Fix tests panic in debug

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fix panic when creating proof for circuit with different circuit size [#760]
+- Fix panic when testing in debug mode [#763]
+
+### Removed
+
+- Remove 'setup' funcion from common test module [#763]
+
+### Changed
+
+- Change range and logic component to be generic over the const `BIT_PAIRS` [#763]
 
 ## [0.14.1] - 2022-06-28
 
@@ -482,6 +491,7 @@ is necessary since `rkyv/validation` was required as a bound.
 - Proof system module.
 
 <!-- ISSUES -->
+[#763]: https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/issues/763
 [#760]: https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/issues/760
 [#752]: https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/pull/752
 [#738]: https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/issues/738

README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use rand_core::OsRng;
 // Implement a circuit that checks:
 // 1) a + b = c where C is a PI
 // 2) a < 2^6
-// 3) b < 2^5
+// 3) b < 2^4
 // 4) a * b = d where D is a PI
 // 5) JubJub::GENERATOR * e(JubJubScalar) = f where F is a Public Input
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ impl Circuit for TestCircuit {
         composer.append_gate(constraint);
 
         // Check that a and b are in range
-        composer.component_range(a, 6);
-        composer.component_range(b, 5);
+        const HALF_SIX: usize = 3;
+        composer.component_range::<HALF_SIX>(a);
+        const HALF_FOUR: usize = 2;
+        composer.component_range::<HALF_FOUR>(b);
 
         // Make second constraint a * b = d
         let constraint =

benches/plonk.rs

@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ impl<const DEGREE: usize> Circuit for BenchCircuit<DEGREE> {
             composer.gate_add(Constraint::new().left(1).right(1).a(w_a).b(w_b));
 
             composer.component_add_point(w_z, w_z);
-            composer.append_logic_and(w_a, w_b, 254);
-            composer.append_logic_xor(w_a, w_b, 254);
+            composer.append_logic_and::<128>(w_a, w_b);
+            composer.append_logic_xor::<128>(w_a, w_b);
             composer.component_boolean(C::ONE);
             composer.component_decomposition::<254>(w_a);
             composer.component_mul_generator(
                 w_y,
                 dusk_jubjub::GENERATOR_EXTENDED,
             )?;
             composer.component_mul_point(w_y, w_z);
-            composer.component_range(w_a, 254);
+            composer.component_range::<128>(w_a);
             composer.component_select(C::ONE, w_a, w_b);
             composer.component_select_identity(C::ONE, w_z);
             composer.component_select_one(C::ONE, w_a);

src/composer.rs

@@ -105,33 +105,26 @@ pub trait Composer: Sized + Index<Witness, Output = BlsScalar> {
         self.append_custom_gate_internal(constraint)
     }
 
-    /// Performs a logical AND or XOR op between the inputs provided for the
-    /// specified number of bits (counting from the least significant bit).
+    /// Performs a logical AND or XOR op between the inputs provided for
+    /// `num_bits = BIT_PAIRS * 2` bits (counting from the least significant).
     ///
-    /// Each logic gate adds `(num_bits / 2) + 1` gates to the circuit to
+    /// Each logic gate adds `BIT_PAIRS + 1` gates to the circuit to
     /// perform the whole operation.
     ///
     /// ## Constraint
     /// - is_component_xor = 1 -> Performs XOR between the first `num_bits` for
     ///   `a` and `b`.
     /// - is_component_xor = 0 -> Performs AND between the first `num_bits` for
     ///   `a` and `b`.
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    /// This function will panic if the num_bits specified is not even, ie.
-    /// `num_bits % 2 != 0`.
-    fn append_logic_component(
+    fn append_logic_component<const BIT_PAIRS: usize>(
         &mut self,
         a: Witness,
         b: Witness,
-        num_bits: usize,
         is_component_xor: bool,
     ) -> Witness {
         // the bits are iterated as chunks of two; hence, we require an even
         // number
-        debug_assert_eq!(num_bits & 1, 0);
-
-        let num_bits = cmp::min(num_bits, 256);
+        let num_bits = cmp::min(BIT_PAIRS * 2, 256);
         let num_quads = num_bits >> 1;
 
         let bls_four = BlsScalar::from(4u64);
@@ -272,7 +265,13 @@ pub trait Composer: Sized + Index<Witness, Output = BlsScalar> {
         let width = 2;
         let wnaf_entries = scalar.compute_windowed_naf(width);
 
