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commit 0a40e209d03e8ff9b6f81cd5969d3e845c633bfc
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat May 4 13:55:19 2024 -0400

    ci: Force disable testing for win ci builds

commit 55fae189fffc86f07a3448370f0a746670819712
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Thu May 2 21:54:35 2024 -0400

    feat: Working and tested openssl impl & defaults

commit 6ff8bb11774c51fd341b7699a3938fd894995fbf
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Thu Apr 25 17:45:42 2024 -0400

    refactor: Finish support and testing for mbedtls

commit 7cb7a93de4f6f5e741bc5129e3d928e44f050930
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Tue Apr 23 18:19:31 2024 -0400

    refactor!: MbedTLS on Windows, switch to uint32

commit 30e8dda6cbea86bdee6d5dfe48514385d3b9f81b
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Tue Apr 23 14:48:05 2024 -0400

    refactor: Crypto dep redesign working on Windows

commit d09c6c1bd5da3e2d79351daeba304ca99976a726
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Thu Apr 18 00:28:51 2024 -0400

    refactor!: Pushing what I have to dev

commit 54e06ada7d624ed0d28c6a6db04a149708841bf8
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat Apr 13 01:24:00 2024 -0400

    fix: convert constants to hex, inline macro, ParseErrorCode

commit 4215e3100d9a0d23119080d09638fa5b60d0c6d4
Merge: d3328f4 7485aa5
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Apr 3 18:26:30 2024 -0400

    Merge branch 'master' into develop

commit d3328f4152b22b28f24c43dda62464287f1efff5
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Apr 3 18:22:56 2024 -0400

    build: Included dependency and versions in client builds

commit b11bc0bac955fd5c6db65f0da48456bf5e748805
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Apr 3 18:10:08 2024 -0400

    fix: Fix c89 compatabilty comments and struct assignment

commit 9915bd41799a72413e6b400e150aa9f5fa797e25
Merge: 8e3d6ea 5184d7d
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat Mar 30 09:57:30 2024 -0400

    Merge branch 'master' into develop

commit 8e3d6ea5e3c83fe42cb904b6ccc4fe2b73f76aae
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat Mar 30 09:52:55 2024 -0400

    refactor!: Some api (struct) changes and updated tests

commit e88e8420520204e20802516f01d4488bb0b1d6ea
Merge: 490dfee 21f6c0a
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 3 15:02:34 2024 -0500

    Merge branch 'master' into develop

commit 490dfee4ef22479009627435c6ad728c3cbbab54
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 3 14:59:25 2024 -0500

    test: #3 tests for encryption/description and Macs

commit efa97490b7ed47f4e2f05bee52e2b33e14e439e6
Merge: 1b84e3c 120022a
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 3 14:55:48 2024 -0500

    merge master

commit 1b84e3c7c2e55b1ff9ffdd09b66873e11c131441
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat Mar 2 22:57:36 2024 -0500

    fix: #2 constent usage of sizeof() operator on struct types

commit 9de5a214c66adea0ef2d0bac63c59449de202a88
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 1 14:30:36 2024 -0500

    perf: avoid nc_key struct copy, cast and verify instead

commit b917b761120ed684af28d0707673ffadcf14b8fe
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Mon Feb 12 22:06:50 2024 -0500

    fix: found the constant time memcompare function

commit 9f85fff3b9f25da7410569ea94f994b88feb3910
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Feb 9 22:48:35 2024 -0500

    feat: added/update MAC functions to sign or verify nip44 payload

commit aa5113741bb419b02d6ea416bba571fa3d65db46
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Feb 7 01:37:53 2024 -0500

    add missing hmac-key output buffer

commit 55f47d22cc9ce4d1e22b70814d608c7ef3b1bbc9
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Feb 4 21:08:13 2024 -0500

    simple bug fixes, and public api argument validation tests

commit 73c5a713fb164ae8b4ac8a891a8020e08eae0a3b
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Feb 2 23:05:48 2024 -0500

