Add convenience impls for common types (#137)

* Work

* Tweak

* Fmt

* Work

* Format + typo fixes

* `no-std` fix

src/alloc.rs

@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ impl AllocationMode {
 
 /// Specifies how variables of type `Self` should be allocated in a
 /// `ConstraintSystem`.
-pub trait AllocVar<V, F: Field>
-where
-    Self: Sized,
-    V: ?Sized,
-{
+pub trait AllocVar<V: ?Sized, F: Field>: Sized {
     /// Allocates a new variable of type `Self` in the `ConstraintSystem` `cs`.
     /// The mode of allocation is decided by `mode`.
     fn new_variable<T: Borrow<V>>(
@@ -92,10 +88,56 @@ impl> AllocVar<[I], F> for Vec {
     ) -> Result<Self, SynthesisError> {
         let ns = cs.into();
         let cs = ns.cs();
-        let mut vec = Vec::new();
-        for value in f()?.borrow().iter() {
-            vec.push(A::new_variable(cs.clone(), || Ok(value), mode)?);
-        }
-        Ok(vec)
+        f().and_then(|v| {
+            v.borrow()
+                .iter()
+                .map(|e| A::new_variable(cs.clone(), || Ok(e), mode))
+                .collect()
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Dummy impl for `()`.
+impl<F: Field> AllocVar<(), F> for () {
+    fn new_variable<T: Borrow<()>>(
+        _cs: impl Into<Namespace<F>>,
+        _f: impl FnOnce() -> Result<T, SynthesisError>,
+        _mode: AllocationMode,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// This blanket implementation just allocates variables in `Self`
+/// element by element.
+impl<I, F: Field, A: AllocVar<I, F>, const N: usize> AllocVar<[I; N], F> for [A; N] {
+    fn new_variable<T: Borrow<[I; N]>>(
+        cs: impl Into<Namespace<F>>,
+        f: impl FnOnce() -> Result<T, SynthesisError>,
+        mode: AllocationMode,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SynthesisError> {
+        let ns = cs.into();
+        let cs = ns.cs();
+        f().map(|v| {
+            let v = v.borrow();
+            core::array::from_fn(|i| A::new_variable(cs.clone(), || Ok(&v[i]), mode).unwrap())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// This blanket implementation just allocates variables in `Self`
+/// element by element.
+impl<I, F: Field, A: AllocVar<I, F>, const N: usize> AllocVar<[I], F> for [A; N] {
+    fn new_variable<T: Borrow<[I]>>(
+        cs: impl Into<Namespace<F>>,
+        f: impl FnOnce() -> Result<T, SynthesisError>,
+        mode: AllocationMode,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SynthesisError> {
+        let ns = cs.into();
+        let cs = ns.cs();
+        f().map(|v| {
+            let v = v.borrow();
+            core::array::from_fn(|i| A::new_variable(cs.clone(), || Ok(&v[i]), mode).unwrap())
+        })
     }
 }

src/boolean/cmp.rs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Boolean {
         let mut bits_iter = bits.iter().rev(); // Iterate in big-endian
 
         // Runs of ones in r
-        let mut last_run = Boolean::constant(true);
+        let mut last_run = Boolean::TRUE;
         let mut current_run = vec![];
 
         let mut element_num_bits = 0;
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ impl Boolean {
         }
 
         if bits.len() > element_num_bits {
-            let mut or_result = Boolean::constant(false);
+            let mut or_result = Boolean::FALSE;
             for should_be_zero in &bits[element_num_bits..] {
                 or_result |= should_be_zero;
                 let _ = bits_iter.next().unwrap();
             }
-            or_result.enforce_equal(&Boolean::constant(false))?;
+            or_result.enforce_equal(&Boolean::FALSE)?;
         }
 
         for (b, a) in BitIteratorBE::without_leading_zeros(b).zip(bits_iter.by_ref()) {

src/boolean/mod.rs

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl Boolean {
     /// let true_var = Boolean::<Fr>::TRUE;
     /// let false_var = Boolean::<Fr>::FALSE;
     ///
-    /// true_var.enforce_equal(&Boolean::constant(true))?;
+    /// true_var.enforce_equal(&Boolean::TRUE)?;
     /// false_var.enforce_equal(&Boolean::constant(false))?;
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }

src/cmp.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-use ark_ff::Field;
+use ark_ff::{Field, PrimeField};
 use ark_relations::r1cs::SynthesisError;
 
