Publicly export TiffWriter

src/decoder/entry_reader.rs

@@ -1,362 +0,0 @@
-use std::io::{self, Cursor, Read, Seek};
-
-use crate::{
-    decoder::{ifd::Entry, stream::EndianReader, ValueReader},
-    tags::{ByteOrder, IfdPointer, Type},
-    TiffResult,
-};
-
-pub struct EntryBytesReader<'lt, R> {
-    inner: &'lt mut EndianReader<R>,
-    variant: Variant,
-}
-
-const OFFSET_BUFFER_LEN: usize = 8;
-
-enum Variant {
-    Immediate {
-        /// An in-value reader if the offset field contains the data. Note that we rotate it to the
-        /// back of this buffer, not the front, so that `Cursor` already contains the right end.
-        /// We do not let you seek back beyond our start.
-        data: Cursor<[u8; OFFSET_BUFFER_LEN]>,
-        value_bytes: u8,
-    },
-    InFile {
-        // the length relative to the base so we can seek relative without querying the position.
-        value_bytes: u64,
-        remainder: u64,
-        base: u64,
-    },
-}
-
-impl<'lt, R> EntryBytesReader<'lt, R> {
-    pub(super) fn from_entry(inner: &'lt mut ValueReader<R>, entry: Entry) -> TiffResult<Self>
-    where
-        R: Read + Seek,
-    {
-        let offset: [_; OFFSET_BUFFER_LEN] = *entry.offset_raw();
-        let limit = if inner.bigtiff { 8 } else { 4 };
-        assert!(limit as usize <= OFFSET_BUFFER_LEN);
-
-        let value_bytes = entry.field_type().value_bytes(entry.count())?;
-
-        if value_bytes <= limit {
-            // We move the data to the back of the array whereas it is in the front right now.
-            let mut value = offset;
-            value.rotate_left(value_bytes as usize);
-            let mut cursor = Cursor::new(value);
-            cursor.set_position(OFFSET_BUFFER_LEN as u64 - value_bytes);
-
-            Ok(EntryBytesReader {
-                inner: &mut inner.reader,
-                variant: Variant::Immediate {
-                    data: cursor,
-                    value_bytes: value_bytes as u8,
-                },
-            })
-        } else {
-            // remainder > limit >= 0 so this is an unreachable panic.
-            let pointer = if inner.bigtiff {
-                let mut offset = offset;
-
-                inner
-                    .reader
-                    .byte_order
-                    .convert(Type::IFD8, &mut offset[..], ByteOrder::native());
-
-                IfdPointer(u64::from_ne_bytes(offset))
-            } else {
-                let mut offset = *offset.first_chunk::<4>().unwrap();
-
-                inner
-                    .reader
-                    .byte_order
-                    .convert(Type::IFD, &mut offset[..], ByteOrder::native());
-
-                let offset = u32::from_ne_bytes(offset);
-                IfdPointer(u64::from(offset))
-            };
-
-            inner.reader.goto_offset(pointer.0)?;
-
-            Ok(EntryBytesReader {
-                inner: &mut inner.reader,
-                variant: Variant::InFile {
-                    value_bytes,
-                    remainder: value_bytes,
-                    base: pointer.0,
-                },
-            })
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<R: Read> Read for EntryBytesReader<'_, R> {
-    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        match &mut self.variant {
-            Variant::Immediate { data, .. } => data.read(buf),
-            Variant::InFile { remainder, .. } => {
-                let bound = usize::try_from(*remainder).unwrap_or(usize::MAX);
-                let avail = buf.len().min(bound);
-                let read = self.inner.inner().read(&mut buf[..avail])?;
-
-                // On a well-behaved `Read`: read <= avail <= bound <=(mathematical) remainder
-                let consume = read as u64;
-                *remainder -= consume;
-                Ok(read)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn read_exact(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
-        match &mut self.variant {
-            Variant::Immediate { data, .. } => data.read_exact(buf),
-            Variant::InFile { remainder, .. } => {
-                let bound = usize::try_from(*remainder).unwrap_or(usize::MAX);
-
-                // Fail early if we would be sure to over-read.
-                if buf.len() > bound {
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(
-                        io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
-                        "Tiff value shorter than the requested buffer size",
-                    ));
-                }
-
-                // since buf.len() <= bound <=(mathematical) remainder
-                let consume = buf.len() as u64;
-                self.inner.inner().read_exact(buf)?;
-                *remainder -= consume;
-
-                Ok(())
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<R: Read + Seek> Seek for EntryBytesReader<'_, R> {
-    fn seek(&mut self, offset: io::SeekFrom) -> io::Result<u64> {
-        let (value_bytes, remainder) = match &self.variant {
-            Variant::Immediate { data, value_bytes } => {
-                let remainder = data.get_ref().len() as u64 - data.position();
-                (*value_bytes as u64, remainder)
-            }
-            &Variant::InFile {
-                value_bytes,
-                remainder,
-                base: _,
-            } => (value_bytes, remainder),
-        };
-
-        // Normalize to an offset from the start
-        let offset_from_start = match offset {
-            io::SeekFrom::Start(n) => Some(n),
-            io::SeekFrom::Current(n) => {
-                let front = value_bytes - remainder;
-                front.checked_add_signed(n)
-            }
-            io::SeekFrom::End(n) => value_bytes.checked_add_signed(n),
-        };
-
-        let Some((offset, remainder)) = offset_from_start.and_then(|n| {
-            let remainder = value_bytes.checked_sub(n)?;
-            Some((n, remainder))
-        }) else {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
-                io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "seek out of bounds of entry value",
-            ));
-        };
-
-        match &mut self.variant {
-            Variant::Immediate { data, .. } => {
-                let start = OFFSET_BUFFER_LEN as u64 - value_bytes;
-                data.set_position(start + offset);
-                Ok(offset)
-            }
-            &mut Variant::InFile { base, .. } => {
-                // We checked this against overflow on construction. Ignore the offset we get.
-                self.inner
-                    .inner()
-                    .seek(io::SeekFrom::Start(base + offset))?;
-
-                self.variant = Variant::InFile {
-                    value_bytes,
-                    remainder,
-                    base,
-                };
-
-                Ok(offset)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn stream_position(&mut self) -> io::Result<u64> {
-        Ok(match &self.variant {
-            Variant::Immediate { data, value_bytes } => {
-                // Recall the value is at the end of the buffer.
-                let from_end = OFFSET_BUFFER_LEN as u64 - data.position();
-                u64::from(*value_bytes) - from_end
-            }
-            // Note: we might think about using the inner `stream_position` here. However that
-            // exposes something interesting: If the internal stream is modified concurrently from
-            // another instance (e.g. a shared `File`) then we may lose track of it anyways.
-            // Especially the `Read` implementation is not bounded on `Seek` so it could not
-            // acquire the position. And it should not since that is just a different form of race
-            // where we risk the position being modified by a different thread just as well.
-            //
-            // So in the interest of least surprise we just assume that we can track the position
-            // accurately here and that the inner reader uses for instance `read_at` consistently.
-            // We own the value (or mutable reference) it after all.
-            //
-            // Also this one MUST be compatible with `seek(SeekFrom::Current(0))` as per trait
-            // defintion—so at least keep those consistent if changing anything.
-            &Variant::InFile {
-                remainder,
-                value_bytes,
-                ..
-            } => value_bytes - remainder,
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use crate::{decoder::Decoder, encoder, tags};
-    use std::io::{Read as _, Seek as _, SeekFrom};
-
-    #[test]
-    fn can_seek_tag_bytes() -> Result<(), crate::error::TiffError> {
-        let file = std::fs::File::open(concat!(
-            env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-            "/tests/images/int8_rgb.tif"
-        ))
-        .unwrap();
-
-        let mut decoder = Decoder::open(file).unwrap();
-        decoder.next_directory().unwrap();
-
-        let mut buffer = crate::tags::ValueBuffer::default();
-
-        decoder
-            .current_ifd()
-            .find_tag_buf(tags::Tag::StripByteCounts, &mut buffer)
-            .expect("some strip byte count is present");
-
-        let bytes_of_value = buffer.as_bytes().len() as u64;
-
-        let mut reader = decoder
-            .read_tag(tags::Tag::StripByteCounts)?
-            .expect("some strip byte count is present");
-
-        let mut data = vec![];
-        reader.read_to_end(&mut data)?;
-
-        // `ValueBuffer` also stores its data in the file endianess until converted.
-        assert_eq!(reader.stream_position()?, bytes_of_value);
-        assert_eq!(buffer.as_bytes(), data);
-
-        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
-        assert_eq!(reader.stream_position()?, 0);
-        reader.read_to_end(&mut data)?;
-        assert_eq!(reader.stream_position()?, bytes_of_value);
-
-        let (first, second) = data.split_at(bytes_of_value as usize);
-        assert_eq!(first, second);
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[allow(clippy::seek_from_current)] // We want to test that functionality.
-    fn seek_from_end() -> Result<(), crate::error::TiffError> {
-        const ARTIST: &str = "99 little bugs in the code";
-
-        let data = {
-            let mut data = std::io::Cursor::new(vec![]);
-            let mut encoder = encoder::TiffEncoder::new(&mut data)?;
-
-            let mut dir = encoder.image_directory()?;
-            dir.write_tag(tags::Tag::Artist, ARTIST)?;
-            dir.finish()?;
-
-            data.into_inner()
-        };
-
-        let file = std::io::Cursor::new(data);
-        let mut decoder = Decoder::open(file).unwrap();
-        decoder.next_directory().unwrap();
-
-        let mut reader = decoder
-            .read_tag(tags::Tag::Artist)?
-            .expect("the artist is present?");
-
-        let mut value = vec![];
-        reader.read_to_end(&mut value)?;
-
-        let (&nul, value) = value.split_last().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(value, ARTIST.as_bytes());
-        assert_eq!(nul, b'\0');
-
-        assert_eq!(reader.seek(SeekFrom::End(0))?, ARTIST.len() as u64 + 1);
-        assert!(reader.seek(SeekFrom::End(1)).is_err());
-        assert_eq!(reader.stream_position()?, ARTIST.len() as u64 + 1);
-
-        // Check relative seeks by comparing against the "code"
-        let code_offset = reader.seek(SeekFrom::End(-5))?;
-        let mut is_code = [0u8; 4];
-        reader.read_exact(&mut is_code)?;
-        assert_eq!(is_code, *value.last_chunk::<4>().unwrap());
-
-        assert_eq!(reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?, 0);
-        assert_eq!(reader.stream_position()?, 0);
-        assert_eq!(reader.seek(SeekFrom::Current(0))?, 0);
-        assert_eq!(reader.stream_position()?, 0);
-        assert!(reader.seek(SeekFrom::Current(-1)).is_err());
-        assert_eq!(reader.stream_position()?, 0);
-
-        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(code_offset))?;
-        reader.read_exact(&mut is_code)?;
-        assert_eq!(reader.stream_position()?, ARTIST.len() as u64);
-        assert_eq!(is_code, *value.last_chunk::<4>().unwrap());
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Check that the reader from an `offset` field also works.
-    #[test]
-    fn read_from_offset() -> Result<(), crate::error::TiffError> {
-        let data = {
-            let mut data = std::io::Cursor::new(vec![]);
-            let mut encoder = encoder::TiffEncoder::new(&mut data)?;
-
-            let mut dir = encoder.image_directory()?;
-            dir.write_tag(
-                tags::Tag::PlanarConfiguration,
-                tags::PlanarConfiguration::Planar,
-            )?;
-            dir.finish()?;
-
-            data.into_inner()
-        };
-
-        let file = std::io::Cursor::new(data);
-        let mut decoder = Decoder::open(file).unwrap();
-        decoder.next_directory().unwrap();
-        let bo = decoder.byte_order();
-
-        let mut reader = decoder
-            .read_tag(tags::Tag::PlanarConfiguration)?
-            .expect("some artist is present");
-
-        let mut buf = [0; 2];
-        reader.read_exact(&mut buf)?;
-
-        bo.convert(tags::Type::SHORT, &mut buf, tags::ByteOrder::BigEndian);
-        assert_eq!(buf, [0, 2]);
-
-        // Check relative seeks, this item is only two bytes long.
-        assert!(reader.seek(SeekFrom::End(-3)).is_err());
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}

