nwaku/waku/v2/utils/pagination.nim

96 lines
2.5 KiB
Nim

## Contains types and utilities for pagination.
{.push raises: [Defect].}
import
stew/byteutils,
nimcrypto
import
../protocol/waku_message,
./time
type Index* = object
## This type contains the description of an Index used in the pagination of WakuMessages
digest*: MDigest[256] # calculated over payload and content topic
receiverTime*: Timestamp
senderTime*: Timestamp # the time at which the message is generated
pubsubTopic*: string
proc compute*(T: type Index, msg: WakuMessage, receivedTime: Timestamp, pubsubTopic: string): T =
## Takes a WakuMessage with received timestamp and returns its Index.
## Received timestamp will default to system time if not provided.
let
contentTopic = toBytes(msg.contentTopic)
payload = msg.payload
senderTime = msg.timestamp
var ctx: sha256
ctx.init()
ctx.update(contentTopic)
ctx.update(payload)
let digest = ctx.finish() # computes the hash
ctx.clear()
Index(
digest:digest,
receiverTime: receivedTime,
senderTime: senderTime,
pubsubTopic: pubsubTopic
)
proc `==`*(x, y: Index): bool =
## receiverTime plays no role in index equality
(x.senderTime == y.senderTime) and
(x.digest == y.digest) and
(x.pubsubTopic == y.pubsubTopic)
proc cmp*(x, y: Index): int =
## compares x and y
## returns 0 if they are equal
## returns -1 if x < y
## returns 1 if x > y
##
## Default sorting order priority is:
## 1. senderTimestamp
## 2. receiverTimestamp (a fallback only if senderTimestamp unset on either side, and all other fields unequal)
## 3. message digest
## 4. pubsubTopic
if x == y:
# Quick exit ensures receiver time does not affect index equality
return 0
# Timestamp has a higher priority for comparison
let
# Use receiverTime where senderTime is unset
xTimestamp = if x.senderTime == 0: x.receiverTime
else: x.senderTime
yTimestamp = if y.senderTime == 0: y.receiverTime
else: y.senderTime
let timecmp = cmp(xTimestamp, yTimestamp)
if timecmp != 0:
return timecmp
# Continue only when timestamps are equal
let digestcmp = cmp(x.digest.data, y.digest.data)
if digestcmp != 0:
return digestcmp
return cmp(x.pubsubTopic, y.pubsubTopic)
type
PagingDirection* {.pure.} = enum
## PagingDirection determines the direction of pagination
BACKWARD = uint32(0)
FORWARD = uint32(1)
PagingInfo* = object
## This type holds the information needed for the pagination
pageSize*: uint64
cursor*: Index
direction*: PagingDirection