-use crate::{boolean::Boolean, R1CSVar};
+use crate::{boolean::Boolean, eq::EqGadget, R1CSVar};
 
 /// Specifies how to generate constraints for comparing two variables.
-pub trait CmpGadget<F: Field>: R1CSVar<F> {
+pub trait CmpGadget<F: Field>: R1CSVar<F> + EqGadget<F> {
     fn is_gt(&self, other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
         other.is_lt(self)
     }
@@ -19,3 +19,35 @@ pub trait CmpGadget: R1CSVar {
         other.is_ge(self)
     }
 }
+
+/// Mimics the behavior of `std::cmp::PartialOrd` for `()`.
+impl<F: Field> CmpGadget<F> for () {
+    fn is_gt(&self, _other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(Boolean::FALSE)
+    }
+
+    fn is_ge(&self, _other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(Boolean::TRUE)
+    }
+
+    fn is_lt(&self, _other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(Boolean::FALSE)
+    }
+
+    fn is_le(&self, _other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(Boolean::TRUE)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Mimics the lexicographic comparison behavior of `std::cmp::PartialOrd` for `[T]`.
+impl<T: CmpGadget<F>, F: PrimeField> CmpGadget<F> for [T] {
+    fn is_ge(&self, other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
+        let mut result = Boolean::TRUE;
+        let mut all_equal_so_far = Boolean::TRUE;
+        for (a, b) in self.iter().zip(other) {
+            all_equal_so_far &= a.is_eq(b)?;
+            result &= a.is_gt(b)? | &all_equal_so_far;
+        }
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+}

src/convert.rs

@@ -90,6 +90,60 @@ impl<'a, F: Field, T: 'a + ToBytesGadget> ToBytesGadget for &'a T {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T: ToBytesGadget<F>, F: Field> ToBytesGadget<F> for [T] {
+    fn to_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
+        let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+        for elem in self {
+            let elem = elem.to_bytes_le()?;
+            bytes.extend_from_slice(&elem);
+            // Make sure that there's enough capacity to avoid reallocations.
+            bytes.reserve(elem.len() * (self.len() - 1));
+        }
+        Ok(bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn to_non_unique_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
+        let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+        for elem in self {
+            let elem = elem.to_non_unique_bytes_le()?;
+            bytes.extend_from_slice(&elem);
+            // Make sure that there's enough capacity to avoid reallocations.
+            bytes.reserve(elem.len() * (self.len() - 1));
+        }
+        Ok(bytes)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: ToBytesGadget<F>, F: Field> ToBytesGadget<F> for Vec<T> {
+    fn to_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice().to_bytes_le()
+    }
+
+    fn to_non_unique_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice().to_non_unique_bytes_le()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: ToBytesGadget<F>, F: Field, const N: usize> ToBytesGadget<F> for [T; N] {
+    fn to_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice().to_bytes_le()
+    }
+
+    fn to_non_unique_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice().to_non_unique_bytes_le()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<F: Field> ToBytesGadget<F> for () {
+    fn to_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(Vec::new())
+    }
+
+    fn to_non_unique_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(Vec::new())
+    }
+}
+
 /// Specifies how to convert a variable of type `Self` to variables of
 /// type `FpVar<ConstraintF>`
 pub trait ToConstraintFieldGadget<ConstraintF: ark_ff::PrimeField> {

src/eq.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub trait EqGadget {
         should_enforce: &Boolean<F>,
     ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
         self.is_eq(&other)?
-            .conditional_enforce_equal(&Boolean::constant(true), should_enforce)
+            .conditional_enforce_equal(&Boolean::TRUE, should_enforce)
     }
 
     /// Enforce that `self` and `other` are equal.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub trait EqGadget {
     /// are encouraged to carefully analyze the efficiency and safety of these.
     #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
     fn enforce_equal(&self, other: &Self) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
-        self.conditional_enforce_equal(other, &Boolean::constant(true))
+        self.conditional_enforce_equal(other, &Boolean::TRUE)
     }
 
     /// If `should_enforce == true`, enforce that `self` and `other` are *not*
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub trait EqGadget {
         should_enforce: &Boolean<F>,
     ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
         self.is_neq(&other)?
-            .conditional_enforce_equal(&Boolean::constant(true), should_enforce)
+            .conditional_enforce_equal(&Boolean::TRUE, should_enforce)
     }
 
