Support arrays, structs, and identifiers in ternary operators

circuit/program/src/data/literal/mod.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mod cast_lossy;
 mod equal;
 mod from_bits;
 mod size_in_bits;
+mod ternary;
 mod to_bits;
 mod to_fields;
 mod to_type;

circuit/program/src/data/literal/ternary.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019-2026 Provable Inc.
+// This file is part of the snarkVM library.
+
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use super::*;
+
+impl<A: Aleo> Ternary for Literal<A> {
+    type Boolean = Boolean<A>;
+    type Output = Self;
+
+    /// Returns `first` if `condition` is `true`, otherwise returns `second`.
+    /// The `first` and `second` literals must be the same variant, and must be a variant for which
+    /// ternary selection is supported. Callers are expected to enforce this via type-checking
+    /// before invocation; mismatched or unsupported variants are treated as unreachable.
+    fn ternary(condition: &<Self as Ternary>::Boolean, first: &Self, second: &Self) -> <Self as Ternary>::Output {
+        match (first, second) {
+            (Self::Address(a), Self::Address(b)) => Self::Address(Address::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::Boolean(a), Self::Boolean(b)) => Self::Boolean(Boolean::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::Field(a), Self::Field(b)) => Self::Field(Field::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::Group(a), Self::Group(b)) => Self::Group(Group::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::I8(a), Self::I8(b)) => Self::I8(I8::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::I16(a), Self::I16(b)) => Self::I16(I16::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::I32(a), Self::I32(b)) => Self::I32(I32::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::I64(a), Self::I64(b)) => Self::I64(I64::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::I128(a), Self::I128(b)) => Self::I128(I128::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::U8(a), Self::U8(b)) => Self::U8(U8::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::U16(a), Self::U16(b)) => Self::U16(U16::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::U32(a), Self::U32(b)) => Self::U32(U32::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::U64(a), Self::U64(b)) => Self::U64(U64::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::U128(a), Self::U128(b)) => Self::U128(U128::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::Scalar(a), Self::Scalar(b)) => Self::Scalar(Scalar::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::Signature(a), Self::Signature(b)) => Self::Signature(Ternary::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            (Self::Identifier(a), Self::Identifier(b)) => Self::Identifier(Ternary::ternary(condition, a, b)),
+            _ => unreachable!("ternary operands must be the same literal variant after type-checking"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::Circuit;
+    use snarkvm_utilities::{TestRng, Uniform};
+
+    fn check_dispatch(first: Literal<Circuit>, second: Literal<Circuit>) {
+        let true_ = Boolean::<Circuit>::new(Mode::Private, true);
+        let false_ = Boolean::<Circuit>::new(Mode::Private, false);
+        assert_eq!(first.eject_value(), Literal::ternary(&true_, &first, &second).eject_value());
+        assert_eq!(second.eject_value(), Literal::ternary(&false_, &first, &second).eject_value());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_literal_ternary_dispatches_all_supported_variants() {
+        let mut rng = TestRng::default();
+
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::Address(Address::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::Address(Address::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::Boolean(Boolean::new(Mode::Private, true)),
+            Literal::Boolean(Boolean::new(Mode::Private, false)),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::Field(Field::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::Field(Field::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::Group(Group::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::Group(Group::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::I8(I8::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::I8(I8::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::I16(I16::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::I16(I16::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::I32(I32::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::I32(I32::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::I64(I64::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::I64(I64::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::I128(I128::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::I128(I128::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::U8(U8::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::U8(U8::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::U16(U16::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::U16(U16::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::U32(U32::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::U32(U32::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::U64(U64::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::U64(U64::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::U128(U128::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::U128(U128::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::Scalar(Scalar::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+            Literal::Scalar(Scalar::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng))),
+        );
+        check_dispatch(
+            Literal::Identifier(Box::new(IdentifierLiteral::new(
+                Mode::Private,
+                console::IdentifierLiteral::rand(&mut rng),
+            ))),
+            Literal::Identifier(Box::new(IdentifierLiteral::new(
+                Mode::Private,
+                console::IdentifierLiteral::rand(&mut rng),
+            ))),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic(expected = "ternary operands must be the same literal variant")]
+    fn test_literal_ternary_variant_mismatch_panics() {
+        let mut rng = TestRng::default();
+        let first = Literal::<Circuit>::Field(Field::new(Mode::Private, Uniform::rand(&mut rng)));
+        let second = Literal::<Circuit>::Boolean(Boolean::new(Mode::Private, true));
+        let cond = Boolean::<Circuit>::new(Mode::Private, false);
+        let _ = Literal::ternary(&cond, &first, &second);
+    }
+}

circuit/program/src/data/plaintext/mod.rs

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ mod from_bits;
 mod from_fields;
 mod num_randomizers;
 mod size_in_fields;
+mod ternary;
 mod to_bits;
 mod to_bits_raw;
 mod to_fields;

