#ifndef __BIT_WRITER_H__
#define __BIT_WRITER_H__

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <assert.h>


/* A struct for writing to files as
   streams of individual bits */

struct BitWriter;
typedef struct BitWriter BitWriter;

BitWriter *BitWriter_init(FILE *file);
void BitWriter_free(BitWriter *bw);
void BitWriter_write_bit(BitWriter *bw, bool bit);
void BitWriter_flush(BitWriter *bw);
void BitWriter_write_alpha(BitWriter *bw, uint32_t byte);
void BitWriter_write_length(BitWriter *bw, uint32_t length);
void BitWriter_write_distance(BitWriter *bw, uint32_t dist);
void BitWriter_write_bin(BitWriter *bw, uint32_t bits, int number_to_write);
size_t BitWriter_bytes_written(BitWriter *bw);

#endif