Added varicode encoding of messages

What this does is allow us to pack more than 13 characters in a single
transmission frame. Optimized using a Huffman encoding using weights of
alphabetical frequency, this will often allow us to send less than 5 bits
per character.
This commit is contained in:
Jordan Sherer 2018-07-19 03:44:02 -04:00
parent 512dffabf4
commit b8267372e4
5 changed files with 146 additions and 39 deletions

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@ -55,33 +55,60 @@ DecodedText::DecodedText (QString const& the_string, bool contest_mode, QString
}
if(!is_standard_){
tryUnpackDirected();
bool unpacked = false;
if(!unpacked){
unpacked = tryUnpackDirected();
}
if(!unpacked){
unpacked = tryUnpackData();
}
}
}
void DecodedText::tryUnpackDirected(){
QString m = message().trimmed();
bool DecodedText::tryUnpackDirected(){
QString m = message().trimmed();
// directed calls will always be 12+ chars and contain no spaces.
if(m.length() < 12 || m.contains(' ')){
return;
}
// directed calls will always be 12+ chars and contain no spaces.
if(m.length() < 12 || m.contains(' ')){
return false;
}
QStringList parts = Varicode::unpackDirectedMessage(m);
QStringList parts = Varicode::unpackDirectedMessage(m);
if(parts.isEmpty()){
return;
}
if(parts.isEmpty()){
return false;
}
if(parts.length() == 3){
// replace it with the correct unpacked (query)
message_ = QString("%1: %2%3").arg(parts.at(0), parts.at(1), parts.at(2));
} else {
// replace it with the correct unpacked (freetext)
message_ = QString(parts.join(QChar()));
}
if(parts.length() == 3){
// replace it with the correct unpacked (query)
message_ = QString("%1: %2%3").arg(parts.at(0), parts.at(1), parts.at(2));
} else {
// replace it with the correct unpacked (freetext)
message_ = QString(parts.join(QChar()));
}
directed_ = parts;
directed_ = parts;
return true;
}
bool DecodedText::tryUnpackData(){
QString m = message().trimmed();
// data frames calls will always be 12+ chars and contain no spaces.
if(m.length() < 12 || m.contains(' ')){
return false;
}
QString data = Varicode::unpackDataMessage(m);
if(data.isEmpty()){
return false;
}
message_ = data;
return true;
}
QStringList DecodedText::messageWords () const

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@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class DecodedText
public:
explicit DecodedText (QString const& message, bool, QString const& my_grid);
void tryUnpackDirected();
bool tryUnpackDirected();
bool tryUnpackData();
QStringList directedMessage() const { return directed_; }
bool isDirectedMessage() const { return !directed_.isEmpty(); }

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@ -3337,6 +3337,7 @@ void MainWindow::readFromStdout() //readFromStdout
d.bits = decodedtext.bits();
d.freq = audioFreq;
d.text = decodedtext.message();
qDebug() << d.text;
d.utcTimestamp = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
m_rxFrameQueue.append(d);
}
@ -5297,10 +5298,8 @@ int MainWindow::logRxTxMessageText(QDateTime date, bool isFree, QString text, in
}
if(found){
if(!isFree){
c.insertText(" ");
}
c.insertHtml(text);
c.clearSelection();
c.insertText(text);
} else {
c.insertHtml(QString("<strong>%1 - (%2)</strong> - %3").arg(date.time().toString()).arg(freq).arg(text));
}
@ -5458,22 +5457,33 @@ QPair<QStringList, QStringList> MainWindow::buildFT8MessageFrames(QString const&
QString mycall = m_config.my_callsign();
foreach(QString line, text.split(QRegExp("[\\r\\n]"), QString::SkipEmptyParts)){
while(line.size() > 0){
QString frame;
bool useStd = false;
bool useDir = false;
bool useDat = false;
bool isFree = false;
QString stdFrame = parseFT8Message(line, &isFree);
int n = 0;
QString dirFrame = Varicode::packDirectedMessage(line, mycall, &n);
int m = 0;
QString datFrame = Varicode::packDataMessage(line.left(21) + "\x04", &m); // 63 / 3 = 21 (maximum number of 3bit chars we could possibly stuff in here)
// if this parses to a standard FT8 free text message
// but it can be parsed as a directed message, then we
// should send the directed version
if(isFree && n > 0){
useStd = false;
useDir = true;
frame = dirFrame;
} else if (isFree && m > 0) {
useDat = true;
frame = datFrame;
} else {
useStd = true;
frame = stdFrame;
@ -5494,7 +5504,9 @@ QPair<QStringList, QStringList> MainWindow::buildFT8MessageFrames(QString const&
}
line = line.mid(frame.length()).trimmed();
} else {
}
if(useDir){
frames.append(frame);
// TODO: jsherer - would be nice to clean this up and have an object that can just decode the actual transmitted frames instead.
if(!line.startsWith(mycall)){
@ -5503,18 +5515,24 @@ QPair<QStringList, QStringList> MainWindow::buildFT8MessageFrames(QString const&
lines.append(line.left(n));
line = line.mid(n).trimmed();
}
if(useDat){
frames.append(frame);
lines.append(line.left(m));
line = line.mid(m);
}
}
}
#if 0
#if 1
qDebug() << "parsed frames:";
foreach(auto frame, frames){
qDebug() << "->" << frame;
qDebug() << "->" << frame << Varicode::unpackDataMessage(frame);
}
qDebug() << "lines:";
foreach(auto frame, frames){
qDebug() << "->" << frame;
foreach(auto line, lines){
qDebug() << "->" << line;
}
#endif