src/decoder/ifd.rs

@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ impl Entry {
         self.count
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn offset_raw(&self) -> &[u8; 8] {
+    pub(crate) fn offset(&self) -> &[u8] {
         &self.offset
     }
 

src/decoder/image.rs

@@ -155,6 +155,32 @@ pub(crate) struct ReadoutLayout {
 }
 
 impl Image {
+    pub(crate) fn no_image() -> Image {
+        Image {
+            width: 0,
+            height: 0,
+            bits_per_sample: 1,
+            samples: 1,
+            extra_samples: vec![],
+            photometric_samples: 1,
+            sample_format: SampleFormat::Uint,
+            photometric_interpretation: PhotometricInterpretation::BlackIsZero,
+            compression_method: CompressionMethod::None,
+            jpeg_tables: None,
+            predictor: Predictor::None,
+            chunk_type: ChunkType::Strip,
+            planar_config: PlanarConfiguration::Chunky,
+            strip_decoder: None,
+            tile_attributes: None,
+            chunk_offsets: Vec::new(),
+            chunk_bytes: Vec::new(),
+            chroma_subsampling: (2, 2),
+            fill_order: 1,
+            color_map: None,
+            decompression_to_host_endian: false,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn from_reader<R: Read + Seek>(
         decoder: &mut ValueReader<R>,
         ifd: &Directory,
@@ -502,17 +528,6 @@ impl Image {
         })
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn check_chunk_type(&self, expected: ChunkType) -> TiffResult<()> {
-        if expected != self.chunk_type {
-            return Err(TiffError::UsageError(UsageError::InvalidChunkType(
-                expected,
-                self.chunk_type,
-            )));
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn colortype(&self) -> TiffResult<ColorType> {
         let is_alpha_extra_samples = matches!(
             self.extra_samples.as_slice(),

src/decoder/mod.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use self::stream::EndianReader;
 
 mod buffer;
 mod cycles;
-mod entry_reader;
 pub mod ifd;
 mod image;
 mod logluv;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ mod stream;
 mod tag_reader;
 
 pub use self::buffer::{DecodingSampleBuffer, DecodingSampleSlice, DecodingSampleType};
-pub use self::entry_reader::EntryBytesReader;
 
