Remove generateSigners function and refactor with Salter().signers()

src/keri/core/__init__.py

@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@
 
 from .coring import Tholder
 from .indexing import Indexer, Siger, IdrDex, IdxSigDex
-from .signing import (Signer, Salter, Cipher, Encrypter, Decrypter,
-                      generateSigners, )
+from .signing import (Signer, Salter, Cipher, Encrypter, Decrypter, )

src/keri/core/signing.py

@@ -25,44 +25,6 @@
 ECDSA_256k1_SEEDBYTES = 32
 
 
-# deprecated use Salter.signers instead
-def generateSigners(raw=None, count=8, transferable=True):
-    """Returns list of Signers for Ed25519
-
-    Deprecated, use Salter.signers instead.
-
-    Use this when simply need valid AIDs but not when need valid controller
-    contexts. In the latter case use openHby or openHab which create databases.
-
-    Parameters:
-        raw (bytes):  16 byte long salt cryptomatter from which seeds
-            for Signers in list are derived
-            random salt created if not provided
-        count is number of signers in list
-        transferable is boolean true means signer.verfer code is transferable
-                                non-transferable otherwise
-    """
-    if not raw:
-        raw = pysodium.randombytes(pysodium.crypto_pwhash_SALTBYTES)
-
-    signers = []
-    for i in range(count):
-        path = f"{i:x}"
-        # algorithm default is argon2id
-        seed = pysodium.crypto_pwhash(outlen=32,
-                                      passwd=path,
-                                      salt=raw,
-                                      opslimit=2,  # pysodium.crypto_pwhash_OPSLIMIT_INTERACTIVE,
-                                      memlimit=67108864,  # pysodium.crypto_pwhash_MEMLIMIT_INTERACTIVE,
-                                      alg=pysodium.crypto_pwhash_ALG_ARGON2ID13)
-
-        signers.append(Signer(raw=seed, transferable=transferable))
-
-    return signers
-
-
-
-
 class Signer(Matter):
     """
     Signer is Matter subclass with method to create signature of serialization

tests/core/test_eventing.py

@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@ def test_keyeventsequence_0():
     """
     #  create signers
     salt = b'g\x15\x89\x1a@\xa4\xa47\x07\xb9Q\xb8\x18\xcdJW'
-    signers = core.generateSigners(raw=salt, count=8, transferable=True)
+    signers = core.Salter(raw=salt).signers(count=8)
 
     pubkeys = [signer.verfer.qb64 for signer in signers]
     assert pubkeys == ['DErocgXD2RGSyvn3MObcx59jeOsEQhv2TqHirVkzrp0Q',
@@ -2723,7 +2723,7 @@ def test_keyeventsequence_1():
 
     #  create signers
     salt = b'g\x15\x89\x1a@\xa4\xa47\x07\xb9Q\xb8\x18\xcdJW'
-    signers = core.generateSigners(raw=salt, count=8, transferable=True)
+    signers = core.Salter(raw=salt).signers(count=8)
 
     pubkeys = [signer.verfer.qb64 for signer in signers]
     assert pubkeys == ['DErocgXD2RGSyvn3MObcx59jeOsEQhv2TqHirVkzrp0Q',
@@ -2820,7 +2820,7 @@ def test_multisig_digprefix():
 
     #  create signers
     salt = b'g\x15\x89\x1a@\xa4\xa47\x07\xb9Q\xb8\x18\xcdJW'
-    signers = core.generateSigners(raw=salt, count=8, transferable=True)
+    signers = core.Salter(raw=salt).signers(count=8)
 
     pubkeys = [signer.verfer.qb64 for signer in signers]
     assert pubkeys == ['DErocgXD2RGSyvn3MObcx59jeOsEQhv2TqHirVkzrp0Q',
@@ -2974,7 +2974,7 @@ def test_recovery():
     """
     #  create signers
     salt = b'g\x15\x89\x1a@\xa4\xa47\x07\xb9Q\xb8\x18\xcdJW'
-    signers = core.generateSigners(raw=salt, count=8, transferable=True)
+    signers = core.Salter(raw=salt).signers(count=8)
 
     with openDB(name="controller") as conlgr, openDB(name="validator") as vallgr:
         event_digs = []  # list of event digs in sequence to verify against database

tests/core/test_signing.py

@@ -6,20 +6,14 @@
 
 
 import pysodium
-
 import pytest
 
 from keri import kering
-
-from keri.help import helping
-
-from keri import core
-from keri.core import (Tiers, )
-from keri.core import (Matter, MtrDex, Cigar, Verfer, Prefixer)
 from keri.core import (Indexer, IdrDex, )
-from keri.core import (Signer, generateSigners, Salter,
+from keri.core import (Matter, MtrDex, Cigar, Verfer, Prefixer)
+from keri.core import (Signer, Salter,
                        Cipher, Encrypter, Decrypter, )
-
+from keri.core import (Tiers, )
 
 
 def test_signer():
@@ -381,21 +375,20 @@ def test_signer():
     """ Done Test """
 
 
-# deprecated uses Salter.signers() instead
 def test_generatesigners():
     """
     Test the support function genSigners
 
     """
-    signers = generateSigners(count=2, transferable=False)
+    signers = Salter().signers(count=2, temp=True, transferable=False)
     assert len(signers) == 2
     for signer in signers:
         assert signer.verfer.code == MtrDex.Ed25519N
 
     # raw = pysodium.randombytes(pysodium.crypto_pwhash_SALTBYTES)  # raw salt
     raw = b'g\x15\x89\x1a@\xa4\xa47\x07\xb9Q\xb8\x18\xcdJW'
     assert len(raw) == 16
-    signers = generateSigners(raw=raw, count=4)  # default is transferable
+    signers = Salter(raw=raw).signers(count=4)
     assert len(signers) == 4
     for signer in signers:
         assert signer.code == MtrDex.Ed25519_Seed