secp256k1 0.0.1

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data/.rspec

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+--color
+--format documentation
+--require spec_helper

data/.simplecov

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+require 'coveralls'
+
+SimpleCov.formatter = SimpleCov::Formatter::MultiFormatter[
+  SimpleCov::Formatter::HTMLFormatter,
+  Coveralls::SimpleCov::Formatter
+]
+SimpleCov.start

data/.travis.yml

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+language: ruby
+rvm:
+  - 2.0.0
+
+before_script:
+  - git clone git@github.com:bitcoin/secp256k1.git
+  - cd secp256k1
+  - ./autogen.sh
+  - ./configure
+  - make
+  - make install

data/Gemfile

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+# A sample Gemfile
+source "https://rubygems.org"
+
+gemspec

data/Gemfile.lock

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+PATH
+  remote: .
+  specs:
+    secp256k1 (0.0.1)
+      ffi
+
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    coderay (1.1.0)
+    coveralls (0.7.2)
+      multi_json (~> 1.3)
+      rest-client (= 1.6.7)
+      simplecov (>= 0.7)
+      term-ansicolor (= 1.2.2)
+      thor (= 0.18.1)
+    diff-lcs (1.2.5)
+    docile (1.1.5)
+    ffi (1.9.6)
+    method_source (0.8.2)
+    mime-types (2.4.3)
+    multi_json (1.10.1)
+    pry (0.10.1)
+      coderay (~> 1.1.0)
+      method_source (~> 0.8.1)
+      slop (~> 3.4)
+    rake (10.4.2)
+    rest-client (1.6.7)
+      mime-types (>= 1.16)
+    rspec (3.1.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.1.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.1.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.1.0)
+    rspec-core (3.1.7)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.1.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.1.2)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.1.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.1.3)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.1.0)
+    rspec-support (3.1.2)
+    simplecov (0.9.1)
+      docile (~> 1.1.0)
+      multi_json (~> 1.0)
+      simplecov-html (~> 0.8.0)
+    simplecov-html (0.8.0)
+    slop (3.6.0)
+    term-ansicolor (1.2.2)
+      tins (~> 0.8)
+    thor (0.18.1)
+    tins (0.13.2)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  bundler (~> 1.3)
+  coveralls
+  pry
+  rake
+  rspec
+  secp256k1!
+  simplecov

data/LICENSE.txt

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+Copyright (c) 2014 Andy Alness and Micah Winkelspecht
+
+MIT License
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

data/README.md

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+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/GemHQ/secp256k1-rb.png)](https://travis-ci.org/GemHQ/secp256k1-rb) [![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/GemHQ/secp256k1-rb.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/GemHQ/secp256k1-rb?branch=master) [![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/GemHQ/secp256k1-rb.png)](https://codeclimate.com/github/GemHQ/secp256k1-rb) [![Gem Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/secp256k1-rb.png)](http://badge.fury.io/rb/secp256k1-rb)
+
+# Secp256k1: A ruby wrapper for libsecp256k1
+
+This is a ruby wrapper for using libsecp256k1 in Ruby. The c library was originally written by Peter Wiulle for use in Bitcoin core libraries to replace OpenSSL for Bitcoin cryptographic functions.
+This FFI wrapper was originally written by Andy Alness and gemified by Micah Winkelspecht.
+
+## Installation instructions
+
+You must first install libsecp256k1
+
+````
+    $ brew install autoconf
+    $ brew install automake
+    $ brew install libtool
+
+    $ git clone git@github.com:bitcoin/secp256k1.git
+    $ cd secp256k1
+
+    $ ./autogem.sh
+    $ ./configure
+    $ make
+    $ sudo make install
+
+````
+
+Then install the secp256k1 gem:
+
+````
+    $ gem install secp256k1
+````
+
+Or add this line to your Gemfile:
+
+````
+    gem 'secp256k1'
+````

data/Rakefile

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+require "bundler/gem_tasks"
+require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
+
+# Dir['tasks/*.rake'].sort.each { |f| load f }
+
+RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec)
+
+task :default => :spec

data/lib/secp256k1.rb

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+require 'secp256k1/ffi'
+
+module Secp256k1
+end