-        debug_assert_eq!(wnaf_entries.len(), bits);
+        // this will pass as long as `compute_windowed_naf` returns an array
+        // with 256 elements
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            wnaf_entries.len(),
+            bits,
+            "the wnaf_entries array is expected to be 256 elements long"
+        );
 
         // initialize the accumulators
         let mut scalar_acc = vec![BlsScalar::zero()];
@@ -581,35 +580,25 @@ pub trait Composer: Sized + Index<Witness, Output = BlsScalar> {
     }
 
     /// Adds a logical AND gate that performs the bitwise AND between two values
-    /// for the specified first `num_bits` returning a [`Witness`]
+    /// specified first `num_bits = BIT_PAIRS * 2` bits returning a [`Witness`]
     /// holding the result.
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// If the `num_bits` specified in the fn params is odd.
-    fn append_logic_and(
+    fn append_logic_and<const BIT_PAIRS: usize>(
         &mut self,
         a: Witness,
         b: Witness,
-        num_bits: usize,
     ) -> Witness {
-        self.append_logic_component(a, b, num_bits, false)
+        self.append_logic_component::<BIT_PAIRS>(a, b, false)
     }
 
     /// Adds a logical XOR gate that performs the XOR between two values for the
-    /// specified first `num_bits` returning a [`Witness`] holding the
-    /// result.
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// If the `num_bits` specified in the fn params is odd.
-    fn append_logic_xor(
+    /// specified first `num_bits = BIT_PAIRS * 2` bits returning a [`Witness`]
+    /// holding the result.
+    fn append_logic_xor<const BIT_PAIRS: usize>(
         &mut self,
         a: Witness,
         b: Witness,
-        num_bits: usize,
     ) -> Witness {
-        self.append_logic_component(a, b, num_bits, true)
+        self.append_logic_component::<BIT_PAIRS>(a, b, true)
     }
 
     /// Constrain `a` to be equal to `constant + pi`.
@@ -913,18 +902,18 @@ pub trait Composer: Sized + Index<Witness, Output = BlsScalar> {
     }
 
     /// Adds a range-constraint gate that checks and constrains a [`Witness`]
-    /// to be encoded in at most `num_bits`, which means that it will be within
-    /// the range `[0, 2^num_bits[`.
-    ///
-    /// This function adds min(1, `num_bits/4`) gates to the circuit description
-    /// in order to add the range constraint.
+    /// to be encoded in at most `num_bits = BIT_PAIRS * 2` bits, which means
+    /// that the underlying [`BlsScalar`] of the [`Witness`] will be within the
+    /// range `[0, 2^num_bits[`, where `num_bits` is dividable by two.
     ///
-    ///# Panics
-    /// This function will panic if the num_bits specified is not even, ie.
-    /// `num_bits % 2 != 0`.
-    fn component_range(&mut self, witness: Witness, num_bits: usize) {
-        // number of bits must be even
-        debug_assert_eq!(num_bits % 2, 0);
+    /// This function adds:
+    /// (num_bits - 1)/8 + 9 gates, when num_bits > 0,
+    /// and 7 gates, when num_bits = 0
+    /// to the circuit description.
+    fn component_range<const BIT_PAIRS: usize>(&mut self, witness: Witness) {
+        // the bits are iterated as chunks of two; hence, we require an even
+        // number
+        let num_bits = cmp::min(BIT_PAIRS * 2, 256);
 
         // if num_bits = 0 constrain witness to 0
         if num_bits == 0 {