Architecture

This section describes Cabriolet’s system architecture and design principles.

Topics

Design Principles

Core design philosophy: OOP, MECE, separation of concerns.

System Layer

I/O abstraction and platform independence.

Binary Layer

Binary I/O and bitstream processing.

Compression Layer

Decompressor and compressor architecture.

Format Layer

Format-specific implementations (CAB, CHM, SZDD, etc.).

Extending

Adding new formats and algorithms.

Purpose

Understanding Cabriolet’s architecture helps with:

• Contributing to the project

• Implementing custom formats

• Optimizing performance

• Debugging issues

Related sections

• Concepts - Theoretical foundations

• Developer - Contributing guide

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Table of contents

• Design Principles
• System Layer
• Binary Layer
• Compression Layer
• Format Layer
• Extending Cabriolet
• Architecture Diagrams