script/research: renamed consensus_parameters to pallas_constants and generalized impl

script/research/consensus_parameters/Cargo.toml → script/research/pallas_constants/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
-name = "consensus_parameters"
+name = "pallas_constants"
 version = "0.4.1"
-description = "Command-line tool to extract currently configured consensus parameters"
+description = "Command-line tool to generate pallas::Base constants"
 authors = ["Dyne.org foundation <foundation@dyne.org>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/darkrenaissance/darkfi"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"

script/research/consensus_parameters/src/main.rs → script/research/pallas_constants/src/main.rs

@@ -17,25 +17,25 @@
  */
 
 use darkfi::consensus::lead_coin::LeadCoin;
-use darkfi_sdk::{crypto::pasta_prelude::PrimeField, pasta::Fp};
+use darkfi_sdk::{crypto::pasta_prelude::PrimeField, pasta::pallas};
 
-/// Convert a pallas::Base repr to corresponding bytes array
-fn to_bytes(repr: <Fp as PrimeField>::Repr) -> [u64; 4] {
+/// Generate a string represenation of a pallas::Base constant
+fn to_constant(name: &str, pallas: pallas::Base) -> String {
+    let repr = pallas.to_repr();
     let mut res = [0; 4];
     res[0] = u64::from_le_bytes(repr[0..8].try_into().unwrap());
     res[1] = u64::from_le_bytes(repr[8..16].try_into().unwrap());
     res[2] = u64::from_le_bytes(repr[16..24].try_into().unwrap());
     res[3] = u64::from_le_bytes(repr[24..32].try_into().unwrap());
 
-    res
+    format!("    const {name}: pallas::Base = pallas::Base::from_raw({res:?});")
 }
 
-/// Extract currently configured consensus parameters
-/// pallas::Base::Repr bytes to use as constants.
+/// Generate constants for corresponding pallas::Base.
 fn main() {
-    let headstart = to_bytes(LeadCoin::headstart().to_repr());
+    let headstart = to_constant("HEADSTART", LeadCoin::headstart());
     println!("Constants:");
-    println!("\tconst HEADSTART: pallas::Base = pallas::Base::from_raw({headstart:?});");
+    println!("{headstart}");
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]