Function DecodeBitArrayAscending

pkg/util/encoding/encoding.go:1636–1666

DecodeBitArrayAscending decodes a bit array which was encoded using EncodeBitArrayAscending. The remainder of the input buffer and the decoded bit array are returned.

(b []byte)

// EncodeBitArrayAscending. The remainder of the input buffer and the
// decoded bit array are returned.
func DecodeBitArrayAscending(b []byte) ([]byte, bitarray.BitArray, error) {
	if PeekType(b) != BitArray {
		return nil, bitarray.BitArray{}, errors.Errorf("did not find marker %x", b)
	}
	b = b[1:]

	// First compute the length.
	numWords, _, err := getBitArrayWordsLen(b, bitArrayDataTerminator)
	if err != nil {
		return b, bitarray.BitArray{}, err
	}
	// Decode the words.
	words := make([]uint64, numWords)
	for i := range words {
		b, words[i], err = DecodeUvarintAscending(b)
		if err != nil {
			return b, bitarray.BitArray{}, err
		}
	}
	// Decode the final part.
	if len(b) == 0 || b[0] != bitArrayDataTerminator {
		return b, bitarray.BitArray{}, errBitArrayTerminatorMissing
	}
	b = b[1:]
	b, lastVal, err := DecodeUvarintAscending(b)
	if err != nil {
		return b, bitarray.BitArray{}, err
	}
	ba, err := bitarray.FromEncodingParts(words, lastVal)
	return b, ba, err
}

var errBitArrayTerminatorMissing = errors.New("cannot find bit array data terminator")