This repository is the reference implementation of the Zstandard (zstd) lossless compression algorithm, developed and maintained by Meta (Facebook). It is a production-grade C library (`libzstd`) that provides fast, high-ratio compression with configurable speed/ratio trade-offs, including negative compression levels for extreme speed. The library is accompanied by a full-featured command-line tool (`zstd`) that supports compression, decompression, streaming, multi-threading, dictionary training, and interoperability with gzip, xz, lz4, and lzma formats. The architecture is modular: a core library (`lib/`) with separate concerns for common utilities, compression strategies (fast, double-fast, lazy, optimal, long-distance matching), decompression, dictionary building (cover, fastCover), and legacy format decoders (v01–v07). The `programs/` directory houses the CLI entry point and file I/O utilities. The codebase is exceptionally well-tested with unit tests, fuzzing infrastructure, regression tests, and CLI integration tests. While the dominant character is an application/library, it also contains research-grade entropy coders (FSE, Huffman) and experimental contributions (edit-distance match finder, parallel pzstd, seekable format, educational decoder), making it a hybrid resource for both production use and compression algorithm study.
ascii-chat is a production-grade terminal-based video conferencing application that converts live video and audio streams into real-time ASCII art rendered in the terminal. It operates in multiple modes: server (multi-client host), client (connect to server), mirror (local preview), discovery (peer-to-peer session participant), and discovery-service (session registry and NAT traversal relay). The system uses a custom binary protocol (ACIP) over TCP/WebSocket/WebRTC, with end-to-end encryption (Ed25519 + X25519 + XSalsa20-Poly1305) and support for SSH/GPG key authentication. A companion web client compiled via WebAssembly mirrors functionality in the browser. The codebase includes a standalone reusable C library (libasciichat) with a comprehensive platform abstraction layer (POSIX/Windows/WASM), a declarative options registry that auto-generates man pages and shell completions, SIMD-accelerated ASCII rendering (AVX2, NEON, SVE, SSE2), lock-free data structures, and a sophisticated logging system with crash-safe mmap output. The architecture is modular and cross-platform, with extensive unit, integration, and E2E test coverage across Linux, macOS, Windows, and WebAssembly targets.