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Here is a set of tasks to guide you step-by-step in enhancing the Huffman encoding program:

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### **Basic Preparation**

1. **Understand the Code**:

- Read and understand the existing Huffman encoding implementation.

- Test it with simple inputs to confirm it works as expected.

2. **Set Up the Environment**:

- Ensure you have a working C compiler (e.g., GCC).

- Create a separate folder for the project files.

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### **Tasks**

#### **1. Reading Input from a File**

- Update the program to read input strings from a file instead of `stdin`.

- Input: File containing plain text.

- Output: Characters and their frequencies displayed on the screen.

- Verify the program handles invalid or empty files gracefully.

#### **2. Binary Tree Traversal**

- Implement a `preorder` traversal function to display the Huffman tree.


- Input: Root of the Huffman tree.

- Output: Print each node (character and count) in preorder traversal.

#### **3. Priority Queue Module**

- Abstract the heap functionality into a standalone module.

- Implement `insert`, `delete_min`, and `build_heap` functions.

- Test the priority queue with simple data to ensure correctness.

#### **4. Build and Display Huffman Tree**

- Ensure the Huffman tree is correctly built for any given input.

- Output the Huffman tree in both:

- Preorder traversal.

- Encoded representation (characters and codes).

#### **5. Encode Input String**

- Implement a function to encode the input string using the Huffman tree.

- Input: Text string and Huffman codes.

- Output: Encoded binary string.

#### **6. Decode Encoded String**

- Implement a decoding function to reconstruct the original text.

- Input: Encoded binary string and Huffman tree.

- Output: Original text string.

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### **Testing and Validation**


#### **7. Test Cases**

- Write diverse test cases:

- Empty input.

- Input with all unique characters.

- Input with repeated characters.

- Long input string.

- Confirm outputs for each case.

#### **8. Error Handling**

- Add checks for invalid inputs (e.g., unsupported characters, invalid files).

- Ensure memory allocations are validated.

#### **9. Memory Management**

- Free all dynamically allocated memory for the tree and heap.

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### **Advanced Enhancements**

#### **10. Save and Load Huffman Tree**

- Add functionality to save the Huffman tree structure to a file.

- Implement a function to load the tree structure from a file for decoding.

#### **11. Compression and Decompression**

- Encode the input text and save the binary output to a file.

- Implement decompression to read the binary file, decode it, and reconstruct the original text.
#### **12. Optimize for Performance**

- Profile the program and optimize performance for large inputs.

- Experiment with different heap implementations (e.g., pairing heap).

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### Deliverables

1. Updated source code with all features implemented.

2. A test plan with test cases and expected outputs.

3. Documentation:

- Instructions on how to run the program.

- Explanation of Huffman encoding and program structure.

- Summary of optimizations and edge cases handled.

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### 8. **General Improvements**

- **Error Handling**:

- Ensure all memory allocations (`calloc`) are checked for success.

- Add input validation for file handling and character input.

- **Memory Management**:

- Free dynamically allocated memory for tree nodes to avoid memory leaks.
- **Testing**:

- Use diverse test cases including empty strings, strings with repeated characters, and long inputs

to ensure robustness.

- **Optional Enhancements**:

- Save the Huffman tree structure to a file for reuse.

- Support decoding from a file containing the encoded data and tree structure.

Would you like me to rewrite the code to include any of these enhancements?

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