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doc: document the length requirements of output parameter. #714

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11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions include/secp256k1_ecdh.h
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Expand Up @@ -22,22 +22,25 @@ typedef int (*secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function)(
void *data
);

/** An implementation of SHA256 hash function that applies to compressed public key. */
/** An implementation of SHA256 hash function that applies to compressed public key.
* Populates the output parameter with 32 bytes. */
SECP256K1_API extern const secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_sha256;

/** A default ecdh hash function (currently equal to secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_sha256). */
/** A default ecdh hash function (currently equal to secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_sha256).
* Populates the output parameter with 32 bytes. */
SECP256K1_API extern const secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_default;

/** Compute an EC Diffie-Hellman secret in constant time
* Returns: 1: exponentiation was successful
* 0: scalar was invalid (zero or overflow)
* Args: ctx: pointer to a context object (cannot be NULL)
* Out: output: pointer to an array to be filled by the function
* Out: output: pointer to an array to be filled by hashfp
* In: pubkey: a pointer to a secp256k1_pubkey containing an
* initialized public key
* privkey: a 32-byte scalar with which to multiply the point
* hashfp: pointer to a hash function. If NULL, secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_sha256 is used
* data: Arbitrary data pointer that is passed through
* (in which case, 32 bytes will be written to output)
* data: Arbitrary data pointer that is passed through to hashfp
*/
SECP256K1_API SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ecdh(
const secp256k1_context* ctx,
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