make `ffi::Type::new` functions all unsafe, expand documentation

secp256k1-sys/src/lib.rs

@@ -106,13 +106,32 @@ impl_array_newtype!(PublicKey, c_uchar, 64);
 impl_raw_debug!(PublicKey);
 
 impl PublicKey {
-    /// Create a new (zeroed) public key usable for the FFI interface
+    /// Creates an "uninitialized" FFI public key which is zeroed out
-    pub fn new() -> PublicKey { PublicKey([0; 64]) }
+    ///
-}
+    /// If you pass this to any FFI functions, except as an out-pointer,
+    /// the result is likely to be an assertation failure and process
+    /// termination.
+    pub unsafe fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::from_array_unchecked([0; 64])
+    }
 
-impl Default for PublicKey {
+    /// Create a new public key usable for the FFI interface from raw bytes
-    fn default() -> Self {
+    ///
-        PublicKey::new()
+    /// Does not check the validity of the underlying representation. If it is
+    /// invalid the result may be assertation failures (and process aborts) from
+    /// the underlying library. You should not use this method except with data
+    /// that you obtained from the FFI interface of the same version of this
+    /// library.
+    pub unsafe fn from_array_unchecked(data: [c_uchar; 64]) -> Self {
+        PublicKey(data)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the underlying FFI opaque representation of the public key
+    ///
+    /// You should not use this unless you really know what you are doing. It is
+    /// essentially only useful for extending the FFI interface itself.
+    pub fn underlying_bytes(self) -> [c_uchar; 64] {
+        self.0
     }
 }
 
@@ -129,13 +148,32 @@ impl_array_newtype!(Signature, c_uchar, 64);
 impl_raw_debug!(Signature);
 
 impl Signature {
-    /// Create a new (zeroed) signature usable for the FFI interface
+    /// Creates an "uninitialized" FFI signature which is zeroed out
-    pub fn new() -> Signature { Signature([0; 64]) }
+    ///
-}
+    /// If you pass this to any FFI functions, except as an out-pointer,
+    /// the result is likely to be an assertation failure and process
+    /// termination.
+    pub unsafe fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::from_array_unchecked([0; 64])
+    }
 
-impl Default for Signature {
+    /// Create a new signature usable for the FFI interface from raw bytes
-    fn default() -> Self {
+    ///
-        Signature::new()
+    /// Does not check the validity of the underlying representation. If it is
+    /// invalid the result may be assertation failures (and process aborts) from
+    /// the underlying library. You should not use this method except with data
+    /// that you obtained from the FFI interface of the same version of this
+    /// library.
+    pub unsafe fn from_array_unchecked(data: [c_uchar; 64]) -> Self {
+        Signature(data)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the underlying FFI opaque representation of the signature
+    ///
+    /// You should not use this unless you really know what you are doing. It is
+    /// essentially only useful for extending the FFI interface itself.
+    pub fn underlying_bytes(self) -> [c_uchar; 64] {
+        self.0
     }
 }
 
@@ -145,11 +183,33 @@ impl_array_newtype!(XOnlyPublicKey, c_uchar, 64);
 impl_raw_debug!(XOnlyPublicKey);
 
 impl XOnlyPublicKey {
-    /// Create a new (zeroed) x-only public key usable for the FFI interface
+    /// Creates an "uninitialized" FFI x-only public key which is zeroed out
-    pub fn new() -> XOnlyPublicKey { XOnlyPublicKey([0; 64]) }
+    ///
-    pub fn from_array(data: [c_uchar; 64]) -> XOnlyPublicKey {
+    /// If you pass this to any FFI functions, except as an out-pointer,
+    /// the result is likely to be an assertation failure and process
+    /// termination.
+    pub unsafe fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::from_array_unchecked([0; 64])
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new x-only public key usable for the FFI interface from raw bytes
+    ///
+    /// Does not check the validity of the underlying representation. If it is
+    /// invalid the result may be assertation failures (and process aborts) from
+    /// the underlying library. You should not use this method except with data
+    /// that you obtained from the FFI interface of the same version of this
+    /// library.
+    pub unsafe fn from_array_unchecked(data: [c_uchar; 64]) -> Self {
         XOnlyPublicKey(data)
     }
+
+    /// Returns the underlying FFI opaque representation of the x-only public key
+    ///
+    /// You should not use this unless you really know what you are doing. It is
+    /// essentially only useful for extending the FFI interface itself.
+    pub fn underlying_bytes(self) -> [c_uchar; 64] {
+        self.0
+    }
 }
 
