Split node reference vs. index to separate interfaces for API clarity #91
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Signed-off-by: Jim Zhang <[email protected]>
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@jimthematrix I proposed some suggestions, can you please take a look?
Co-authored-by: Chengxuan Xing <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: jimthematrix <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Chengxuan Xing <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: jimthematrix <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Chengxuan Xing <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: jimthematrix <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Chengxuan Xing <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: jimthematrix <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Chengxuan Xing <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: jimthematrix <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Chengxuan Xing <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: jimthematrix <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Chengxuan Xing <[email protected]>
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The node reference is a hash of the index + value + 1, which is used to refer to a node in the sparse merkle tree. The node index is used to position the node in the tree, which determines the path used to traverse from the root to the leaf node (branch nodes do not have an index).
Currently the usage of a reference and an index are mixed, making it confusing in the code, as well as the API surface. This PR splits them into separate interfaces, with the index being a superset of the reference interface.