@aztec/foundation 0.0.1-commit.b655e406 → 0.0.1-commit.c7c42ec

package/src/{fields/fields.ts → curves/bn254/field.ts}

@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ import { BarretenbergSync } from '@aztec/bb.js';
 
 import { inspect } from 'util';
 
-import { toBigIntBE, toBufferBE } from '../bigint-buffer/index.js';
-import { randomBytes } from '../crypto/random/index.js';
-import { hexSchemaFor } from '../schemas/utils.js';
-import { BufferReader } from '../serialize/buffer_reader.js';
-import { TypeRegistry } from '../serialize/type_registry.js';
-
-const ZERO_BUFFER = Buffer.alloc(32);
+import { toBigIntBE, toBufferBE } from '../../bigint-buffer/index.js';
+import { randomBytes } from '../../crypto/random/index.js';
+import { hexSchemaFor } from '../../schemas/utils.js';
+import { BufferReader } from '../../serialize/buffer_reader.js';
+import { TypeRegistry } from '../../serialize/type_registry.js';
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-declaration-merging */
 
@@ -25,14 +23,12 @@ type DerivedField<T extends BaseField> = {
 
 /**
  * Base field class.
- * Conversions from Buffer to BigInt and vice-versa are not cheap.
- * We allow construction with either form and lazily convert to other as needed.
- * We only check we are within the field modulus when initializing with bigint.
+ * Uses bigint as the internal representation.
+ * Buffers are generated on demand from the bigint value.
  */
 abstract class BaseField {
   static SIZE_IN_BYTES = 32;
-  private asBuffer?: Buffer;
-  private asBigInt?: bigint;
+  private readonly asBigInt: bigint;
 
   /**
    * Return bigint representation.
@@ -52,53 +48,41 @@ abstract class BaseField {
       if (value.length > BaseField.SIZE_IN_BYTES) {
         throw new Error(`Value length ${value.length} exceeds ${BaseField.SIZE_IN_BYTES}`);
       }
-      this.asBuffer =
-        value.length === BaseField.SIZE_IN_BYTES
-          ? value
-          : Buffer.concat([Buffer.alloc(BaseField.SIZE_IN_BYTES - value.length), value]);
+      this.asBigInt = toBigIntBE(value);
     } else if (typeof value === 'bigint' || typeof value === 'number' || typeof value === 'boolean') {
       this.asBigInt = BigInt(value);
-      if (this.asBigInt >= this.modulus()) {
-        throw new Error(`Value 0x${this.asBigInt.toString(16)} is greater or equal to field modulus.`);
-      } else if (this.asBigInt < 0n) {
-        throw new Error(`Value 0x${this.asBigInt.toString(16)} is negative.`);
-      }
     } else if (value instanceof BaseField) {
-      this.asBuffer = value.asBuffer;
       this.asBigInt = value.asBigInt;
     } else {
       throw new Error(`Type '${typeof value}' with value '${value}' passed to BaseField ctor.`);
     }
+
+    if (this.asBigInt < 0n) {
+      throw new Error(`Value 0x${this.asBigInt.toString(16)} is negative.`);
+    } else if (this.asBigInt >= this.modulus()) {
+      throw new Error(`Value 0x${this.asBigInt.toString(16)} is greater or equal to field modulus.`);
+    }
   }
 
   protected abstract modulus(): bigint;
 
   /**
-   * We return a copy of the Buffer to ensure this remains immutable.
+   * Converts the bigint to a Buffer.
    */
   toBuffer(): Buffer {
-    if (!this.asBuffer) {
-      this.asBuffer = toBufferBE(this.asBigInt!, 32);
-    }
-    return Buffer.from(this.asBuffer);
+    return toBufferBE(this.asBigInt, 32);
   }
 
   toString(): `0x${string}` {
-    return `0x${this.toBuffer().toString('hex')}`;
+    return `0x${this.asBigInt.toString(16).padStart(64, '0')}`;
   }
 
   toBigInt(): bigint {
-    if (this.asBigInt === undefined) {
-      this.asBigInt = toBigIntBE(this.asBuffer!);
-      if (this.asBigInt >= this.modulus()) {
-        throw new Error(`Value 0x${this.asBigInt.toString(16)} is greater or equal to field modulus.`);
-      }
-    }
     return this.asBigInt;
   }
 