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@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ QVector<bool> Varicode::huffFlatten(QList<QVector<bool>> &list){
return out;
}
QString Varicode::huffDecode(QVector<bool> const& bitvec){
QString Varicode::huffDecode(QVector<bool> const& bitvec, int pad){
QString out;
QString bits = bitsToStr(bitvec);
QString bits = bitsToStr(bitvec).mid(0, bitvec.length()-pad);
// TODO: jsherer - this is naive...
while(bits.length() > 0){
@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ QString Varicode::packDirectedMessage(const QString &text, const QString &callsi
auto fromBytes = from.toLocal8Bit();
auto fromCRC = CRC::Calculate(fromBytes.data(), fromBytes.length(), CRC::CRC_5_ITU());
quint8 packed_is_data = 0;
quint8 packed_flag = 0;
quint32 packed_from = Varicode::packCallsign(from);
quint32 packed_to = Varicode::packCallsign(to);
@ -550,18 +551,18 @@ QString Varicode::packDirectedMessage(const QString &text, const QString &callsi
quint8 packed_cmd = directed_cmds[cmd];
quint8 packed_extra = fromCRC;
// [3][28][28][5],[5] = 69
// [1][2][28][28][5],[5] = 69
auto bits = (
Varicode::intToBits(packed_flag, 3) +
Varicode::intToBits(packed_is_data, 1) +
Varicode::intToBits(packed_flag, 2) +
Varicode::intToBits(packed_from, 28) +
Varicode::intToBits(packed_to, 28) +
Varicode::intToBits(packed_cmd & 31, 5)
);
frame = Varicode::pack64bits(Varicode::bitsToInt(bits)) + Varicode::pack5bits(packed_extra & 31);
*n = match.captured(0).length();
return frame;
}
return frame;
}
QStringList Varicode::unpackDirectedMessage(const QString &text){
@ -571,11 +572,15 @@ QStringList Varicode::unpackDirectedMessage(const QString &text){
return unpacked;
}
// [3][28][28][5],[5] = 69
// [1][2][28][28][5],[5] = 69
auto bits = Varicode::bitsToStr(Varicode::intToBits(Varicode::unpack64bits(text.left(12)), 64));
quint8 extra = Varicode::unpack5bits(text.right(1));
quint8 flag = Varicode::bitsToInt(Varicode::strToBits(bits.left(3)));
quint8 is_data = Varicode::bitsToInt(Varicode::strToBits(bits.left(1)));
if(is_data != 0){
return unpacked;
}
quint8 flag = Varicode::bitsToInt(Varicode::strToBits(bits.mid(1,2)));
quint32 packed_from = Varicode::bitsToInt(Varicode::strToBits(bits.mid(3, 28)));
quint32 packed_to = Varicode::bitsToInt(Varicode::strToBits(bits.mid(31, 28)));
quint8 packed_cmd = Varicode::bitsToInt(Varicode::strToBits(bits.mid(59, 5)));
@ -594,3 +599,56 @@ QStringList Varicode::unpackDirectedMessage(const QString &text){
return unpacked;
}
QString Varicode::packDataMessage(const QString &text, int *n){
QString frame;
// [1][63],[5]
quint8 is_data = 1;
auto frameBits = (
Varicode::intToBits(is_data, 1)
);
int i = 0;
foreach(auto charBits, Varicode::huffEncode(text)){
if(frameBits.length() + charBits.length() < 63){
frameBits += charBits;
i++;
continue;
}
break;
}
int pad = 64 - frameBits.length();
if(pad){
frameBits += Varicode::intToBits(1, pad);
}
frame = Varicode::pack64bits(Varicode::bitsToInt(frameBits)) + Varicode::pack5bits(pad & 31);
*n = i;
return frame;
}
QString Varicode::unpackDataMessage(const QString &text){
QString unpacked;
if(text.length() < 13){
return unpacked;
}
auto bits = Varicode::intToBits(Varicode::unpack64bits(text.left(12)), 64);
quint8 pad = Varicode::unpack5bits(text.right(1));
quint8 is_data = (int)bits.at(0);
if(is_data != 1){
return unpacked;
}
// pop off the is_data bit
bits.removeAt(0);
unpacked = Varicode::huffDecode(bits, pad);
return unpacked;
}

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@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
static QList<QVector<bool>> huffEncode(QString const& text);
static QVector<bool> huffFlatten(QList<QVector<bool>> &list);
static QString huffDecode(QVector<bool> const& bitvec);
static QString huffDecode(QVector<bool> const& bitvec, int pad=0);
static QVector<bool> bytesToBits(char * bitvec, int n);
static QVector<bool> strToBits(QString const& bitvec);
@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ public:
static bool isCommandAllowed(const QString &cmd);
static QString packDirectedMessage(QString const& text, QString const& callsign, int *n);
static QStringList unpackDirectedMessage(QString const& text);
static QString packDataMessage(QString const& text, int *n);
static QString unpackDataMessage(QString const& text);
};
#endif // VARICODE_H