     /// Enforce that `self` and `other` are *not* equal.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub trait EqGadget {
     /// are encouraged to carefully analyze the efficiency and safety of these.
     #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
     fn enforce_not_equal(&self, other: &Self) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
-        self.conditional_enforce_not_equal(other, &Boolean::constant(true))
+        self.conditional_enforce_not_equal(other, &Boolean::TRUE)
     }
 }
 
@@ -86,12 +86,15 @@ impl + R1CSVar, F: PrimeField> EqGadget for [T] {
     #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
     fn is_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
         assert_eq!(self.len(), other.len());
-        assert!(!self.is_empty());
-        let mut results = Vec::with_capacity(self.len());
-        for (a, b) in self.iter().zip(other) {
-            results.push(a.is_eq(b)?);
+        if self.is_empty() & other.is_empty() {
+            Ok(Boolean::TRUE)
+        } else {
+            let mut results = Vec::with_capacity(self.len());
+            for (a, b) in self.iter().zip(other) {
+                results.push(a.is_eq(b)?);
+            }
+            Boolean::kary_and(&results)
         }
-        Boolean::kary_and(&results)
     }
 
     #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
@@ -128,3 +131,91 @@ impl + R1CSVar, F: PrimeField> EqGadget for [T] {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// This blanket implementation just forwards to the impl on [`[T]`].
+impl<T: EqGadget<F> + R1CSVar<F>, F: PrimeField> EqGadget<F> for Vec<T> {
+    #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
+    fn is_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice().is_eq(other.as_slice())
+    }
+
+    #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
+    fn conditional_enforce_equal(
+        &self,
+        other: &Self,
+        condition: &Boolean<F>,
+    ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice()
+            .conditional_enforce_equal(other.as_slice(), condition)
+    }
+
+    #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
+    fn conditional_enforce_not_equal(
+        &self,
+        other: &Self,
+        should_enforce: &Boolean<F>,
+    ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice()
+            .conditional_enforce_not_equal(other.as_slice(), should_enforce)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Dummy impl for `()`.
+impl<F: Field> EqGadget<F> for () {
+    /// Output a `Boolean` value representing whether `self.value() ==
+    /// other.value()`.
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_eq(&self, _other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(Boolean::TRUE)
+    }
+
+    /// If `should_enforce == true`, enforce that `self` and `other` are equal;
+    /// else, enforce a vacuously true statement.
+    ///
+    /// This is a no-op as `self.is_eq(other)?` is always `true`.
+    #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, _other))]
+    fn conditional_enforce_equal(
+        &self,
+        _other: &Self,
+        _should_enforce: &Boolean<F>,
+    ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Enforce that `self` and `other` are equal.
+    ///
+    /// This does not generate any constraints as `self.is_eq(other)?` is always
+    /// `true`.
+    #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, _other))]
+    fn enforce_equal(&self, _other: &Self) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// This blanket implementation just forwards to the impl on [`[T]`].
+impl<T: EqGadget<F> + R1CSVar<F>, F: PrimeField, const N: usize> EqGadget<F> for [T; N] {
+    #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
+    fn is_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice().is_eq(other.as_slice())
+    }
+
+    #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
+    fn conditional_enforce_equal(
+        &self,
+        other: &Self,
+        condition: &Boolean<F>,
+    ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice()
+            .conditional_enforce_equal(other.as_slice(), condition)
+    }
+
+    #[tracing::instrument(target = "r1cs", skip(self, other))]
+    fn conditional_enforce_not_equal(
+        &self,
+        other: &Self,
+        should_enforce: &Boolean<F>,
+    ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
+        self.as_slice()
+            .conditional_enforce_not_equal(other.as_slice(), should_enforce)
+    }
+}

src/fields/emulated_fp/allocated_field_var.rs

@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ impl ToBytesGadget
 
         let num_bits = TargetF::BigInt::NUM_LIMBS * 64;
         assert!(bits.len() <= num_bits);
-        bits.resize_with(num_bits, || Boolean::constant(false));
+        bits.resize_with(num_bits, || Boolean::FALSE);
 
         let bytes = bits.chunks(8).map(UInt8::from_bits_le).collect();
         Ok(bytes)

