Rename all *Parameters to *Config

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 ## Pending
 
-- [\#528](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/528) (`ark-ec`) Allow to overwrite the default implementation of the `msm` function provided by the `VariableBaseMSM` trait by a specialized version in `SWCurveConfig`.
-- [\#521](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/521) (`ark-poly`) Change `DensePolynomial::evaluate_over_domain` to not truncate terms higher than the size of the domain.
-
 ### Breaking changes
 
 - [\#300](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/300) (`ark-ec`) Change the implementation of `Hash` trait of `GroupProjective` to use the affine coordinates.
@@ -34,7 +31,7 @@
 - [\#386](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/386) (`ark-ff`) Remove `PrimeField::GENERATOR`, since it already exists on `FftField`.
 - [\#393](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/393) (`ark-ec`, `ark-ff`) Rename `FpXParams` to `FpXConfig` and `FpXParamsWrapper` to `FpXConfigWrapper`.
 - [\#396](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/396) (`ark-ec`) Remove `mul_bits` feature, and remove default implementations of `mul` and `mul_by_cofactor_to_projective`.
-- [\#408](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/408) (`ark-ff`) Change the output of `Display` formatting for BigInt & Fp from hex to decimal.
+- [\#408](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/408) (`ark-ff`) Change the output of `Display` formatting for `BigInt` and `Fp` from hex to decimal.
 - [\#412](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/412) (`ark-poly`) Rename UV/MVPolynomial to DenseUV/MVPolynomial.
 - [\#417](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/417) (`ark-ff`) Remove `ToBytes` and `FromBytes`.
 - [\#418](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/418) (`ark-ff`) Add `sums_of_products` to `Field` and `Fp`
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@
             - `miller_loop` → `multi_miller_loop`
             - `pairing` → `multi_pairing`
         - Change method signatures:
-            - `product_of_pairings` -> `multi_pairing`
+            - `product_of_pairings` → `multi_pairing`
                 - take two references to element iterators instead of an iterator of tuples.
             - `miller_loop` and `multi_miller_loop` now
                 - take two iterators over `impl Into<G1Prepared>` and `impl Into<G2Prepared>` as input, and
@@ -141,6 +138,17 @@
     - Adds `impl<'a, 'b> Add/Sub/Mul/Div<&'a F> for &'b F`
 - [\#517](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/517) (`ark-ec`) Move the definition of the isogeny map of WB hash-to-curve to a separate struct
 - [\#519](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/519) (`ark-ec`) Refactor variable-base MSM to be checked by default, returning a `Result` if the lengths of the bases and scalars do not match.
+- [\#545](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/545) (`ark-ec`, `ark-ff`) Rename all `*Parameters` or `*Params` to `*Config`, including:
+    - `SWUParams` → `SWUConfig`
+    - `WBParams` → `WBConfig`
+    - `Bls12Parameters` → `Bls12Config`
+    - `G1Parameters` → `G1Config`
+    - `G2Parameters` → `G2Config`
+    - `BnParameters` → `BnConfig`
+    - `BW6Parameters` → `BW6Config`
+    - `MNT4Parameters` → `MNT4Config`
+    - `MNT6Parameters` → `MNT6Config`
+    - `GLVParameters` → `GLVConfig`
 
 ### Features
 
@@ -166,6 +174,7 @@
     - Add convenience method `get_coset`.
     - Add methods `coset_offset`, `coset_offset_inv` and `coset_offset_pow_size`.
 - [\#539](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/539) (`ark-ec`) Implement wNAF-based MSM, resulting in 5-10% speedups.
+- [\#528](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/528) (`ark-ec`) Allow to overwrite the default implementation of the `msm` function provided by the `VariableBaseMSM` trait by a specialized version in `SWCurveConfig`.
 
 ### Improvements
 
@@ -185,6 +194,7 @@
 - [\#394](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/394) (`ark-ff`, `ark-serialize`) Remove `EmptyFlags` construction checks.
 - [\#442](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/442) (`ark-ff`) Fix deserialization for modulo with 64 shaving bits.
 - [\#460](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/460) (`ark-ec`) Fix a corner case for ate pairing in BLS12 and BW6 models.
+- [\#521](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/521) (`ark-poly`) Change `DensePolynomial::evaluate_over_domain` to not truncate terms higher than the size of the domain.
 - [\#526](https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra/pull/526) (`ark-ff`) Fix squaring for `Fp128`.
 
