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# SYNOPSIS



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This is an implementation of the modified merkle patricia tree as specified in the [Ethereum Yellow Paper](http://gavwood.com/Paper.pdf):



> The modified Merkle Patricia tree (trie) provides a persistent data structure to map between arbitrary-length binary data (byte arrays). It is defined in terms of a mutable data structure to map between 256-bit binary fragments and arbitrary-length binary data. The core of the trie, and its sole requirement in terms of the protocol specification is to provide a single 32-byte value that identifies a given set of key-value pairs.



The only backing store supported is LevelDB through the `levelup` module.



# INSTALL



`npm install merkle-patricia-tree`



# USAGE



There are 3 variants of the tree implemented in this library, namely: `BaseTrie`, `CheckpointTrie` and `SecureTrie`. `CheckpointTrie` adds checkpointing functionality to the `BaseTrie` with the methods `checkpoint`, `commit` and `revert`. `SecureTrie` extends `CheckpointTrie` and is the most suitable variant for Ethereum applications. It stores values under the `keccak256` hash of their keys.



## Initialization and Basic Usage



```typescript

import level from 'level'

import { BaseTrie as Trie } from 'merkle-patricia-tree'



const db = level('./testdb')

const trie = new Trie(db)



async function test() {

  await trie.put(Buffer.from('test'), Buffer.from('one'))

  const value = await trie.get(Buffer.from('test'))

  console.log(value.toString()) // 'one'

}



test()

```



## Merkle Proofs



```typescript

const trie = new Trie()



async function test() {

  await trie.put(Buffer.from('test'), Buffer.from('one'))

  const proof = await Trie.createProof(trie, Buffer.from('test'))

  const value = await Trie.verifyProof(trie.root, Buffer.from('test'), proof)

  console.log(value.toString()) // 'one'

}



test()

```



## Read stream on Geth DB



```typescript

import level from 'level'

import { SecureTrie as Trie } from 'merkle-patricia-tree'



const db = level('YOUR_PATH_TO_THE_GETH_CHAIN_DB')

// Set stateRoot to block #222

const stateRoot = '0xd7f8974fb5ac78d9ac099b9ad5018bedc2ce0a72dad1827a1709da30580f0544'

// Initialize trie

const trie = new Trie(db, stateRoot)



trie

  .createReadStream()

  .on('data', console.log)

  .on('end', () => {

    console.log('End.')

  })

```



## Read Account State including Storage from Geth DB



```typescript

import level from 'level'

import rlp from 'rlp'

import { BN, bufferToHex } from 'ethereumjs-util'

import Account from 'ethereumjs-account'

import { SecureTrie as Trie } from 'merkle-patricia-tree'



const stateRoot = 'STATE_ROOT_OF_A_BLOCK'



const db = level('YOUR_PATH_TO_THE_GETH_CHAINDATA_FOLDER')

const trie = new Trie(db, stateRoot)



const address = 'AN_ETHEREUM_ACCOUNT_ADDRESS'



async function test() {

  const data = await trie.get(address)

  const acc = new Account(data)



  console.log('-------State-------')

  console.log(`nonce: ${new BN(acc.nonce)}`)

  console.log(`balance in wei: ${new BN(acc.balance)}`)

  console.log(`storageRoot: ${bufferToHex(acc.stateRoot)}`)

  console.log(`codeHash: ${bufferToHex(acc.codeHash)}`)



  let storageTrie = trie.copy()

  storageTrie.root = acc.stateRoot



  console.log('------Storage------')

  const stream = storageTrie.createReadStream()

  stream

    .on('data', (data) => {

      console.log(`key: ${bufferToHex(data.key)}`)

      console.log(`Value: ${bufferToHex(rlp.decode(data.value))}`)

    })

    .on('end', () => {

      console.log('Finished reading storage.')

    })

}



test()

```



Additional examples with detailed explanations are available [here](https://github.com/gabrocheleau/merkle-patricia-trees-examples).



# API



[Documentation](./docs/README.md)



# TESTING



`npm test`



# BENCHMARKS



There are two simple **benchmarks** in the `benchmarks` folder:



- `random.ts` runs random `PUT` operations on the tree.

- `checkpointing.ts` runs checkpoints and commits between `PUT` operations.



A third benchmark using mainnet data to simulate real load is also under consideration.



Benchmarks can be run with:



```shell

npm run benchmarks

```



To run a **profiler** on the `random.ts` benchmark and generate a flamegraph with [0x](https://github.com/davidmarkclements/0x) you can use:



```shell

npm run profiling

```



0x processes the stacks and generates a profile folder (`.0x`) containing [`flamegraph.html`](https://github.com/davidmarkclements/0x/blob/master/docs/ui.md).



# REFERENCES



- Wiki

  - [Ethereum Trie Specification](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Patricia-Tree)

- Blog posts

  - [Ethereum's Merkle Patricia Trees - An Interactive JavaScript Tutorial](https://rockwaterweb.com/ethereum-merkle-patricia-trees-javascript-tutorial/)

  - [Merkling in Ethereum](https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/11/15/merkling-in-ethereum/)

  - [Understanding the Ethereum Trie](https://easythereentropy.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/understanding-the-ethereum-trie/). Worth a read, but the Python libraries are outdated.

- Videos

  - [Trie and Patricia Trie Overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXAHLqQthKw&t=26s)



# EthereumJS



See our organizational [documentation](https://ethereumjs.readthedocs.io) for an introduction to `EthereumJS` as well as information on current standards and best practices.



If you want to join for work or do improvements on the libraries have a look at our [contribution guidelines](https://ethereumjs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing.html).



# LICENSE



MPL-2.0



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