Onionr/src/utils/reconstructhash.py

'''
    Onionr - Private P2P Communication

    z-fill (zero fill) a string to a specific length, intended for reconstructing block hashes
'''
'''
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
'''
def reconstruct_hash(hex_hash, length=64):
    return hex_hash.zfill(length)

def deconstruct_hash(hex_hash):
    ret_bytes = False
    try:
        hex_hash = hex_hash.decode()
        ret_bytes = True
    except AttributeError:
        pass

    num_zeroes = hex_hash.count('0')
    new_hash = hex_hash[num_zeroes:]

    if ret_bytes:
        new_hash = new_hash.encode()
    
    return new_hash