Standard curves and curve checking.
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432c4e18 1/* -*-c-*-
2 *
3 * $Id: field-parse.c,v 1.1 2004/03/27 17:54:11 mdw Exp $
4 *
5 * Parse field descriptions
6 *
7 * (c) 2004 Straylight/Edgeware
8 */
9
10/*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
11 *
12 * This file is part of Catacomb.
13 *
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28 */
29
30/*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------*
31 *
32 * $Log: field-parse.c,v $
33 * Revision 1.1 2004/03/27 17:54:11 mdw
34 * Standard curves and curve checking.
35 *
36 */
37
38/*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
39
40#include "field.h"
41
42/*----- Main code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
43
44/* --- @field_parse@ --- *
45 *
46 * Arguments: @qd_parse *qd@ = parser context
47 *
48 * Returns: Field pointer if OK, or null.
49 *
50 * Use: Parses a field description, which has the form
51 *
52 * * `prime', `niceprime' or `binpoly'
53 * * an optional `:'
54 * * the field modulus
55 */
56
57field *field_parse(qd_parse *qd)
58{
59 field *f;
60 mp *m = MP_NEW;
61
62 switch (qd_enum(qd, "prime,niceprime,binpoly")) {
63 case 0:
64 qd_delim(qd, ':');
65 if ((m = qd_getmp(qd)) == 0) return (0);
66 f = field_prime(m);
67 break;
68 case 1:
69 qd_delim(qd, ':');
70 if ((m = qd_getmp(qd)) == 0) return (0);
71 f = field_niceprime(m);
72 break;
73 case 2:
74 qd_delim(qd, ':');
75 if ((m = qd_getmp(qd)) == 0) return (0);
76 f = field_binpoly(m);
77 break;
78 default:
79 f = 0;
80 break;
81 }
82 mp_drop(m);
83 return (f);
84}
85
86/*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/