 ## v0.3.0

ec/src/hashing/curve_maps/swu/mod.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
 /// y^2 = x^3 + a*x + b where ab != 0. From [\[WB2019\]]
 ///
 /// - [\[WB2019\]] <https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/403>
-pub trait SWUParams: SWCurveConfig {
+pub trait SWUConfig: SWCurveConfig {
     /// An element of the base field that is not a square root see \[WB2019, Section 4\].
     /// It is also convenient to have $g(b/ZETA * a)$ to be square. In general
     /// we use a `ZETA` with low absolute value coefficients when they are
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub trait SWUParams: SWCurveConfig {
 }
 
 /// Represents the SWU hash-to-curve map defined by `P`.
-pub struct SWUMap<P: SWUParams>(PhantomData<fn() -> P>);
+pub struct SWUMap<P: SWUConfig>(PhantomData<fn() -> P>);
 
 /// Trait defining a parity method on the Field elements based on [\[1\]] Section 4.1
 ///
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn parity<F: Field>(element: &F) -> bool {
         .map_or(false, |x| x.into_bigint().is_odd())
 }
 
-impl<P: SWUParams> MapToCurve<Projective<P>> for SWUMap<P> {
+impl<P: SWUConfig> MapToCurve<Projective<P>> for SWUMap<P> {
     /// Constructs a new map if `P` represents a valid map.
     fn new() -> Result<Self, HashToCurveError> {
         // Verifying that ZETA is a non-square
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ mod test {
 
     const F127_ONE: F127 = MontFp!("1");
 
-    struct TestSWUMapToCurveParams;
+    struct TestSWUMapToCurveConfig;
 
-    impl CurveConfig for TestSWUMapToCurveParams {
+    impl CurveConfig for TestSWUMapToCurveConfig {
         const COFACTOR: &'static [u64] = &[1];
 
     #[rustfmt::skip]
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ mod test {
     ///         pass
     ///
     /// y^2 = x^3 + x + 63
-    impl SWCurveConfig for TestSWUMapToCurveParams {
+    impl SWCurveConfig for TestSWUMapToCurveConfig {
         /// COEFF_A = 1
         const COEFF_A: F127 = F127_ONE;
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ mod test {
         const GENERATOR: Affine<Self> = Affine::new_unchecked(MontFp!("62"), MontFp!("70"));
     }
 
-    impl SWUParams for TestSWUMapToCurveParams {
+    impl SWUConfig for TestSWUMapToCurveConfig {
         const ZETA: F127 = MontFp!("-1");
     }
 
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn hash_arbitary_string_to_curve_swu() {
         let test_swu_to_curve_hasher = MapToCurveBasedHasher::<
-            Projective<TestSWUMapToCurveParams>,
+            Projective<TestSWUMapToCurveConfig>,
             DefaultFieldHasher<Sha256, 128>,
-            SWUMap<TestSWUMapToCurveParams>,
+            SWUMap<TestSWUMapToCurveConfig>,
         >::new(&[1])
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ mod test {
     /// elements should be mapped to curve successfully. everything can be mapped
     #[test]
     fn map_field_to_curve_swu() {
-        let test_map_to_curve = SWUMap::<TestSWUMapToCurveParams>::new().unwrap();
+        let test_map_to_curve = SWUMap::<TestSWUMapToCurveConfig>::new().unwrap();
 
-        let mut map_range: Vec<Affine<TestSWUMapToCurveParams>> = vec![];
+        let mut map_range: Vec<Affine<TestSWUMapToCurveConfig>> = vec![];
         for current_field_element in 0..127 {
             map_range.push(
                 test_map_to_curve

ec/src/hashing/curve_maps/wb/mod.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
     AffineRepr,
 };
 
-use super::swu::{SWUMap, SWUParams};
+use super::swu::{SWUConfig, SWUMap};
 type BaseField<MP> = <MP as CurveConfig>::BaseField;
 
 /// [`IsogenyMap`] defines an isogeny between curves of
@@ -70,20 +70,20 @@ where
 /// From [\[WB2019\]]
 ///
 /// - [\[WB2019\]] <http://dx.doi.org/10.46586/tches.v2019.i4.154-179>
-pub trait WBParams: SWCurveConfig + Sized {
+pub trait WBConfig: SWCurveConfig + Sized {
     // The isogenous curve should be defined over the same base field but it can have
     // different scalar field type IsogenousCurveScalarField :
-    type IsogenousCurve: SWUParams<BaseField = BaseField<Self>>;
+    type IsogenousCurve: SWUConfig<BaseField = BaseField<Self>>;
 
     const ISOGENY_MAP: IsogenyMap<'static, Self::IsogenousCurve, Self>;
 }
 
-pub struct WBMap<P: WBParams> {
+pub struct WBMap<P: WBConfig> {
     swu_field_curve_hasher: SWUMap<P::IsogenousCurve>,
     curve_params: PhantomData<fn() -> P>,
 }
 
