crypto: add StringCompressed() for PublicKey

Add StringCompressed to get a string representation of the key in
compressed form.

Close #3263

Signed-off-by: Ekaterina Pavlova <ekt@morphbits.io>

cli/cmdargs/parser_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cmdargs
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func TestParseCosigner(t *testing.T) {
 			Scopes:           transaction.CalledByEntry | transaction.CustomContracts,
 			AllowedContracts: []util.Uint160{c1, c2},
 		},
-		acc.StringLE() + ":CustomGroups:" + hex.EncodeToString(priv.PublicKey().Bytes()): {
+		acc.StringLE() + ":CustomGroups:" + priv.PublicKey().StringCompressed(): {
 			Account:       acc,
 			Scopes:        transaction.CustomGroups,
 			AllowedGroups: keys.PublicKeys{priv.PublicKey()},

cli/query/query.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package query
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ func queryCandidates(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	var res []byte
 	res = fmt.Appendf(res, "Key\tVotes\tCommittee\tConsensus\n")
 	for _, val := range vals {
-		res = fmt.Appendf(res, "%s\t%d\t%t\t%t\n", hex.EncodeToString(val.PublicKey.Bytes()), val.Votes, comm.Contains(&val.PublicKey), val.Active)
+		res = fmt.Appendf(res, "%s\t%d\t%t\t%t\n", val.PublicKey.StringCompressed(), val.Votes, comm.Contains(&val.PublicKey), val.Active)
 	}
 	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(ctx.App.Writer, 0, 2, 2, ' ', 0)
 	_, err = tw.Write(res)
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ func queryCommittee(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, k := range comm {
-		fmt.Fprintln(ctx.App.Writer, hex.EncodeToString(k.Bytes()))
+		fmt.Fprintln(ctx.App.Writer, k.StringCompressed())
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ func queryVoter(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 	voted := "null"
 	if st.VoteTo != nil {
-		voted = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", hex.EncodeToString(st.VoteTo.Bytes()), address.Uint160ToString(st.VoteTo.GetScriptHash()))
+		voted = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", st.VoteTo.StringCompressed(), address.Uint160ToString(st.VoteTo.GetScriptHash()))
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(ctx.App.Writer, "\tVoted: %s\n", voted)
 	fmt.Fprintf(ctx.App.Writer, "\tAmount : %s\n", fixedn.ToString(&st.Balance, int(dec)))

cli/smartcontract/permission.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package smartcontract
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
@@ -28,10 +27,9 @@ func (p permission) MarshalYAML() (any, error) {
 			&yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: permHashKey},
 			&yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: p.Contract.Value.(util.Uint160).StringLE()})
 	case manifest.PermissionGroup:
-		bs := p.Contract.Value.(*keys.PublicKey).Bytes()
 		m.Content = append(m.Content,
 			&yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: permGroupKey},
-			&yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: hex.EncodeToString(bs)})
+			&yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: p.Contract.Value.(*keys.PublicKey).StringCompressed()})
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid permission type: %d", p.Contract.Type)
 	}

cli/smartcontract/smart_contract_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package smartcontract
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"flag"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ func TestPermissionMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 		p.Methods.Add("abc")
 		p.Methods.Add("lamao")
 		testPermissionMarshal(t, p,
-			"group: "+hex.EncodeToString(priv.PublicKey().Bytes())+"\n"+
+			"group: "+priv.PublicKey().StringCompressed()+"\n"+
 				"methods:\n    - abc\n    - lamao\n")
 	})
 }
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ func TestPermissionUnmarshalInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	priv, err := keys.NewPrivateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	pub := hex.EncodeToString(priv.PublicKey().Bytes())
+	pub := priv.PublicKey().StringCompressed()
 	u160 := random.Uint160().StringLE()
 	testCases := []string{
 		"hash: []\nmethods: '*'\n",                             // invalid hash type

cli/wallet/candidate_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package wallet_test
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"math/big"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ func TestRegisterCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	validatorAddress := testcli.ValidatorPriv.Address()
 	validatorPublic := testcli.ValidatorPriv.PublicKey()
-	validatorHex := hex.EncodeToString(validatorPublic.Bytes())
+	validatorHex := validatorPublic.StringCompressed()
 
 	e.In.WriteString("one\r")
 	e.Run(t, "neo-go", "wallet", "nep17", "multitransfer",

cli/wallet/multisig_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package wallet_test
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
@@ -45,9 +44,9 @@ func TestSignMultisigTx(t *testing.T) {
 			"--wallet", w,
 			"--wif", wif,
 			"--min", "2",
-			hex.EncodeToString(pubs[0].Bytes()),
-			hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes()),
-			hex.EncodeToString(pubs[2].Bytes()))
+			pubs[0].StringCompressed(),
+			pubs[1].StringCompressed(),
+			pubs[2].StringCompressed())
 	}
 	addAccount(wallet1Path, privs[0].WIF())
 	addAccount(wallet2Path, privs[1].WIF())

