Create Test Vectors

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Problem: the spec alone is good, but how do we know if we've built our implementations the same

Solution: provide well formed and documented test data.

Example

e.g once such "test vector" could be

• description: this is the first 3 packets of feed containing only type 0 packets. decoding them you should get 3 messages which say "hello", "world", "tiny-ssb"
• prefix_dmx: test-vector-1
• feed_id: d2hhdCB1cCBteSBkYXNkZmFzO2RsZmtqYXM7bGRrZmphbDtzZGtmYXNkZg==
• packets: asdasdkajsd;lkajsdasd, asfdasdlkas;dklajsd;lk, jkyapwiouy32kjw3er
• packet_payload: hello, world, tiny-ssb

Stepping Stones

If we wanted we could make more atomic test vectors which help you build up to this:

• calculate the message_id of this message
• calculate the dmx of the next message given the latest message

Coverage

Should probably cover all basics in current spec:

• side chunks / reconstruct a blob?
• decoding "command" packets?