[golang] Merkle verifier

go/merkletree/merkle_verifier.go

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+package merkletree
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type RootMismatchError struct {
+	ExpectedRoot   []byte
+	CalculatedRoot []byte
+}
+
+func (e RootMismatchError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("calculated root:\n%v\n does not match expected root:\n%v", e.CalculatedRoot, e.ExpectedRoot)
+}
+
+// MerkleVerifier is a class which knows how to verify merkle inclusion and consistency proofs.
+type MerkleVerifier struct {
+	treeHasher *TreeHasher
+}
+
+// NewMerkleVerifier returns a new MerkleVerifier for a tree based on the passed in hasher.
+func NewMerkleVerifier(h HasherFunc) MerkleVerifier {
+	return MerkleVerifier{
+		treeHasher: NewTreeHasher(h),
+	}
+}
+
+// VerifyInclusionProof verifies the correctness of the proof given the passed in information about the tree and leaf.
+func (m MerkleVerifier) VerifyInclusionProof(leafIndex, treeSize int64, proof [][]byte, root []byte, leaf []byte) error {
+	calcRoot, err := m.RootFromInclusionProof(leafIndex, treeSize, proof, leaf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(calcRoot) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("calculated empty root")
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(calcRoot, root) {
+		return RootMismatchError{
+			CalculatedRoot: calcRoot,
+			ExpectedRoot:   root,
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RootFromInclusionProof calculates the expected tree root given the proof and leaf.
+func (m MerkleVerifier) RootFromInclusionProof(leafIndex, treeSize int64, proof [][]byte, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if leafIndex > treeSize {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("leafIndex %d > treeSize %d", leafIndex, treeSize)
+	}
+	if leafIndex == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("leafIndex is zero")
+	}
+
+	node := leafIndex - 1
+	lastNode := treeSize - 1
+	nodeHash := m.treeHasher.HashLeaf(data)
+	proofIndex := 0
+
+	for lastNode > 0 {
+		if proofIndex == len(proof) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("insuficient number of proof components (%d) for treeSize %d", len(proof), treeSize)
+		}
+		if isRightChild(node) {
+			nodeHash = m.treeHasher.HashChildren(proof[proofIndex], nodeHash)
+			proofIndex++
+		} else if node < lastNode {
+			nodeHash = m.treeHasher.HashChildren(nodeHash, proof[proofIndex])
+			proofIndex++
+		} else {
+			// the sibling does not exist and the parent is a dummy copy; do nothing.
+		}
+		node = parent(node)
+		lastNode = parent(lastNode)
+	}
+	if proofIndex != len(proof) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid proof, expected %d components, but have %d", proofIndex, len(proof))
+	}
+	return nodeHash, nil
+}
+
+// VerifyConsistencyProof checks that the passed in consistency proof is valid between the passed in tree snapshots.
+func (m MerkleVerifier) VerifyConsistencyProof(snapshot1, snapshot2 int64, root1, root2 []byte, proof [][]byte) error {
+	if snapshot1 > snapshot2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("snapshot1 (%d) > snapshot2 (%d)", snapshot1, snapshot2)
+	}
+	if snapshot1 == snapshot2 {
+		if !bytes.Equal(root1, root2) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("root1:\n%v\ndoes not match root2:\n%v", root1, root2)
+		}
+		if len(proof) > 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("root1 and root2 match, but proof is non-empty")
+		}
+		// proof ok
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if snapshot1 == 0 {
+		// Any snapshot greater than 0 is consistent with snapshot 0.
+		if len(proof) > 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected empty proof, but provided proof has %d components", len(proof))
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if len(proof) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("empty proof")
+	}
+
+	node := snapshot1 - 1
+	lastNode := snapshot2 - 1
+	proofIndex := 0
+
+	for isRightChild(node) {
+		node = parent(node)
+		lastNode = parent(lastNode)
+	}
+
+	var node1Hash []byte
+	var node2Hash []byte
+
+	if node > 0 {
+		node1Hash = proof[proofIndex]
+		node2Hash = proof[proofIndex]
+		proofIndex++
+	} else {
+		// The tree at snapshot1 was balanced, nothing to verify for root1.
+		node1Hash = root1
+		node2Hash = root1
+	}
+
+	for node > 0 {
+		if proofIndex == len(proof) {
+			return errors.New("insufficient number of proof components")
+		}
+
+		if isRightChild(node) {
+			node1Hash = m.treeHasher.HashChildren(proof[proofIndex], node1Hash)
+			node2Hash = m.treeHasher.HashChildren(proof[proofIndex], node2Hash)
+			proofIndex++
+		} else if node < lastNode {
+			// The sibling only exists in the later tree. The parent in the snapshot1 tree is a dummy copy.
+			node2Hash = m.treeHasher.HashChildren(node2Hash, proof[proofIndex])
+			proofIndex++
+		} else {
+			// Else the sibling does not exist in either tree. Do nothing.
+		}
+
+		node = parent(node)
+		lastNode = parent(lastNode)
+	}
+
+	// Verify the first root.
+	if !bytes.Equal(node1Hash, root1) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify root1:\n%v\ncalculated root of:\n%v\nfrom proof", root1, node1Hash)
+	}
+
+	for lastNode > 0 {
+		if proofIndex == len(proof) {
+			return errors.New("can't verify newer root; insufficient number of proof components")
+		}
+
+		node2Hash = m.treeHasher.HashChildren(node2Hash, proof[proofIndex])
+		proofIndex++
+		lastNode = parent(lastNode)
+	}
+
+	// Verify the second root.
+	if !bytes.Equal(node2Hash, root2) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify root2:\n%v\ncalculated root of:\n%v\nfrom proof", root2, node2Hash)
+	}
+	if proofIndex != len(proof) {
+		return errors.New("proof has too many components")
+	}
+
+	// proof ok
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parent(leafIndex int64) int64 {
+	return leafIndex >> 1
+}
+
+func isRightChild(leafIndex int64) bool {
+	return leafIndex&1 == 1
+}