cli/wallet/wallet_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package wallet_test
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
@@ -437,16 +436,16 @@ func TestWalletInit(t *testing.T) {
 				"--wallet", walletPath,
 				"--min", "2"}
 			t.Run("invalid pub encoding", func(t *testing.T) {
-				e.RunWithError(t, append(cmd, hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[2].Bytes()),
+				e.RunWithError(t, append(cmd, pubs[1].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[1].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[2].StringCompressed(),
 					"not-a-pub")...)
 			})
 			t.Run("missing WIF", func(t *testing.T) {
-				e.RunWithError(t, append(cmd, hex.EncodeToString(pubs[0].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[2].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[3].Bytes()))...)
+				e.RunWithError(t, append(cmd, pubs[0].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[1].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[2].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[3].StringCompressed())...)
 			})
 			cmd = append(cmd, "--wif", privs[0].WIF())
 			t.Run("InvalidPublicKeys", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -455,18 +454,18 @@ func TestWalletInit(t *testing.T) {
 				e.In.WriteString("multipass\r")
 				defer e.In.Reset()
 
-				e.RunWithError(t, append(cmd, hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[2].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[3].Bytes()))...)
+				e.RunWithError(t, append(cmd, pubs[1].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[1].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[2].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[3].StringCompressed())...)
 			})
 			e.In.WriteString("multiacc\r")
 			e.In.WriteString("multipass\r")
 			e.In.WriteString("multipass\r")
-			e.Run(t, append(cmd, hex.EncodeToString(pubs[0].Bytes()),
-				hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes()),
-				hex.EncodeToString(pubs[2].Bytes()),
-				hex.EncodeToString(pubs[3].Bytes()))...)
+			e.Run(t, append(cmd, pubs[0].StringCompressed(),
+				pubs[1].StringCompressed(),
+				pubs[2].StringCompressed(),
+				pubs[3].StringCompressed())...)
 
 			script, err := smartcontract.CreateMultiSigRedeemScript(2, pubs)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -482,10 +481,10 @@ func TestWalletInit(t *testing.T) {
 				e.In.WriteString("multiacc\r")
 				e.In.WriteString("multipass\r")
 				e.In.WriteString("multipass\r")
-				e.RunWithError(t, append(cmd, hex.EncodeToString(pubs[0].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[2].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[3].Bytes()))...)
+				e.RunWithError(t, append(cmd, pubs[0].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[1].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[2].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[3].StringCompressed())...)
 			})
 
 			privs, pubs = testcli.GenerateKeys(t, 3)
@@ -508,9 +507,9 @@ func TestWalletInit(t *testing.T) {
 				e.Run(t, "neo-go", "wallet", "import-multisig",
 					"--wallet", walletPath,
 					"--min", "2",
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[0].Bytes()), // Public key of the already imported account
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubs[2].Bytes()))
+					pubs[0].StringCompressed(), // Public key of the already imported account
+					pubs[1].StringCompressed(),
+					pubs[2].StringCompressed())
 
 				w, err := wallet.NewWalletFromFile(walletPath)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -530,9 +529,9 @@ func TestWalletInit(t *testing.T) {
 				e.RunWithError(t, "neo-go", "wallet", "import-multisig",
 					"--wallet", walletPath,
 					"--min", "2",
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubsNew[0].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubsNew[1].Bytes()),
-					hex.EncodeToString(pubsNew[2].Bytes()))
+					pubsNew[0].StringCompressed(),
+					pubsNew[1].StringCompressed(),
+					pubsNew[2].StringCompressed())
 
 				w, err := wallet.NewWalletFromFile(walletPath)
 				require.NoError(t, err)

internal/basicchain/basic.go

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func Init(t *testing.T, rootpath string, e *neotest.Executor) {
 	require.NoError(t, ntr.Accounts[0].Decrypt("one", ntr.Scrypt))
 	designateSuperInvoker.Invoke(t, stackitem.Null{}, "designateAsRole",
 		int64(noderoles.P2PNotary), []any{ntr.Accounts[0].PublicKey().Bytes()})
-	t.Logf("Designated Notary node: %s", hex.EncodeToString(ntr.Accounts[0].PublicKey().Bytes()))
+	t.Logf("Designated Notary node: %s", ntr.Accounts[0].PublicKey().StringCompressed())
 
