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# Design
The data layout design is very simple. It consists of data split into chunks
with the first chunk holding the metadata for the structure and assets.
## Spec
```
METADATA DATA
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------|
[ MAGIC ][ VERSION ][ COMPRESSION ][ SIZE_PER_CHUNK ][ TOTAL_SIZE ][ #ASSETS ][ []ASSETS ][ DATA ] # chunk 1
[ DATA ] # chunk 2
[ DATA ] # etc..
[ DATA ] # last chunk
```
### Magic string
Magic string to detect if the read file is what we expect it is.
Represented in 4 bytes.
Value is `0x514D21`, the closest approximation of "Sindri".
### Version
Version of the specification.
Represented in `2 bytes`.
Value is `1` currently.
### Compression
Wether LZ4 compression is enabled/disabled.
Represented in `2 byte`.
Value is configurable, defaulting to `0`.
`0` = off<br>
`1` = default LZ4 algorithm<br>
`2` = lowest LZ4-HC algorithm, faster and larger<br>
..<br>
`12` = highest LZ4-HC algorithm, slower and smaller
### Size per chunks
The size in bytes of each chunk.
Represented in `8 bytes`.
Value is configurable, defaulting to `2GiB`.
### Total size
The total size in bytes of all chunks combined.
Represented in `8 bytes`.
### Number of assets
The total number of assets in the pack.
Represented in `4 bytes`.
### []Asset
Index to piece of stored data, consisting of 3 parts:
- Path
- Size
- Offset
#### Path
Path of the asset as if it were on the filesystem.
Represented in `512 bytes`.
#### Size
Size of the asset.
Represented in `8 bytes`.
#### Offset
The offset to the asset, starting from the true 0th byte of the first chunk.
Represented in `8 bytes`.