixelData, int centiSecondsPerFame, int maxBitDepth, int pitchInBytes);
 
MsfGifResult msf_gif_end(MsfGifState * handle);
 
void msf_gif_free(MsfGifResult result);
 
//The gif format only supports 1-bit transparency, meaning a pixel will either be fully transparent or fully opaque.
//Pixels with an alpha value less than the alpha threshold will be treated as transparent.
//To enable exporting transparent gifs, set it to a value between 1 and 255 (inclusive) before calling msf_gif_frame().
//Setting it to 0 causes the alpha channel to be ignored. Its initial value is 0.
extern int msf_gif_alpha_threshold;
 
//Set `msf_gif_bgra_flag = true` before calling `msf_gif_frame()` if your pixels are in BGRA byte order instead of RBGA.
extern int msf_gif_bgra_flag;
 
 
 
//TO-FILE FUNCTIONS
//These functions are equivalent to the ones above, but they write results to a file incrementally,
//instead of building a buffer in memory. This can result in lower memory usage when saving large gifs,
//because memory usage is bounded by only the size of a single frame, and is not dependent on the number of frames.
//There is currently no reason to use these unless you are on a memory-constrained platform.
//If in doubt about which API to use, for now you should use the normal (non-file) functions above.
//The signature of MsfGifFileWriteFunc matches fwrite for convenience, so that you can use the C file API like so:
//  FILE * fp = fopen("MyGif.gif", "wb");
//  msf_gif_begin_to_file(&handle, width, height, (MsfGifFileWriteFunc) fwrite, (void *) fp);
//  msf_gif_frame_to_file(...)
//  msf_gif_end_to_file(&handle);
//  fclose(fp);
//If you use a custom file write function, you must take care to return the same values that fwrite() would return.
//Note that all three functions will potentially write to the file.
int msf_gif_begin_to_file(MsfGifState * handle, int width, int height, MsfGifFileWriteFunc func, void * filePointer);
int msf_gif_frame_to_file(MsfGifState * handle, uint8_t * pixelData, int centiSecondsPerFame, int maxBitDepth, int pitchInBytes);
int msf_gif_end_to_file(MsfGifState * handle); //returns 0 on error and non-zero on success
 
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif //__cplusplus
 
#endif //MSF_GIF_H
 
 
#ifdef MSF_GIF_IMPL
#ifndef MSF_GIF_ALREADY_IMPLEMENTED_IN_THIS_TRANSLATION_UNIT
#define MSF_GIF_ALREADY_IMPLEMENTED_IN_THIS_TRANSLATION_UNIT
 
//ensure the library user has either defined all of malloc/realloc/free, or none
#if defined(MSF_GIF_MALLOC) && defined(MSF_GIF_REALLOC) && defined(MSF_GIF_FREE) //ok
#elif !defined(MSF_GIF_MALLOC) && !defined(MSF_GIF_REALLOC) && !defined(MSF_GIF_FREE) //ok
#else
#error "You must either define all of MSF_GIF_MALLOC, MSF_GIF_REALLOC, and MSF_GIF_FREE, or define none of them"
#endif
 
//provide default allocator definitions that redirect to the standard global allocator
#if !defined(MSF_GIF_MALLOC)
#include <stdlib.h> //malloc, etc.
#define MSF_GIF_MALLOC(contextPointer, newSize) malloc(newSize)
#define MSF_GIF_REALLOC(contextPointer, oldMemory, oldSize, newSize) realloc(oldMemory, newSize)
#define MSF_GIF_FREE(contextPointer, oldMemory, oldSize) free(oldMemory)
#endif
 
//instrumentation for capturing profiling traces (useless for the library user, but useful for the library author)
#ifdef MSF_GIF_ENABLE_TRACING
#define MsfTimeFunc TimeFunc
#define MsfTimeLoop TimeLoop
#define msf_init_profiling_thread init_profiling_thread
#else
#define MsfTimeFunc
#define MsfTimeLoop(name)
#define msf_init_profiling_thread()
#endif //MSF_GIF_ENABLE_TRACING
 
#include <string.h> //memcpy
 
//TODO: use compiler-specific notation to force-inline functions currently marked inline
#if defined(__GNUC__) //gcc, clang
static inline int msf_bit_log(int i) { return 32 - __builtin_clz(i); }
#elif defined(_MSC_VER) //msvc
#include <intrin.h>
static inline int msf_bit_log(int i) { unsigned long idx; _BitScanReverse(&idx, i); return idx + 1; }
#else //fallback implementation for other compilers
//from https://stackoverflow.com/a/31718095/3064745 - thanks!
static inline int msf_bit_log(int i) {
    static const int MultiplyDeBruijnBitPosition[32] = {
        0, 9, 1, 10, 13, 21, 2, 29, 11, 14, 16, 18, 22, 25, 3, 30,
        8, 12, 20, 28, 15, 17, 24, 7, 19, 27, 23, 6, 26, 5, 4, 31,
    };
    i |= i >> 1;
    i |= i >> 2;
    i |= i >> 4;
    i |= i >> 8;
    i |= i >> 16;
    return MultiplyDeBruijnBitPosition[(uint32_t)(i * 0x07C4ACDDU) >> 27] + 1;
}
#endif
static inline int msf_imin(int a, int b) { return a < b? a : b; }
static inline int msf_imax(int a, int b) { return b < a? a : b; }
 
 
#if (defined (__SSE2__) || defined (_M_X64) || _M_IX86_FP == 2) && !defined(MSF_GIF_NO_SSE2)
#include <emmintrin.h>
#endif
 
int msf_gif_alpha_threshold = 0;
int msf_gif_bgra_flag = 0;
 
static void msf_cook_frame(MsfCookedFrame * frame, uint8_t * raw, uint8_t * used,
                           int width, int height, int pitch, int depth)
{ MsfTimeFunc
    //bit depth for each channel
    const static int rdepthsArray[17] = { 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 };
    const static int gdepthsArray[17] = { 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6 };
    const static int bdepthsArray[17] = { 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5 };
    //this extra level of indirection looks unnecessary but we need to explicitly decay the arrays to pointers
    //in order to be able to swap them because of C's annoying not-quite-pointers, not-quite-value-types stack arrays.
    const int * rdepths = msf_gif_bgra_flag? bdepthsArray : rdepthsArray;
    const int * gdepths =                                   gdepthsArray;
    const int * bdepths = msf_gif_bgra_flag? rdepthsArray : bdepthsArray;
 
    const static int ditherKernel[16] = {
         0 << 12,  8 << 12,  2 << 12, 10 << 12,
        12 << 12,  4 << 12, 14 << 12,  6 << 12,
         3 << 12, 11 << 12,  1 << 12,  9 << 12,
        15 << 12,  7 << 12, 13 << 12,  5 << 12,
    };
 
    uint32_t * cooked = frame->pixels;
    int count = 0;
    MsfTimeLoop("do") do {
        int rbits = rdepths[depth], gbits = gdepths[depth], bbits = bdepths[depth];
        int paletteSize = (1 << (rbits + gbits + bbits)) + 1;
        memset(used, 0, paletteSize * sizeof(uint8_t));
 
        //TODO: document what this math does and why it's correct
        int rdiff = (1 << (8 - rbits)) - 1;
        int gdiff = (1 << (8 - gbits)) - 1;
        int bdiff = (1 << (8 - bbits)) - 1;
        short rmul = (short) ((255.0f - rdiff) / 255.0f * 257);
        short gmul = (short) ((255.0f - gdiff) / 255.0f * 257);
        short bmul = (short) ((255.0f - bdiff) / 255.0f * 257);
 
        int gmask = ((1 << gbits) - 1) << rbits;
        int bmask = ((1 << bbits) - 1) << rbits << gbits;
 
        MsfTimeLoop("cook") for (int y = 0; y < height; ++y) {
            int x = 0;
 