    update api to return secpvalidate return code instead of internal return codes

commit 06c73004e1a39a7ea4ea3a89c22dee0f66adb236
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Feb 2 19:25:17 2024 -0500

    change to lgpl license

commit 6e79fdb3b6b6739fc7797d47e55a7691306cf736
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Jan 31 21:30:49 2024 -0500

    move validation macros, and optionally disable them

commit ac1e58837f1ba687939f78b5c03cadd346c10ddd
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Tue Jan 30 12:25:05 2024 -0500

    couple more tests, renable range checks, set flags for all projects

1 files changed, 79 insertions, 84 deletions

diff --git a/Taskfile.yaml b/Taskfile.yaml
index 9e48427..6524c5c 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -13,99 +13,37 @@
 version: '3'
 
 vars:
-  INSTALL_DIR: 'deps/'
-
-  #mbed tls variables
-  MBEDTLS_PACK_URL: 'https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/releases/download/v3.6.0/mbedtls-3.6.0.tar.bz2'
-  MBEDTLS_PACK_SHA: '3ecf94fcfdaacafb757786a01b7538a61750ebd85c4b024f56ff8ba1490fcd38'
-  MBED_TLS_VERSION: '3.6.0'
-  MBED_TLS_DIR: '{{.INSTALL_DIR}}mbedtls-{{.MBED_TLS_VERSION}}'
-
-  #secp256k1 variables
-  SECP256K1_PACK_URL: 'https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.1.tar.gz'
-  SECP256K1_PACK_SHA: '31b1a03c7365dbce7aff4be9526243da966c58a8b88b6255556d51b3016492c5'
-  SECP256K1_VERSION: '0.4.1'
-  SCP256K1_DIR: '{{.INSTALL_DIR}}secp256k1-{{.SECP256K1_VERSION}}'
+  CMAKE_BUILD_DIR: 'build/{{ OS }}'
 
 tasks:
 
   default:
     desc: "Build the library for your system"
-    deps:
-     - install
     cmds:
-     - task: build-local
-       vars: { CMAKE_TEST_STATUS: 'Off', BUILD_CONFIG: 'Release' }
+     - task: build-internal
+       vars: { CMAKE_TEST_STATUS: 'OFF', BUILD_CONFIG: 'Release' }
 
-  build-tests:
+  build-debug:
     desc: "Build libraries and test executable in debug mode"
-    deps:
-     - install
     cmds:
-     - task: build-local
-       vars: { CMAKE_TEST_STATUS: 'On', BUILD_CONFIG: 'Debug' }
+     - task: build-internal
+       vars: { CMAKE_TEST_STATUS: 'ON', BUILD_CONFIG: 'Debug' }
 
-  build-local:
+  build-internal:
     internal: true
     cmds:
-     - cmake -S . -B./build/ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={{.BUILD_CONFIG}} -DBUILD_TESTS={{.CMAKE_TEST_STATUS}} -DLOCAL_MBEDTLS_DIR={{.MBED_TLS_DIR}}/build -DLOCAL_SECP256K1_DIR={{.SCP256K1_DIR}}/build
-     - cmake --build build/ --config {{.BUILD_CONFIG}}
-     - cmd: echo "Build complete your files can be found in the build/ directory"
+     - cmake -S . -B{{.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR}} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={{.BUILD_CONFIG}} -DNC_BUILD_TESTS={{ .CMAKE_TEST_STATUS }} {{.USER_ARGS}}
+     - cmake --build {{.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR}} --config {{.BUILD_CONFIG}}
+     - cmd: echo "Build complete. Your files can be found in the {{.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR}} directory"
        silent: true
 
