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