            #if (defined (__SSE2__) || defined (_M_X64) || _M_IX86_FP == 2) && !defined(MSF_GIF_NO_SSE2)
                __m128i k = _mm_loadu_si128((__m128i *) &ditherKernel[(y & 3) * 4]);
                __m128i k2 = _mm_or_si128(_mm_srli_epi32(k, rbits), _mm_slli_epi32(_mm_srli_epi32(k, bbits), 16));
                for (; x < width - 3; x += 4) {
                    uint8_t * pixels = &raw[y * pitch + x * 4];
                    __m128i p = _mm_loadu_si128((__m128i *) pixels);
 
                    __m128i rb = _mm_and_si128(p, _mm_set1_epi32(0x00FF00FF));
                    __m128i rb1 = _mm_mullo_epi16(rb, _mm_set_epi16(bmul, rmul, bmul, rmul, bmul, rmul, bmul, rmul));
                    __m128i rb2 = _mm_adds_epu16(rb1, k2);
                    __m128i r3 = _mm_srli_epi32(_mm_and_si128(rb2, _mm_set1_epi32(0x0000FFFF)), 16 - rbits);
                    __m128i b3 = _mm_and_si128(_mm_srli_epi32(rb2, 32 - rbits - gbits - bbits), _mm_set1_epi32(bmask));
 
                    __m128i g = _mm_and_si128(_mm_srli_epi32(p, 8), _mm_set1_epi32(0x000000FF));
                    __m128i g1 = _mm_mullo_epi16(g, _mm_set1_epi32(gmul));
                    __m128i g2 = _mm_adds_epu16(g1, _mm_srli_epi32(k, gbits));
                    __m128i g3 = _mm_and_si128(_mm_srli_epi32(g2, 16 - rbits - gbits), _mm_set1_epi32(gmask));
 
                    __m128i out = _mm_or_si128(_mm_or_si128(r3, g3), b3);
 
                    //mask in transparency based on threshold
                    //NOTE: we can theoretically do a sub instead of srli by doing an unsigned compare via bias
                    //      to maybe save a TINY amount of throughput? but lol who cares maybe I'll do it later -m
                    __m128i invAlphaMask = _mm_cmplt_epi32(_mm_srli_epi32(p, 24), _mm_set1_epi32(msf_gif_alpha_threshold));
                    out = _mm_or_si128(_mm_and_si128(invAlphaMask, _mm_set1_epi32(paletteSize - 1)), _mm_andnot_si128(invAlphaMask, out));
 
                    //TODO: does storing this as a __m128i then reading it back as a uint32_t violate strict aliasing?
                    uint32_t * c = &cooked[y * width + x];
                    _mm_storeu_si128((__m128i *) c, out);
                }
            #endif
 
            //scalar cleanup loop
            for (; x < width; ++x) {
                uint8_t * p = &raw[y * pitch + x * 4];
 
                //transparent pixel if alpha is low
                if (p[3] < msf_gif_alpha_threshold) {
                    cooked[y * width + x] = paletteSize - 1;
                    continue;
                }
 
                int dx = x & 3, dy = y & 3;
                int k = ditherKernel[dy * 4 + dx];
                cooked[y * width + x] =
                    (msf_imin(65535, p[2] * bmul + (k >> bbits)) >> (16 - rbits - gbits - bbits) & bmask) |
                    (msf_imin(65535, p[1] * gmul + (k >> gbits)) >> (16 - rbits - gbits        ) & gmask) |
                     msf_imin(65535, p[0] * rmul + (k >> rbits)) >> (16 - rbits                );
            }
        }
 
        count = 0;
        MsfTimeLoop("mark") for (int i = 0; i < width * height; ++i) {
            used[cooked[i]] = 1;
        }
 
        //count used colors, transparent is ignored
        MsfTimeLoop("count") for (int j = 0; j < paletteSize - 1; ++j) {
            count += used[j];
        }
    } while (count >= 256 && --depth);
 
