# Compression with the tudocomp Framework

## TL;DR

The paper introduces tudocomp, a framework for implementing and comparing text compression algorithms, demonstrated through case studies on new Lempel-Ziv-based algorithms optimized for highly repetitive texts.

## Contribution

The paper presents tudocomp, a flexible framework that simplifies development and benchmarking of compression algorithms, along with two novel algorithms tailored for repetitive data.

## Key findings

- The framework enables efficient implementation and comparison of compression algorithms.
- The new algorithms perform well on highly repetitive texts.
- Tudocomp facilitates rapid development of compression methods.

## Abstract

We present a framework facilitating the implementation and comparison of text compression algorithms. We evaluate its features by a case study on two novel compression algorithms based on the Lempel-Ziv compression schemes that perform well on highly repetitive texts.