expose sorted object

[bean5]

For auditing purposes, it would be helpful to have both the hash and the sorted object (e.g. the objects that would be hashed with setting of {unorderedArrays: true, unorderedSets: true}).

I would contribute this option myself, but I don't think I would get it right.

[addaleax]

@bean5 Can you explain a bit more how the API for this would look like, as you have it in mind? It sounds like you have a more concrete idea of it than I do…

[bean5]

Just before hashing, but after sorting, return the sorted value. Do this as a subroutine by the hash functions. Exposing this as a function would allow this project to be used to sort deterministically. Does that make sense?

[addaleax]

@bean5 Sorry, but what do you mean by “return the sorted value before hashing”? That doesn’t quite make sense – after returning, a function doesn’t do anything anymore (by definition…)

Are you talking about a hook that transforms values in a certain way? Or splitting this library into serialization + hashing?

[bean5]

It would be a new function--likely one that all the hash functions would call anyways. Optionally, you could return a struct instead of just a hash, but that seems less clean and maintainable.

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[addaleax]

So, you want a way to get the intermediate object that’s created after sorting?

[bean5]

Exactly.

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