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Add rle+ datastructure #251
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This LGTM, thanks @dignifiedquire.
Should we merge this now and worry about the type marker in a later change?
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RLE+ is a lossless compression format based on [RLE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding). | ||
It's primary goal is to reduce the size in the case of many individual bits, where RLE breaks down quickly, | ||
while keeping the same level of compression for large sets of contigous bits. |
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nit: contiguous
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fixed, thank you
@whyrusleeping added version bits |
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Note: I haven't figured out the identification prefix yet, I haven't forgotten about it.
Closes #133