use super::engine_error;
use crate::specification::engines::AbstractEngine;
use crate::specification::entities::LweCiphertextEntity;
engine_error! {
LweCiphertextConversionError for LweCiphertextConversionEngine @
}
/// A trait for engines converting LWE ciphertexts.
///
/// # Semantics
///
/// This [pure](super#operation-semantics) operation generates a LWE ciphertext containing the
/// conversion of the `input` LWE ciphertext to a type with a different representation (for instance
/// from cpu to gpu memory).
///
/// # Formal Definition
pub trait LweCiphertextConversionEngine<Input, Output>: AbstractEngine
where
Input: LweCiphertextEntity,
Output: LweCiphertextEntity,
{
/// Converts a LWE ciphertext.
fn convert_lwe_ciphertext(
&mut self,
input: &Input,
) -> Result<Output, LweCiphertextConversionError<Self::EngineError>>;
/// Unsafely converts a LWE ciphertext.
///
/// # Safety
/// For the _general_ safety concerns regarding this operation, refer to the different variants
/// of [`LweCiphertextConversionError`]. For safety concerns _specific_ to an engine, refer to
/// the implementer safety section.
unsafe fn convert_lwe_ciphertext_unchecked(&mut self, input: &Input) -> Output;
}