data/lib/secp256k1/ffi.rb

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+# encoding: ascii-8bit
+
+# Wraps libsecp256k1 (https://github.com/bitcoin/secp256k1)
+module Secp256k1
+  require 'ffi'
+  extend ::FFI::Library
+
+  SECP256K1_START_VERIFY = (1 << 0)
+  SECP256K1_START_SIGN   = (1 << 1)
+
+  # Load secp256k1 library and attach functions from C to Ruby via FFI.
+  def self.included(_base)
+    ffi_lib 'secp256k1'
+    attach_functions!
+  rescue LoadError => e
+    warn e.message
+  end
+
+  def self.attach_functions!
+    attach_function :secp256k1_start, [:int], :void
+    attach_function :secp256k1_stop, [], :void
+    attach_function :secp256k1_ec_seckey_verify, [:pointer], :int
+    attach_function :secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create, [:pointer, :pointer, :pointer, :int], :int
+    attach_function :secp256k1_ecdsa_sign, [:pointer, :int, :pointer, :pointer, :pointer, :pointer], :int
+    attach_function :secp256k1_ecdsa_verify, [:pointer, :int, :pointer, :int, :pointer, :int], :int
+    attach_function :secp256k1_ecdsa_sign_compact, [:pointer, :int, :pointer, :pointer, :pointer, :pointer], :int
+    attach_function :secp256k1_ecdsa_recover_compact, [:pointer, :int, :pointer, :pointer, :pointer, :int, :int], :int
+  end
+
+  def self.init
+    return if @secp256k1_started
+    secp256k1_start(SECP256K1_START_VERIFY | SECP256K1_START_SIGN)
+    @secp256k1_started = true
+  end
+
+  def self.generate_key_pair(compressed=true)
+    init
+
+    while true do
+      priv_key = SecureRandom.random_bytes(32)
+      priv_key_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, 32)
+      priv_key_buf.put_bytes(0, priv_key)
+      break if secp256k1_ec_seckey_verify(priv_key_buf)
+    end
+
+    pub_key_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, 65)
+    pub_key_size = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:int)
+    result = secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(pub_key_buf, pub_key_size, priv_key_buf, compressed ? 1 : 0)
+    raise "error creating pubkey" unless result
+
+    [ priv_key, pub_key_buf.read_string(pub_key_size.read_int) ]
+  end
+
+  def self.sign(data, priv_key)
+    init
+
+    data_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, data.bytesize)
+    data_buf.put_bytes(0, data)
+
+    sig_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, 72)
+    sig_size = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:int)
+    sig_size.write_int(72)
+
+    priv_key_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, priv_key.bytesize)
+    priv_key_buf.put_bytes(0, priv_key)
+
+    while true do
+      nonce = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, 32)
+      nonce.put_bytes(0, SecureRandom.random_bytes(32))
+      break if secp256k1_ecdsa_sign(data_buf, data.bytesize, sig_buf, sig_size, priv_key, nonce)
+    end
+
+    sig_buf.read_string(sig_size.read_int)
+  end
+
+  def self.verify(data, signature, pub_key)
+    init
+
+    data_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, data.bytesize)
+    data_buf.put_bytes(0, data)
+
+    sig_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, signature.bytesize)
+    sig_buf.put_bytes(0, signature)
+
+    pub_key_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, pub_key.bytesize)
+    pub_key_buf.put_bytes(0, pub_key)
+
+    result = secp256k1_ecdsa_verify(data_buf, data.bytesize,
+                                    sig_buf, signature.bytesize,
+                                    pub_key_buf, pub_key.bytesize)
+    if result == -1
+      raise "error invalid pubkey"
+    elsif result == -2
+      raise "error invalid signature"
+    end
+
+    result == 1
+  end
+
+  def self.sign_compact(message, priv_key, compressed=true)
+    init
+
+    message_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, message.bytesize)
+    message_buf.put_bytes(0, message)
+
+    sig_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, 64)
+
+    priv_key_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, priv_key.bytesize)
+    priv_key_buf.put_bytes(0, priv_key)
+
+    rec_id = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:int)
+
+    while true do
+      nonce = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, 32)
+      nonce.put_bytes(0, SecureRandom.random_bytes(32))
+      break if secp256k1_ecdsa_sign_compact(message_buf, message.bytesize, sig_buf, priv_key, nonce, rec_id)
+    end
+
+    header = [27 + rec_id.read_int + (compressed ? 4 : 0)].pack("C")
+    [ header, sig_buf.read_string(64) ].join
+  end
+
+  def self.recover_compact(message, signature)
+    init
+
+    return nil if signature.bytesize != 65
+
+    version = signature.unpack('C')[0]
+    return nil if version < 27 || version > 34
+
+    compressed = version >= 31 ? true : false
+    version -= 4 if compressed
+    rec_id = version - 27
+
+    message_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, message.bytesize)
+    message_buf.put_bytes(0, message)
+
+    signature[0] = ''
+    sig_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, signature.bytesize)
+    sig_buf.put_bytes(0, signature)
+
+    pub_key_len = compressed ? 33 : 65
+    pub_key_buf = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:uchar, pub_key_len)
+    pub_key_size = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:int)
+    pub_key_size.write_int(pub_key_len)
+
+    result = secp256k1_ecdsa_recover_compact(message_buf, message.bytesize,
+                                             sig_buf,
+                                             pub_key_buf, pub_key_size,
+                                             compressed ? 1 : 0,
+                                             rec_id)
+    return nil unless result
+
+    pub_key_buf.read_bytes(pub_key_size.read_int)
+  end
+end