    MsfCookedFrame ret = { cooked, depth, count, rdepths[depth], gdepths[depth], bdepths[depth] };
    *frame = ret;
}
 
 
static inline void msf_put_code(uint8_t * * writeHead, uint32_t * blockBits, int len, uint32_t code) {
    //insert new code into block buffer
    int idx = *blockBits / 8;
    int bit = *blockBits % 8;
    (*writeHead)[idx + 0] |= code <<       bit ;
    (*writeHead)[idx + 1] |= code >> ( 8 - bit);
    (*writeHead)[idx + 2] |= code >> (16 - bit);
    *blockBits += len;
 
    //prep the next block buffer if the current one is full
    if (*blockBits >= 256 * 8) {
        *blockBits -= 255 * 8;
        (*writeHead) += 256;
        (*writeHead)[2] = (*writeHead)[1];
        (*writeHead)[1] = (*writeHead)[0];
        (*writeHead)[0] = 255;
        memset((*writeHead) + 4, 0, 256);
    }
}
 
typedef struct {
    int16_t * data;
    int len;
    int stride;
} MsfStridedList;
 
static inline void msf_lzw_reset(MsfStridedList * lzw, int tableSize, int stride) { MsfTimeFunc
    memset(lzw->data, 0xFF, 4096 * stride * sizeof(int16_t));
    lzw->len = tableSize + 2;
    lzw->stride = stride;
}
 
static MsfGifBuffer * msf_compress_frame(void * allocContext, int width, int height, int centiSeconds,
                                         MsfCookedFrame frame, MsfGifState * handle, uint8_t * used, int16_t * lzwMem)
{ MsfTimeFunc
    //NOTE: we reserve enough memory for theoretical the worst case upfront because it's a reasonable amount,
    //      and prevents us from ever having to check size or realloc during compression
    int maxBufSize = offsetof(MsfGifBuffer, data) + 32 + 256 * 3 + width * height * 3 / 2; //headers + color table + data
    MsfGifBuffer * buffer = (MsfGifBuffer *) MSF_GIF_MALLOC(allocContext, maxBufSize);
    if (!buffer) { return NULL; }
    uint8_t * writeHead = buffer->data;
    MsfStridedList lzw = { lzwMem };
 
    //allocate tlb
    int totalBits = frame.rbits + frame.gbits + frame.bbits;
    int tlbSize = (1 << totalBits) + 1;
    uint8_t tlb[(1 << 16) + 1]; //only 64k, so stack allocating is fine
 
    //generate palette
    typedef struct { uint8_t r, g, b; } Color3;
    Color3 table[256] = { {0} };
    int tableIdx = 1; //we start counting at 1 because 0 is the transparent color
    //transparent is always last in the table
    tlb[tlbSize-1] = 0;
    MsfTimeLoop("table") for (int i = 0; i < tlbSize-1; ++i) {
        if (used[i]) {
            tlb[i] = tableIdx;
            int rmask = (1 << frame.rbits) - 1;
            int gmask = (1 << frame.gbits) - 1;
            //isolate components
            int r = i & rmask;
            int g = i >> frame.rbits & gmask;
            int b = i >> (frame.rbits + frame.gbits);
            //shift into highest bits
            r <<= 8 - frame.rbits;
            g <<= 8 - frame.gbits;
            b <<= 8 - frame.bbits;
            table[tableIdx].r = r | r >> frame.rbits | r >> (frame.rbits * 2) | r >> (frame.rbits * 3);
            table[tableIdx].g = g | g >> frame.gbits | g >> (frame.gbits * 2) | g >> (frame.gbits * 3);
            table[tableIdx].b = b | b >> frame.bbits | b >> (frame.bbits * 2) | b >> (frame.bbits * 3);
            if (msf_gif_bgra_flag) {
                uint8_t temp = table[tableIdx].r;
                table[tableIdx].r = table[tableIdx].b;
                table[tableIdx].b = temp;
            }
            ++tableIdx;
        }
    }
    int hasTransparentPixels = used[tlbSize-1];
 