 	// Block #10: push verification contract with arguments into the chain.
 	verifyPath = filepath.Join(testDataPrefix, "verify_args", "verification_with_args_contract.go")

pkg/config/protocol_config_test.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ func TestGenesisExtensionsMarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("unmarshal config", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("good", func(t *testing.T) {
-			pubStr := hex.EncodeToString(pub.Bytes())
+			pubStr := pub.StringCompressed()
 			script := []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}
 			cfgYml := fmt.Sprintf(`ProtocolConfiguration:
   Genesis:
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@ func TestGenesisExtensionsMarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		t.Run("unknown role", func(t *testing.T) {
-			pubStr := hex.EncodeToString(pub.Bytes())
+			pubStr := pub.StringCompressed()
 			cfgYml := fmt.Sprintf(`ProtocolConfiguration:
   Genesis:
     Roles:
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ func TestGenesisExtensionsMarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		t.Run("last role", func(t *testing.T) {
-			pubStr := hex.EncodeToString(pub.Bytes())
+			pubStr := pub.StringCompressed()
 			cfgYml := fmt.Sprintf(`ProtocolConfiguration:
   Genesis:
     Roles:

pkg/crypto/keys/publickey.go

@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func (p *PublicKey) String() string {
 
 // MarshalJSON implements the json.Marshaler interface.
 func (p PublicKey) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	return json.Marshal(hex.EncodeToString(p.Bytes()))
+	return json.Marshal(p.StringCompressed())
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON implements the json.Unmarshaler interface.
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func (p *PublicKey) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 // MarshalYAML implements the YAML marshaler interface.
 func (p *PublicKey) MarshalYAML() (any, error) {
-	return hex.EncodeToString(p.Bytes()), nil
+	return p.StringCompressed(), nil
 }
 
 // UnmarshalYAML implements the YAML unmarshaler interface.
@@ -406,3 +406,9 @@ func (p *PublicKey) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(any) error) error {
 	}
 	return p.DecodeBytes(b)
 }
+
+// StringCompressed returns the hex string representation of the public key
+// in its compressed form.
+func (p *PublicKey) StringCompressed() string {
+	return hex.EncodeToString(p.Bytes())
+}

pkg/crypto/keys/publickey_test.go

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestDecodeFromString(t *testing.T) {
 	str := "03b209fd4f53a7170ea4444e0cb0a6bb6a53c2bd016926989cf85f9b0fba17a70c"
 	pubKey, err := NewPublicKeyFromString(str)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, str, hex.EncodeToString(pubKey.Bytes()))
+	require.Equal(t, str, pubKey.StringCompressed())
 
 	_, err = NewPublicKeyFromString(str[2:])
 	require.Error(t, err)

pkg/neotest/chain/chain.go

@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ func init() {
 
 	// Config entry must contain validators first in a specific order.
 	standByCommittee = make([]string, len(pubs))
-	standByCommittee[0] = hex.EncodeToString(pubs[2].Bytes())
-	standByCommittee[1] = hex.EncodeToString(pubs[0].Bytes())
-	standByCommittee[2] = hex.EncodeToString(pubs[3].Bytes())
-	standByCommittee[3] = hex.EncodeToString(pubs[1].Bytes())
-	standByCommittee[4] = hex.EncodeToString(pubs[4].Bytes())
-	standByCommittee[5] = hex.EncodeToString(pubs[5].Bytes())
+	standByCommittee[0] = pubs[2].StringCompressed()
+	standByCommittee[1] = pubs[0].StringCompressed()
+	standByCommittee[2] = pubs[3].StringCompressed()
+	standByCommittee[3] = pubs[1].StringCompressed()
+	standByCommittee[4] = pubs[4].StringCompressed()
+	standByCommittee[5] = pubs[5].StringCompressed()
 
 	multiValidatorAcc = make([]*wallet.Account, 4)
 	sort.Sort(pubs[:4])

pkg/services/oracle/response.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package oracle
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	gio "io"
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func (o *Oracle) AddResponse(pub *keys.PublicKey, reqID uint64, txSig []byte) {
 			ok = pub.VerifyHashable(txSig, uint32(o.Network), incTx.backupTx)
 			if !ok {
 				o.Log.Debug("invalid response signature",
-					zap.String("pub", hex.EncodeToString(pub.Bytes())))
+					zap.String("pub", pub.StringCompressed()))
 				incTx.Unlock()
 				return
 			}

pkg/smartcontract/context/context_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package context
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ func TestParameterContext_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 					Value: sign,
 				}},
 				Signatures: map[string][]byte{
-					hex.EncodeToString(priv.PublicKey().Bytes()): sign,
+					priv.PublicKey().StringCompressed(): sign,
 				},
 			},
 		},

pkg/smartcontract/context/item.go

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package context
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
-
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract"
 )
@@ -16,11 +14,11 @@ type Item struct {
 
 // GetSignature returns a signature for the pub if present.
 func (it *Item) GetSignature(pub *keys.PublicKey) []byte {
-	return it.Signatures[hex.EncodeToString(pub.Bytes())]
+	return it.Signatures[pub.StringCompressed()]
 }
 
 // AddSignature adds a signature for the pub.
 func (it *Item) AddSignature(pub *keys.PublicKey, sig []byte) {
-	pubHex := hex.EncodeToString(pub.Bytes())
+	pubHex := pub.StringCompressed()
 	it.Signatures[pubHex] = sig
 }