Stark proof serializable deserializable

air/src/options.rs

@@ -272,11 +272,19 @@ impl FieldExtension {
     }
 }
 
+// SERIALIZATION
+// ================================================================================================
+
 impl Serializable for FieldExtension {
     /// Serializes `self` and writes the resulting bytes into the `target`.
     fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
         target.write_u8(*self as u8);
     }
+
+    /// Returns an estimate of how many bytes are needed to represent self.
+    fn get_size_hint(&self) -> usize {
+        1
+    }
 }
 
 impl Deserializable for FieldExtension {

air/src/proof/commitments.rs

@@ -86,13 +86,21 @@ impl Commitments {
     }
 }
 
+// SERIALIZATION
+// ================================================================================================
+
 impl Serializable for Commitments {
     /// Serializes `self` and writes the resulting bytes into the `target`.
     fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
         assert!(self.0.len() < u16::MAX as usize);
         target.write_u16(self.0.len() as u16);
         target.write_bytes(&self.0);
     }
+
+    /// Returns an estimate of how many bytes are needed to represent self.
+    fn get_size_hint(&self) -> usize {
+        self.0.len() + 2
+    }
 }
 
 impl Deserializable for Commitments {

air/src/proof/context.rs

@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ impl<E: StarkField> ToElements<E> for Context {
     }
 }
 
+// SERIALIZATION
+// ================================================================================================
+
 impl Serializable for Context {
     /// Serializes `self` and writes the resulting bytes into the `target`.
     fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {

air/src/proof/mod.rs

@@ -129,56 +129,15 @@ impl StarkProof {
 
     /// Serializes this proof into a vector of bytes.
     pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let mut result = Vec::new();
-        self.context.write_into(&mut result);
-        result.push(self.num_unique_queries);
-        self.commitments.write_into(&mut result);
-        self.trace_queries.write_into(&mut result);
-        self.constraint_queries.write_into(&mut result);
-        self.ood_frame.write_into(&mut result);
-        self.fri_proof.write_into(&mut result);
-        result.extend_from_slice(&self.pow_nonce.to_le_bytes());
-        result
+        Serializable::to_bytes(self)
     }
 
     /// Returns a STARK proof read from the specified `source`.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns an error of a valid STARK proof could not be read from the specified `source`.
     pub fn from_bytes(source: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, DeserializationError> {
-        let mut source = SliceReader::new(source);
-
-        // parse the context
-        let context = Context::read_from(&mut source)?;
-
-        // parse the number of unique queries made by the verifier
-        let num_unique_queries = source.read_u8()?;
-
-        // parse the commitments
-        let commitments = Commitments::read_from(&mut source)?;
-
-        // parse trace queries
-        let num_trace_segments = context.trace_layout().num_segments();
-        let mut trace_queries = Vec::with_capacity(num_trace_segments);
-        for _ in 0..num_trace_segments {
-            trace_queries.push(Queries::read_from(&mut source)?);
-        }
-
-        // parse the rest of the proof
-        let proof = StarkProof {
-            context,
-            num_unique_queries,
-            commitments,
-            trace_queries,
-            constraint_queries: Queries::read_from(&mut source)?,
-            ood_frame: OodFrame::read_from(&mut source)?,
-            fri_proof: FriProof::read_from(&mut source)?,
-            pow_nonce: source.read_u64()?,
-        };
-        if source.has_more_bytes() {
-            return Err(DeserializationError::UnconsumedBytes);
-        }
-        Ok(proof)
+        Deserializable::read_from_bytes(source)
     }
 
     /// Creates a dummy `StarkProof` for use in tests.
@@ -211,6 +170,50 @@ impl StarkProof {
     }
 }
 
+// SERIALIZATION
+// ================================================================================================
+
+impl Serializable for StarkProof {
+    fn write_into<W: utils::ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
+        self.context.write_into(target);
+        target.write_u8(self.num_unique_queries);
+        self.commitments.write_into(target);
+        self.trace_queries.write_into(target);
+        self.constraint_queries.write_into(target);
+        self.ood_frame.write_into(target);
+        self.fri_proof.write_into(target);
+        self.pow_nonce.write_into(target)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deserializable for StarkProof {
+    fn read_from<R: ByteReader>(source: &mut R) -> Result<Self, DeserializationError> {
+        let context = Context::read_from(source)?;
+        let num_unique_queries = source.read_u8()?;
+        let commitments = Commitments::read_from(source)?;
+        let num_trace_segments = context.trace_layout().num_segments();
+        let mut trace_queries = Vec::with_capacity(num_trace_segments);
+        for _ in 0..num_trace_segments {
+            trace_queries.push(Queries::read_from(source)?);
+        }
+
+        let proof = StarkProof {
+            context,
+            num_unique_queries,
+            commitments,
+            trace_queries,
+            constraint_queries: Queries::read_from(source)?,
+            ood_frame: OodFrame::read_from(source)?,
+            fri_proof: FriProof::read_from(source)?,
+            pow_nonce: source.read_u64()?,
+        };
+        if source.has_more_bytes() {
+            return Err(DeserializationError::UnconsumedBytes);
+        }
+        Ok(proof)
+    }
+}
+
 // HELPER FUNCTIONS
 // ================================================================================================
 

air/src/proof/ood_frame.rs

@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ impl OodFrame {
     }
 }
 
+// SERIALIZATION
+// ================================================================================================
+
 impl Serializable for OodFrame {
     /// Serializes `self` and writes the resulting bytes into the `target`.
     fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
@@ -130,6 +133,11 @@ impl Serializable for OodFrame {
         target.write_u16(self.evaluations.len() as u16);
         target.write_bytes(&self.evaluations)
     }
+
+    /// Returns an estimate of how many bytes are needed to represent self.
+    fn get_size_hint(&self) -> usize {
+        self.trace_states.len() + self.evaluations.len() + 4
+    }
 }
 
 impl Deserializable for OodFrame {

air/src/proof/queries.rs

@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ impl Queries {
     }
 }
 
+// SERIALIZATION
+// ================================================================================================
+
 impl Serializable for Queries {
     /// Serializes `self` and writes the resulting bytes into the `target`.
     fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
@@ -139,6 +142,11 @@ impl Serializable for Queries {
         target.write_u32(self.paths.len() as u32);
         target.write_bytes(&self.paths);
     }
+
+    /// Returns an estimate of how many bytes are needed to represent self.
+    fn get_size_hint(&self) -> usize {
+        self.paths.len() + self.values.len() + 8
+    }
 }
 
 impl Deserializable for Queries {

utils/core/src/serde/mod.rs

@@ -53,6 +53,54 @@ impl Serializable for () {
     fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, _target: &mut W) {}
 }
 
+impl Serializable for u8 {
+    fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
+        target.write_u8(*self);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Serializable for u16 {
+    fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
+        target.write_u16(*self);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Serializable for u32 {
+    fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
+        target.write_u32(*self);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Serializable for u64 {
+    fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
+        target.write_u64(*self);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Serializable> Serializable for Option<T> {
+    fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
+        match self {
+            Some(v) => {
+                target.write_bool(true);
+                v.write_into(target);
+            }
+            None => target.write_bool(false),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Serializable> Serializable for &Option<T> {
+    fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
+        match self {
+            Some(v) => {
+                target.write_bool(true);
+                v.write_into(target);
+            }
+            None => target.write_bool(false),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T: Serializable> Serializable for Vec<T> {
     fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
         T::write_batch_into(self, target);