The `consensus::encode::Error` contains an IO error but reading from a
buffer only ever errors for EOF. We converted all instances of EOF to
`MissingData` already so now we can split the IO error apart from the
actual encoding errors variants.
Currently we use `u8` for key type but it was pointed out that we should
be using a `u64` and encoding it as a compact type. The reason our code
works now is because the compact type encoding for a `u8` (less than
253) is the same as for a `u8`.
This breaks the `serde` impl, as shown by changes to the regression tests.
At some stage we named the compact encoding `VarInt` (which makes sense
because the compact size encoding is a variable length integer encoding).
However it turns out the term "varint" is used in Core for a different
encoding so this may lead to confusion.
While we fix this naming thing observe also that the `VarInt` type is
unnecessarily complicated, all we need to be able to do is encode and
decode integers in compact form as specified by Core. We can do this
simply by extending our `WriteExt` and `ReadExt` traits.
Add `emit_compact_size` and `read_compact_size` to emit and read compact
endcodings respectively.
Includes addition of `internals::compact_size::encoded_size_const`.
Patch originally written by Steven, Tobin cherry-picked and did a bunch
of impovements after the varint vs compact_size thing (#1016).
ref: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_documentation#Variable_length_integer
Co-developed-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc>
We already explicitly do not support 16 bit machines.
Also, because Rust supports `u182`s one cannot infallibly convert from a
`usize` to a `u64`. This is unergonomic and results in a ton of casts.
We can instead limit our code to running only on machines where `usize`
is less that or equal to 64 bits then the infallible conversion is
possible.
Since 128 bit machines are not a thing yet this does not in reality
introduce any limitations on the library.
Add a "private" trait to the `internals` crate to do infallible
conversion to a `u64` from `usize`.
Implement it for all unsigned integers smaller than `u64` as well so
we have the option to use the trait instead of `u32::from(foo)`.
The version 1.63 satisfies our requirements for MSRV and provides
significant benefits so this commit bumps it. This commit also starts
using some advantages of the new MSRV, namely namespaced features, weak
dependencies and the ability to use trait bounds in `const` context.
This however does not yet migrade the `rand-std` feature because that
requires a release of `secp256k1` with the same kind of change - bumping
MSRV to 1.63 and removing `rand-std` in favor of weak dependency.
Wildcards have been replaced with what is actually used.
In a couple of cases an additional use statement was added to the test
module to import `DisplayHex` which is only used in test, but
previously imported with the wildcard at the top.
Our decoding code reads bytes in very small chunks. Which is not
efficient when dealing with the OS where the cost of a context switch is
significant. People could already buffer the data but it's easy to
forget it by accident.
This change requires the new `io::BufRead` trait instead of `io::Read`
in all bounds.
Code such as `Transaction::consensus_decode(&mut File::open(foo))` will
break after this is applied, uncovering the inefficiency.
This was originally Kix's work, done before we had the `io` crate.
Changes to `bitcoin` were originally his, any new mistakes are my own.
Changes to `io` are mine.
Co-developed-by: Martin Habovstiak <martin.habovstiak@gmail.com>
There is no advantage in having `io::Read` as opposed to `Read` and
importing the trait. It is surprising that we do so.
Remove `io::` path from `io::Read` and `io::Write`. Some docs keep the
path, leave them as is. Add import `use io::{Read, Write}`.
Refactor only, no logic changes.
We have a convention in `rust-bitcoin` to use external crates directly
when importing them not via `crate::foo`.
Update all the import paths for `io` to use this form.
Throughout the codebase we cast values to `u64` when constructing a
`VarInt`. We can make the code marginally cleaner by adding `From<T>`
impls for all unsigned integer types less than or equal to 64 bits.
Also allows us to (possibly unnecessarily) comment the cast in a single
place.
70fe07f1ce Export the DisplayHex trait from within prelude (Tobin C. Harding)
Pull request description:
We use `internals::hex::display::DisplayHex` in many places, we can improve ergonomics of the `internals` crate by re-exporting it from the `prelude` module.
ACKs for top commit:
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We use `internals::hex::display::DisplayHex` in many places, we can
improve ergonomics of the `internals` crate by re-exporting it from the
`prelude` module.
The `ToHex` trait was replaced by either simple `Display`/`LowerHex`
where appropriate or `DisplayHex` from `bitcoin_internals` which is
faster.
This change replaces the usages and removes the trait.
Tobin C. Harding
Fmt Bot
Steven Roose
Martin Habovstiak
Shing Him Ng
Jamil Lambert, PhD
Andrew Poelstra
Matt Corallo
Vincenzo Palazzo
DanGould