   toBool(): boolean {
-    return Boolean(this.toBigInt());
+    return this.asBigInt !== 0n;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -106,11 +90,10 @@ abstract class BaseField {
    * Throws if the underlying value is greater than MAX_SAFE_INTEGER.
    */
   toNumber(): number {
-    const value = this.toBigInt();
-    if (value > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
-      throw new Error(`Value ${value.toString(16)} greater than than max safe integer`);
+    if (this.asBigInt > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
+      throw new Error(`Value ${this.asBigInt.toString(16)} greater than than max safe integer`);
     }
-    return Number(value);
+    return Number(this.asBigInt);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -118,8 +101,7 @@ abstract class BaseField {
    * May cause loss of precision if the underlying value is greater than MAX_SAFE_INTEGER.
    */
   toNumberUnsafe(): number {
-    const value = this.toBigInt();
-    return Number(value);
+    return Number(this.asBigInt);
   }
 
   toShortString(): string {
@@ -128,21 +110,24 @@ abstract class BaseField {
   }
 
   equals(rhs: BaseField): boolean {
-    return this.toBuffer().equals(rhs.toBuffer());
+    return this.asBigInt === rhs.asBigInt;
   }
 
   lt(rhs: BaseField): boolean {
-    return this.toBigInt() < rhs.toBigInt();
+    return this.asBigInt < rhs.asBigInt;
   }
 
   cmp(rhs: BaseField): -1 | 0 | 1 {
-    const lhsBigInt = this.toBigInt();
-    const rhsBigInt = rhs.toBigInt();
-    return lhsBigInt === rhsBigInt ? 0 : lhsBigInt < rhsBigInt ? -1 : 1;
+    const rhsBigInt = rhs.asBigInt;
+    return this.asBigInt === rhsBigInt ? 0 : this.asBigInt < rhsBigInt ? -1 : 1;
+  }
+
+  static cmp(lhs: BaseField, rhs: BaseField): -1 | 0 | 1 {
+    return lhs.cmp(rhs);
   }
 
   isZero(): boolean {
-    return this.toBuffer().equals(ZERO_BUFFER);
+    return this.asBigInt === 0n;
   }
 
   isEmpty(): boolean {
@@ -195,7 +180,7 @@ function fromHexString<T extends BaseField>(buf: string, f: DerivedField<T>) {
 
   const buffer = Buffer.from(checked.length % 2 === 1 ? '0' + checked : checked, 'hex');
 
-  return new f(buffer);
+  return new f(toBigIntBE(buffer));
 }
 
 /** Branding to ensure fields are not interchangeable types. */
@@ -335,7 +320,23 @@ export class Fr extends BaseField {
     return this.toString();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates an Fr instance from a plain object without Zod validation.
+   * This method is optimized for performance and skips validation, making it suitable
+   * for deserializing trusted data (e.g., from C++ via MessagePack).
+   * Handles buffers, strings, numbers, bigints, or existing instances.
+   * @param obj - Plain object, buffer, string, number, bigint, boolean, or Fr instance
+   * @returns An Fr instance
+   */
+  static fromPlainObject(obj: any): Fr {
+    if (obj instanceof Fr) {
+      return obj;
+    }
+    return new Fr(obj);
+  }
+
   static get schema() {
+    // Serialization from hex string.
     return hexSchemaFor(Fr);
   }
 }
@@ -495,14 +496,6 @@ function extendedEuclidean(a: bigint, modulus: bigint): [bigint, bigint, bigint]
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * GrumpkinScalar is an Fq.
- * @remarks Called GrumpkinScalar because it is used to represent elements in Grumpkin's scalar field as defined in
- *          the Aztec Protocol Specs.
- */
-export type GrumpkinScalar = Fq;
-export const GrumpkinScalar = Fq;
-
 /** Wraps a function that returns a buffer so that all results are reduced into a field of the given type. */
 export function reduceFn<TInput, TField extends BaseField>(fn: (input: TInput) => Buffer, field: DerivedField<TField>) {
   return (input: TInput) => fromBufferReduce(fn(input), field);

package/src/curves/bn254/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from './field.js';
+export * from './point.js';

