Method read_raw

src/reader.rs:872–887

Reads and decompresses the local payload of this chunk. This returns `Cow`, so if no compression was used, it returns a direct reference to the mmap (Zero-Copy). If compressed, it allocates the decompressed buffer.

(&self)

    /// This returns `Cow`, so if no compression was used, it returns a direct reference
    /// to the mmap (Zero-Copy). If compressed, it allocates the decompressed buffer.
    pub fn read_raw(&self) -> Result<Cow<'a, [u8]>> {
        let start = usize::try_from(self.offset)
            .map_err(|_| ParcodeError::Format("Offset exceeds address space".into()))?;
        let end = usize::try_from(self.payload_end_offset)
            .map_err(|_| ParcodeError::Format("End offset exceeds address space".into()))?;

        // Access via self.reader.source (Deref to &[u8])
        let raw = self
            .reader
            .source
            .get(start..end)
            .ok_or_else(|| ParcodeError::Format("Payload out of bounds".into()))?;
        let method_id = self.meta.compression_method();

        self.reader.registry.get(method_id)?.decompress(raw)
    }

    /// Returns a list of all direct child nodes.
    ///