type writer interface {
	io.ByteWriter
	Flush() error
}

const (
	// A code is a 12 bit value, stored as a uint32 when encoding to avoid
	// type conversions when shifting bits.
	maxCode     = 1<<12 - 1
	invalidCode = 1<<32 - 1
	// There are 1<<12 possible codes, which is an upper bound on the number of
	// valid hash table entries at any given point in time. tableSize is 4x that.
	tableSize = 4 * 1 << 12