 #[deprecated = "Renamed to `DecodingSampleBuffer`"]
 pub type DecodingResult = DecodingSampleBuffer;
@@ -231,19 +229,12 @@ pub struct TiffHeader {
 
 /// The representation of a TIFF decoder
 ///
-/// There are three groups of operations:
-///
-/// - [Manipulate the directory state](#header-manipulate-directory) to which the decoder currently
-///   refers in the file.
-/// - [Interact with the underlying stream](#header-stream-access) instead of entries in an IFD.
-/// - [Access the encoded image](#header-image).
-///
-/// ## Limitations
-///
-/// Currently does not support decoding of interlaced images. It also does not support images with
-/// downsampling in any direction; except if they are also JPEG or WebP compressed.
+/// Currently does not support decoding of interlaced images
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Decoder<R> {
+pub struct Decoder<R>
+where
+    R: Read + Seek,
+{
     /// There are grouped for borrow checker reasons. This allows us to implement methods that
     /// borrow the stream access and the other fields mutably at the same time.
     value_reader: ValueReader<R>,
@@ -253,7 +244,7 @@ pub struct Decoder<R> {
     ifd_offsets: Vec<IfdPointer>,
     /// Map from the ifd into the `ifd_offsets` ordered list.
     seen_ifds: cycles::IfdCycles,
-    image: Option<Image>,
+    image: Image,
 }
 
 /// All the information needed to read and interpret byte slices from the underlying file, i.e. to
@@ -626,12 +617,11 @@ impl TiffHeader {
                 dir
             },
             seen_ifds: cycles::IfdCycles::new(),
-            image: None,
+            image: Image::no_image(),
         }
     }
 }
 
-/// <span id=header-manipulate-directory>Methods to manipulate the directory state</span>
 impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     /// Parse the image header from the underlying file and create a decoder positioned before its
     /// first directory.
@@ -709,20 +699,22 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
         self
     }
 
-    // FIXME: this tuple would be a good candidate for a proxy, like IfdDecoder. That has been
-    // requested in some form or another in a number of issues.
-    #[expect(clippy::unnecessary_unwrap)] // Lifetimes would overlap due to return.
-    fn ensure_image_and_reader(&mut self) -> TiffResult<(&mut Image, &mut ValueReader<R>)> {
-        if self.image.is_some() {
-            return Ok((self.image.as_mut().unwrap(), &mut self.value_reader));
+    pub fn dimensions(&mut self) -> TiffResult<(u32, u32)> {
+        Ok((self.image.width, self.image.height))
     }
 
-        let image = Image::from_reader(&mut self.value_reader, &self.directory)?;
-        Ok((self.image.insert(image), &mut self.value_reader))
+    pub fn colortype(&mut self) -> TiffResult<ColorType> {
+        self.image.colortype()
     }
 
-    fn ensure_image(&mut self) -> TiffResult<&mut Image> {
-        Ok(self.ensure_image_and_reader()?.0)
+    /// Returns the color map (palette) for the current image, if it uses
+    /// `PhotometricInterpretation::RGBPalette`.
+    ///
+    /// The returned slice contains `3 * 2^BitsPerSample` entries as u16 values,
+    /// laid out as: all red values, then all green values, then all blue values.
+    /// Each value is in the range `0..=65535` regardless of the actual bit depth.
+    pub fn color_map(&self) -> Option<&[u16]> {
+        self.image.color_map.as_deref()
     }
 
     /// The offset of the directory representing the current image.
@@ -730,33 +722,13 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
         self.current_ifd_pointer
     }
 
-    /// Get the IFD decoder for our current IFD.
-    ///
-    /// This may be used with any directory, valid image or otherwise. When the decoder has not
-    /// read a directory yet (a state after [`TiffHeader::open`]) the decoder will represent an
-    /// empty directory with only the next pointer set.
-    pub fn current_ifd(&mut self) -> IfdDecoder<'_> {
-        IfdDecoder {
-            inner: tag_reader::TagReader {
-                decoder: &mut self.value_reader,
-                ifd: &self.directory,
-            },
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Loads the IFD at the specified index in the list, if one exists
     ///
     /// Error guarantee: the current directory and [`Self::ifd_pointer`] is not modified when an
     /// error is returned.
-    ///
-    /// The next directory image attributes are *not* parsed on a successful seek, i.e. it need not be
-    /// semantically valid as an image (incoherent sample depths, unsupported planar configuration,
-    /// missing required tags, etc.) but [`Self::read_image`] may not work. Calling methods
-    /// interacting with it as an image after this will first attempt to parse the directory
-    /// instead.
     pub fn seek_to_directory(&mut self, ifd_index: usize) -> TiffResult<()> {
         let (offset, directory) = self.find_nth_ifd(ifd_index)?;
-        self.image = None;
+        self.image = Image::no_image();
         self.current_ifd_pointer = Some(offset);
         self.directory = directory;
         Ok(())
@@ -770,7 +742,7 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     /// error is returned.
     pub fn seek_to_image(&mut self, ifd_index: usize) -> TiffResult<()> {
         let (offset, directory) = self.find_nth_ifd(ifd_index)?;
-        self.image = Some(Image::from_reader(&mut self.value_reader, &directory)?);
+        self.image = Image::from_reader(&mut self.value_reader, &directory)?;
         self.current_ifd_pointer = Some(offset);
         self.directory = directory;
         Ok(())
@@ -833,21 +805,15 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
 