-  install:
-     desc: 'Installs dependencies locally'     
-     cmds:
-      #make install dir
-      - cmd: powershell -Command "mkdir {{.INSTALL_DIR}} -Force"
-        platforms: [windows]
-      - cmd: mkdir -p {{.INSTALL_DIR}}
-        platforms: [linux, darwin]
-      
-      #nstall deps locally 
-      - task: install-mbedtls
-      - task: install-secp256k1
-
-  install-mbedtls:
-    internal: true
-    sources:
-     - '{{.MBED_TLS_DIR}}/*.*'
-    cmds:
-    #downlaod mbedtls
-    - cd {{.INSTALL_DIR}} && curl -L -o mbedtls.tar.bz2 {{.MBEDTLS_PACK_URL}}
-    
-    - cmd: cd {{.INSTALL_DIR}} && echo "{{.MBEDTLS_PACK_SHA}} mbedtls.tar.bz2" | sha256sum -c
-      platforms: [linux, darwin]
-    - cmd: cd {{.INSTALL_DIR}} && certutil -hashfile mbedtls.tar.bz2
-      platforms: [windows]
-
-    #extract mbedtls
-    - cd {{.INSTALL_DIR}} && tar -xjf mbedtls.tar.bz2 
-    
-    #build using cmake
-    - cd {{.MBED_TLS_DIR}} && cmake -Bbuild/ -DUSE_SHARED_MBEDTLS_LIBRARY=On -DENABLE_TESTING=Off -DENABLE_PROGRAMS=Off -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    - cd {{.MBED_TLS_DIR}} && cmake --build build/
-
-  install-secp256k1:
-    internal: true
-    sources:
-     - '{{.SCP256K1_DIR}}/*.*'
+  #available to users and vnbuild runner
+  test:
+    desc: "Builds a local copy of the library in a debug configuration, then runs the test executable"
     cmds:
-    #downlaod mbedtls
-    - cd {{.INSTALL_DIR}} && curl -L -o secp56k1.tgz {{.SECP256K1_PACK_URL}}
-    
-    - cmd: cd {{.INSTALL_DIR}} && echo "{{.SECP256K1_PACK_SHA}} secp56k1.tgz" | sha256sum -c
-      platforms: [linux, darwin]
-    - cmd: cd {{.INSTALL_DIR}} && certutil -hashfile secp56k1.tgz
-      platforms: [windows]
+     - task: build-debug
+     - cmd: cd {{.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR}} && {{if eq OS "windows"}}debug/nctest.exe{{else}}./nctest{{end}}
 
-    #extract mbedtls
-    - cd {{.INSTALL_DIR}} && tar -xzf secp56k1.tgz
-    
-    #build using cmake
-    - cd {{.SCP256K1_DIR}} && cmake -Bbuild/ -DSECP256K1_ENABLE_MODULE_SCHNORRSIG=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    - cd {{.SCP256K1_DIR}} && cmake --build build/
-    
 
 #CI ONLY!!
 
@@ -127,7 +65,7 @@ tasks:
     desc: "Cleans the artifact directory"
     ignore_error: true
     cmds:
-    - for: [ bin/, build/, deps/]
+    - for: [ bin/, build/ ]
       task: clean-internal
       vars: { FILE: '{{.ITEM}}'}
 
@@ -139,7 +77,7 @@ tasks:
      - cmd: rm -rf '{{.FILE}}'
        platforms: [linux, darwin]
        
-     - cmd: powershell rm -Recurse '{{.FILE}}'
+     - cmd: powershell rm -Recurse -Force '{{.FILE}}'
        platforms: [windows]
 
   build_win_x64:
@@ -149,11 +87,11 @@ tasks:
       DLL_FILES: '{{.PROJECT_NAME}}.dll {{.PROJECT_NAME}}.lib license.txt'
       TARGET_STATIC: '{{.PROJECT_DIR}}/{{.BINARY_DIR}}/msvc-x64-release-{{.PROJECT_NAME}}-static.tgz'
       STATIC_FILES: '{{.PROJECT_NAME}}_static.lib license.txt'
-      BUILD_DIR: 'out/build/win-x64'
+      BUILD_DIR: 'build/win-x64'
     
     cmds:
-      #invoke cmake build 
-     - cmake -S . -B {{.BUILD_DIR}} -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    #invoke cmake build 
+     - cmake -S . -B {{.BUILD_DIR}} -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DNC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
      - cmake --build {{.BUILD_DIR}} --config Release  
     