 impl hash::Hash for XOnlyPublicKey {
@@ -158,23 +218,39 @@ impl hash::Hash for XOnlyPublicKey {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for XOnlyPublicKey {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        XOnlyPublicKey::new()
-    }
-}
-
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct KeyPair([c_uchar; 96]);
 impl_array_newtype!(KeyPair, c_uchar, 96);
 impl_raw_debug!(KeyPair);
 
 impl KeyPair {
-    /// Create a new (zeroed) key pair usable for the FFI interface
+    /// Creates an "uninitialized" FFI keypair which is zeroed out
-    pub fn new() -> KeyPair { KeyPair([0; 96]) }
+    ///
-    pub fn from_array(data: [c_uchar; 96]) -> KeyPair {
+    /// If you pass this to any FFI functions, except as an out-pointer,
+    /// the result is likely to be an assertation failure and process
+    /// termination.
+    pub unsafe fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::from_array_unchecked([0; 96])
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new keypair usable for the FFI interface from raw bytes
+    ///
+    /// Does not check the validity of the underlying representation. If it is
+    /// invalid the result may be assertation failures (and process aborts) from
+    /// the underlying library. You should not use this method except with data
+    /// that you obtained from the FFI interface of the same version of this
+    /// library.
+    pub unsafe fn from_array_unchecked(data: [c_uchar; 96]) -> Self {
         KeyPair(data)
     }
+
+    /// Returns the underlying FFI opaque representation of the x-only public key
+    ///
+    /// You should not use this unless you really know what you are doing. It is
+    /// essentially only useful for extending the FFI interface itself.
+    pub fn underlying_bytes(self) -> [c_uchar; 96] {
+        self.0
+    }
 }
 
 impl hash::Hash for KeyPair {
@@ -183,12 +259,6 @@ impl hash::Hash for KeyPair {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for KeyPair {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        KeyPair::new()
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(not(feature = "fuzztarget"))]
 extern "C" {
     /// Default ECDH hash function

src/key.rs

@@ -233,23 +233,23 @@ impl PublicKey {
     pub fn from_secret_key<C: Signing>(secp: &Secp256k1<C>,
                            sk: &SecretKey)
                            -> PublicKey {
-        let mut pk = ffi::PublicKey::new();
         unsafe {
+            let mut pk = ffi::PublicKey::new();
             // We can assume the return value because it's not possible to construct
             // an invalid `SecretKey` without transmute trickery or something
             let res = ffi::secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(secp.ctx, &mut pk, sk.as_c_ptr());
             debug_assert_eq!(res, 1);
-        }
             PublicKey(pk)
         }
+    }
 
     /// Creates a public key directly from a slice
     #[inline]
     pub fn from_slice(data: &[u8]) -> Result<PublicKey, Error> {
         if data.is_empty() {return Err(Error::InvalidPublicKey);}
 
-        let mut pk = ffi::PublicKey::new();
         unsafe {
+            let mut pk = ffi::PublicKey::new();
             if ffi::secp256k1_ec_pubkey_parse(
                 ffi::secp256k1_context_no_precomp,
                 &mut pk,

src/lib.rs

@@ -269,9 +269,8 @@ impl Signature {
     pub fn from_der(data: &[u8]) -> Result<Signature, Error> {
         if data.is_empty() {return Err(Error::InvalidSignature);}
 
-        let mut ret = ffi::Signature::new();
-
         unsafe {
+            let mut ret = ffi::Signature::new();
             if ffi::secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der(
                 ffi::secp256k1_context_no_precomp,
                 &mut ret,
@@ -288,12 +287,12 @@ impl Signature {
 
     /// Converts a 64-byte compact-encoded byte slice to a signature
     pub fn from_compact(data: &[u8]) -> Result<Signature, Error> {
-        let mut ret = ffi::Signature::new();
         if data.len() != 64 {
             return Err(Error::InvalidSignature)
         }
 
         unsafe {
+            let mut ret = ffi::Signature::new();
             if ffi::secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(
                 ffi::secp256k1_context_no_precomp,
                 &mut ret,
@@ -661,17 +660,16 @@ impl<C: Signing> Secp256k1<C> {
     pub fn sign(&self, msg: &Message, sk: &key::SecretKey)
                 -> Signature {
 
-        let mut ret = ffi::Signature::new();
         unsafe {
+            let mut ret = ffi::Signature::new();
             // We can assume the return value because it's not possible to construct
             // an invalid signature from a valid `Message` and `SecretKey`
             assert_eq!(ffi::secp256k1_ecdsa_sign(self.ctx, &mut ret, msg.as_c_ptr(),
                                                  sk.as_c_ptr(), ffi::secp256k1_nonce_function_rfc6979,
                                                  ptr::null()), 1);
-        }
-
             Signature::from(ret)
         }
+    }
 