     /// Reads the next IFD.
     ///
-    /// If there is no further IFD in the TIFF file a format error is returned.
-    /// To determine whether there are more images call [`Self::more_images`] instead.
-    ///
-    /// The next directory image attributes are *not* parsed on a successful seek, i.e. it need not be
-    /// semantically valid as an image (incoherent sample depths, unsupported planar configuration,
-    /// missing required tags, etc.) but [`Self::read_image`] may not work. Calling methods
-    /// interacting with it as an image after this will first attempt to parse the directory
-    /// instead.
+    /// If there is no further image in the TIFF file a format error is returned.
+    /// To determine whether there are more images call `TIFFDecoder::more_images` instead.
     ///
     /// Error guarantee: the current directory and [`Self::ifd_pointer`] is not modified when an error is
     /// returned.
     pub fn next_directory(&mut self) -> TiffResult<()> {
         let next_ifd = self.directory.next();
         let (offset, directory) = self.read_chained_ifd(self.current_ifd_pointer, next_ifd)?;
-        self.image = None;
+        self.image = Image::no_image();
         self.current_ifd_pointer = Some(offset);
         self.directory = directory;
         Ok(())
@@ -856,65 +822,19 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     /// Reads in the next image.
     ///
     /// If there is no further image in the TIFF file a format error is returned.
-    /// To determine whether there are more images call [`Self::more_images`] instead.
+    /// To determine whether there are more images call `TIFFDecoder::more_images` instead.
     ///
     /// Error guarantee: the current directory and [`Self::ifd_pointer`] is not modified when an error is
     /// returned.
     pub fn next_image(&mut self) -> TiffResult<()> {
         let next_ifd = self.directory.next();
         let (offset, directory) = self.read_chained_ifd(self.current_ifd_pointer, next_ifd)?;
-        self.image = Some(Image::from_reader(&mut self.value_reader, &directory)?);
+        self.image = Image::from_reader(&mut self.value_reader, &directory)?;
         self.current_ifd_pointer = Some(offset);
         self.directory = directory;
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Prepare reading values for tags of a given directory.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// This method may be used to read the values of tags in directories that have been previously
-    /// read with [`Decoder::read_directory`].
-    ///
-    /// ```no_run
-    /// use tiff::decoder::Decoder;
-    /// use tiff::tags::Tag;
-    ///
-    /// # use std::io::Cursor;
-    /// # let mut data = Cursor::new(vec![0]);
-    /// let mut decoder = Decoder::open(&mut data)?;
-    ///
-    /// decoder.next_directory()?;
-    /// let sub_ifds = decoder.get_tag(Tag::SubIfd)?.into_ifd_vec()?;
-    ///
-    /// for ifd in sub_ifds {
-    ///     let subdir = decoder.read_directory(ifd)?;
-    ///     let subfile = decoder.read_directory_tags(&subdir).find_tag(Tag::SubfileType)?;
-    ///     // omitted: handle the subfiles, e.g. thumbnails
-    /// }
-    ///
-    /// # Ok::<_, tiff::TiffError>(())
-    /// ```
-    pub fn read_directory_tags<'ifd>(&'ifd mut self, ifd: &'ifd Directory) -> IfdDecoder<'ifd> {
-        IfdDecoder {
-            inner: tag_reader::TagReader {
-                decoder: &mut self.value_reader,
-                ifd,
-            },
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Utility to create a reader like [`Self::read_entry`], from the current IFD.
-    ///
-    /// Returns an `Ok(None)` if the tag is not found in the current directory. See
-    /// [`Self::read_entry´] of which this is a simple wrapper.
-    pub fn read_tag(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<Option<EntryBytesReader<'_, R>>> {
-        match self.current_ifd().find_entry(tag) {
-            None => Ok(None),
-            Some(entry) => self.read_entry(entry).map(Some),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Returns `true` if there is at least one more image available.
     pub fn more_images(&self) -> bool {
         self.directory.next().is_some()
@@ -929,23 +849,6 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     pub fn byte_order(&self) -> ByteOrder {
         self.value_reader.reader.byte_order
     }
-}
-
-/// <span id=header-stream-access>Methods that interact with the underlying reader.</span>
-impl<R: Read> Decoder<R> {
-    /// Returns a mutable reference to the stream being decoded.
-    pub fn inner(&mut self) -> &mut R {
-        self.value_reader.reader.inner()
-    }
-
-    /// Check if this file is a BigTIFF or a standard TIFF.
-    pub fn variant(&self) -> TiffVariant {
-        if self.value_reader.bigtiff {
-            TiffVariant::BigTiff
-        } else {
-            TiffVariant::Standard
-        }
-    }
 
     #[inline]
     pub fn read_ifd_offset(&mut self) -> Result<u64, io::Error> {
@@ -956,6 +859,11 @@ impl<R: Read> Decoder<R> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns a mutable reference to the stream being decoded.
+    pub fn inner(&mut self) -> &mut R {
+        self.value_reader.reader.inner()
+    }
+
     /// Reads a TIFF byte value
     #[inline]
     pub fn read_byte(&mut self) -> Result<u8, io::Error> {
@@ -1035,33 +943,6 @@ impl<R: Read> Decoder<R> {
         Ok(val)
     }
 
-    /// Create a byte reader for the value of an arbitrary IFD entry.
-    ///
-    /// Small values are stored inline inside the offset field of the entry. The threshold for this
-    /// depends on the [`Self::variant`] of the file. Interpret entries that have not been
-    /// extracted from an IFD of the current decoder with care.
-    ///
-    /// The reader returned form this method reads raw bytes. Values retrieved in this way are not
-    /// yet converted to the host endianess.
-    ///
-    /// Returns an error if the entry count exceeds the possible offset values or if the offset
-    /// of the entry would overflow the offset in the underlying stream. Otherwise returns a reader
-    /// that yields the bytes of the value.
-    ///
-    /// ## Design Notes
-    ///
-    /// This method does not appear on [`IfdDecoder`] as we assume the reader type may be important
-    /// to you. It also allows forward compatibility to additional trait implementations without
-    /// demanding them from all types as `dyn` would. There is also no `M×N` instantiation problem
-    /// with this method: you get one type per reader type and monomorphic methods from the traits
-    /// it implements.
-    pub fn read_entry(&mut self, entry: ifd::Entry) -> TiffResult<EntryBytesReader<'_, R>>
-    where
-        R: Seek,
-    {
-        EntryBytesReader::from_entry(&mut self.value_reader, entry)
-    }
-
     /// Reads a TIFF IFA offset/value field
     #[inline]
     pub fn read_offset_u64(&mut self) -> Result<[u8; 8], io::Error> {
@@ -1072,58 +953,14 @@ impl<R: Read> Decoder<R> {
 
     /// Moves the cursor to the specified offset
     #[inline]
-    pub fn goto_offset(&mut self, offset: u32) -> io::Result<()>
-    where
-        R: Seek,
-    {
+    pub fn goto_offset(&mut self, offset: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
         self.goto_offset_u64(offset.into())
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn goto_offset_u64(&mut self, offset: u64) -> io::Result<()>
-    where
-        R: Seek,
-    {
+    pub fn goto_offset_u64(&mut self, offset: u64) -> io::Result<()> {
         self.value_reader.reader.goto_offset(offset)
     }
-}
-
-/// <span id=header-image>Methods that interact with the current directory as an image.</span>
-impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
-    /// Return the current IFD's image size.
-    ///
-    /// Returns an error if the current directory could not be parsed as an image. This can occur
-    /// if [`Self::next_directory`] or [`Self::seek_to_directory`] was used to advance the decoder
-    /// to the current directory which implies the IFD will be validated as an image on-demand by
-    /// this method.
-    ///
-    /// [`Self::image_buffer_layout`] provides further information on reading the image data and
-    /// can be used alternatively to verify further that the image can be read.
-    pub fn dimensions(&mut self) -> TiffResult<(u32, u32)> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
-        Ok((image.width, image.height))
-    }
-
-    /// Return the color type resulting from reading the image (in the current configuration).
-    ///
-    /// Returns an error if the current directory could not be parsed as an image. This can occur
-    /// if [`Self::next_directory`] or [`Self::seek_to_directory`] was used to advance the decoder
-    /// to the current directory which implies the IFD will be validated as an image on-demand by
-    /// this method.
-    pub fn colortype(&mut self) -> TiffResult<ColorType> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
-        image.colortype()
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the color map (palette) for the current image, if it uses
-    /// `PhotometricInterpretation::RGBPalette`.
-    ///
-    /// The returned slice contains `3 * 2^BitsPerSample` entries as u16 values,
-    /// laid out as: all red values, then all green values, then all blue values.
-    /// Each value is in the range `0..=65535` regardless of the actual bit depth.
-    pub fn color_map(&self) -> Option<&[u16]> {
-        self.image.as_ref().and_then(|img| img.color_map.as_deref())
-    }
 