src/fields/fp/mod.rs

@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ impl ToBytesGadget for AllocatedFp {
     fn to_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
         let num_bits = F::BigInt::NUM_LIMBS * 64;
         let mut bits = self.to_bits_le()?;
-        let remainder = core::iter::repeat(Boolean::constant(false)).take(num_bits - bits.len());
+        let remainder = core::iter::repeat(Boolean::FALSE).take(num_bits - bits.len());
         bits.extend(remainder);
         let bytes = bits
             .chunks(8)
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ impl ToBytesGadget for AllocatedFp {
     fn to_non_unique_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
         let num_bits = F::BigInt::NUM_LIMBS * 64;
         let mut bits = self.to_non_unique_bits_le()?;
-        let remainder = core::iter::repeat(Boolean::constant(false)).take(num_bits - bits.len());
+        let remainder = core::iter::repeat(Boolean::FALSE).take(num_bits - bits.len());
         bits.extend(remainder);
         let bytes = bits
             .chunks(8)

src/lib.rs

@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ pub mod macros;
 
 pub(crate) use ark_std::vec::Vec;
 
-use ark_ff::Field;
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub mod r1cs_var;
+pub use r1cs_var::*;
 
 /// This module contains `Boolean`, an R1CS equivalent of the `bool` type.
 pub mod boolean;
@@ -105,61 +107,6 @@ pub mod prelude {
     };
 }
 
-/// This trait describes some core functionality that is common to high-level
-/// variables, such as `Boolean`s, `FieldVar`s, `GroupVar`s, etc.
-pub trait R1CSVar<F: Field> {
-    /// The type of the "native" value that `Self` represents in the constraint
-    /// system.
-    type Value: core::fmt::Debug + Eq + Clone;
-
-    /// Returns the underlying `ConstraintSystemRef`.
-    ///
-    /// If `self` is a constant value, then this *must* return
-    /// `ark_relations::r1cs::ConstraintSystemRef::None`.
-    fn cs(&self) -> ark_relations::r1cs::ConstraintSystemRef<F>;
-
-    /// Returns `true` if `self` is a circuit-generation-time constant.
-    fn is_constant(&self) -> bool {
-        self.cs().is_none()
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the value that is assigned to `self` in the underlying
-    /// `ConstraintSystem`.
-    fn value(&self) -> Result<Self::Value, ark_relations::r1cs::SynthesisError>;
-}
-
-impl<F: Field, T: R1CSVar<F>> R1CSVar<F> for [T] {
-    type Value = Vec<T::Value>;
-
-    fn cs(&self) -> ark_relations::r1cs::ConstraintSystemRef<F> {
-        let mut result = ark_relations::r1cs::ConstraintSystemRef::None;
-        for var in self {
-            result = var.cs().or(result);
-        }
-        result
-    }
-
-    fn value(&self) -> Result<Self::Value, ark_relations::r1cs::SynthesisError> {
-        let mut result = Vec::new();
-        for var in self {
-            result.push(var.value()?);
-        }
-        Ok(result)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a, F: Field, T: 'a + R1CSVar<F>> R1CSVar<F> for &'a T {
-    type Value = T::Value;
-
-    fn cs(&self) -> ark_relations::r1cs::ConstraintSystemRef<F> {
-        (*self).cs()
-    }
-
-    fn value(&self) -> Result<Self::Value, ark_relations::r1cs::SynthesisError> {
-        (*self).value()
-    }
-}
-
 /// A utility trait to convert `Self` to `Result<T, SynthesisErrorA`.>
 pub trait Assignment<T> {
     /// Converts `self` to `Result`.

src/poly/domain/mod.rs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Radix2DomainVar {
 impl<F: PrimeField> EqGadget<F> for Radix2DomainVar<F> {
     fn is_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> Result<Boolean<F>, SynthesisError> {
         if self.gen != other.gen || self.dim != other.dim {
-            Ok(Boolean::constant(false))
+            Ok(Boolean::FALSE)
         } else {
             self.offset.is_eq(&other.offset)
         }