    //SPEC: "Because of some algorithmic constraints however, black & white images which have one color bit
    //       must be indicated as having a code size of 2."
    int tableBits = msf_imax(2, msf_bit_log(tableIdx - 1));
    int tableSize = 1 << tableBits;
    //NOTE: we don't just compare `depth` field here because it will be wrong for the first frame and we will segfault
    MsfCookedFrame previous = handle->previousFrame;
    int hasSamePal = frame.rbits == previous.rbits && frame.gbits == previous.gbits && frame.bbits == previous.bbits;
    int framesCompatible = hasSamePal && !hasTransparentPixels;
 
    //NOTE: because __attribute__((__packed__)) is annoyingly compiler-specific, we do this unreadable weirdness
    char headerBytes[19] = "\x21\xF9\x04\x05\0\0\0\0" "\x2C\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x80";
    //NOTE: we need to check the frame number because if we reach into the buffer prior to the first frame,
    //      we'll just clobber the file header instead, which is a bug
    if (hasTransparentPixels && handle->framesSubmitted > 0) {
        handle->listTail->data[3] = 0x09; //set the previous frame's disposal to background, so transparency is possible
    }
    memcpy(&headerBytes[4], &centiSeconds, 2);
    memcpy(&headerBytes[13], &width, 2);
    memcpy(&headerBytes[15], &height, 2);
    headerBytes[17] |= tableBits - 1;
    memcpy(writeHead, headerBytes, 18);
    writeHead += 18;
 
    //local color table
    memcpy(writeHead, table, tableSize * sizeof(Color3));
    writeHead += tableSize * sizeof(Color3);
    *writeHead++ = tableBits;
 
    //prep block
    memset(writeHead, 0, 260);
    writeHead[0] = 255;
    uint32_t blockBits = 8; //relative to block.head
 
    //SPEC: "Encoders should output a Clear code as the first code of each image data stream."
    msf_lzw_reset(&lzw, tableSize, tableIdx);
    msf_put_code(&writeHead, &blockBits, msf_bit_log(lzw.len - 1), tableSize);
 
    int lastCode = framesCompatible && frame.pixels[0] == previous.pixels[0]? 0 : tlb[frame.pixels[0]];
    MsfTimeLoop("compress") for (int i = 1; i < width * height; ++i) {
        //PERF: branching vs. branchless version of this line is observed to have no discernable impact on speed
        int color = framesCompatible && frame.pixels[i] == previous.pixels[i]? 0 : tlb[frame.pixels[i]];
        int code = (&lzw.data[lastCode * lzw.stride])[color];
        if (code < 0) {
            //write to code stream
            int codeBits = msf_bit_log(lzw.len - 1);
            msf_put_code(&writeHead, &blockBits, codeBits, lastCode);
 
            if (lzw.len > 4095) {
                //reset buffer code table
                msf_put_code(&writeHead, &blockBits, codeBits, tableSize);
                msf_lzw_reset(&lzw, tableSize, tableIdx);
            } else {
                (&lzw.data[lastCode * lzw.stride])[color] = lzw.len;
                ++lzw.len;
            }
 
            lastCode = color;
        } else {
            lastCode = code;
        }
    }
 
    //write code for leftover index buffer contents, then the end code
    msf_put_code(&writeHead, &blockBits, msf_imin(12, msf_bit_log(lzw.len - 1)), lastCode);
    msf_put_code(&writeHead, &blockBits, msf_imin(12, msf_bit_log(lzw.len)), tableSize + 1);
 
    //flush remaining data
    if (blockBits > 8) {
        int bytes = (blockBits + 7) / 8; //round up
        writeHead[0] = bytes - 1;
        writeHead += bytes;
    }
    *writeHead++ = 0; //terminating block
 