     /// Read a tag-entry map from a known offset.
     ///
@@ -1148,37 +985,40 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
         self.value_reader.read_directory(ptr)
     }
 
+    fn check_chunk_type(&self, expected: ChunkType) -> TiffResult<()> {
+        if expected != self.image.chunk_type {
+            return Err(TiffError::UsageError(UsageError::InvalidChunkType(
+                expected,
+                self.image.chunk_type,
+            )));
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// The chunk type (Strips / Tiles) of the image
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// This method panics if the directory was read with [`Self::next_directory`] or
-    /// [`Self::seek_to_directory`] and [`Self::dimensions`] has not yet succeeded. (Other
-    /// image-related methods with signature (`fn(&mut self) -> TiffResult<_>`) can be substituted
-    /// but use that one by default).
     pub fn get_chunk_type(&self) -> ChunkType {
-        self.image.as_ref().unwrap().chunk_type
+        self.image.chunk_type
     }
 
     /// Number of strips in image
     pub fn strip_count(&mut self) -> TiffResult<u32> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
-        image.check_chunk_type(ChunkType::Strip)?;
-        let rows_per_strip = image.strip_decoder.as_ref().unwrap().rows_per_strip;
+        self.check_chunk_type(ChunkType::Strip)?;
+        let rows_per_strip = self.image.strip_decoder.as_ref().unwrap().rows_per_strip;
 
         if rows_per_strip == 0 {
             return Ok(0);
         }
 
         // rows_per_strip - 1 can never fail since we know it's at least 1
-        let height = match image.height.checked_add(rows_per_strip - 1) {
+        let height = match self.image.height.checked_add(rows_per_strip - 1) {
             Some(h) => h,
             None => return Err(TiffError::IntSizeError),
         };
 
-        let strips = match image.planar_config {
+        let strips = match self.image.planar_config {
             PlanarConfiguration::Chunky => height / rows_per_strip,
-            PlanarConfiguration::Planar => height / rows_per_strip * image.samples as u32,
+            PlanarConfiguration::Planar => height / rows_per_strip * self.image.samples as u32,
         };
 
         Ok(strips)
@@ -1186,9 +1026,8 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
 
     /// Number of tiles in image
     pub fn tile_count(&mut self) -> TiffResult<u32> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
-        image.check_chunk_type(ChunkType::Tile)?;
-        Ok(u32::try_from(image.chunk_offsets.len())?)
+        self.check_chunk_type(ChunkType::Tile)?;
+        Ok(u32::try_from(self.image.chunk_offsets.len())?)
     }
 
     fn read_chunk_to_bytes(
@@ -1197,10 +1036,12 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
         chunk_index: u32,
         layout: &image::ReadoutLayout,
     ) -> TiffResult<()> {
-        let (image, value_reader) = self.ensure_image_and_reader()?;
-        let offset = image.chunk_file_range(chunk_index)?.0;
-        value_reader.reader.goto_offset(offset)?;
-        image.expand_chunk(value_reader, buffer, layout, chunk_index)?;
+        let offset = self.image.chunk_file_range(chunk_index)?.0;
+        self.goto_offset_u64(offset)?;
+
+        self.image
+            .expand_chunk(&mut self.value_reader, buffer, layout, chunk_index)?;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1215,9 +1056,8 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
         &mut self,
         chunk_index: u32,
     ) -> TiffResult<BufferLayoutPreference> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
-        let data_dims = image.chunk_data_dimensions(chunk_index)?;
-        let readout = image.readout_for_size(data_dims.0, data_dims.1)?;
+        let data_dims = self.image.chunk_data_dimensions(chunk_index)?;
+        let readout = self.image.readout_for_size(data_dims.0, data_dims.1)?;
 
         let extent = readout.result_extent_for_planes(0..1)?;
         let sample_type = extent.sample_type();
@@ -1232,7 +1072,7 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
             planes: 1,
             plane_stride,
             complete_len: layout.size(),
-            sample_format: image.sample_format,
+            sample_format: self.image.sample_format,
             sample_type: Some(sample_type),
         })
     }
@@ -1249,15 +1089,17 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
         &mut self,
         code_unit: TiffCodingUnit,
     ) -> TiffResult<BufferLayoutPreference> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
-
-        match image.planar_config {
+        match self.image.planar_config {
             PlanarConfiguration::Chunky => return self.image_chunk_buffer_layout(code_unit.0),
             PlanarConfiguration::Planar => {}
         }
 
-        let (width, height) = image.chunk_data_dimensions(code_unit.0)?;
-        let layout = image.readout_for_size(width, height)?.to_plane_layout()?;
+        let (width, height) = self.image.chunk_data_dimensions(code_unit.0)?;
+
+        let layout = self
+            .image
+            .readout_for_size(width, height)?
+            .to_plane_layout()?;
 
         if code_unit.0 >= layout.readout.chunks_per_plane {
             return Err(TiffError::UsageError(UsageError::InvalidCodingUnit(
@@ -1273,10 +1115,9 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     ///
     /// Note that for planar images each chunk contains only one sample of the underlying data.
     pub fn read_chunk(&mut self, chunk_index: u32) -> TiffResult<DecodingSampleBuffer> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
+        let (width, height) = self.image.chunk_data_dimensions(chunk_index)?;
 
-        let (width, height) = image.chunk_data_dimensions(chunk_index)?;
-        let readout = image.readout_for_size(width, height)?;
+        let readout = self.image.readout_for_size(width, height)?;
 
         let mut result = readout
             .result_extent_for_planes(0..1)?
@@ -1295,10 +1136,9 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     ///
     /// Note that for planar images each chunk contains only one sample of the underlying data.
     pub fn read_chunk_bytes(&mut self, chunk_index: u32, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> TiffResult<()> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
+        let (width, height) = self.image.chunk_data_dimensions(chunk_index)?;
 
-        let (width, height) = image.chunk_data_dimensions(chunk_index)?;
-        let layout = image.readout_for_size(width, height)?;
+        let layout = self.image.readout_for_size(width, height)?;
         layout.assert_min_layout(buffer)?;
 
         self.read_chunk_to_bytes(buffer, chunk_index, &layout)?;
@@ -1319,10 +1159,9 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
         chunk_index: u32,
         output_width: usize,
     ) -> TiffResult<()> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
+        let (width, height) = self.image.chunk_data_dimensions(chunk_index)?;
 
