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// Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Aleo Systems Inc.
// This file is part of the snarkVM library.

// The snarkVM library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.

// The snarkVM library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.

// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with the snarkVM library. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

use std::{error::Error, fmt, io};

pub type SynthesisResult<T> = Result<T, SynthesisError>;

/// This is an error that could occur during circuit synthesis contexts,
/// such as CRS generation, proving or verification.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub enum SynthesisError {
    /// During synthesis, we lacked knowledge of a variable assignment.
    AssignmentMissing,
    /// During synthesis, we divided by zero.
    DivisionByZero,
    /// During synthesis, we constructed an unsatisfiable constraint system.
    Unsatisfiable,
    /// During synthesis, our polynomials ended up being too high of degree
    PolynomialDegreeTooLarge,
    /// During proof generation, we encountered an identity in the CRS
    UnexpectedIdentity,
    /// During proof generation, we encountered an I/O error with the CRS
    IoError(io::Error),
    /// During verification, our verifying key was malformed.
    MalformedVerifyingKey,
    /// During CRS generation, we observed an unconstrained auxiliary variable
    UnconstrainedVariable,
}

impl From<io::Error> for SynthesisError {
    fn from(e: io::Error) -> SynthesisError {
        SynthesisError::IoError(e)
    }
}

impl Error for SynthesisError {
    fn description(&self) -> &str {
        match *self {
            SynthesisError::AssignmentMissing => "an assignment for a variable could not be computed",
            SynthesisError::DivisionByZero => "division by zero",
            SynthesisError::Unsatisfiable => "unsatisfiable constraint system",
            SynthesisError::PolynomialDegreeTooLarge => "polynomial degree is too large",
            SynthesisError::UnexpectedIdentity => "encountered an identity element in the CRS",
            SynthesisError::IoError(_) => "encountered an I/O error",
            SynthesisError::MalformedVerifyingKey => "malformed verifying key",
            SynthesisError::UnconstrainedVariable => "auxiliary variable was unconstrained",
        }
    }
}

impl fmt::Display for SynthesisError {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), fmt::Error> {
        if let SynthesisError::IoError(ref e) = *self {
            write!(f, "I/O error: ")?;
            e.fmt(f)
        } else {
            write!(f, "{:?}", self)
        }
    }
}