package/src/curves/bn254/point.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+import {
+  BN254_G1_GENERATOR,
+  BN254_G2_GENERATOR,
+  BarretenbergSync,
+  type Bn254G1Point as BbApiBn254G1Point,
+  type Bn254G2Point as BbApiBn254G2Point,
+} from '@aztec/bb.js';
+
+import { Fq, Fr } from './field.js';
+
+/**
+ * BN254 G1 point using foundation field classes.
+ * Represents a point on the BN254 elliptic curve in affine coordinates.
+ */
+export class Bn254G1Point {
+  constructor(
+    public readonly x: Fq,
+    public readonly y: Fq,
+  ) {}
+
+  private toBbApiPoint(): BbApiBn254G1Point {
+    return {
+      x: this.x.toBuffer(),
+      y: this.y.toBuffer(),
+    };
+  }
+
+  private static fromBbApiPoint(point: BbApiBn254G1Point): Bn254G1Point {
+    return new Bn254G1Point(Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(point.x)), Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(point.y)));
+  }
+
+  async isOnCurve(): Promise<boolean> {
+    await BarretenbergSync.initSingleton();
+    const api = BarretenbergSync.getSingleton();
+
+    const apiPoint = this.toBbApiPoint();
+    const response = api.bn254G1IsOnCurve({ point: apiPoint });
+    return response.isOnCurve;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the generator point for BN254 G1, or perform scalar multiplication.
+   * When called without arguments, returns the base generator point.
+   * When called with a scalar, returns scalar * generator (useful for public key derivation).
+   */
+  static async generator(scalar?: Fr): Promise<Bn254G1Point> {
+    if (!scalar) {
+      return new Bn254G1Point(
+        Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(BN254_G1_GENERATOR.x)),
+        Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(BN254_G1_GENERATOR.y)),
+      );
+    }
+
+    await BarretenbergSync.initSingleton();
+    const api = BarretenbergSync.getSingleton();
+
+    const response = api.bn254G1Mul({
+      point: BN254_G1_GENERATOR,
+      scalar: scalar.toBuffer(),
+    });
+
+    return Bn254G1Point.fromBbApiPoint(response.point);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Decompress a BN254 G1 point from compressed form (32 bytes).
+   * The compressed format encodes the x-coordinate and the sign bit of the y-coordinate
+   * in the most significant bit.
+   */
+  static async fromCompressed(compressed: Buffer): Promise<Bn254G1Point> {
+    if (compressed.length !== 32) {
+      throw new Error('Invalid compressed point length');
+    }
+    await BarretenbergSync.initSingleton();
+    const api = BarretenbergSync.getSingleton();
+
+    const response = api.bn254G1FromCompressed({
+      compressed: new Uint8Array(compressed),
+    });
+
+    return Bn254G1Point.fromBbApiPoint(response.point);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Compress this BN254 G1 point to 32 bytes.
+   * The compressed format encodes the x-coordinate and the sign bit of the y-coordinate
+   * in the most significant bit (bit 255).
+   */
+  compress(): Buffer {
+    const xBytes = this.x.toBuffer();
+    // Get the least significant bit of y to determine the sign
+    const yLsb = this.y.toBigInt() & 1n;
+    // If y is odd, set the most significant bit (bit 255) of the output
+    if (yLsb === 1n) {
+      xBytes[0] |= 0x80;
+    }
+    return xBytes;
+  }
+
+  equals(other: Bn254G1Point): boolean {
+    return this.x.equals(other.x) && this.y.equals(other.y);
+  }
+
+  toString(): string {
+    return `Bn254G1Point(x: ${this.x.toString()}, y: ${this.y.toString()})`;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * BN254 G2 point using foundation field classes.
+ * Represents a point on the BN254 G2 curve (twist curve) in affine coordinates.
+ * G2 points use extension field coordinates (Fq2).
+ */
+export class Bn254G2Point {
+  constructor(
+    public readonly x: [Fq, Fq],
+    public readonly y: [Fq, Fq],
+  ) {}
+
+  private toBbApiPoint(): BbApiBn254G2Point {
+    return {
+      x: [this.x[0].toBuffer(), this.x[1].toBuffer()],
+      y: [this.y[0].toBuffer(), this.y[1].toBuffer()],
+    };
+  }
+
+  private static fromBbApiPoint(point: BbApiBn254G2Point): Bn254G2Point {
+    return new Bn254G2Point(
+      [Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(point.x[0])), Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(point.x[1]))],
+      [Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(point.y[0])), Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(point.y[1]))],
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the generator point for BN254 G2, or perform scalar multiplication.
+   * When called without arguments, returns the base generator point.
+   * When called with a scalar, returns scalar * generator.
+   */
+  static async generator(scalar?: Fr): Promise<Bn254G2Point> {
+    if (!scalar) {
+      return new Bn254G2Point(
+        [Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(BN254_G2_GENERATOR.x[0])), Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(BN254_G2_GENERATOR.x[1]))],
+        [Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(BN254_G2_GENERATOR.y[0])), Fq.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(BN254_G2_GENERATOR.y[1]))],
+      );
+    }
+
+    await BarretenbergSync.initSingleton();
+    const api = BarretenbergSync.getSingleton();
+
+    const response = api.bn254G2Mul({
+      point: BN254_G2_GENERATOR as BbApiBn254G2Point,
+      scalar: scalar.toBuffer(),
+    });
+
+    return Bn254G2Point.fromBbApiPoint(response.point);
+  }
+
+  equals(other: Bn254G2Point): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.x[0].equals(other.x[0]) &&
+      this.x[1].equals(other.x[1]) &&
+      this.y[0].equals(other.y[0]) &&
+      this.y[1].equals(other.y[1])
+    );
+  }
+
+  toString(): string {
+    return `Bn254G2Point(x: (${this.x[0].toString()}, ${this.x[1].toString()}), y: (${this.y[0].toString()}, ${this.y[1].toString()}))`;
+  }
+}