-        let (width, height) = image.chunk_data_dimensions(chunk_index)?;
-        let mut layout = image.readout_for_size(width, height)?;
+        let mut layout = self.image.readout_for_size(width, height)?;
         layout.set_row_stride(output_width)?;
 
         let extent = layout.result_extent_for_planes(0..1)?;
@@ -1352,10 +1191,8 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
         slice: TiffCodingUnit,
         buffer: &mut [u8],
     ) -> TiffResult<()> {
-        let (image, value_reader) = self.ensure_image_and_reader()?;
-
-        let (width, height) = image.chunk_data_dimensions(slice.0)?;
-        let readout = image.readout_for_size(width, height)?;
+        let (width, height) = self.image.chunk_data_dimensions(slice.0)?;
+        let readout = self.image.readout_for_size(width, height)?;
 
         let ref layout @ image::PlaneLayout {
             ref plane_offsets,
@@ -1377,9 +1214,14 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
 
         for (idx, &plane_offset) in plane_offsets[..used_plane_offsets].iter().enumerate() {
             let chunk = slice.0 + idx as u32 * readout.chunks_per_plane;
-            let offset = image.chunk_offsets[chunk as usize];
-            value_reader.reader.goto_offset(offset)?;
-            image.expand_chunk(value_reader, &mut buffer[plane_offset..], readout, chunk)?;
+            self.goto_offset_u64(self.image.chunk_offsets[chunk as usize])?;
+
+            self.image.expand_chunk(
+                &mut self.value_reader,
+                &mut buffer[plane_offset..],
+                readout,
+                chunk,
+            )?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -1387,32 +1229,14 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
 
     /// Returns the default chunk size for the current image. Any given chunk in the image is at most as large as
     /// the value returned here. For the size of the data (chunk minus padding), use `chunk_data_dimensions`.
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// This method panics if the directory was read with [`Self::next_directory`] or
-    /// [`Self::seek_to_directory`] and [`Self::dimensions`] has not yet succeeded. (Other
-    /// image-related methods with signature (`fn(&mut self) -> TiffResult<_>`) can be substituted
-    /// but use that one by default).
     pub fn chunk_dimensions(&self) -> (u32, u32) {
-        self.image.as_ref().unwrap().chunk_dimensions().unwrap()
+        self.image.chunk_dimensions().unwrap()
     }
 
     /// Returns the size of the data in the chunk with the specified index. This is the default size of the chunk,
     /// minus any padding.
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// This method panics if the directory was read with [`Self::next_directory`] or
-    /// [`Self::seek_to_directory`] and [`Self::dimensions`] has not yet succeeded. (Other
-    /// image-related methods with signature (`fn(&mut self) -> TiffResult<_>`) can be substituted
-    /// but use that one to be sure).
-    ///
-    /// This method panics if the index is out-of-range.
     pub fn chunk_data_dimensions(&self, chunk_index: u32) -> (u32, u32) {
         self.image
-            .as_ref()
-            .unwrap()
             .chunk_data_dimensions(chunk_index)
             .expect("invalid chunk_index")
     }
@@ -1431,8 +1255,7 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     /// indicate the layout needed to read the first data plane. This will be fixed in a future
     /// major version of `tiff`.
     pub fn image_buffer_layout(&mut self) -> TiffResult<BufferLayoutPreference> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
-        let layout = image.readout_for_image()?.to_plane_layout()?;
+        let layout = self.image.readout_for_image()?.to_plane_layout()?;
         Ok(BufferLayoutPreference::from_planes(&layout))
     }
 
@@ -1456,8 +1279,7 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     /// replaced, to ensure that existing code will not run into unexpectedly large allocations
     /// that will error on limits instead.
     pub fn read_image(&mut self) -> TiffResult<DecodingSampleBuffer> {
-        let image = self.ensure_image()?;
-        let readout = image.readout_for_image()?;
+        let readout = self.image.readout_for_image()?;
 
         let mut result = readout
             .result_extent_for_planes(0..1)?
@@ -1519,7 +1341,7 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
         &mut self,
         result: &mut DecodingSampleBuffer,
     ) -> TiffResult<BufferLayoutPreference> {
-        let readout = self.ensure_image()?.readout_for_image()?;
+        let readout = self.image.readout_for_image()?;
         let planes = readout.to_plane_layout()?;
 
         let num_planes = if planes.total_bytes <= self.value_reader.limits.decoding_buffer_size {
@@ -1550,8 +1372,7 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     /// Returns an error if the buffer fits less than one plane. In particular, for non-planar
     /// images returns an error if the buffer does not fit the required size.
     pub fn read_image_bytes(&mut self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> TiffResult<()> {
-        let (image, value_reader) = self.ensure_image_and_reader()?;
-        let readout = image.readout_for_image()?;
+        let readout = self.image.readout_for_image()?;
 
         let ref layout @ image::PlaneLayout {
             ref plane_offsets,
@@ -1575,11 +1396,10 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
 
             for (idx, &plane_offset) in plane_offsets[..used_plane_offsets].iter().enumerate() {
                 let chunk = chunk + idx as u32 * readout.chunks_per_plane;
-                let offset = image.chunk_offsets[chunk as usize];
-                value_reader.reader.goto_offset(offset)?;
+                self.goto_offset_u64(self.image.chunk_offsets[chunk as usize])?;
 
-                image.expand_chunk(
-                    value_reader,
+                self.image.expand_chunk(
+                    &mut self.value_reader,
                     &mut buffer[plane_offset..][buffer_offset..],
                     readout,
                     chunk,
@@ -1589,28 +1409,70 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Get the IFD decoder for our current IFD.
+    ///
+    /// This may be used with any directory, valid image or otherwise. When the decoder has not
+    /// read a directory yet (a state after [`TiffHeader::open`]) the decoder will represent an
+    /// empty directory with only the next pointer set.
+    pub fn current_ifd(&mut self) -> IfdDecoder<'_> {
+        IfdDecoder {
+            inner: tag_reader::TagReader {
+                decoder: &mut self.value_reader,
+                ifd: &self.directory,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Prepare reading values for tags of a given directory.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// This method may be used to read the values of tags in directories that have been previously
+    /// read with [`Decoder::read_directory`].
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// use tiff::decoder::Decoder;
+    /// use tiff::tags::Tag;
+    ///
+    /// # use std::io::Cursor;
+    /// # let mut data = Cursor::new(vec![0]);
+    /// let mut decoder = Decoder::open(&mut data)?;
+    ///
+    /// decoder.next_directory()?;
+    /// let sub_ifds = decoder.get_tag(Tag::SubIfd)?.into_ifd_vec()?;
+    ///
+    /// for ifd in sub_ifds {
+    ///     let subdir = decoder.read_directory(ifd)?;
+    ///     let subfile = decoder.read_directory_tags(&subdir).find_tag(Tag::SubfileType)?;
+    ///     // omitted: handle the subfiles, e.g. thumbnails
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// # Ok::<_, tiff::TiffError>(())
+    /// ```
+    pub fn read_directory_tags<'ifd>(&'ifd mut self, ifd: &'ifd Directory) -> IfdDecoder<'ifd> {
+        IfdDecoder {
+            inner: tag_reader::TagReader {
+                decoder: &mut self.value_reader,
+                ifd,
+            },
+        }
     }
 
