cvsa/packages/frontend/src/lib/vdf.ts

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// Define interfaces for input and output
interface VdfProgressCallback {
(progress: number): void;
}
interface VdfResult {
result: bigint;
time: number; // Time taken in milliseconds
}
// The content of the Web Worker script
const workerContent = `addEventListener("message", async (event) => {
const { g, N, difficulty } = event.data;
// Although pow is not used in the iterative VDF, it's good to keep the original worker code structure.
// The iterative computeVDFWithProgress is better for progress reporting.
function pow(base, exponent, mod) {
let result = 1n;
base = base % mod;
while (exponent > 0n) {
if (exponent % 2n === 1n) {
result = (result * base) % mod;
}
base = (base * base) % mod;
exponent = exponent / 2n;
// Using BigInt division (/) which performs integer division
}
return result;
}
// Compute VDF iteratively to report progress
function computeVDFWithProgress(g, N, T, postProgress) {
let result = g;
let latestTime = performance.now();
const totalSteps = T; // T is the difficulty, representing 2^T squaring steps
for (let i = 0n; i < totalSteps; i++) {
result = (result * result) % N;
// Report progress periodically (approx. every 16ms to match typical frame rate)
if (performance.now() - latestTime > 16) {
// Calculate progress as a percentage
const progress = Number((i + 1n) * 10000n / totalSteps) / 100; // Using 10000 for better precision before dividing by 100
postProgress(progress);
latestTime = performance.now();
}
}
// Ensure final progress is reported
postProgress(100);
return result;
}
const startTime = performance.now();
// The worker computes g^(2^difficulty) mod N. The loop runs 'difficulty' times, performing squaring.
const result = computeVDFWithProgress(g, N, difficulty, (progress) => {
// Post progress back to the main thread
postMessage({ type: "progress", progress: progress });
});
const endTime = performance.now();
const timeTaken = endTime - startTime;
// Post the final result and time taken back to the main thread
postMessage({ type: "result", result: result.toString(), time: timeTaken });
});
`;
/**
* Computes the Verifiable Delay Function (VDF) result g^(2^difficulty) mod N
* in a Web Worker and reports progress.
* @param g - The base (bigint).
* @param N - The modulus (bigint).
* @param difficulty - The number of squaring steps (T) (bigint).
* @param onProgress - Optional callback function to receive progress updates (0-100).
* @returns A Promise that resolves with the VDF result and time taken.
*/
export function computeVdfInWorker(g: bigint, N: bigint, difficulty: bigint, onProgress?: VdfProgressCallback): Promise<VdfResult> {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
// Create a Blob containing the worker script
const blob = new Blob([workerContent], { type: "text/javascript" });
// Create a URL for the Blob
const workerUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
// Create a new Web Worker
const worker = new Worker(workerUrl);
// Handle messages from the worker
worker.onmessage = (event) => {
const { type, progress, result, time } = event.data;
if (type === "progress") {
if (onProgress) {
onProgress(progress);
}
} else if (type === "result") {
// Resolve the promise with the result and time
resolve({ result: BigInt(result), time });
// Terminate the worker and revoke the URL
worker.terminate();
URL.revokeObjectURL(workerUrl);
}
};
// Handle potential errors in the worker
worker.onerror = (error) => {
reject(error);
// Terminate the worker and revoke the URL in case of error
worker.terminate();
URL.revokeObjectURL(workerUrl);
};
// Post the data to the worker to start the computation
worker.postMessage({ g, N, difficulty });
});
}