// Copyright (C) 2019-2023 Aleo Systems Inc.
// This file is part of the snarkVM library.

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use crate::{ConstraintFieldError, Field};

use core::fmt::Debug;

/// Types that can be converted to a vector of `F` elements. Useful for specifying
/// how public inputs to a constraint system should be represented inside
/// that constraint system.
pub trait ToConstraintField<F: Field>: Debug {
    fn to_field_elements(&self) -> Result<Vec<F>, ConstraintFieldError>;
}