revert!: deprecate VDF crate (#683)

* deprecate minroot & add hashchain

* changelog

* fix stupid bug & ark-serialize derive

* deprecate VDF crate

CODEOWNERS

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 # Owner of `jf-rescue` crate
 /rescue/ @philippecamacho
 
-# Owner of `jf-vdf` crate
-/vdf/ @mrain
-
 # Owner of `jf-vid` crate
 /vid/ @ggutoski @akonring
 

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
-members = ["aead", "commitment", "crhf", "elgamal", "merkle_tree", "pcs", "plonk", "prf", "relation", "rescue", "signature", "utilities", "vdf", "vid", "vrf"]
+members = ["aead", "commitment", "crhf", "elgamal", "merkle_tree", "pcs", "plonk", "prf", "relation", "rescue", "signature", "utilities", "vid", "vrf"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ark-bw6-761 = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
 ark-ec = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
 ark-ff = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false, features = [ "asm" ] }
 ark-poly = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
-ark-serialize = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
+ark-serialize = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false, features = [ "derive" ] }
 ark-std = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
 derivative = { version = "2", features = ["use_core"] }
 digest = { version = "0.10.1", default-features = false, features = [ "alloc" ] }

README.md

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ For general discussions on Jellyfish PLONK, please join our [Discord channel](ht
 - ['jf-aead'](aead): authenticated encryption with associated data (AEAD) implementation.
 - ['jf-merkle-tree'](merkle_tree): various (vanilla, sparse, namespaced) Merkle tree trait definitions and implementations.
 - ['jf-pcs'](pcs): polynomial commitment scheme (PCS) trait definitions and univariate/multilinear KZG-PCS implementations.
-- ['jf-vdf'](vdf): verifiable delay function (VDF) trait definitions and (non-verifiable) MinRoot implementation.
 - ['jf-vid'](vid): verifiable information dispersal (VID) trait definition and implementation.
 
 ### Plonk

scripts/check_no_std.sh

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ cargo-nono check --no-default-features --package jf-merkle-tree --features "gadg
 cargo-nono check --no-default-features --package jf-pcs --features "test-srs"
 cargo-nono check --no-default-features --package jf-rescue --features "gadgets"
 cargo-nono check --no-default-features --package jf-signature --features "bls, schnorr, gadgets"
-cargo-nono check --no-default-features --package jf-vdf
 cargo-nono check --no-default-features --package jf-vid --features "test-srs"
 cargo-nono check --no-default-features --package jf-aead
 cargo-nono check --no-default-features --package jf-elgamal --features "gadgets"

scripts/run_tests.sh

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ cargo +nightly test --release -p jf-merkle-tree --features gadgets -- -Zunstable
 cargo +nightly test --release -p jf-pcs --features test-srs -- -Zunstable-options --report-time
 cargo +nightly test --release -p jf-rescue --features gadgets -- -Zunstable-options --report-time
 cargo +nightly test --release -p jf-signature --features "bls, schnorr, gadgets" -- -Zunstable-options --report-time
-cargo +nightly test --release -p jf-vdf -- -Zunstable-options --report-time
 cargo +nightly test --release -p jf-vid --features test-srs -- -Zunstable-options --report-time
 cargo +nightly test --release -p jf-aead -- -Zunstable-options --report-time
 cargo +nightly test --release -p jf-elgamal --features gadgets -- -Zunstable-options --report-time