-impl<P: WBParams> MapToCurve<Projective<P>> for WBMap<P> {
+impl<P: WBConfig> MapToCurve<Projective<P>> for WBMap<P> {
     /// Constructs a new map if `P` represents a valid map.
     fn new() -> Result<Self, HashToCurveError> {
         match P::ISOGENY_MAP.apply(P::IsogenousCurve::GENERATOR) {
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ mod test {
     use crate::{
         hashing::{
             curve_maps::{
-                swu::SWUParams,
-                wb::{IsogenyMap, WBMap, WBParams},
+                swu::SWUConfig,
+                wb::{IsogenyMap, WBConfig, WBMap},
             },
             map_to_curve_hasher::MapToCurveBasedHasher,
             HashToCurve,
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ mod test {
     const F127_ONE: F127 = MontFp!("1");
 
     /// The struct defining our parameters for the target curve of hashing
-    struct TestWBF127MapToCurveParams;
+    struct TestWBF127MapToCurveConfig;
 
-    impl CurveConfig for TestWBF127MapToCurveParams {
+    impl CurveConfig for TestWBF127MapToCurveConfig {
         const COFACTOR: &'static [u64] = &[1];
 
     #[rustfmt::skip]
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ mod test {
 
     /// E: Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 3 over Finite
     /// Field of size 127
-    impl SWCurveConfig for TestWBF127MapToCurveParams {
+    impl SWCurveConfig for TestWBF127MapToCurveConfig {
         /// COEFF_A = 0
         const COEFF_A: F127 = F127_ZERO;
 
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ mod test {
     /// E_isogenous : Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 109*x + 124 over Finite
     /// Field of size 127
     /// Isogenous to E : y^2 = x^3 + 3
-    struct TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveParams;
+    struct TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveConfig;
 
     /// First we define the isogenous curve
     /// sage: E_isogenous.order()
     /// 127
-    impl CurveConfig for TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveParams {
+    impl CurveConfig for TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveConfig {
         const COFACTOR: &'static [u64] = &[1];
 
     #[rustfmt::skip]
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ mod test {
 
     /// E_isogenous : Elliptic Curve defined by y^2 = x^3 + 109*x + 124 over Finite
     /// Field of size 127
-    impl SWCurveConfig for TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveParams {
+    impl SWCurveConfig for TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveConfig {
         /// COEFF_A = 109
         const COEFF_A: F127 = MontFp!("109");
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     /// SWU parameters for E_isogenous
-    impl SWUParams for TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveParams {
+    impl SWUConfig for TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveConfig {
         /// NON-SQUARE = - 1
         const ZETA: F127 = MontFp!("-1");
     }
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ mod test {
     /// - 46*x^8 - 61*x^7 - 16*x^6 - 55*x^5 + 18*x^4 + 23*x^3 - 24*x^2 - 18*x + 32)
     const ISOGENY_MAP_TESTWBF127: IsogenyMap<
         '_,
-        TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveParams,
-        TestWBF127MapToCurveParams,
+        TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveConfig,
+        TestWBF127MapToCurveConfig,
     > = IsogenyMap {
         x_map_numerator: &[
             MontFp!("4"),
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ mod test {
             MontFp!("1"),
         ],
     };
-    impl WBParams for TestWBF127MapToCurveParams {
-        type IsogenousCurve = TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveParams;
+    impl WBConfig for TestWBF127MapToCurveConfig {
+        type IsogenousCurve = TestSWU127MapToIsogenousCurveConfig;
 
         const ISOGENY_MAP: super::IsogenyMap<'static, Self::IsogenousCurve, Self> =
             ISOGENY_MAP_TESTWBF127;
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ mod test {
     fn hash_arbitrary_string_to_curve_wb() {
         use sha2::Sha256;
         let test_wb_to_curve_hasher = MapToCurveBasedHasher::<
-            Projective<TestWBF127MapToCurveParams>,
+            Projective<TestWBF127MapToCurveConfig>,
             DefaultFieldHasher<Sha256, 128>,
-            WBMap<TestWBF127MapToCurveParams>,
+            WBMap<TestWBF127MapToCurveConfig>,
         >::new(&[1])
         .unwrap();
 

ec/src/hashing/tests/suites.rs

@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ use ark_test_curves::{
 };
 
 use ark_ff::{Field, PrimeField};
-use ark_test_curves::bls12_381::{
-    g1::Parameters as G1Parameters, g2::Parameters as G2Parameters, Fq, Fq2,
-};
+use ark_test_curves::bls12_381::{g1::Config as G1Config, g2::Config as G2Config, Fq, Fq2};
 use sha2::Sha256;
 