data/lib/secp256k1/version.rb

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+module Secp256k1
+  VERSION = '0.0.1'
+end

data/secp256k1.gemspec

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+# coding: utf-8
+lib = File.expand_path('../lib', __FILE__)
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
+require 'secp256k1/version'
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
+  spec.name          = "secp256k1"
+  spec.version       = Secp256k1::VERSION
+  spec.authors       = ["Andy Alness", "Micah Winkelspecht"]
+  spec.email         = ["hello@gem.co"]
+  spec.description   = %q{A Ruby Gem wrapper for libsecp256k1 by Peter Wiulle}
+  spec.summary       = %q{A Ruby Gem wrapper for libsecp256k1 by Peter Wiulle}
+  spec.homepage      = ""
+  spec.license       = "MIT"
+
+  spec.files         = `git ls-files`.split($/)
+  spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^bin/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
+  spec.test_files    = spec.files.grep(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
+  spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
+  
+  spec.add_dependency "ffi"
+    
+  spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.3"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rake"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rspec"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "simplecov"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "coveralls"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "pry"
+end

data/spec/ffi_spec.rb

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+# encoding: ascii-8bit
+
+require_relative 'spec_helper.rb'
+require 'secp256k1'
+include Secp256k1
+
+describe 'libsecp256k1' do
+
+  it 'sign and verify' do
+    priv, pub = Secp256k1.generate_key_pair
+    signature = Secp256k1.sign("derp", priv)
+    expect(Secp256k1.verify("derp", signature, pub)).to eql(true)
+  end
+
+  it 'sign compact and recover' do
+    priv, pub = Secp256k1.generate_key_pair
+    signature = Secp256k1.sign_compact("derp", priv)
+    expect(signature.bytesize).to eql(65)
+    pub2 = Secp256k1.recover_compact("derp", signature)
+    expect(pub2.bytesize).to eql(33)
+    expect(pub2).to eql(pub)
+  end
+
+  it 'sign compact and recover (uncompressed)' do
+    # uncompressed
+    priv, pub = Secp256k1.generate_key_pair(compressed=false)
+    signature = Secp256k1.sign_compact("derp", priv, compressed=false)
+    expect(signature.bytesize).to eql(65)
+    pub2 = Secp256k1.recover_compact("derp", signature)
+    expect(pub2.bytesize).to eql(65)
+    expect(pub2).to eql(pub)
+  end
+
+end