circuit/program/src/data/plaintext/ternary.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019-2026 Provable Inc.
+// This file is part of the snarkVM library.
+
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use super::*;
+
+impl<A: Aleo> Ternary for Plaintext<A> {
+    type Boolean = Boolean<A>;
+    type Output = Self;
+
+    /// Returns `first` if `condition` is `true`, otherwise returns `second`.
+    /// The `first` and `second` plaintexts must have the same shape: same variant, arrays of equal
+    /// length with matching element shapes, or structs with matching keys in the same order.
+    /// Callers are expected to enforce this via type-checking before invocation; mismatched shapes
+    /// are treated as unreachable.
+    fn ternary(condition: &<Self as Ternary>::Boolean, first: &Self, second: &Self) -> <Self as Ternary>::Output {
+        match (first, second) {
+            (Self::Literal(a, _), Self::Literal(b, _)) => {
+                Self::Literal(Literal::ternary(condition, a, b), OnceCell::new())
+            }
+            (Self::Array(a, _), Self::Array(b, _)) if a.len() == b.len() => {
+                let elements = a.iter().zip_eq(b.iter()).map(|(x, y)| Plaintext::ternary(condition, x, y)).collect();
+                Self::Array(elements, OnceCell::new())
+            }
+            (Self::Struct(a, _), Self::Struct(b, _))
+                if a.len() == b.len() && a.keys().zip(b.keys()).all(|(ka, kb)| ka == kb) =>
+            {
+                let fields = a
+                    .iter()
+                    .zip_eq(b.iter())
+                    .map(|((key, x), (_, y))| (key.clone(), Plaintext::ternary(condition, x, y)))
+                    .collect();
+                Self::Struct(fields, OnceCell::new())
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!("ternary operands must have equivalent shape after type-checking"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::Circuit;
+
+    fn sample(mode: Mode, literal: &str) -> Plaintext<Circuit> {
+        let primitive = console::Plaintext::<<Circuit as Environment>::Network>::from_str(literal).unwrap();
+        Plaintext::new(mode, primitive)
+    }
+
+    fn check_both_branches(first: &Plaintext<Circuit>, second: &Plaintext<Circuit>) {
+        let true_ = Boolean::<Circuit>::new(Mode::Private, true);
+        let false_ = Boolean::<Circuit>::new(Mode::Private, false);
+        assert_eq!(first.eject_value(), Plaintext::ternary(&true_, first, second).eject_value());
+        assert_eq!(second.eject_value(), Plaintext::ternary(&false_, first, second).eject_value());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_plaintext_ternary_literal() {
+        let first = sample(Mode::Private, "1field");
+        let second = sample(Mode::Private, "2field");
+        check_both_branches(&first, &second);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_plaintext_ternary_flat_array() {
+        let first = sample(Mode::Private, "[ 1field, 2field, 3field ]");
+        let second = sample(Mode::Private, "[ 4field, 5field, 6field ]");
+        check_both_branches(&first, &second);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_plaintext_ternary_nested_array() {
+        let first = sample(Mode::Private, "[ [ 1u8, 2u8 ], [ 3u8, 4u8 ] ]");
+        let second = sample(Mode::Private, "[ [ 5u8, 6u8 ], [ 7u8, 8u8 ] ]");
+        check_both_branches(&first, &second);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_plaintext_ternary_struct() {
+        let first = sample(Mode::Private, "{ x: 1field, y: 2field }");
+        let second = sample(Mode::Private, "{ x: 3field, y: 4field }");
+        check_both_branches(&first, &second);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_plaintext_ternary_struct_of_arrays() {
+        let first = sample(Mode::Private, "{ a: [ 1u8, 2u8 ], b: 3field }");
+        let second = sample(Mode::Private, "{ a: [ 4u8, 5u8 ], b: 6field }");
+        check_both_branches(&first, &second);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_plaintext_ternary_array_of_structs() {
+        let first = sample(Mode::Private, "[ { x: 1field, y: 2field }, { x: 3field, y: 4field } ]");
+        let second = sample(Mode::Private, "[ { x: 5field, y: 6field }, { x: 7field, y: 8field } ]");
+        check_both_branches(&first, &second);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic(expected = "ternary operands must have equivalent shape")]
+    fn test_plaintext_ternary_array_length_mismatch_panics() {
+        let first = sample(Mode::Private, "[ 1field, 2field ]");
+        let second = sample(Mode::Private, "[ 3field, 4field, 5field ]");
+        let cond = Boolean::<Circuit>::new(Mode::Private, false);
+        let _ = Plaintext::ternary(&cond, &first, &second);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic(expected = "ternary operands must have equivalent shape")]
+    fn test_plaintext_ternary_struct_key_order_mismatch_panics() {
+        let first = sample(Mode::Private, "{ x: 1field, y: 2field }");
+        let second = sample(Mode::Private, "{ y: 3field, x: 4field }");
+        let cond = Boolean::<Circuit>::new(Mode::Private, false);
+        let _ = Plaintext::ternary(&cond, &first, &second);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic(expected = "ternary operands must have equivalent shape")]
+    fn test_plaintext_ternary_variant_mismatch_panics() {
+        let first = sample(Mode::Private, "1field");
+        let second = sample(Mode::Private, "[ 1field ]");
+        let cond = Boolean::<Circuit>::new(Mode::Private, false);
+        let _ = Plaintext::ternary(&cond, &first, &second);
+    }
+}

circuit/types/string/src/identifier_literal/mod.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 mod equal;
 mod helpers;
+mod ternary;
 
 use snarkvm_circuit_environment::prelude::*;
 use snarkvm_circuit_types_boolean::Boolean;