snarkvm-console-types-integers 4.5.4

Type operations for a decentralized virtual machine
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// Copyright (c) 2019-2025 Provable Inc.
// This file is part of the snarkVM library.

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use super::*;

impl<E: Environment, I: IntegerType> Integer<E, I> {
    /// Casts an integer from a base field, with lossy truncation.
    ///
    /// This method is commonly used by hash-to-integer algorithms,
    /// where the hash output does not need to preserve the full base field.
    pub fn from_field_lossy(field: &Field<E>) -> Self {
        debug_assert!(I::BITS < Field::<E>::size_in_bits() as u64);

        // Truncate the field to the size of the integer domain.
        // Slicing here is safe as the base field is larger than the integer domain.
        let result = Self::from_bits_le(&field.to_bits_le()[..usize::try_from(I::BITS).unwrap()]);
        debug_assert!(result.is_ok(), "A lossy integer should always be able to be constructed from field bits");
        result.unwrap()
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use snarkvm_console_network_environment::Console;

    type CurrentEnvironment = Console;

    const ITERATIONS: u64 = 10_000;

    fn check_from_field_lossy<I: IntegerType>() -> Result<()> {
        let mut rng = TestRng::default();

        for _ in 0..ITERATIONS {
            // Sample a random integer.
            let expected = Integer::<CurrentEnvironment, I>::rand(&mut rng);

            // Perform the operation.
            let candidate = Integer::from_field_lossy(&expected.to_field()?);
            assert_eq!(expected, candidate);

            // Sample a random field.
            let expected = Field::<CurrentEnvironment>::rand(&mut rng);
            // Perform the operation.
            Integer::<_, I>::from_field_lossy(&expected);
        }
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_u8_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = u8;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_i8_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = i8;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_u16_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = u16;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_i16_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = i16;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_u32_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = u32;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_i32_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = i32;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_u64_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = u64;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_i64_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = i64;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_u128_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = u128;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_i128_from_field_lossy() -> Result<()> {
        type I = i128;
        check_from_field_lossy::<I>()
    }
}