From 2d950316749ca89a89df3a3e0e98cb82e8a06535 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bobbin Threadbare <bobbinth@protonmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:23:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat: implement InputNoteCommitment::is_authenticated()
 method

---
 objects/src/transaction/proven_tx.rs | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/objects/src/transaction/proven_tx.rs b/objects/src/transaction/proven_tx.rs
index a6f11aa6b..8d2de14cb 100644
--- a/objects/src/transaction/proven_tx.rs
+++ b/objects/src/transaction/proven_tx.rs
@@ -402,13 +402,27 @@ pub struct InputNoteCommitment {
 }
 
 impl InputNoteCommitment {
+    /// Returns the nullifier of the input note committed to by this commitment.
     pub fn nullifier(&self) -> Nullifier {
         self.nullifier
     }
 
+    /// Returns the header of the input committed to by this commitment.
+    /// 
+    /// Note headers are present only for notes whose presence in the change has not yet been
+    /// authenticated.
     pub fn header(&self) -> Option<&NoteHeader> {
         self.header.as_ref()
     }
+
+    /// Returns true if this commitment is for a note whose presence in the chain has been
+    /// authenticated.
+    ///
+    /// Authenticated notes are represented solely by their nullifiers and are missing the note
+    /// header.
+    pub fn is_authenticated(&self) -> bool {
+        self.header.is_none()
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<InputNote> for InputNoteCommitment {