    //fill in buffer header and shrink buffer to fit data
    buffer->next = NULL;
    buffer->size = writeHead - buffer->data;
    MsfGifBuffer * moved =
        (MsfGifBuffer *) MSF_GIF_REALLOC(allocContext, buffer, maxBufSize, offsetof(MsfGifBuffer, data) + buffer->size);
    if (!moved) { MSF_GIF_FREE(allocContext, buffer, maxBufSize); return NULL; }
    return moved;
}
 
 
static const int lzwAllocSize = 4096 * 256 * sizeof(int16_t);
 
//NOTE: by C standard library conventions, freeing NULL should be a no-op,
//      but just in case the user's custom free doesn't follow that rule, we do null checks on our end as well.
static void msf_free_gif_state(MsfGifState * handle) {
    if (handle->previousFrame.pixels) MSF_GIF_FREE(handle->customAllocatorContext, handle->previousFrame.pixels,
                                                   handle->width * handle->height * sizeof(uint32_t));
    if (handle->currentFrame.pixels)  MSF_GIF_FREE(handle->customAllocatorContext, handle->currentFrame.pixels,
                                                   handle->width * handle->height * sizeof(uint32_t));
    if (handle->lzwMem) MSF_GIF_FREE(handle->customAllocatorContext, handle->lzwMem, lzwAllocSize);
    for (MsfGifBuffer * node = handle->listHead; node;) {
        MsfGifBuffer * next = node->next; //NOTE: we have to copy the `next` pointer BEFORE freeing the node holding it
        MSF_GIF_FREE(handle->customAllocatorContext, node, offsetof(MsfGifBuffer, data) + node->size);
        node = next;
    }
    handle->listHead = NULL; //this implicitly marks the handle as invalid until the next msf_gif_begin() call
}
 
int msf_gif_begin(MsfGifState * handle, int width, int height) { MsfTimeFunc
    //NOTE: we cannot stomp the entire struct to zero because we must preserve `customAllocatorContext`.
    MsfCookedFrame empty = {0}; //god I hate MSVC...
    handle->previousFrame = empty;
    handle->currentFrame = empty;
    handle->width = width;
    handle->height = height;
    handle->framesSubmitted = 0;
 
    //allocate memory for LZW buffer
    //NOTE: Unfortunately we can't just use stack memory for the LZW table because it's 2MB,
    //      which is more stack space than most operating systems give by default,
    //      and we can't realistically expect users to be willing to override that just to use our library,
    //      so we have to allocate this on the heap.
    handle->lzwMem = (int16_t *) MSF_GIF_MALLOC(handle->customAllocatorContext, lzwAllocSize);
    handle->previousFrame.pixels =
        (uint32_t *) MSF_GIF_MALLOC(handle->customAllocatorContext, handle->width * handle->height * sizeof(uint32_t));
    handle->currentFrame.pixels =
        (uint32_t *) MSF_GIF_MALLOC(handle->customAllocatorContext, handle->width * handle->height * sizeof(uint32_t));
 
    //setup header buffer header (lol)
    handle->listHead = (MsfGifBuffer *) MSF_GIF_MALLOC(handle->customAllocatorContext, offsetof(MsfGifBuffer, data) + 32);
    if (!handle->listHead || !handle->lzwMem || !handle->previousFrame.pixels || !handle->currentFrame.pixels) {
        msf_free_gif_state(handle);
        return 0;
    }
    handle->listTail = handle->listHead;
    handle->listHead->next = NULL;
    handle->listHead->size = 32;
 
    //NOTE: because __attribute__((__packed__)) is annoyingly compiler-specific, we do this unreadable weirdness
    char headerBytes[33] = "GIF89a\0\0\0\0\x70\0\0" "\x21\xFF\x0BNETSCAPE2.0\x03\x01\0\0\0";
    memcpy(&headerBytes[6], &width, 2);
    memcpy(&headerBytes[8], &height, 2);
    memcpy(handle->listHead->data, headerBytes, 32);
    return 1;
}
 
int msf_gif_frame(MsfGifState * handle, uint8_t * pixelData, int centiSecondsPerFame, int maxBitDepth, int pitchInBytes)
{ MsfTimeFunc
    if (!handle->listHead) { return 0; }
 
    maxBitDepth = msf_imax(1, msf_imin(16, maxBitDepth));
    if (pitchInBytes == 0) pitchInBytes = handle->width * 4;
    if (pitchInBytes < 0) pixelData -= pitchInBytes * (handle->height - 1);
 
    uint8_t used[(1 << 16) + 1]; //only 64k, so stack allocating is fine
    msf_cook_frame(&handle->currentFrame, pixelData, used, handle->width, handle->height, pitchInBytes,
        msf_imin(maxBitDepth, handle->previousFrame.depth + 160 / msf_imax(1, handle->previousFrame.count)));
 