 #[test]
@@ -38,15 +36,15 @@ fn run_test_w(data: &SuiteVector) -> Result<(), Failed> {
     let hasher;
     let m;
     let g1_mapper = MapToCurveBasedHasher::<
-        Projective<G1Parameters>,
+        Projective<G1Config>,
         DefaultFieldHasher<Sha256, 128>,
-        WBMap<G1Parameters>,
+        WBMap<G1Config>,
     >::new(dst)
     .unwrap();
     let g2_mapper = MapToCurveBasedHasher::<
-        Projective<G2Parameters>,
+        Projective<G2Config>,
         DefaultFieldHasher<Sha256, 128>,
-        WBMap<G2Parameters>,
+        WBMap<G2Config>,
     >::new(dst)
     .unwrap();
     match data.curve.as_str() {
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ fn run_test_w(data: &SuiteVector) -> Result<(), Failed> {
         match data.curve.as_str() {
             "BLS12-381 G1" => {
                 let got = g1_mapper.hash(&v.msg.as_bytes()).unwrap();
-                let want = Affine::<G1Parameters>::new_unchecked(
+                let want = Affine::<G1Config>::new_unchecked(
                     Fq::from_base_prime_field_elems(&x[..]).unwrap(),
                     Fq::from_base_prime_field_elems(&y[..]).unwrap(),
                 );
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ fn run_test_w(data: &SuiteVector) -> Result<(), Failed> {
             },
             "BLS12-381 G2" => {
                 let got = g2_mapper.hash(&v.msg.as_bytes()).unwrap();
-                let want = Affine::<G2Parameters>::new_unchecked(
+                let want = Affine::<G2Config>::new_unchecked(
                     Fq2::from_base_prime_field_elems(&x[..]).unwrap(),
                     Fq2::from_base_prime_field_elems(&y[..]).unwrap(),
                 );

ec/src/models/bls12/g1.rs

@@ -1,54 +1,54 @@
 use crate::{
-    bls12::Bls12Parameters,
+    bls12::Bls12Config,
     short_weierstrass::{Affine, Projective},
     AffineRepr, CurveGroup,
 };
 use ark_serialize::*;
 use ark_std::vec::Vec;
 
-pub type G1Affine<P> = Affine<<P as Bls12Parameters>::G1Parameters>;
-pub type G1Projective<P> = Projective<<P as Bls12Parameters>::G1Parameters>;
+pub type G1Affine<P> = Affine<<P as Bls12Config>::G1Config>;
+pub type G1Projective<P> = Projective<<P as Bls12Config>::G1Config>;
 
 #[derive(Derivative, CanonicalSerialize, CanonicalDeserialize)]
 #[derivative(
-    Clone(bound = "P: Bls12Parameters"),
-    Debug(bound = "P: Bls12Parameters"),
-    PartialEq(bound = "P: Bls12Parameters"),
-    Eq(bound = "P: Bls12Parameters")
+    Clone(bound = "P: Bls12Config"),
+    Debug(bound = "P: Bls12Config"),
+    PartialEq(bound = "P: Bls12Config"),
+    Eq(bound = "P: Bls12Config")
 )]
-pub struct G1Prepared<P: Bls12Parameters>(pub G1Affine<P>);
+pub struct G1Prepared<P: Bls12Config>(pub G1Affine<P>);
 
-impl<P: Bls12Parameters> From<G1Affine<P>> for G1Prepared<P> {
+impl<P: Bls12Config> From<G1Affine<P>> for G1Prepared<P> {
     fn from(other: G1Affine<P>) -> Self {
         G1Prepared(other)
     }
 }
 
-impl<P: Bls12Parameters> From<G1Projective<P>> for G1Prepared<P> {
+impl<P: Bls12Config> From<G1Projective<P>> for G1Prepared<P> {
     fn from(q: G1Projective<P>) -> Self {
         q.into_affine().into()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, P: Bls12Parameters> From<&'a G1Affine<P>> for G1Prepared<P> {
+impl<'a, P: Bls12Config> From<&'a G1Affine<P>> for G1Prepared<P> {
     fn from(other: &'a G1Affine<P>) -> Self {
         G1Prepared(*other)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, P: Bls12Parameters> From<&'a G1Projective<P>> for G1Prepared<P> {
+impl<'a, P: Bls12Config> From<&'a G1Projective<P>> for G1Prepared<P> {
     fn from(q: &'a G1Projective<P>) -> Self {
         q.into_affine().into()
     }
 }
 
-impl<P: Bls12Parameters> G1Prepared<P> {
+impl<P: Bls12Config> G1Prepared<P> {
     pub fn is_zero(&self) -> bool {
         self.0.is_zero()
     }
 }
 
-impl<P: Bls12Parameters> Default for G1Prepared<P> {
+impl<P: Bls12Config> Default for G1Prepared<P> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         G1Prepared(G1Affine::<P>::generator())
     }