1 files changed, 38 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/compression/compression.h b/src/lib/compression/compression.h
index 81b863dcf..db2722305 100644
--- a/src/lib/compression/compression.h
+++ b/src/lib/compression/compression.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 namespace Botan {
 
+/*
+* Interface for a compression algorithm.
+*/
 class BOTAN_DLL Compression_Algorithm
    {
    public:
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ class BOTAN_DLL Compression_Algorithm
       */
       virtual void finish(secure_vector<byte>& final_block, size_t offset = 0) = 0;
 
+      /**
+      * @return name of the compression algorithm
+      */
       virtual std::string name() const = 0;
 
       /**
@@ -55,22 +61,44 @@ class BOTAN_DLL Compression_Algorithm
       virtual ~Compression_Algorithm() {}
    };
 
+/*
+* Interface for a decompression algorithm.
+*/
 class BOTAN_DLL Decompression_Algorithm
    {
    public:
       typedef SCAN_Name Spec;
 
       /**
-      * Decompression does not support levels
+      * Begin decompressing.
+      * Decompression does not support levels, as compression does.
       */
       virtual void start() = 0;
 
+      /**
+      * Process some data. Input must be in size update_granularity() byte blocks.
+      * @param blocks in/out parameter which will possibly be resized or swapped
+      * @param offset an offset into blocks to begin processing
+      */
       virtual void update(secure_vector<byte>& buf, size_t offset = 0) = 0;
 
+      /**
+      * Finish decompressing
+      *
+      * @param final_block in/out parameter
+      * @param offset an offset into final_block to begin processing
+      */
       virtual void finish(secure_vector<byte>& final_block, size_t offset = 0) = 0;
 
+      /**
+      * @return name of the decompression algorithm
+      */
       virtual std::string name() const = 0;
 
+      /**
+      * Reset the state and abort the current message; start can be
+      * called again to process a new message.
+      */
       virtual void clear() = 0;
 
       virtual ~Decompression_Algorithm() {}
@@ -79,6 +107,9 @@ class BOTAN_DLL Decompression_Algorithm
 BOTAN_DLL Compression_Algorithm* make_compressor(const std::string& type);
 BOTAN_DLL Decompression_Algorithm* make_decompressor(const std::string& type);
 
+/**
+* FIXME add doc
+*/
 class Compression_Stream
    {
    public:
@@ -99,6 +130,9 @@ class Compression_Stream
       virtual bool run(u32bit flags) = 0;
    };
 
+/**
+* FIXME add doc
+*/
 class Stream_Compression : public Compression_Algorithm
    {
    public:
@@ -119,6 +153,9 @@ class Stream_Compression : public Compression_Algorithm
       std::unique_ptr<Compression_Stream> m_stream;
    };
 
+/**
+* FIXME add doc
+*/
 class Stream_Decompression : public Decompression_Algorithm
    {
    public: