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package bftsmart.tom.leaderchange;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.security.MessageDigest;
import java.security.PublicKey;
import java.security.SignedObject;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import bftsmart.consensus.TimestampValuePair;
import bftsmart.consensus.messages.ConsensusMessage;
import bftsmart.reconfiguration.ServerViewController;
import bftsmart.tom.core.TOMLayer;
import bftsmart.tom.core.messages.TOMMessage;
import bftsmart.tom.util.TOMUtil;

/**
 *
 * This class implements a manager of information related to the leader change protocol
 * It also implements some predicates and methods necessary for the protocol in accordance
 * to Cachin's 'Yet Another Visit to Paxos' (April 2011).
 * 
 * @author Joao Sousa
 */
public class LCManager {

    private Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
    
    //timestamp info
    private int lastreg;
    private int nextreg;

    //requests that timed out
    private List<TOMMessage> currentRequestTimedOut = null;

    //requests received in STOP messages
    private List<TOMMessage> requestsFromSTOP = null;
    
    //data structures for info in stop, sync and catch-up messages
    private HashMap<Integer,HashSet<Integer>> stops;
    private HashMap<Integer,HashSet<CertifiedDecision>> lastCIDs;
    private HashMap<Integer,HashSet<SignedObject>> collects;

    //stuff from the TOM layer that this object needss
    private ServerViewController SVController;
    private MessageDigest md;
    private TOMLayer tomLayer;
    
    private int currentLeader;
    //private Cipher cipher;
    
    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param reconfManager The reconfiguration manager from TOM layer
     * @param md The message digest engine from TOM layer
     */
    public LCManager(TOMLayer tomLayer,ServerViewController SVController, MessageDigest md) {
        this.tomLayer = tomLayer;
        this.lastreg = 0;
        this.nextreg = 0;
        this.currentLeader = 0;

        this.stops = new HashMap<>();
        this.lastCIDs = new HashMap<>();
        this.collects = new HashMap<>();

        this.SVController = SVController;
        this.md = md;

    }
    
    /**
     * Deterministically elects a new leader, based current leader and membership
     * 
     * @return The new leader
     */
    public int getNewLeader() {

        int[] proc = SVController.getCurrentViewProcesses();
        int minProc = proc[0];
        int maxProc = proc[0];
                    
        for (int p : proc) {
            if (p < minProc) minProc = p;
            if (p > maxProc) maxProc = p;
        }
 
        
        do {
            currentLeader++;
            if (currentLeader > maxProc) {

                currentLeader = minProc;    
            }
        } while(!SVController.isCurrentViewMember(currentLeader));
        
        return currentLeader;
    }
    
    /**
     * Informs the object of who is the current leader
     * @param leader The current leader
     */
    public void setNewLeader(int leader) {
        currentLeader = leader;
    }
    
    /**
     * This is meant to keep track of timed out requests in this replica
     *
     * @param currentRequestTimedOut Timed out requests in this replica
     */
    public void setCurrentRequestTimedOut(List<TOMMessage> currentRequestTimedOut) {
        this.currentRequestTimedOut = currentRequestTimedOut;
    }

    /**
     * Get the timed out requests in this replica
     * @return timed out requests in this replica
     */
    public List<TOMMessage> getCurrentRequestTimedOut() {
        return currentRequestTimedOut;
    }
    
    /**
     * Discard timed out requests in this replica
     */
    public void clearCurrentRequestTimedOut() {
        if (currentRequestTimedOut != null) currentRequestTimedOut.clear();
        currentRequestTimedOut = null;
    }

    /**
     * This is meant to keep track of requests received in STOP messages
     *
     * @param requestsFromSTOP Requests received in a STOP message
     */
    public void addRequestsFromSTOP(TOMMessage[] requestsFromSTOP) {
        if (this.requestsFromSTOP == null)
            this.requestsFromSTOP = new LinkedList<>();
        
        for (TOMMessage m : requestsFromSTOP)
            this.requestsFromSTOP.add(m);
    }

    /**
     * Get the requests received in STOP messages
     * @return requests received in STOP messages
     */
    public List<TOMMessage> getRequestsFromSTOP() {
        return requestsFromSTOP;
    }
    
    /**
     * Discard requests received in STOP messages
     */    
    public void clearRequestsFromSTOP() {
        if (requestsFromSTOP != null) requestsFromSTOP.clear();
        requestsFromSTOP = null;
    }
    
    
    /**
     * Set the previous regency
     * @param lastreg current regency
     */
    public void setLastReg(int lastreg) {
        this.lastreg = lastreg;
    }

    /**
     * The current regency
     * @return current regency
     */
    public int getLastReg() {
        return lastreg;
    }

    /**
     * Set the next regency
     * @param nextts next regency
     */
    public void setNextReg(int nextreg) {
        this.nextreg = nextreg;
    }

    /**
     * The next regency
     * @return next regency
     */
    public int getNextReg() {
        return nextreg;
    }

    /**
     * Keep information about an incoming STOP message
     * @param regency the next regency
     * @param pid the process that sent the message
     */
    public void addStop(int regency, int pid) {
        HashSet<Integer> pids = stops.get(regency);
        if (pids == null) pids = new HashSet<Integer>();
        pids.add(pid);
        stops.put(regency, pids);
    }

    /**
     * Discard information about STOP messages up to specified regency
     * @param ts timestamp up to which to discard messages
     */
    public void removeStops(int regency) {
        Integer[] keys = new Integer[stops.keySet().size()];
        stops.keySet().toArray(keys);

        for (int i = 0 ; i < keys.length; i++) {
            if (keys[i] <= regency) stops.remove(keys[i]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the quantity of stored STOP information
     * @param regency Regency to be considered
     * @return quantity of stored STOP information for given timestamp
     */
    public int getStopsSize(int regency) {
        HashSet<Integer> pids = stops.get(regency);
        return pids == null ? 0 : pids.size();
    }

    /**
     * Keep last CID from an incoming SYNC message
     * @param regency the current regency
     * @param lastCID the last CID data
     */
    public void addLastCID(int regency, CertifiedDecision lastCID) {

        HashSet<CertifiedDecision> last = lastCIDs.get(regency);
        if (last == null) last = new HashSet<CertifiedDecision>();
        last.add(lastCID);
        lastCIDs.put(regency, last);
    }

    /**
     * Discard last CID information up to the specified regency
     * @param regency Regency up to which to discard information
     */
    public void removeLastCIDs(int regency) {
        Integer[] keys = new Integer[lastCIDs.keySet().size()];
        lastCIDs.keySet().toArray(keys);

        for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
            if (keys[i] <= regency) lastCIDs.remove(keys[i]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the quantity of stored last CID information
     * @param regency regency to be considered
     * @return quantity of stored last CID  information for given regency
     */
    public int getLastCIDsSize(int regency) {
        HashSet<CertifiedDecision> last = lastCIDs.get(regency);
        return last == null ? 0 : last.size();
    }

    /**
     * Get the set of last CIDs related to a regency
     * @param regency Regency for the last CID info
     * @return a set of last CID data
     */
    public HashSet<CertifiedDecision> getLastCIDs(int regency) {
        return lastCIDs.get(regency);
    }

    /**
     * Defines the set of last CIDs related to a regency
     * @param regency Regency for the last CID info
     * @param lasts a set of last CID data
     */
    public void setLastCIDs(int regency, HashSet<CertifiedDecision> lasts) {

        lastCIDs.put(regency, lasts);
    }

    /**
     * Keep collect from an incoming SYNC message
     * @param ts the current regency
     * @param signedCollect the signed collect data
     */
    public void addCollect(int regency, SignedObject signedCollect) {

        HashSet<SignedObject> c = collects.get(regency);
        if (c == null) c = new HashSet<SignedObject>();
        c.add(signedCollect);
        collects.put(regency, c);
    }
    
    /**
     * Discard collect information up to the given regency
     * @param regency Regency up to which to discard information
     */
    public void removeCollects(int regency) {

        Integer[] keys = new Integer[collects.keySet().size()];
        collects.keySet().toArray(keys);

        for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
            if (keys[i] <= regency) collects.remove(keys[i]);
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Get the quantity of stored collect information
     * @param regency Regency to be considered
     * @return quantity of stored collect information for given regency
     */
    public int getCollectsSize(int regency) {

        HashSet<SignedObject> c = collects.get(regency);
        return c == null ? 0 : c.size();
    }

    /**
     * Get the set of collects related to a regency
     * @param regency Regency for collects
     * @return a set of collect data
     */
    public HashSet<SignedObject> getCollects(int regency) {
        return collects.get(regency);
    }

    /**
     * Defines the set of collects related to a regency
     * @param regency Regency for the last CID info
     * @param colls a set of collect data
     */
    public void setCollects(int regency, HashSet<SignedObject> colls) {

        collects.put(regency, colls);
    }
    /**
     * The all-important predicate "sound". This method must received a set of collects that were
     * filtered using the method selectCollects()
     *
     * @param collects the collect data to which to apply the predicate.
     * @return See Cachin's 'Yet Another Visit to Paxos' (April 2011), page 11
     * 
     * In addition, see pages 252 and 253 from "Introduction to Reliable and Secure Distributed Programming"
     */
    public boolean sound(HashSet<CollectData> collects) {

        logger.debug("I collected the context from " + collects.size() + " replicas");
        
        if (collects == null) return false;
        
        HashSet<Integer> timestamps = new HashSet<Integer>();
        HashSet<byte[]> values = new HashSet<byte[]>();

        for (CollectData c : collects) { // organize all existing timestamps and values separately
            
            logger.debug("Context for replica "+c.getPid()+": CID["+c.getCid()+"] WRITESET["+c.getWriteSet()+"] (VALTS,VAL)[" + c.getQuorumWrites() +"]");
            
            timestamps.add(c.getQuorumWrites().getTimestamp()); //store timestamp received from a Byzatine quorum of WRITES
            
            // store value received from a Byzantine quorum of WRITES, unless it is an empty value
            if (!Arrays.equals(c.getQuorumWrites().getValue(), new byte[0])) {
                boolean insert = true; // this loop avoids putting duplicated values in the set
                for (byte[] b : values) {

                    if (Arrays.equals(b, c.getQuorumWrites().getValue())) {
                        insert = false;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if (insert) values.add(c.getQuorumWrites().getValue());
            }
            for (TimestampValuePair rv : c.getWriteSet()) { // store all timestamps and written values
                timestamps.add(rv.getTimestamp());

                boolean insert = true; // this loop avoids putting duplicated values in the set
                for (byte[] b : values) {

                    if (Arrays.equals(b, rv.getHashedValue())) {
                        insert = false;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if (insert) values.add(rv.getHashedValue());
            }

        }

        logger.debug("number of timestamps: "+timestamps.size());
        logger.debug("number of values: "+values.size());

        // after having organized all timestamps and values, properly apply the predicate
        for (int r : timestamps) {
            for (byte[] v : values) {

                logger.debug("testing predicate BIND for timestamp/value pair (" + r + " , " + Arrays.toString(v) + ")");
                if (binds(r, v, collects)) {

                    logger.debug("Predicate BIND is true for timestamp/value pair (" + r + " , " + Arrays.toString(v) + ")");
                    logger.debug("Predicate SOUND is true for the for context collected from N-F replicas");
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }

        logger.debug("No timestamp/value pair passed on the BIND predicate");
        
        boolean unbound = unbound(collects);
        
        if (unbound) {
            logger.debug("Predicate UNBOUND is true for N-F replicas");
            logger.debug("Predicate SOUND is true for the for context collected from N-F replicas");
        }

        return unbound;
    }

    /**
     * The predicate "binds". This method must received a set of collects that were
     * filtered using the method selectCollects()
     *
     * @param timestamp the timestamp to search for
     * @param value the value to search for
     * @param collects the collect data to which to apply the predicate.
     * @return See Cachin's 'Yet Another Visit to Paxos' (April 2011), page 11
     * 
     * In addition, see pages 252 and 253 from "Introduction to Reliable and Secure Distributed Programming"
     */
    public boolean binds(int timestamp, byte[] value, HashSet<CollectData> collects) {

        if (value == null || collects == null) {
            logger.debug("Received null objects, returning false");
            return false;
        }
        
        if (!(collects.size() >= (SVController.getCurrentViewN() - SVController.getCurrentViewF()))) {
            logger.debug("Less than N-F contexts collected from replicas, returning false");
            return false;
        }

        return (quorumHighest(timestamp, value, collects) && certifiedValue(timestamp, value, collects));

    }

    /**
     * Return a value that is "bind", that is different from null, and
     * with a timestamp greater or equal to zero
     * @param collects Set of collects from which to determine the value
     * @return The bind value
     * 
     * See Cachin's 'Yet Another Visit to Paxos' (April 2011), page 11
     * Also, see pages 252 and 253 from "Introduction to Reliable and Secure Distributed Programming"
     */
    public byte[] getBindValue(HashSet<CollectData> collects) {

        if (collects == null) return null;

        HashSet<Integer> timestamps = new HashSet<>();
        HashSet<byte[]> values = new HashSet<>();

        for (CollectData c : collects) { // organize all existing timestamps and values separately

            timestamps.add(c.getQuorumWrites().getTimestamp()); //store timestamp received from a Byzantine quorum of writes
            
            // store value received from a Byzantine quorum of writes, unless it is an empty value
            if (!Arrays.equals(c.getQuorumWrites().getValue(), new byte[0])) {
                boolean insert = true; // this loops avoids putting duplicated values in the set
                for (byte[] b : values) {

                    if (Arrays.equals(b, c.getQuorumWrites().getValue())) {
                        insert = false;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if (insert) values.add(c.getQuorumWrites().getValue());
            }
            for (TimestampValuePair rv : c.getWriteSet()) { // store all timestamps and written values
                timestamps.add(rv.getTimestamp());

                boolean insert = true; // this loops avoids putting duplicated values in the set
                for (byte[] b : values) {

                    if (Arrays.equals(b, rv.getHashedValue())) {
                        insert = false;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if (insert) values.add(rv.getHashedValue());
            }

        }

        // after having organized all timestamps and values, properly apply the predicate
        for (int r : timestamps) {
            for (byte[] v : values) {

                if (r >= 0 && binds(r, v, collects)) { // do we have a value that satisfys the predicate?
                    
                    // as we are handling hashes, we have to find the original value
                    for (CollectData c : collects) {
                        for (TimestampValuePair rv : c.getWriteSet()) {

                            if (rv.getValue() != null && Arrays.equals(v, rv.getHashedValue())) {
                                return rv.getValue();
                            }

                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * The predicate "unbound". This method must received a set of collects that were
     * filtered using the method selectCollects()
     *
     * @param collects the collect data to which to apply the predicate.
     * @return See Cachin's 'Yet Another Visit to Paxos' (April 2011), page 11
     * 
     * In addition, see page 253 from "Introduction to Reliable and Secure Distributed Programming"
     */
    public boolean unbound(HashSet<CollectData> collects) {

        if (collects == null) return false;

        boolean unbound = false;
        int count = 0;

        if (collects.size() >= (SVController.getCurrentViewN() - SVController.getCurrentViewF())) {


            for (CollectData c : collects) {

                if (c.getQuorumWrites().getTimestamp() == 0) count++;
            }
        }
        else return false;

        if(SVController.getStaticConf().isBFT()) {
            unbound = count > ((SVController.getCurrentViewN() + SVController.getCurrentViewF()) / 2);
        }
        else {
        	unbound = count > ((SVController.getCurrentViewN()) / 2);
        }
        return unbound;
        
    }

    /**
     * The predicate "quorumHighest". This method must received a set of collects that were
     * filtered using the method selectCollects()
     *
     * @param timestamp the timestamp to search for
     * @param value the value to search for
     * @param collects the collect data to which to apply the predicate.
     * @return See Cachin's 'Yet Another Visit to Paxos' (April 2011), pages 10-11
     * 
     * In addition, see pages 252 and 253 from "Introduction to Reliable and Secure Distributed Programming"
     */
    public boolean quorumHighest(int timestamp, byte[] value, HashSet<CollectData> collects) {

        if (collects == null || value == null) return false;

        boolean appears = false;
        boolean quorum = false;

        for (CollectData c : collects) {

            if (c.getQuorumWrites().getTimestamp() == timestamp && Arrays.equals(value, c.getQuorumWrites().getValue())) {

                appears = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        if (appears) logger.debug("timestamp/value pair (" + timestamp + " , " + Arrays.toString(value) + ") appears in at least one replica context");
        
        int count = 0;
        for (CollectData c : collects) {

            //bftsmart.tom.util.Logger.println("\t\t[QUORUM HIGHEST] ts' < ts : " + (c.getQuorumWrites().getTimestamp() < timestamp));
            //bftsmart.tom.util.Logger.println("\t\t[QUORUM HIGHEST] ts' = ts && val' = val : " + (c.getQuorumWrites().getTimestamp() == timestamp && Arrays.equals(value, c.getQuorumWrites().getValue())));
            
            if ((c.getQuorumWrites().getTimestamp() < timestamp)
                    || (c.getQuorumWrites().getTimestamp() == timestamp && Arrays.equals(value, c.getQuorumWrites().getValue())))
                        count++;

        }

        if(SVController.getStaticConf().isBFT()) {
            quorum = count > ((SVController.getCurrentViewN() + SVController.getCurrentViewF()) / 2);
        }
        else {
            quorum = count > ((SVController.getCurrentViewN())/2);
        }
        if (quorum)logger.debug("timestamp/value pair (" + timestamp + " , " + Arrays.toString(value) +
                ") has the highest timestamp among a " + (SVController.getStaticConf().isBFT() ? "Byzantine" : "simple") + " quorum of replica contexts");
        return appears && quorum;
    }

    /**
     * The predicate "certifiedValue". This method must received a set of collects that were
     * filtered using the method selectCollects()
     *
     * @param timestamp the timestamp to search for
     * @param value the value to search for
     * @param collects the collect data to which to apply the predicate.
     * @return See Cachin's 'Yet Another Visit to Paxos' (April 2011), page 11
     * 
     * In addition, see page 253 from "Introduction to Reliable and Secure Distributed Programming"
     */
    public boolean certifiedValue(int timestamp, byte[] value, HashSet<CollectData> collects) {

        if (collects == null || value == null) return false;

        boolean certified = false;

        int count = 0;
        for (CollectData c : collects) {

            for (TimestampValuePair pv : c.getWriteSet()) {

//                bftsmart.tom.util.Logger.println("\t\t[CERTIFIED VALUE] " + pv.getTimestamp() + "  >= " + timestamp);
//                bftsmart.tom.util.Logger.println("\t\t[CERTIFIED VALUE] " + Arrays.toString(value) + "  == " + Arrays.toString(pv.getValue()));
                if (pv.getTimestamp() >= timestamp && Arrays.equals(value, pv.getHashedValue()))
                    count++;
            }

        }

        if(SVController.getStaticConf().isBFT()) {
            certified = count > SVController.getCurrentViewF();
        } else {
            certified = count > 0;
        }
        if (certified) logger.debug("timestamp/value pair (" + timestamp + " , " + Arrays.toString(value) +
                ") has been written by at least " + count + " replica(s)");

        return certified;
    }

    /**
     * Fetchs a set of correctly signed and normalized collect data structures
     * @param regency the regency from which the collects were stored
     * @param cid the CID to which to normalize the collects
     * @return a set of correctly signed and normalized collect data structures
     */
    public HashSet<CollectData> selectCollects(int regency, int cid) {

        HashSet<SignedObject> c = collects.get(regency);

        if (c == null) return null;

        return normalizeCollects(getSignedCollects(c), cid, regency);
        
    }

    /**
     * Fetchs a set of correctly signed and normalized collect data structures from the
     * specified original set of collects
     * @param signedObjects original set of signed collects
     * @param cid the CID to which to normalize the collects
     * @return a set of correctly signed and normalized collect data structures
     */
    public HashSet<CollectData> selectCollects(HashSet<SignedObject> signedObjects, int cid, int regency) {

        if (signedObjects == null) return null;

        return normalizeCollects(getSignedCollects(signedObjects), cid, regency);

    }

    // Filters the correctly signed collects
    private HashSet<CollectData> getSignedCollects(HashSet<SignedObject> signedCollects) {

        HashSet<CollectData> colls = new HashSet<CollectData>();

        for (SignedObject so : signedCollects) {

            CollectData c;
            try {
                c = (CollectData) so.getObject();
                int sender = c.getPid();
                if (tomLayer.verifySignature(so, sender)) {
                    colls.add(c);
                }
            } catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException ex) {
                logger.error("Error processing collect data", ex);
            }
        }

        return colls;

    }

    // Normalizes the set of collects. A set of collects is considered normalized if or when
    // all collects are related to the same CID. This is important because not all replicas
    // may be executing the same CID when tere is a leader change
    private HashSet<CollectData> normalizeCollects(HashSet<CollectData> collects, int cid, int regency) {

        HashSet<CollectData> result = new HashSet<CollectData>();

        // if there are collects refering to other consensus instances, lets assume that they are still at timestamp zero of the consensus we want
        for (CollectData c : collects) {

            if (c.getCid() == cid) {
                result.add(c);
            }
            else {
                result.add(new CollectData(c.getPid(), cid, regency, new TimestampValuePair(0, new byte[0]), new HashSet<TimestampValuePair>()));
            }

        }

        // calculate hash of the values in the write set
        for (CollectData c : result) {

            for (TimestampValuePair rv : c.getWriteSet()) {

                if  (rv.getValue() != null && rv.getValue().length > 0)
                    rv.setHashedValue(md.digest(rv.getValue()));
                else rv.setHashedValue(new byte[0]);
            }
        }

        return result;

    }

    /**
     * Gets the highest valid last CID related to the given timestamp
     * @param ts the timestamp
     * @return -1 if there is no such CID, otherwise returns the highest valid last CID
     */
    public CertifiedDecision getHighestLastCID(int ts) {

        CertifiedDecision highest = new CertifiedDecision(-2, -2, null, null);

        HashSet<CertifiedDecision> lasts = lastCIDs.get(ts);

        if (lasts == null) return null;
       
        for (CertifiedDecision l : lasts) {

            //TODO: CHECK OF THE PROOF IS MISSING!!!!
            if (tomLayer.controller.getStaticConf().isBFT() && hasValidProof(l) && l.getCID() > highest.getCID()) 
                    highest = l;
            else if(l.getCID() > highest.getCID()){
                    highest = l;
             }
        }

        return highest;
    }
    
    // verifies is a proof associated with a decided value is valid
    public boolean hasValidProof(CertifiedDecision cDec) {
        
        if (cDec.getCID() == -1) return true; // If the last CID is -1 it means the replica
                                             // did not complete any consensus and cannot have
                                             // any proof
        
        byte[] hashedValue = md.digest(cDec.getDecision());
        Set<ConsensusMessage> ConsensusMessages = cDec.getConsMessages();
        int certificateCurrentView = (2*tomLayer.controller.getCurrentViewF()) + 1;
        int certificateLastView = -1;
        if (tomLayer.controller.getLastView() != null) certificateLastView = (2*tomLayer.controller.getLastView().getF()) + 1;
        int countValid = 0;
        PublicKey pubKey = null;
        
        HashSet<Integer> alreadyCounted = new HashSet<>(); //stores replica IDs that were already counted
            
        for (ConsensusMessage consMsg : ConsensusMessages) {
            
            ConsensusMessage cm = new ConsensusMessage(consMsg.getType(),consMsg.getNumber(),
                    consMsg.getEpoch(), consMsg.getSender(), consMsg.getValue());

            ByteArrayOutputStream bOut = new ByteArrayOutputStream(248);
            try {
                new ObjectOutputStream(bOut).writeObject(cm);
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                logger.error("Could not serialize message",ex);
            }

            byte[] data = bOut.toByteArray();

            if (consMsg.getProof() instanceof byte[]) { // certificate is made of signatures
                
                logger.debug("Proof made of Signatures");
                pubKey = SVController.getStaticConf().getPublicKey(consMsg.getSender());
                   
                byte[] signature = (byte[]) consMsg.getProof();
                            
                if (Arrays.equals(consMsg.getValue(), hashedValue) &&
                        TOMUtil.verifySignature(pubKey, data, signature) && !alreadyCounted.contains(consMsg.getSender())) {
                    
                    alreadyCounted.add(consMsg.getSender());
                    countValid++;
                } else {
                    logger.error("Invalid signature in message from " + consMsg.getSender());
                }
   
            } else {
                logger.debug("Proof message is not an instance of byte[].");
            }
        }
        
        // If proofs were made of signatures, use a certificate correspondent to last view
        // otherwise, use certificate for the current view
        // To understand why this is important, check the comments in Acceptor.computeWrite()
                
        if (certificateLastView != -1 && pubKey != null)
            logger.debug("Computing certificate based on previous view");
        
        //return countValid >= certificateCurrentView;
        boolean ret = countValid >=  (certificateLastView != -1 && pubKey != null ? certificateLastView : certificateCurrentView);
        logger.debug("Proof for CID {} is {} ({} valid messages, needed {})",
                cDec.getCID(), (ret ? "valid" : "invalid"), countValid, ( pubKey != null ? certificateLastView : certificateCurrentView));
        return ret;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of the specified last CID for a given regency
     * @param regency the related regency
     * @param cid the last CID
     * @return null if there is no such CID or is invalid, otherwise returns the value
     */
    public byte[] getLastCIDValue(int regency, int cid) {

        HashSet<CertifiedDecision> lasts = lastCIDs.get(regency);

        if (lasts == null) return null;

        byte[] result = null;

        for (CertifiedDecision l : lasts) {

            if (l.getCID() == cid) {

                //TODO: CHECK OF THE PROOF IS MISSING!!!!
                result = l.getDecision();
                break;
            }
        }

        return result;
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets the highest ETS associated with a
     * consensus ID from the given collects
     * 
     * @param cid The consensus ID
     * @param collects The collects from the other replicas
     * @return  The highest ETS
     */
    public int getETS(int cid, Set<CollectData> collects) {
        
        int ets = -1;
        int count = 0;
        
        for (CollectData c : collects) {
            
            if (c.getCid() == cid) {
                
                if (c.getEts() > ets) {
                    
                    ets = c.getEts();
                    count = 1;
                } else if (c.getEts() == ets) {
                    count++;
                }
                
            }
        }
        
        return (count > this.SVController.getCurrentViewF() ? ets : -1);
    }
}