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solana/src/ledger.rs
2018-03-19 16:41:01 -06:00

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//! The `ledger` crate provides the foundational data structures for Proof-of-History,
//! an ordered log of events in time.
/// Each entry contains three pieces of data. The 'num_hashes' field is the number
/// of hashes performed since the previous entry. The 'id' field is the result
/// of hashing 'id' from the previous entry 'num_hashes' times. The 'event'
/// field points to an Event that took place shortly after 'id' was generated.
///
/// If you divide 'num_hashes' by the amount of time it takes to generate a new hash, you
/// get a duration estimate since the last event. Since processing power increases
/// over time, one should expect the duration 'num_hashes' represents to decrease proportionally.
/// Though processing power varies across nodes, the network gives priority to the
/// fastest processor. Duration should therefore be estimated by assuming that the hash
/// was generated by the fastest processor at the time the entry was recorded.
use hash::Hash;
use entry::{next_tick, Entry};
use rayon::prelude::*;
/// Verifies the hashes and counts of a slice of events are all consistent.
pub fn verify_slice(entries: &[Entry], start_hash: &Hash) -> bool {
let genesis = [Entry::new_tick(Default::default(), start_hash)];
let event_pairs = genesis.par_iter().chain(entries).zip(entries);
event_pairs.all(|(x0, x1)| x1.verify(&x0.id))
}
/// Create a vector of Ticks of length 'len' from 'start_hash' hash and 'num_hashes'.
pub fn next_ticks(start_hash: &Hash, num_hashes: u64, len: usize) -> Vec<Entry> {
let mut id = *start_hash;
let mut ticks = vec![];
for _ in 0..len {
let entry = next_tick(&id, num_hashes);
id = entry.id;
ticks.push(entry);
}
ticks
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use hash::hash;
#[test]
fn test_verify_slice() {
let zero = Hash::default();
let one = hash(&zero);
assert!(verify_slice(&vec![], &zero)); // base case
assert!(verify_slice(&vec![Entry::new_tick(0, &zero)], &zero)); // singleton case 1
assert!(!verify_slice(&vec![Entry::new_tick(0, &zero)], &one)); // singleton case 2, bad
assert!(verify_slice(&next_ticks(&zero, 0, 2), &zero)); // inductive step
let mut bad_ticks = next_ticks(&zero, 0, 2);
bad_ticks[1].id = one;
assert!(!verify_slice(&bad_ticks, &zero)); // inductive step, bad
}
}
#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", test))]
mod bench {
extern crate test;
use self::test::Bencher;
use ledger::*;
#[bench]
fn event_bench(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
let start_hash = Default::default();
let events = next_ticks(&start_hash, 10_000, 8);
bencher.iter(|| {
assert!(verify_slice(&events, &start_hash));
});
}
}