    MsfGifBuffer * buffer = msf_compress_frame(handle->customAllocatorContext, handle->width, handle->height,
        centiSecondsPerFame, handle->currentFrame, handle, used, handle->lzwMem);
    if (!buffer) { msf_free_gif_state(handle); return 0; }
    handle->listTail->next = buffer;
    handle->listTail = buffer;
 
    //swap current and previous frames
    MsfCookedFrame tmp = handle->previousFrame;
    handle->previousFrame = handle->currentFrame;
    handle->currentFrame = tmp;
 
    handle->framesSubmitted += 1;
    return 1;
}
 
MsfGifResult msf_gif_end(MsfGifState * handle) { MsfTimeFunc
    if (!handle->listHead) { MsfGifResult empty = {0}; return empty; }
 
    //first pass: determine total size
    size_t total = 1; //1 byte for trailing marker
    for (MsfGifBuffer * node = handle->listHead; node; node = node->next) { total += node->size; }
 
    //second pass: write data
    uint8_t * buffer = (uint8_t *) MSF_GIF_MALLOC(handle->customAllocatorContext, total);
    if (buffer) {
        uint8_t * writeHead = buffer;
        for (MsfGifBuffer * node = handle->listHead; node; node = node->next) {
            memcpy(writeHead, node->data, node->size);
            writeHead += node->size;
        }
        *writeHead++ = 0x3B;
    }
 
    //third pass: free buffers
    msf_free_gif_state(handle);
 
    MsfGifResult ret = { buffer, total, total, handle->customAllocatorContext };
    return ret;
}
 
void msf_gif_free(MsfGifResult result) { MsfTimeFunc
    if (result.data) { MSF_GIF_FREE(result.contextPointer, result.data, result.allocSize); }
}
 
 
int msf_gif_begin_to_file(MsfGifState * handle, int width, int height, MsfGifFileWriteFunc func, void * filePointer) {
    handle->fileWriteFunc = func;
    handle->fileWriteData = filePointer;
    return msf_gif_begin(handle, width, height);
}
 
int msf_gif_frame_to_file(MsfGifState * handle, uint8_t * pixelData, int centiSecondsPerFame, int maxBitDepth, int pitchInBytes) {
    if (!msf_gif_frame(handle, pixelData, centiSecondsPerFame, maxBitDepth, pitchInBytes)) { return 0; }
 
    //NOTE: this is a somewhat hacky implementation which is not perfectly efficient, but it's good enough for now
    MsfGifBuffer * head = handle->listHead;
    if (!handle->fileWriteFunc(head->data, head->size, 1, handle->fileWriteData)) { msf_free_gif_state(handle); return 0; }
    handle->listHead = head->next;
    MSF_GIF_FREE(handle->customAllocatorContext, head, offsetof(MsfGifBuffer, data) + head->size);
    return 1;
}
 
int msf_gif_end_to_file(MsfGifState * handle) {
    //NOTE: this is a somewhat hacky implementation which is not perfectly efficient, but it's good enough for now
    MsfGifResult result = msf_gif_end(handle);
    int ret = (int) handle->fileWriteFunc(result.data, result.dataSize, 1, handle->fileWriteData);
    msf_gif_free(result);
    return ret;
}
 
#endif //MSF_GIF_ALREADY_IMPLEMENTED_IN_THIS_TRANSLATION_UNIT
#endif //MSF_GIF_IMPL
 
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