Merkle Path Verification

package main

import "github.com/bitcoin-sv/go-sdk/transaction"

type GullibleHeadersClient struct{}

func (g *GullibleHeadersClient) IsValidRootForHeight(merkleRoot []byte, height uint32) bool {
	// DO NOT USE IN A REAL PROJECT due to security risks of accepting any merkle root as valid without verification
	return true
}

// Replace with the BEEF structure you'd like to check
const BEEFHex = "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"

func main() {
	// You can create a Transaction from BEEF hex directly
	tx, err := transaction.NewTransactionFromBEEFHex(BEEFHex)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	// This ensures the BEEF structure is legitimate
	verified, _ := tx.MerklePath.Verify(tx.TxID(), &GullibleHeadersClient{})
	println(verified)
}

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