package/src/curves/grumpkin/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Fq } from '../bn254/field.js';
+
+export * from './point.js';
+
+/**
+ * GrumpkinScalar is an Fq.
+ * @remarks Called GrumpkinScalar because it is used to represent elements in Grumpkin's scalar field as defined in
+ *          the Aztec Protocol Specs.
+ */
+export type GrumpkinScalar = Fq;
+export const GrumpkinScalar = Fq;

package/src/{fields → curves/grumpkin}/point.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { toBigIntBE } from '../bigint-buffer/index.js';
-import { poseidon2Hash } from '../crypto/poseidon/index.js';
-import { randomBoolean } from '../crypto/random/index.js';
-import { hexSchemaFor } from '../schemas/utils.js';
-import { BufferReader, FieldReader, serializeToBuffer } from '../serialize/index.js';
-import { bufferToHex, hexToBuffer } from '../string/index.js';
-import { Fr } from './fields.js';
+import { toBigIntBE } from '../../bigint-buffer/index.js';
+import { poseidon2Hash } from '../../crypto/poseidon/index.js';
+import { randomBoolean } from '../../crypto/random/index.js';
+import { hexSchemaFor } from '../../schemas/utils.js';
+import { BufferReader, FieldReader, serializeToBuffer } from '../../serialize/index.js';
+import { bufferToHex, hexToBuffer } from '../../string/index.js';
+import { Fr } from '../bn254/field.js';
 
 /**
  * Represents a Point on an elliptic curve with x and y coordinates.
@@ -42,9 +42,28 @@ export class Point {
   }
 
   static get schema() {
+    // Serialization from hex string.
     return hexSchemaFor(Point);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a Point from a plain object without Zod validation.
+   * This method is optimized for performance and skips validation, making it suitable
+   * for deserializing trusted data (e.g., from C++ via MessagePack).
+   * Handles buffers, existing instances, or objects with x, y, and isInfinite fields.
+   * @param obj - Plain object, buffer, or Point instance
+   * @returns A Point instance
+   */
+  static fromPlainObject(obj: any): Point {
+    if (obj instanceof Point) {
+      return obj;
+    }
+    if (obj instanceof Buffer || Buffer.isBuffer(obj)) {
+      return Point.fromBuffer(obj);
+    }
+    return new Point(Fr.fromPlainObject(obj.x), Fr.fromPlainObject(obj.y), obj.isInfinite ?? false);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Generate a random Point instance.
    *

package/src/eth-address/index.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { inspect } from 'util';
 
 import { keccak256String } from '../crypto/keccak/index.js';
 import { randomBytes } from '../crypto/random/index.js';
-import { Fr } from '../fields/index.js';
+import { Fr } from '../curves/bn254/index.js';
 import { hexSchemaFor } from '../schemas/utils.js';
 import { BufferReader, FieldReader } from '../serialize/index.js';
 import { TypeRegistry } from '../serialize/type_registry.js';
@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ export class EthAddress {
     return new EthAddress(Buffer.from(address.replace(/^0x/i, ''), 'hex'));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates an EthAddress from a plain object without Zod validation.
+   * This method is optimized for performance and skips validation, making it suitable
+   * for deserializing trusted data (e.g., from C++ via MessagePack).
+   * Handles buffers (20 or 32 bytes), strings, or existing instances.
+   * @param obj - Plain object, buffer, string, or EthAddress instance
+   * @returns An EthAddress instance
+   */
+  public static fromPlainObject(obj: any): EthAddress {
+    if (obj instanceof EthAddress) {
+      return obj;
+    }
+    if (obj instanceof Buffer || Buffer.isBuffer(obj)) {
+      return obj.length === 20 ? new EthAddress(obj) : EthAddress.fromField(new Fr(obj));
+    }
+    return EthAddress.fromString(obj);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create a random EthAddress instance with 20 random bytes.
    * This method generates a new Ethereum address with a randomly generated set of 20 bytes.
@@ -240,8 +258,15 @@ export class EthAddress {
   }
 