     #copy license to build dir
@@ -170,11 +108,68 @@ tasks:
     internal: true
     desc: "Packs up the project source code and creates a tarball in the builds binary directory"
     vars:
-      TARGET_SOURCE: '{{.PROJECT_DIR}}/{{.BINARY_DIR}}/{{.PROJECT_NAME}}-source.tgz'
+      TARGET_SOURCE: '{{.PROJECT_DIR}}/{{.BINARY_DIR}}/{{.PROJECT_NAME}}-src.tgz'
       SOURCE_FILES: 'CMakeLists.txt src include license tests Taskfile.yaml'
 
     cmds:
       #tar up the source
      - tar -czf "{{.TARGET_SOURCE}}" {{.SOURCE_FILES}}  
  
-  
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+  
+  dev-update-deps:
+     desc: "Updates vendored projects files (headers mostly) from their source repositories to the latest version"
+     cmds:
+      - task: dev-update-monocypher
+      - task: dev-update-mbedtls-headers
+      - task: dev-update-openssl-headers
+
+  dev-update-monocypher:
+    vars:
+      MC_GIT_URL: 'https://github.com/LoupVaillant/Monocypher'
+      MC_GIT_BRANCH: 'master'       #NOTE: Always update to the latest master branch, then verify changes manually
+      MC_DIR: 'vendor/monocypher'
+      TMP_DIR: '.task/mc'
+    cmds:
+     - cmd: powershell mkdir '{{.TMP_DIR}}' -Force
+       ignore_error: true
+     
+     - defer: powershell rm -Recurse '{{.TMP_DIR}}' -Force
+     
+     - git clone --branch {{.MC_GIT_BRANCH}} {{.MC_GIT_URL}} '{{.TMP_DIR}}' 
+
+     - for: [ 'src/monocypher.h', 'src/monocypher.c' ]
+       cmd: powershell cp '{{.TMP_DIR}}/{{.ITEM}}' '{{.MC_DIR}}'
+
+  dev-update-mbedtls-headers:
+    vars:
+      MBEDTLS_GIT_URL: 'https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls'
+      MBEDTLS_GIT_BRANCH: 'development'
+      MBEDTLS_DIR: 'vendor/mbedtls'
+      TMP_DIR: '.task/mbedtls'
+    cmds:
+     - cmd: powershell mkdir '{{.TMP_DIR}}' -Force
+       ignore_error: true
+
+     - defer: powershell rm -Recurse '{{.TMP_DIR}}' -Force
+
+     - git clone --branch {{ .MBEDTLS_GIT_BRANCH }} {{ .MBEDTLS_GIT_URL }} '{{ .TMP_DIR }}' 
+
+     - for: [ 'include/mbedtls', 'include/psa' ]
+       cmd: powershell cp -Recurse -Force '{{ .TMP_DIR }}/{{ .ITEM }}' '{{.MBEDTLS_DIR}}/include'
+
+  dev-update-openssl-headers:
+    vars:
+      OPENSSL_GIT_URL: 'git://git.openssl.org/openssl.git'
+      OPENSSL_GIT_BRANCH: 'master'
+      OPENSSL_DIR: 'vendor/openssl'
+      TMP_DIR: '.task/openssl'
+    cmds:
+     - cmd: powershell mkdir '{{.TMP_DIR}}' -Force
+       ignore_error: true
+     
+     - defer: powershell rm -Recurse '{{.TMP_DIR}}' -Force
+     
+     - git clone --branch {{ .OPENSSL_GIT_BRANCH }} {{ .OPENSSL_GIT_URL }} '{{ .TMP_DIR }}' 
+     
+     - for: [ 'include/openssl' ]
+       cmd: powershell cp -Recurse -Force '{{ .TMP_DIR }}/{{ .ITEM }}' '{{.OPENSSL_DIR}}/include/openssl/'
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