1 files changed, 15 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/src/merkletree.rs b/src/merkletree.rs
index c8962f4..c3c9fd7 100644
--- a/src/merkletree.rs
+++ b/src/merkletree.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 //! with binary Merkle trees using custom hashers.
 
 use crate::{hasher::Hasher, node::Node};
+use rayon::prelude::*;
 
 /// A binary Merkle tree implementation.
 ///
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ impl MerkleTree {
     where
         I: IntoIterator<Item = T>,
         T: AsRef<[u8]>,
-        H: Hasher + 'static,
+        H: Hasher + 'static + std::marker::Sync,
     {
         let owned_data: Vec<T> = data.into_iter().collect();
         let data_slices: Vec<&[u8]> = owned_data.iter().map(|item| item.as_ref()).collect();
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ impl MerkleTree {
     /// Constructs the internal nodes of the tree from the leaves upward and computes the root.
     fn build<H>(hasher: H, nodes: Vec<Node>) -> Self
     where
-        H: Hasher + 'static,
+        H: Hasher + 'static + std::marker::Sync,
     {
         let leaves = nodes.clone();
         let mut current_level = nodes;
@@ -76,19 +77,21 @@ impl MerkleTree {
             }
 
             next_level.clear();
+            next_level = current_level
+                .par_chunks(2)
+                .map(|pair| {
+                    let (left, right) = (&pair[0], &pair[1]);
 
-            for pair in current_level.chunks(2) {
-                let (left, right) = (&pair[0], &pair[1]);
+                    let (left_hash, right_hash) = (left.hash().as_bytes(), right.hash().as_bytes());
 
-                let (left_hash, right_hash) = (left.hash().as_bytes(), right.hash().as_bytes());
+                    let mut buffer = Vec::with_capacity(left_hash.len() + right_hash.len());
+                    buffer.extend_from_slice(left_hash);
+                    buffer.extend_from_slice(right_hash);
 
-                let mut buffer = Vec::<u8>::with_capacity(left_hash.len() + right_hash.len());
-                buffer.extend_from_slice(left_hash);
-                buffer.extend_from_slice(right_hash);
-
-                let hash = hasher.hash(&buffer);
-                next_level.push(Node::new_internal(hash, left.clone(), right.clone()));
-            }
+                    let hash = hasher.hash(&buffer);
+                    Node::new_internal(hash, left.clone(), right.clone())
+                })
+                .collect();
 
             std::mem::swap(&mut current_level, &mut next_level);
             height += 1;