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[allow(deprecated)]
-impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag from the current image directory.
     /// Return `Ok(None)` if the tag is not present.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().find_tag`"]
     pub fn find_tag(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<Option<ifd::Value>> {
         self.current_ifd().find_tag(tag)
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag in the current image directory and convert it to the desired
     /// unsigned type.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().find_tag_unsigned`"]
     pub fn find_tag_unsigned<T: TryFrom<u64>>(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<Option<T>> {
         self.current_ifd().find_tag_unsigned(tag)
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a vector of all a tag's values and convert them to the desired unsigned
     /// type.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().find_tag_unsigned_vec`"]
     pub fn find_tag_unsigned_vec<T: TryFrom<u64>>(
         &mut self,
         tag: Tag,
@@ -1620,81 +1482,67 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Decoder<R> {
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag from the current image directory and convert it to the desired
     /// unsigned type. Returns an error if the tag is not present.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_unsigned`"]
     pub fn get_tag_unsigned<T: TryFrom<u64>>(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<T> {
         self.current_ifd().get_tag_unsigned(tag)
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag from the current image directory.
     /// Returns an error if the tag is not present
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag`"]
     pub fn get_tag(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<ifd::Value> {
         self.current_ifd().get_tag(tag)
     }
 
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_u32`"]
     pub fn get_tag_u32(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<u32> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_u32()
     }
 
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_u64`"]
     pub fn get_tag_u64(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<u64> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_u64()
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag and convert it to the desired type.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_f32`"]
     pub fn get_tag_f32(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<f32> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_f32()
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag and convert it to the desired type.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_f64`"]
     pub fn get_tag_f64(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<f64> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_f64()
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag and convert it to the desired type.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_u32_vec`"]
     pub fn get_tag_u32_vec(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<Vec<u32>> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_u32_vec()
     }
 
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_u16_vec`"]
     pub fn get_tag_u16_vec(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<Vec<u16>> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_u16_vec()
     }
 
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_u64_vec`"]
     pub fn get_tag_u64_vec(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<Vec<u64>> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_u64_vec()
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag and convert it to the desired type.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_f32_vec`"]
     pub fn get_tag_f32_vec(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<Vec<f32>> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_f32_vec()
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag and convert it to the desired type.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_f64_vec`"]
     pub fn get_tag_f64_vec(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<Vec<f64>> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_f64_vec()
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag and convert it to a 8bit vector.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_u8_vec`"]
     pub fn get_tag_u8_vec(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<Vec<u8>> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_u8_vec()
     }
 
     /// Tries to retrieve a tag and convert it to a ascii vector.
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().get_tag_ascii_string`"]
     pub fn get_tag_ascii_string(&mut self, tag: Tag) -> TiffResult<String> {
         self.get_tag(tag)?.into_string()
     }
 
-    #[deprecated = "Replace with `self.current_ifd().tag_iter`"]
     pub fn tag_iter(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = TiffResult<(Tag, ifd::Value)>> + '_ {
         self.current_ifd().tag_iter()
     }

src/encoder/mod.rs

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ use self::compression::Compression as Comp;
 use self::compression::*;
 use self::writer::*;
 
+pub use self::writer::TiffWriter;
+
 /// Type of prediction to prepare the image with.
 ///
 /// Image data can be very unpredictable, and thus very hard to compress. Predictors are simple
@@ -185,6 +187,14 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek, K: TiffKind> TiffEncoder<W, K> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Get a mutable reference to a writer for raw values.
+    ///
+    /// This can be used to write custom data sections to the underlying writer that may or may not
+    /// be referenced in the IFDs of the tiff structure.
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut TiffWriter<W> {
+        &mut self.writer
+    }
+
     /// Create a [`DirectoryEncoder`] to encode an ifd directory.
     #[deprecated = "`image_directory` replaced the old behavior and clarifies the intent"]
     #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -488,8 +498,7 @@ impl<'a, W: 'a + Write + Seek, K: TiffKind> DirectoryEncoder<'a, W, K> {
             self.writer.write_u16(entry.field_type().to_u16())?;
             let count = K::convert_offset(entry.count())?;
             count.write(self.writer)?;
-            self.writer
-                .write_bytes(&entry.offset_raw()[..offset_bytes])?;
+            self.writer.write_bytes(&entry.offset()[..offset_bytes])?;
         }
 
         Ok(offset)

src/encoder/writer.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pub fn write_bigtiff_header<W: Write>(writer: &mut TiffWriter<W>) -> TiffResult<
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// A writer that tracks offset and can compress.
 pub struct TiffWriter<W> {
     writer: W,
     offset: u64,
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ impl<W: Write> TiffWriter<W> {
         self.compressor = compressor;
     }
 
+    /// Unset the compression.
     pub fn reset_compression(&mut self) {
         self.compressor = Compressor::default();
     }
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ impl<W: Write> TiffWriter<W> {
         self.offset() - core::mem::size_of::<K::OffsetType>() as u64
     }
 
+    /// Get the number of bytes written by the last write operation.
     pub fn last_written(&self) -> u64 {
         self.byte_count
     }
@@ -183,6 +186,19 @@ impl<W: Write> TiffWriter<W> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Write uncompressed bytes to the raw underlying file.
+impl<W: Write> std::io::Write for TiffWriter<W> {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let n = self.writer.write(buf)?;
+        self.offset += n as u64;
+        Ok(n)
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.writer.flush()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<W: Seek> TiffWriter<W> {
     pub fn goto_offset(&mut self, offset: u64) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
         self.offset = offset;

src/tags.rs

@@ -567,13 +567,6 @@ impl ValueBuffer {
     }
 }
 
-/// Create an empty value buffer with `Byte` type. This type choice is arbitrary.
-impl Default for ValueBuffer {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        ValueBuffer::empty(Type::BYTE)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Byte order of the TIFF file.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum ByteOrder {

tests/decode_bigtiff_images.rs

@@ -26,20 +26,21 @@ fn test_big_tiff() {
             decoder.colortype().expect("Cannot get colortype"),
             ColorType::RGB(8)
         );
-
-        let mut ifd = decoder.current_ifd();
         assert_eq!(
-            ifd.get_tag_u64(Tag::StripOffsets)
+            decoder
+                .get_tag_u64(Tag::StripOffsets)
                 .expect("Cannot get StripOffsets"),
             16
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            ifd.get_tag_u64(Tag::RowsPerStrip)
+            decoder
+                .get_tag_u64(Tag::RowsPerStrip)
                 .expect("Cannot get RowsPerStrip"),
             64
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            ifd.get_tag_u64(Tag::StripByteCounts)
+            decoder
+                .get_tag_u64(Tag::StripByteCounts)
                 .expect("Cannot get StripByteCounts"),
             12288
         )