   static get schema() {
+    // Serialization from hex string.
     return hexSchemaFor(EthAddress, EthAddress.isAddress);
   }
+
+  static areEqual(a: EthAddress | string, b: EthAddress | string) {
+    const addrA = typeof a === 'string' ? EthAddress.fromString(a) : a;
+    const addrB = typeof b === 'string' ? EthAddress.fromString(b) : b;
+    return addrA.equals(addrB);
+  }
 }
 
 // For deserializing JSON.

package/src/iterator/filter.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/** Wraps an async iterable iterator such that it filters values based on a predicate. */
+export async function* filter<T>(
+  iterator: AsyncIterableIterator<T>,
+  predicate: (item: T) => boolean | Promise<boolean>,
+): AsyncIterableIterator<T> {
+  for await (const item of iterator) {
+    if (await predicate(item)) {
+      yield item;
+    }
+  }
+}

package/src/iterator/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { filter } from './filter.js';

package/src/schemas/schemas.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
+import { EpochNumber, EpochNumberSchema } from '../branded-types/epoch.js';
+import { SlotNumber, SlotNumberSchema } from '../branded-types/slot.js';
 import { Buffer32 } from '../buffer/buffer32.js';
 import { SecretValue } from '../config/secret_value.js';
+import { Fq, Fr } from '../curves/bn254/field.js';
+import { Point } from '../curves/grumpkin/point.js';
 import { EthAddress } from '../eth-address/index.js';
-import { Fq, Fr } from '../fields/fields.js';
-import { Point } from '../fields/point.js';
-import { isHex, withoutHexPrefix } from '../string/index.js';
+import { isHex, withHexPrefix, withoutHexPrefix } from '../string/index.js';
 import { bufferSchema, hexSchema } from './utils.js';
 
 export const schemas = {
+  /** Accepts a number, bigint, or string as an EpochNumber. */
+  EpochNumber: EpochNumberSchema,
+
+  /** Accepts a number, bigint, or string as a SlotNumber. */
+  SlotNumber: SlotNumberSchema,
+
   /** Accepts a hex string. */
   EthAddress: EthAddress.schema,
 
@@ -50,19 +58,19 @@ export const schemas = {
       .max(2 ** 32 - 1),
   ),
 
+  /** Coerces input to UInt64. */
+  UInt64: z.union([z.bigint(), z.number(), z.string()]).pipe(
+    z.coerce
+      .bigint()
+      .min(0n)
+      .max(2n ** 64n - 1n),
+  ),
+
   /** Accepts a hex string as a Buffer32 type. */
   Buffer32: z.string().refine(isHex, 'Not a valid hex string').transform(Buffer32.fromString),
 
   /** Accepts a base64 string or an object `{ type: 'Buffer', data: [byte, byte...] }` as a buffer. */
-  Buffer: z.union([
-    bufferSchema,
-    z
-      .object({
-        type: z.literal('Buffer'),
-        data: z.array(z.number().int().min(0).max(255)),
-      })
-      .transform(({ data }) => Buffer.from(data)),
-  ]),
+  Buffer: bufferSchema,
 
   /** Accepts a hex string as a buffer. */
   BufferHex: z
@@ -74,9 +82,12 @@ export const schemas = {
   /** Hex string with an optional 0x prefix which gets removed as part of the parsing. */
   HexString: hexSchema,
 
+  /** Hex string with an optional 0x prefix which gets enforced as part of the parsing. */
+  HexStringWith0x: z.string().refine(isHex, 'Not a valid hex string').transform(withHexPrefix),
+
   /** A secret config value */
   SecretValue: SecretValue.schema,
 };
 
