github.com/nitinawathare/ethereumassignment3@v0.0.0-20211021213010-f07344c2b868/go-ethereum/swarm/storage/feed/lookup/lookup.go

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/*
Package lookup defines feed lookup algorithms and provides tools to place updates
so they can be found
*/
package lookup

import "context"

const maxuint64 = ^uint64(0)

// LowestLevel establishes the frequency resolution of the lookup algorithm as a power of 2.
const LowestLevel uint8 = 0 // default is 0 (1 second)

// HighestLevel sets the lowest frequency the algorithm will operate at, as a power of 2.
// 25 -> 2^25 equals to roughly one year.
const HighestLevel = 25 // default is 25 (~1 year)

// DefaultLevel sets what level will be chosen to search when there is no hint
const DefaultLevel = HighestLevel

//Algorithm is the function signature of a lookup algorithm
type Algorithm func(ctx context.Context, now uint64, hint Epoch, read ReadFunc) (value interface{}, err error)

// Lookup finds the update with the highest timestamp that is smaller or equal than 'now'
// It takes a hint which should be the epoch where the last known update was
// If you don't know in what epoch the last update happened, simply submit lookup.NoClue
// read() will be called on each lookup attempt
// Returns an error only if read() returns an error
// Returns nil if an update was not found
var Lookup Algorithm = FluzCapacitorAlgorithm

// ReadFunc is a handler called by Lookup each time it attempts to find a value
// It should return <nil> if a value is not found
// It should return <nil> if a value is found, but its timestamp is higher than "now"
// It should only return an error in case the handler wants to stop the
// lookup process entirely.
type ReadFunc func(ctx context.Context, epoch Epoch, now uint64) (interface{}, error)

// NoClue is a hint that can be provided when the Lookup caller does not have
// a clue about where the last update may be
var NoClue = Epoch{}

// getBaseTime returns the epoch base time of the given
// time and level
func getBaseTime(t uint64, level uint8) uint64 {
	return t & (maxuint64 << level)
}

// Hint creates a hint based only on the last known update time
func Hint(last uint64) Epoch {
	return Epoch{
		Time:  last,
		Level: DefaultLevel,
	}
}

// GetNextLevel returns the frequency level a next update should be placed at, provided where
// the last update was and what time it is now.
// This is the first nonzero bit of the XOR of 'last' and 'now', counting from the highest significant bit
// but limited to not return a level that is smaller than the last-1
func GetNextLevel(last Epoch, now uint64) uint8 {
	// First XOR the last epoch base time with the current clock.
	// This will set all the common most significant bits to zero.
	mix := (last.Base() ^ now)

	// Then, make sure we stop the below loop before one level below the current, by setting
	// that level's bit to 1.
	// If the next level is lower than the current one, it must be exactly level-1 and not lower.
	mix |= (1 << (last.Level - 1))

	// if the last update was more than 2^highestLevel seconds ago, choose the highest level
	if mix > (maxuint64 >> (64 - HighestLevel - 1)) {
		return HighestLevel
	}

	// set up a mask to scan for nonzero bits, starting at the highest level
	mask := uint64(1 << (HighestLevel))

	for i := uint8(HighestLevel); i > LowestLevel; i-- {
		if mix&mask != 0 { // if we find a nonzero bit, this is the level the next update should be at.
			return i
		}
		mask = mask >> 1 // move our bit one position to the right
	}
	return 0
}

// GetNextEpoch returns the epoch where the next update should be located
// according to where the previous update was
// and what time it is now.
func GetNextEpoch(last Epoch, now uint64) Epoch {
	if last == NoClue {
		return GetFirstEpoch(now)
	}
	level := GetNextLevel(last, now)
	return Epoch{
		Level: level,
		Time:  now,
	}
}

// GetFirstEpoch returns the epoch where the first update should be located
// based on what time it is now.
func GetFirstEpoch(now uint64) Epoch {
	return Epoch{Level: HighestLevel, Time: now}
}

var worstHint = Epoch{Time: 0, Level: 63}

// FluzCapacitorAlgorithm works by narrowing the epoch search area if an update is found
// going back and forth in time
// First, it will attempt to find an update where it should be now if the hint was
// really the last update. If that lookup fails, then the last update must be either the hint itself
// or the epochs right below. If however, that lookup succeeds, then the update must be
// that one or within the epochs right below.
// see the guide for a more graphical representation
func FluzCapacitorAlgorithm(ctx context.Context, now uint64, hint Epoch, read ReadFunc) (value interface{}, err error) {
	var lastFound interface{}
	var epoch Epoch
	if hint == NoClue {
		hint = worstHint
	}

	t := now

	for {
		epoch = GetNextEpoch(hint, t)
		value, err = read(ctx, epoch, now)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		if value != nil {
			lastFound = value
			if epoch.Level == LowestLevel || epoch.Equals(hint) {
				return value, nil
			}
			hint = epoch
			continue
		}
		if epoch.Base() == hint.Base() {
			if lastFound != nil {
				return lastFound, nil
			}
			// we have reached the hint itself
			if hint == worstHint {
				return nil, nil
			}
			// check it out
			value, err = read(ctx, hint, now)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}
			if value != nil {
				return value, nil
			}
			// bad hint.
			t = hint.Base()
			hint = worstHint
			continue
		}
		base := epoch.Base()
		if base == 0 {
			return nil, nil
		}
		t = base - 1
	}
}