     /// Generates a random keypair. Convenience function for `key::SecretKey::new`
     /// and `key::PublicKey::from_secret_key`; call those functions directly for

src/recovery.rs

@@ -112,17 +112,17 @@ impl RecoverableSignature {
     /// for verification
     #[inline]
     pub fn to_standard(&self) -> Signature {
-        let mut ret = super_ffi::Signature::new();
         unsafe {
+            let mut ret = super_ffi::Signature::new();
             let err = ffi::secp256k1_ecdsa_recoverable_signature_convert(
                 super_ffi::secp256k1_context_no_precomp,
                 &mut ret,
                 self.as_c_ptr(),
             );
             assert!(err == 1);
-        }
             Signature(ret)
         }
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -178,16 +178,15 @@ impl<C: Verification> Secp256k1<C> {
     pub fn recover(&self, msg: &Message, sig: &RecoverableSignature)
                    -> Result<key::PublicKey, Error> {
 
-        let mut pk = super_ffi::PublicKey::new();
-
         unsafe {
+            let mut pk = super_ffi::PublicKey::new();
             if ffi::secp256k1_ecdsa_recover(self.ctx, &mut pk,
                                             sig.as_c_ptr(), msg.as_c_ptr()) != 1 {
                 return Err(Error::InvalidSignature);
             }
-        };
             Ok(key::PublicKey::from(pk))
         }
+    }
 }
 
 

src/schnorrsig.rs

@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ impl KeyPair {
             return Err(InvalidPublicKey);
         }
 
-        let mut kp = ffi::KeyPair::new();
         unsafe {
+            let mut kp = ffi::KeyPair::new();
             if ffi::secp256k1_keypair_create(secp.ctx, &mut kp, data.as_c_ptr()) == 1 {
                 Ok(KeyPair(kp))
             } else {
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ impl KeyPair {
             ret
         };
         let mut data = random_32_bytes();
-        let mut keypair = ffi::KeyPair::new();
         unsafe {
+            let mut keypair = ffi::KeyPair::new();
             while ffi::secp256k1_keypair_create(secp.ctx, &mut keypair, data.as_c_ptr()) == 0 {
                 data = random_32_bytes();
             }
-        }
             KeyPair(keypair)
         }
+    }
 
     /// Tweak a keypair by adding the given tweak to the secret key and updating the
     /// public key accordingly.
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ impl PublicKey {
     /// Creates a new Schnorr public key from a Schnorr key pair
     #[inline]
     pub fn from_keypair<C: Signing>(secp: &Secp256k1<C>, keypair: &KeyPair) -> PublicKey {
-        let mut xonly_pk = ffi::XOnlyPublicKey::new();
         let mut pk_parity = 0;
         unsafe {
+            let mut xonly_pk = ffi::XOnlyPublicKey::new();
             let ret = ffi::secp256k1_keypair_xonly_pub(
                 secp.ctx,
                 &mut xonly_pk,
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ impl PublicKey {
                 keypair.as_ptr(),
             );
             debug_assert_eq!(ret, 1);
-        }
             PublicKey(xonly_pk)
         }
+    }
 
     /// Creates a Schnorr public key directly from a slice
     #[inline]
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ impl PublicKey {
             return Err(InvalidPublicKey);
         }
 
-        let mut pk = ffi::XOnlyPublicKey::new();
         unsafe {
+            let mut pk = ffi::XOnlyPublicKey::new();
             if ffi::secp256k1_xonly_pubkey_parse(
                 ffi::secp256k1_context_no_precomp,
                 &mut pk,
@@ -326,9 +326,8 @@ impl From<ffi::XOnlyPublicKey> for PublicKey {
 
 impl From<::key::PublicKey> for PublicKey {
     fn from(src: ::key::PublicKey) -> PublicKey {
-        let mut pk = ffi::XOnlyPublicKey::new();
-
         unsafe {
+            let mut pk = ffi::XOnlyPublicKey::new();
             assert_eq!(
                 1,
                 ffi::secp256k1_xonly_pubkey_from_pubkey(
@@ -338,10 +337,9 @@ impl From<::key::PublicKey> for PublicKey {
                     src.as_c_ptr(),
                 )
             );
-        }
-
             PublicKey(pk)
         }
+    }
 }
 
 serde_impl_from_slice!(PublicKey);