data/spec/spec_helper.rb

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+# This file was generated by the `rspec --init` command. Conventionally, all
+# specs live under a `spec` directory, which RSpec adds to the `$LOAD_PATH`.
+# The generated `.rspec` file contains `--require spec_helper` which will cause this
+# file to always be loaded, without a need to explicitly require it in any files.
+#
+# Given that it is always loaded, you are encouraged to keep this file as
+# light-weight as possible. Requiring heavyweight dependencies from this file
+# will add to the boot time of your test suite on EVERY test run, even for an
+# individual file that may not need all of that loaded. Instead, consider making
+# a separate helper file that requires the additional dependencies and performs
+# the additional setup, and require it from the spec files that actually need it.
+#
+# The `.rspec` file also contains a few flags that are not defaults but that
+# users commonly want.
+#
+# See http://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  # rspec-expectations config goes here. You can use an alternate
+  # assertion/expectation library such as wrong or the stdlib/minitest
+  # assertions if you prefer.
+  config.expect_with :rspec do |expectations|
+    # This option will default to `true` in RSpec 4. It makes the `description`
+    # and `failure_message` of custom matchers include text for helper methods
+    # defined using `chain`, e.g.:
+    # be_bigger_than(2).and_smaller_than(4).description
+    #   # => "be bigger than 2 and smaller than 4"
+    # ...rather than:
+    #   # => "be bigger than 2"
+    expectations.include_chain_clauses_in_custom_matcher_descriptions = true
+  end
+
+  # rspec-mocks config goes here. You can use an alternate test double
+  # library (such as bogus or mocha) by changing the `mock_with` option here.
+  config.mock_with :rspec do |mocks|
+    # Prevents you from mocking or stubbing a method that does not exist on
+    # a real object. This is generally recommended, and will default to
+    # `true` in RSpec 4.
+    mocks.verify_partial_doubles = true
+  end
+
+# The settings below are suggested to provide a good initial experience
+# with RSpec, but feel free to customize to your heart's content.
+=begin
+  # These two settings work together to allow you to limit a spec run
+  # to individual examples or groups you care about by tagging them with
+  # `:focus` metadata. When nothing is tagged with `:focus`, all examples
+  # get run.
+  config.filter_run :focus
+  config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
+
+  # Limits the available syntax to the non-monkey patched syntax that is recommended.
+  # For more details, see:
+  #   - http://myronmars.to/n/dev-blog/2012/06/rspecs-new-expectation-syntax
+  #   - http://teaisaweso.me/blog/2013/05/27/rspecs-new-message-expectation-syntax/
+  #   - http://myronmars.to/n/dev-blog/2014/05/notable-changes-in-rspec-3#new__config_option_to_disable_rspeccore_monkey_patching
+  config.disable_monkey_patching!
+
+  # This setting enables warnings. It's recommended, but in some cases may
+  # be too noisy due to issues in dependencies.
+  config.warnings = true
+
+  # Many RSpec users commonly either run the entire suite or an individual
+  # file, and it's useful to allow more verbose output when running an
+  # individual spec file.
+  if config.files_to_run.one?
+    # Use the documentation formatter for detailed output,
+    # unless a formatter has already been configured
+    # (e.g. via a command-line flag).
+    config.default_formatter = 'doc'
+  end
+
+  # Print the 10 slowest examples and example groups at the
+  # end of the spec run, to help surface which specs are running
+  # particularly slow.
+  config.profile_examples = 10
+
+  # Run specs in random order to surface order dependencies. If you find an
+  # order dependency and want to debug it, you can fix the order by providing
+  # the seed, which is printed after each run.
+  #     --seed 1234
+  config.order = :random
+
+  # Seed global randomization in this process using the `--seed` CLI option.
+  # Setting this allows you to use `--seed` to deterministically reproduce
+  # test failures related to randomization by passing the same `--seed` value
+  # as the one that triggered the failure.
+  Kernel.srand config.seed
+=end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: secp256k1
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Andy Alness
+- Micah Winkelspecht
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2014-12-08 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies:
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: ffi
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :runtime
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: bundler
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - "~>"
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '1.3'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - "~>"
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '1.3'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rake
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rspec
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: simplecov
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: coveralls
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: pry
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+description: A Ruby Gem wrapper for libsecp256k1 by Peter Wiulle
+email:
+- hello@gem.co
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- ".rspec"
+- ".simplecov"
+- ".travis.yml"
+- Gemfile
+- Gemfile.lock
+- LICENSE.txt
+- README.md
+- Rakefile
+- lib/secp256k1.rb
+- lib/secp256k1/ffi.rb
+- lib/secp256k1/version.rb
+- secp256k1.gemspec
+- spec/ffi_spec.rb
+- spec/spec_helper.rb
+- tasks/console.rake
+- tasks/default.rake
+homepage: ''
+licenses:
+- MIT
+metadata: {}
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 2.4.1
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 4
+summary: A Ruby Gem wrapper for libsecp256k1 by Peter Wiulle
+test_files:
+- spec/ffi_spec.rb
+- spec/spec_helper.rb