feat!: separate proving from noir_js (noir-lang#5072)

# Description

## Problem\*

Resolves <!-- Link to GitHub Issue -->

## Summary\*

This removes proving/verification functionality from `noir_js` in favour
of interacting with the backend.

## Additional Context



## Documentation\*

Check one:
- [ ] No documentation needed.
- [x] Documentation included in this PR.
- [ ] **[For Experimental Features]** Documentation to be submitted in a
separate PR.

# PR Checklist\*

- [x] I have tested the changes locally.
- [x] I have formatted the changes with [Prettier](https://prettier.io/)
and/or `cargo fmt` on default settings.

---------

Co-authored-by: Maxim Vezenov <[email protected]>

compiler/integration-tests/circuits/assert_lt/Nargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[package]
+name = "assert_lt"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+[dependencies]

compiler/integration-tests/circuits/assert_lt/src/main.nr

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use dep::std;
+
+fn main(x: u64, y: pub u64) -> pub u64 {
+    // We include a println statement to show that noirJS will ignore this and continue execution
+    std::println("foo");
+
+
+    assert(x < y);
+    x + y
+}

compiler/integration-tests/circuits/fold_fibonacci/Nargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fold_fibonacci"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.28.0"
+
+[dependencies]

compiler/integration-tests/circuits/fold_fibonacci/src/main.nr

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+fn main(x: u32) {
+    assert(fibonacci(x) == 55);
+}
+
+#[fold]
+fn fibonacci(x: u32) -> u32 {
+    if x <= 1 {
+        x
+    } else {
+        fibonacci(x - 1) + fibonacci(x - 2)
+    }
+}

compiler/integration-tests/package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "scripts": {
         "build": "echo Integration Test build step",
         "test": "yarn test:browser && yarn test:node",
-        "test:node": "bash ./scripts/codegen-verifiers.sh && hardhat test test/node/**/*",
+        "test:node": "bash ./scripts/setup.sh && hardhat test test/node/**/*",
         "test:browser": "web-test-runner",
         "test:integration:browser": "web-test-runner test/browser/**/*.test.ts",
         "test:integration:browser:watch": "web-test-runner test/browser/**/*.test.ts --watch",

compiler/integration-tests/scripts/codegen-verifiers.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
 
 NARGO_BACKEND_PATH=${NARGO_BACKEND_PATH:-bb}
 

compiler/integration-tests/scripts/compile-programs.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+self_path=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+
+package_root=$self_path/../
+
+assert_lt_dir=$package_root/circuits/assert_lt/
+nargo --program-dir $assert_lt_dir compile
+
+fold_fibonacci_dir=$package_root/circuits/fold_fibonacci/
+nargo --program-dir $fold_fibonacci_dir compile

compiler/integration-tests/scripts/setup.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+self_path=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+
+
+$self_path/compile-programs.sh
+$self_path/codegen-verifiers.sh

compiler/integration-tests/test/browser/compile_prove_verify.test.ts

@@ -51,19 +51,20 @@ test_cases.forEach((testInfo) => {
       throw e;
     }
 
-    const backend = new BarretenbergBackend(noir_program);
-    const program = new Noir(noir_program, backend);
-
     const prover_toml = await new Response(await getFile(`${base_relative_path}/${test_case}/Prover.toml`)).text();
     const inputs: InputMap = TOML.parse(prover_toml) as InputMap;
 
     // JS Proving
 
-    const proofWithPublicInputs = await program.generateProof(inputs);
+    const program = new Noir(noir_program);
+    const { witness } = await program.execute(inputs);
+
+    const backend = new BarretenbergBackend(noir_program);
+    const proof = await backend.generateProof(witness);
 
     // JS verification
 
-    const verified = await program.verifyProof(proofWithPublicInputs);
+    const verified = await backend.verifyProof(proof);
     expect(verified, 'Proof fails verification in JS').to.be.true;
   });
 

compiler/integration-tests/test/node/onchain_recursive_verification.test.ts

@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ it.skip(`smart contract can verify a recursive proof`, async () => {
 
   // Final proof
 
-  const recursion_backend = new BarretenbergBackend(recursionProgram);
-  const recursion = new Noir(recursionProgram, recursion_backend);
+  const recursion = new Noir(recursionProgram);
 
   const recursion_inputs: InputMap = {
     verification_key: vkAsFields,
@@ -66,8 +65,11 @@ it.skip(`smart contract can verify a recursive proof`, async () => {
     key_hash: vkHash,
   };
 
