native/std: add memoryCompare method

pkg/compiler/native_test.go

@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ func TestNativeHelpersCompile(t *testing.T) {
 		{"itoa10", []string{"4"}},
 		{"atoi", []string{`"4"`, "10"}},
 		{"atoi10", []string{`"4"`}},
+		{"memoryCompare", []string{"[]byte{1}", "[]byte{2}"}},
 	})
 }
 

pkg/core/native/std.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package native
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
@@ -104,6 +105,12 @@ func newStd() *Std {
 	md = newMethodAndPrice(s.base58Decode, 1<<10, callflag.NoneFlag)
 	s.AddMethod(md, desc)
 
+	desc = newDescriptor("memoryCompare", smartcontract.IntegerType,
+		manifest.NewParameter("str1", smartcontract.ByteArrayType),
+		manifest.NewParameter("str2", smartcontract.ByteArrayType))
+	md = newMethodAndPrice(s.memoryCompare, 1<<5, callflag.NoneFlag)
+	s.AddMethod(md, desc)
+
 	return s
 }
 
@@ -278,6 +285,12 @@ func (s *Std) base58Decode(_ *interop.Context, args []stackitem.Item) stackitem.
 	return stackitem.NewByteArray(result)
 }
 
+func (s *Std) memoryCompare(_ *interop.Context, args []stackitem.Item) stackitem.Item {
+	s1 := s.toLimitedBytes(args[0])
+	s2 := s.toLimitedBytes(args[1])
+	return stackitem.NewBigInteger(big.NewInt(int64(bytes.Compare(s1, s2))))
+}
+
 // Metadata implements Contract interface.
 func (s *Std) Metadata() *interop.ContractMD {
 	return &s.ContractMD

pkg/core/native/std_test.go

@@ -354,3 +354,38 @@ func TestStdLibSerializeDeserialize(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+func TestMemoryCompare(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStd()
+	ic := &interop.Context{VM: vm.New()}
+
+	check := func(t *testing.T, result int64, s1, s2 string) {
+		actual := s.memoryCompare(ic, []stackitem.Item{stackitem.Make(s1), stackitem.Make(s2)})
+		require.Equal(t, big.NewInt(result), actual.Value())
+	}
+
+	check(t, -1, "a", "ab")
+	check(t, 1, "ab", "a")
+	check(t, 0, "ab", "ab")
+	check(t, -1, "", "a")
+	check(t, 0, "", "")
+
+	t.Run("C# compatibility", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// These tests are taken from C# node.
+		check(t, -1, "abc", "c")
+		check(t, -1, "abc", "d")
+		check(t, 0, "abc", "abc")
+		check(t, -1, "abc", "abcd")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("big arguments", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s1 := stackitem.Make(strings.Repeat("x", stdMaxInputLength+1))
+		s2 := stackitem.Make("xxx")
+
+		require.PanicsWithError(t, ErrTooBigInput.Error(),
+			func() { s.memoryCompare(ic, []stackitem.Item{s1, s2}) })
+
+		require.PanicsWithError(t, ErrTooBigInput.Error(),
+			func() { s.memoryCompare(ic, []stackitem.Item{s2, s1}) })
+	})
+}

pkg/interop/native/std/std.go

@@ -113,3 +113,11 @@ func Atoi10(s string) int {
 	return contract.Call(interop.Hash160(Hash), "atoi", contract.NoneFlag,
 		s).(int)
 }
+
+// MemoryCompare is similar to bytes.Compare:
+// The result will be 0 if a==b, -1 if a < b, and +1 if a > b.
+// It uses `memoryCompare` method of StdLib native contract.
+func MemoryCompare(s1, s2 []byte) int {
+	return contract.Call(interop.Hash160(Hash), "memoryCompare", contract.NoneFlag,
+		s1, s2).(int)
+}