src/r1cs_var.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+use ark_ff::Field;
+use ark_relations::r1cs::{ConstraintSystemRef, SynthesisError};
+use ark_std::vec::Vec;
+
+/// This trait describes some core functionality that is common to high-level
+/// variables, such as `Boolean`s, `FieldVar`s, `GroupVar`s, etc.
+pub trait R1CSVar<F: Field> {
+    /// The type of the "native" value that `Self` represents in the constraint
+    /// system.
+    type Value: core::fmt::Debug + Eq + Clone;
+
+    /// Returns the underlying `ConstraintSystemRef`.
+    ///
+    /// If `self` is a constant value, then this *must* return
+    /// `ark_relations::r1cs::ConstraintSystemRef::None`.
+    fn cs(&self) -> ConstraintSystemRef<F>;
+
+    /// Returns `true` if `self` is a circuit-generation-time constant.
+    fn is_constant(&self) -> bool {
+        self.cs().is_none()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the value that is assigned to `self` in the underlying
+    /// `ConstraintSystem`.
+    fn value(&self) -> Result<Self::Value, SynthesisError>;
+}
+
+impl<F: Field, T: R1CSVar<F>> R1CSVar<F> for [T] {
+    type Value = Vec<T::Value>;
+
+    fn cs(&self) -> ConstraintSystemRef<F> {
+        let mut result = ConstraintSystemRef::None;
+        for var in self {
+            result = var.cs().or(result);
+        }
+        result
+    }
+
+    fn value(&self) -> Result<Self::Value, SynthesisError> {
+        let mut result = Vec::new();
+        for var in self {
+            result.push(var.value()?);
+        }
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, F: Field, T: 'a + R1CSVar<F>> R1CSVar<F> for &'a T {
+    type Value = T::Value;
+
+    fn cs(&self) -> ConstraintSystemRef<F> {
+        (*self).cs()
+    }
+
+    fn value(&self) -> Result<Self::Value, SynthesisError> {
+        (*self).value()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<F: Field, T: R1CSVar<F>, const N: usize> R1CSVar<F> for [T; N] {
+    type Value = [T::Value; N];
+
+    fn cs(&self) -> ConstraintSystemRef<F> {
+        let mut result = ConstraintSystemRef::None;
+        for var in self {
+            result = var.cs().or(result);
+        }
+        result
+    }
+
+    fn value(&self) -> Result<Self::Value, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(core::array::from_fn(|i| self[i].value().unwrap()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<F: Field> R1CSVar<F> for () {
+    type Value = ();
+
+    fn cs(&self) -> ConstraintSystemRef<F> {
+        ConstraintSystemRef::None
+    }
+
+    fn value(&self) -> Result<Self::Value, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

src/select.rs

@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ use ark_ff::Field;
 use ark_relations::r1cs::SynthesisError;
 use ark_std::vec::Vec;
 /// Generates constraints for selecting between one of two values.
-pub trait CondSelectGadget<ConstraintF: Field>
-where
-    Self: Sized,
-    Self: Clone,
-{
+pub trait CondSelectGadget<ConstraintF: Field>: Sized + Clone {
     /// If `cond == &Boolean::TRUE`, then this returns `true_value`; else,
     /// returns `false_value`.
     ///
@@ -68,10 +64,7 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Performs a lookup in a 4-element table using two bits.
-pub trait TwoBitLookupGadget<ConstraintF: Field>
-where
-    Self: Sized,
-{
+pub trait TwoBitLookupGadget<ConstraintF: Field>: Sized {
     /// The type of values being looked up.
     type TableConstant;
 
@@ -92,10 +85,7 @@ where
 
 /// Uses three bits to perform a lookup into a table, where the last bit
 /// conditionally negates the looked-up value.
-pub trait ThreeBitCondNegLookupGadget<ConstraintF: Field>
-where
-    Self: Sized,
-{
+pub trait ThreeBitCondNegLookupGadget<ConstraintF: Field>: Sized {
     /// The type of values being looked up.
     type TableConstant;
 

src/uint/convert.rs

@@ -171,28 +171,6 @@ impl ToBytesGadget
     }
 }
 
-impl<const N: usize, T: PrimUInt, F: Field> ToBytesGadget<F> for [UInt<N, T, F>] {
-    fn to_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
-        let mut bytes = Vec::with_capacity(self.len() * (N / 8));
-        for elem in self {
-            bytes.extend_from_slice(&elem.to_bytes_le()?);
-        }
-        Ok(bytes)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<const N: usize, T: PrimUInt, F: Field> ToBytesGadget<F> for Vec<UInt<N, T, F>> {
-    fn to_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
-        self.as_slice().to_bytes_le()
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a, const N: usize, T: PrimUInt, F: Field> ToBytesGadget<F> for &'a [UInt<N, T, F>] {
-    fn to_bytes_le(&self) -> Result<Vec<UInt8<F>>, SynthesisError> {
-        (*self).to_bytes_le()
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;