-  const recursion_proof = await recursion.generateProof(recursion_inputs);
-  expect(await recursion.verifyProof(recursion_proof)).to.be.true;
+  const { witness: recursionWitness } = await recursion.execute(recursion_inputs);
+
+  const recursion_backend = new BarretenbergBackend(recursionProgram);
+  const recursion_proof = await recursion_backend.generateProof(recursionWitness);
+  expect(await recursion_backend.verifyProof(recursion_proof)).to.be.true;
 
   // Smart contract verification
 

tooling/noir_js/test/node/e2e.test.ts → compiler/integration-tests/test/node/prove_and_verify.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import assert_lt_json from '../noir_compiled_examples/assert_lt/target/assert_lt.json' assert { type: 'json' };
-import fold_fibonacci_json from '../noir_compiled_examples/fold_fibonacci/target/fold_fibonacci.json' assert { type: 'json' };
+import assert_lt_json from '../../circuits/assert_lt/target/assert_lt.json' assert { type: 'json' };
+import fold_fibonacci_json from '../../circuits/fold_fibonacci/target/fold_fibonacci.json' assert { type: 'json' };
 import { Noir } from '@noir-lang/noir_js';
 import { BarretenbergBackend as Backend, BarretenbergVerifier as Verifier } from '@noir-lang/backend_barretenberg';
 import { CompiledCircuit } from '@noir-lang/types';
@@ -30,38 +30,20 @@ it('end-to-end proof creation and verification (outer)', async () => {
   expect(isValid).to.be.true;
 });
 
-it('end-to-end proof creation and verification (outer) -- Program API', async () => {
-  // Noir.Js part
-  const inputs = {
-    x: '2',
-    y: '3',
-  };
-
-  // Initialize backend
-  const backend = new Backend(assert_lt_program);
-  // Initialize program
-  const program = new Noir(assert_lt_program, backend);
-  // Generate proof
-  const proof = await program.generateProof(inputs);
-
-  // Proof verification
-  const isValid = await program.verifyProof(proof);
-  expect(isValid).to.be.true;
-});
-
 it('end-to-end proof creation and verification (outer) -- Verifier API', async () => {
   // Noir.Js part
   const inputs = {
     x: '2',
     y: '3',
   };
 
-  // Initialize backend
-  const backend = new Backend(assert_lt_program);
-  // Initialize program
-  const program = new Noir(assert_lt_program, backend);
+  // Execute program
+  const program = new Noir(assert_lt_program);
+  const { witness } = await program.execute(inputs);
+
   // Generate proof
-  const proof = await program.generateProof(inputs);
+  const backend = new Backend(assert_lt_program);
+  const proof = await backend.generateProof(witness);
 
   const verificationKey = await backend.getVerificationKey();
 

compiler/integration-tests/test/node/smart_contract_verifier.test.ts

@@ -38,19 +38,20 @@ test_cases.forEach((testInfo) => {
 
     const noir_program = compileResult.program;
 
-    const backend = new BarretenbergBackend(noir_program);
-    const program = new Noir(noir_program, backend);
+    const program = new Noir(noir_program);
 
     // JS Proving
 
     const prover_toml = readFileSync(resolve(`${base_relative_path}/${test_case}/Prover.toml`)).toString();
     const inputs = toml.parse(prover_toml);
+    const { witness } = await program.execute(inputs);
 
-    const proofData = await program.generateProof(inputs);
+    const backend = new BarretenbergBackend(noir_program);
+    const proofData = await backend.generateProof(witness);
 
     // JS verification
 
-    const verified = await program.verifyProof(proofData);
+    const verified = await backend.verifyProof(proofData);
     expect(verified, 'Proof fails verification in JS').to.be.true;
 
     // Smart contract verification

docs/docs/how_to/how-to-oracles.md

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ For example, if your Noir program expects the host machine to provide CPU pseudo
 ```js
 const foreignCallHandler = (name, inputs) => crypto.randomBytes(16) // etc
 
-await noir.generateProof(inputs, foreignCallHandler)
+await noir.execute(inputs, foreignCallHandler)
 ```
 
 As one can see, in NoirJS, the [`foreignCallHandler`](../reference/NoirJS/noir_js/type-aliases/ForeignCallHandler.md) function simply means "a callback function that returns a value of type [`ForeignCallOutput`](../reference/NoirJS/noir_js/type-aliases/ForeignCallOutput.md). It doesn't have to be an RPC call like in the case for Nargo.

docs/docs/how_to/how-to-recursion.md

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ You can use the [`os.cpus()`](https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#oscpus) object in `
 After instantiating the backend, you should also instantiate `noir_js`. We will use it to execute the circuit and get the witness.
 
 ```js
-const noir = new Noir(circuit, backend)
+const noir = new Noir(circuit)
 const { witness } = noir.execute(input)
 ```
 