tests/decode_geotiff_images.rs

@@ -30,25 +30,27 @@ fn test_geo_tiff() {
                 num_samples: 5
             }
         );
-
-        let mut ifd = decoder.current_ifd();
         assert_eq!(
-            ifd.get_tag_u64(Tag::StripOffsets)
+            decoder
+                .get_tag_u64(Tag::StripOffsets)
                 .expect("Cannot get StripOffsets"),
             418
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            ifd.get_tag_u64(Tag::RowsPerStrip)
+            decoder
+                .get_tag_u64(Tag::RowsPerStrip)
                 .expect("Cannot get RowsPerStrip"),
             10
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            ifd.get_tag_u64(Tag::StripByteCounts)
+            decoder
+                .get_tag_u64(Tag::StripByteCounts)
                 .expect("Cannot get StripByteCounts"),
             1000
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            ifd.get_tag(Tag::ModelPixelScaleTag)
+            decoder
+                .get_tag(Tag::ModelPixelScaleTag)
                 .expect("Cannot get pixel scale")
                 .into_f64_vec()
                 .expect("Cannot get pixel scale"),

tests/decode_images.rs

@@ -404,10 +404,7 @@ fn test_string_tags() {
         let img_file = File::open(path).expect("Cannot find test image!");
         let mut decoder = Decoder::open(img_file).expect("Cannot create decoder");
         decoder.next_image().expect("Cannot read image IFD");
-        let software = decoder
-            .current_ifd()
-            .get_tag(tiff::tags::Tag::Software)
-            .unwrap();
+        let software = decoder.get_tag(tiff::tags::Tag::Software).unwrap();
         match software {
             ifd::Value::Ascii(s) => assert_eq!(
                 &s,
@@ -481,8 +478,7 @@ fn test_inner_access() {
     decoder.next_image().expect("Cannot read image IFD");
     assert_eq!(decoder.colortype().unwrap(), ColorType::RGB(8));
 
-    let mut ifd = decoder.current_ifd();
-    let c = ifd
+    let c = decoder
         .get_tag(tiff::tags::Tag::Compression)
         .unwrap()
         .into_u16()
@@ -491,13 +487,13 @@ fn test_inner_access() {
 
     // Because the image is uncompressed, reading the first tile directly with the inner reader
     // should yield the same result as reading it with the decoder's read_chunk method.
-    let first_offset = ifd
+    let first_offset = decoder
         .get_tag_u32_vec(tiff::tags::Tag::TileOffsets)
         .unwrap()
         .into_iter()
         .next()
         .unwrap();
-    let first_byte_count = ifd
+    let first_byte_count = decoder
         .get_tag_u32_vec(tiff::tags::Tag::TileByteCounts)
         .unwrap()
         .into_iter()

tests/encode_images.rs

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ fn encode_decode() {
         assert_eq!(decoder.dimensions().unwrap(), (100, 100));
 
         let mut all_tags = decoder
-            .current_ifd()
             .tag_iter()
             .filter_map(Result::ok)
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ fn encode_decode() {
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
-            decoder.current_ifd().get_tag(Tag::Artist).unwrap(),
+            decoder.get_tag(Tag::Artist).unwrap(),
             ifd::Value::Ascii("Image-tiff".into())
         );
 
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ fn encode_decode_big() {
         assert_eq!(decoder.dimensions().unwrap(), (100, 100));
 
         let mut all_tags = decoder
-            .current_ifd()
             .tag_iter()
             .filter_map(Result::ok)
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ fn encode_decode_big() {
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
-            decoder.current_ifd().get_tag(Tag::Artist).unwrap(),
+            decoder.get_tag(Tag::Artist).unwrap(),
             ifd::Value::Ascii("Image-tiff".into())
         );
         let mut buffer = tiff::decoder::DecodingSampleBuffer::U8(vec![]);
@@ -541,57 +539,37 @@ trait AssertDecode {
 
 impl<R: std::io::Read + std::io::Seek> AssertDecode for Decoder<R> {
     fn assert_tag_u32(&mut self, tag: u16) -> u32 {
-        self.current_ifd()
-            .get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
-            .unwrap()
-            .into_u32()
-            .unwrap()
+        self.get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag)).unwrap().into_u32().unwrap()
     }
     fn assert_tag_u32_vec(&mut self, tag: u16) -> Vec<u32> {
-        self.current_ifd()
-            .get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
+        self.get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
             .unwrap()
             .into_u32_vec()
             .unwrap()
     }
     fn assert_tag_i32(&mut self, tag: u16) -> i32 {
-        self.current_ifd()
-            .get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
-            .unwrap()
-            .into_i32()
-            .unwrap()
+        self.get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag)).unwrap().into_i32().unwrap()
     }
     fn assert_tag_i32_vec(&mut self, tag: u16) -> Vec<i32> {
-        self.current_ifd()
-            .get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
+        self.get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
             .unwrap()
             .into_i32_vec()
             .unwrap()
     }
     fn assert_tag_u64(&mut self, tag: u16) -> u64 {
-        self.current_ifd()
-            .get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
-            .unwrap()
-            .into_u64()
-            .unwrap()
+        self.get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag)).unwrap().into_u64().unwrap()
     }
     fn assert_tag_u64_vec(&mut self, tag: u16) -> Vec<u64> {
-        self.current_ifd()
-            .get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
+        self.get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
             .unwrap()
             .into_u64_vec()
             .unwrap()
     }
     fn assert_tag_i64(&mut self, tag: u16) -> i64 {
-        self.current_ifd()
-            .get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
-            .unwrap()
-            .into_i64()
-            .unwrap()
+        self.get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag)).unwrap().into_i64().unwrap()
     }
     fn assert_tag_i64_vec(&mut self, tag: u16) -> Vec<i64> {
-        self.current_ifd()
-            .get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
+        self.get_tag(Tag::Unknown(tag))
             .unwrap()
             .into_i64_vec()
             .unwrap()
@@ -798,13 +776,7 @@ fn test_rows_per_strip() {
     {
         let mut decoder = Decoder::open(&mut file).unwrap();
         decoder.next_image().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            decoder
-                .current_ifd()
-                .get_tag_u64(Tag::RowsPerStrip)
-                .unwrap(),
-            2
-        );
+        assert_eq!(decoder.get_tag_u64(Tag::RowsPerStrip).unwrap(), 2);
         assert_eq!(decoder.strip_count().unwrap(), 50);
 
         for i in 0..50 {
@@ -857,7 +829,6 @@ fn test_auxiliary_directory() {
         let _ = decoder.read_image().unwrap();
 
         let exif_location = decoder
-            .current_ifd()
             .get_tag(Tag::ExifDirectory)
             .expect("second directory missing Exif")
             .into_ifd_pointer()