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Decode Telegram stripped thumb
// Ported from https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/1757dd856b84d23f83d4e562c94dde825f6eb40c/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/image/image.cpp#L43
const decodeStrippedThumb = (bytes: Uint8Array) => {
if (bytes.length < 3 || bytes[0] !== 1) throw new Error('invalid thumb')
const real = new Uint8Array(header.length + (bytes.length - 2) + footer.length)
real.set(header)
real[164] = bytes[1]
real[166] = bytes[2]
real.set(bytes.subarray(3), header.length)
real.set(footer, header.length + (bytes.length - 2))
return real
}
const toJPGDataURL = (bytes: Uint8Array) =>
// @ts-expect-error
'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + btoa(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, bytes))
const header = Uint8Array.from([
'\xff\xd8\xff\xe0\x00\x10\x4a\x46\x49',
'\x46\x00\x01\x01\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00\x00\xff\xdb\x00\x43\x00\x28\x1c',
'\x1e\x23\x1e\x19\x28\x23\x21\x23\x2d\x2b\x28\x30\x3c\x64\x41\x3c\x37\x37',
'\x3c\x7b\x58\x5d\x49\x64\x91\x80\x99\x96\x8f\x80\x8c\x8a\xa0\xb4\xe6\xc3',
'\xa0\xaa\xda\xad\x8a\x8c\xc8\xff\xcb\xda\xee\xf5\xff\xff\xff\x9b\xc1\xff',
'\xff\xff\xfa\xff\xe6\xfd\xff\xf8\xff\xdb\x00\x43\x01\x2b\x2d\x2d\x3c\x35',
'\x3c\x76\x41\x41\x76\xf8\xa5\x8c\xa5\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8',
'\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8',
'\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8',
'\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xf8\xff\xc0\x00\x11\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x03\x01\x22\x00',
'\x02\x11\x01\x03\x11\x01\xff\xc4\x00\x1f\x00\x00\x01\x05\x01\x01\x01\x01',
'\x01\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08',
'\x09\x0a\x0b\xff\xc4\x00\xb5\x10\x00\x02\x01\x03\x03\x02\x04\x03\x05\x05',
'\x04\x04\x00\x00\x01\x7d\x01\x02\x03\x00\x04\x11\x05\x12\x21\x31\x41\x06',
'\x13\x51\x61\x07\x22\x71\x14\x32\x81\x91\xa1\x08\x23\x42\xb1\xc1\x15\x52',
'\xd1\xf0\x24\x33\x62\x72\x82\x09\x0a\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x25\x26\x27\x28',
'\x29\x2a\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x53',
'\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x73\x74\x75',
'\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96',
'\x97\x98\x99\x9a\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6',
'\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6',
'\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4',
'\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xff\xc4\x00\x1f\x01\x00\x03\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01',
'\x01\x01\x01\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08',
'\x09\x0a\x0b\xff\xc4\x00\xb5\x11\x00\x02\x01\x02\x04\x04\x03\x04\x07\x05',
'\x04\x04\x00\x01\x02\x77\x00\x01\x02\x03\x11\x04\x05\x21\x31\x06\x12\x41',
'\x51\x07\x61\x71\x13\x22\x32\x81\x08\x14\x42\x91\xa1\xb1\xc1\x09\x23\x33',
'\x52\xf0\x15\x62\x72\xd1\x0a\x16\x24\x34\xe1\x25\xf1\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x26',
'\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a',
'\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x73\x74',
'\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x92\x93\x94',
'\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xb2\xb3\xb4',
'\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xd2\xd3\xd4',
'\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xf2\xf3\xf4',
'\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xff\xda\x00\x0c\x03\x01\x00\x02\x11\x03\x11\x00',
'\x3f\x00'
].map(l => Array.from(l)).flat().map(l => l.charCodeAt(0)))
const footer = Uint8Array.from(Array.from('\xff\xd9').map(l => l.charCodeAt(0)))
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