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ const backends = {
   recursive: new BarretenbergBackend(circuits.recursive)
 }
 const noir_programs = {
-  main: new Noir(circuits.main, backends.main),
-  recursive: new Noir(circuits.recursive, backends.recursive)
+  main: new Noir(circuits.main),
+  recursive: new Noir(circuits.recursive)
 }
 ```
 
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ const { proofAsFields, vkAsFields, vkHash } = await backends.main.generateRecurs
     proof,
     numPublicInputs,
 );
-const recursiveProof = await noir_programs.recursive.generateProof(recursiveInputs)
+const { witness: recursiveWitness } = await noir_programs.recursive.execute(recursiveInputs)
+const recursiveProof = await backends.recursive.generateProof(recursiveWitness);
 ```
 
 :::

docs/docs/tutorials/noirjs_app.md

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ And instantiate them inside our try-catch block:
 ```ts
 // try {
 const backend = new BarretenbergBackend(circuit);
-const noir = new Noir(circuit, backend);
+const noir = new Noir(circuit);
 // }
 ```
 
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ Now we're ready to prove stuff! Let's feed some inputs to our circuit and calcul
 await setup(); // let's squeeze our wasm inits here
 
 display('logs', 'Generating proof... ⌛');
-const proof = await noir.generateProof(input);
+const { witness } = await noir.execute(input);
+const proof = await backend.generateProof(witness);
 display('logs', 'Generating proof... ✅');
 display('results', proof.proof);
 ```

tooling/noir_js/src/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as acvm from '@noir-lang/acvm_js';
 import * as abi from '@noir-lang/noirc_abi';
-import { CompiledCircuit, ProofData } from '@noir-lang/types';
+import { CompiledCircuit } from '@noir-lang/types';
 
 export {
   ecdsa_secp256r1_verify,
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ export { ErrorWithPayload } from './witness_generation.js';
 export { acvm, abi };
 
 // type exports for typedoc
-export { CompiledCircuit, ProofData };
+export { CompiledCircuit };

tooling/noir_js/src/program.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
-/* eslint-disable  @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-import { Backend, CompiledCircuit, ProofData } from '@noir-lang/types';
+import { CompiledCircuit } from '@noir-lang/types';
 import { generateWitness } from './witness_generation.js';
 import initAbi, { abiDecode, InputMap, InputValue } from '@noir-lang/noirc_abi';
 import initACVM, { compressWitnessStack, ForeignCallHandler } from '@noir-lang/acvm_js';
 
 export class Noir {
-  constructor(
-    private circuit: CompiledCircuit,
-    private backend?: Backend,
-  ) {}
+  constructor(private circuit: CompiledCircuit) {}
 
   /** @ignore */
   async init(): Promise<void> {
@@ -20,27 +16,6 @@ export class Noir {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   *
-   * @description
-   * Destroys the underlying backend instance.
-   *
-   * @example
-   * ```typescript
-   * await noir.destroy();
-   * ```
-   *
-   */
-  async destroy(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.backend?.destroy();
-  }
-
-  private getBackend(): Backend {
-    if (this.backend === undefined) throw new Error('Operation requires a backend but none was provided');
-    return this.backend;
-  }
-
-  // Initial inputs to your program
   /**
    * @description
    * Allows to execute a circuit to get its witness and return value.
@@ -60,36 +35,4 @@ export class Noir {
     const { return_value: returnValue } = abiDecode(this.circuit.abi, main_witness);
     return { witness: compressWitnessStack(witness_stack), returnValue };
   }
-
-  /**
-   *
-   * @description
-   * Generates a witness and a proof given an object as input.
-   *
-   * @example
-   * ```typescript
-   * async generateProof(input)
-   * ```
-   *
-   */
-  async generateProof(inputs: InputMap, foreignCallHandler?: ForeignCallHandler): Promise<ProofData> {
-    const { witness } = await this.execute(inputs, foreignCallHandler);
-    return this.getBackend().generateProof(witness);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   *
-   * @description
-   * Instantiates the verification key and verifies a proof.
-   *
-   *
-   * @example
-   * ```typescript
-   * async verifyProof(proof)
-   * ```
-   *
-   */
-  async verifyProof(proofData: ProofData): Promise<boolean> {
-    return this.getBackend().verifyProof(proofData);
-  }
 }

tooling/noir_js/test/node/execute.test.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const assert_lt_program = assert_lt_json as CompiledCircuit;
 const assert_msg_runtime = assert_msg_json as CompiledCircuit;
 const fold_fibonacci_program = fold_fibonacci_json as CompiledCircuit;
 
-it('returns the return value of the circuit', async () => {
+it('executes a single-ACIR program correctly', async () => {
   const inputs = {
     x: '2',
     y: '3',