 // These are needed to avoid errors such as: "The inferred type of 'YourClassSchema' cannot be named without a reference to..."
-export type { EthAddress, Fq, Fr, Point };
+export type { EpochNumber, EthAddress, Fq, Fr, Point, SlotNumber };

package/src/schemas/types.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,36 @@
 import type { ZodType } from 'zod';
 
 export type ZodFor<T> = ZodType<T, any, any>;
+
+/**
+ * Creates a schema validator that enforces all properties of type T are present in the schema.
+ * This provides compile-time safety to ensure schemas don't miss optional properties.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * interface MyConfig {
+ *   foo: string;
+ *   bar?: number;
+ * }
+ *
+ * // ✅ This will work - all keys present
+ * const schema1 = zodFor<MyConfig>()(z.object({
+ *   foo: z.string(),
+ *   bar: z.number().optional(),
+ * }));
+ *
+ * // ❌ This will error - 'bar' is missing
+ * const schema2 = zodFor<MyConfig>()(z.object({
+ *   foo: z.string(),
+ * }));
+ * ```
+ */
+export function zodFor<T>() {
+  return (schema => schema) as <S extends ZodType<any, any, any>>(
+    schema: keyof T extends keyof S['_output']
+      ? keyof S['_output'] extends keyof T
+        ? S
+        : S & { __error__: 'Schema has extra keys not in type'; __extra__: Exclude<keyof S['_output'], keyof T> }
+      : S & { __error__: 'Schema is missing keys from type'; __missing__: Exclude<keyof T, keyof S['_output']> },
+  ) => S;
+}

package/src/schemas/utils.ts

@@ -21,13 +21,25 @@ export const hexSchema = z.string().refine(isHex, 'Not a valid hex string').tran
 // Copied from zod internals, which was copied from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7860392/determine-if-string-is-in-base64-using-javascript
 const base64Regex = /^([0-9a-zA-Z+/]{4})*(([0-9a-zA-Z+/]{2}==)|([0-9a-zA-Z+/]{3}=))?$/;
 
-/** Schema for a buffer represented as a base64 string. */
-export const bufferSchema = z
-  .string()
-  // We only test the str for base64 if it's shorter than 1024 bytes, otherwise we've run into maximum
-  // stack size exceeded errors when trying to validate excessively long strings (such as contract bytecode).
-  .refine(str => str.length > 1024 || base64Regex.test(str), 'Not a valid base64 string')
-  .transform(data => Buffer.from(data, 'base64'));
+/** Schema for a buffer represented as a base64 string or a Buffer object. */
+export const bufferSchema: ZodFor<Buffer> = z.union([
+  // Serialization from base64 string.
+  z
+    .string()
+    // We only test the str for base64 if it's shorter than 1024 bytes, otherwise we've run into maximum
+    // stack size exceeded errors when trying to validate excessively long strings (such as contract bytecode).
+    .refine(str => str.length > 1024 || base64Regex.test(str), 'Not a valid base64 string')
+    .transform(data => Buffer.from(data, 'base64')),
+  // Serialization from Buffer-annotated object.
+  z
+    .object({
+      type: z.literal('Buffer'),
+      data: z.array(z.number().int().min(0).max(255)),
+    })
+    .transform(({ data }) => Buffer.from(data)),
+  // Serialization from Buffer
+  z.instanceof(Buffer),
+]);
 
 export class ZodNullableOptional<T extends ZodTypeAny> extends ZodOptional<T> {
   _isNullableOptional = true;
@@ -88,12 +100,13 @@ export function hexSchemaFor<TClass extends { fromString(str: string): any } | {
  */
 export function bufferSchemaFor<TClass extends { fromBuffer(buf: Buffer): any }>(
   klazz: TClass,
+  refinement?: (buf: Buffer) => boolean,
 ): ZodType<
   TClass extends { fromBuffer(buf: Buffer): infer TInstance } ? ToJsonIs<TInstance, Buffer> : never,
   any,
   string
 > {
-  return bufferSchema.transform(klazz.fromBuffer.bind(klazz));
+  return bufferSchema.refine(refinement ?? (() => true), 'Not a valid buffer').transform(klazz.fromBuffer.bind(klazz));
 }
 
 /** Creates a schema for a js Map type that matches the serialization used in jsonStringify. */

package/src/serialize/field_reader.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Fq, type Fr } from '../fields/fields.js';
+import { Fq, type Fr } from '../curves/bn254/field.js';
 import type { Tuple } from './types.js';
 
 /**

package/src/serialize/free_funcs.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { toBufferBE } from '../bigint-buffer/index.js';
-import { Fr } from '../fields/fields.js';
+import { Fr } from '../curves/bn254/field.js';
 import type { Tuple } from './types.js';
 
 /**