fix(versionable): compatibility between "convert" and generics

tfhe-zk-pok/src/curve_api/bls12_381.rs

@@ -36,18 +36,13 @@ fn bigint_to_le_bytes(x: [u64; 6]) -> [u8; 6 * 8] {
 mod g1 {
     use tfhe_versionable::Versionize;
 
-    use crate::backward_compatibility::SerializableG1AffineVersions;
     use crate::serialization::{InvalidSerializedAffineError, SerializableG1Affine};
 
     use super::*;
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Versionize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableG1Affine", into = "SerializableG1Affine")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableG1Affine", into = "SerializableG1Affine")]
-        SerializableG1AffineVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableG1Affine",
-        into = "SerializableG1Affine"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct G1Affine {
         pub(crate) inner: ark_bls12_381::g1::G1Affine,
@@ -99,11 +94,7 @@ mod g1 {
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Versionize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableG1Affine", into = "SerializableG1Affine")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableG1Affine", into = "SerializableG1Affine")]
-        SerializableG1AffineVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableG1Affine",
-        into = "SerializableG1Affine"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct G1 {
         pub(crate) inner: ark_bls12_381::G1Projective,
@@ -264,18 +255,13 @@ mod g1 {
 mod g2 {
     use tfhe_versionable::Versionize;
 
-    use crate::backward_compatibility::SerializableG2AffineVersions;
     use crate::serialization::{InvalidSerializedAffineError, SerializableG2Affine};
 
     use super::*;
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Versionize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableG2Affine", into = "SerializableG2Affine")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableG2Affine", into = "SerializableG2Affine")]
-        SerializableG2AffineVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableG2Affine",
-        into = "SerializableG2Affine"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct G2Affine {
         pub(crate) inner: ark_bls12_381::g2::G2Affine,
@@ -328,11 +314,7 @@ mod g2 {
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Versionize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableG2Affine", into = "SerializableG2Affine")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableG2Affine", into = "SerializableG2Affine")]
-        SerializableG2AffineVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableG2Affine",
-        into = "SerializableG2Affine"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct G2 {
         pub(crate) inner: ark_bls12_381::G2Projective,
@@ -539,7 +521,6 @@ mod g2 {
 }
 
 mod gt {
-    use crate::backward_compatibility::SerializableFp12Versions;
     use crate::serialization::InvalidArraySizeError;
 
     use super::*;
@@ -548,11 +529,7 @@ mod gt {
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Versionize, Hash)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableFp12", into = "SerializableFp12")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableFp12", into = "SerializableFp12")]
-        SerializableFp12Versions,
-        try_from = "SerializableFp12",
-        into = "SerializableFp12"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct Gt {
         inner: ark_ec::pairing::PairingOutput<ark_bls12_381::Bls12_381>,
@@ -697,7 +674,6 @@ mod gt {
 }
 
 mod zp {
-    use crate::backward_compatibility::SerializableFpVersions;
     use crate::serialization::InvalidArraySizeError;
 
     use super::*;
@@ -741,11 +717,7 @@ mod zp {
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Versionize, Hash, Zeroize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableFp", into = "SerializableFp")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableFp", into = "SerializableFp")]
-        SerializableFpVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableFp",
-        into = "SerializableFp"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct Zp {
         pub(crate) inner: ark_bls12_381::Fr,

tfhe-zk-pok/src/curve_api/bls12_446.rs

@@ -36,18 +36,13 @@ fn bigint_to_le_bytes(x: [u64; 7]) -> [u8; 7 * 8] {
 mod g1 {
     use tfhe_versionable::Versionize;
 
-    use crate::backward_compatibility::SerializableG1AffineVersions;
     use crate::serialization::{InvalidSerializedAffineError, SerializableG1Affine};
 
     use super::*;
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Versionize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableG1Affine", into = "SerializableG1Affine")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableG1Affine", into = "SerializableG1Affine")]
-        SerializableG1AffineVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableG1Affine",
-        into = "SerializableG1Affine"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct G1Affine {
         pub(crate) inner: crate::curve_446::g1::G1Affine,
@@ -101,11 +96,7 @@ mod g1 {
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Versionize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableG1Affine", into = "SerializableG1Affine")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableG1Affine", into = "SerializableG1Affine")]
-        SerializableG1AffineVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableG1Affine",
-        into = "SerializableG1Affine"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct G1 {
         pub(crate) inner: crate::curve_446::g1::G1Projective,
@@ -267,7 +258,6 @@ mod g1 {
 mod g2 {
     use tfhe_versionable::Versionize;
 
-    use crate::backward_compatibility::SerializableG2AffineVersions;
     use crate::serialization::SerializableG2Affine;
 
     use super::*;
@@ -275,11 +265,7 @@ mod g2 {
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Versionize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableG2Affine", into = "SerializableG2Affine")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableG2Affine", into = "SerializableG2Affine")]
-        SerializableG2AffineVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableG2Affine",
-        into = "SerializableG2Affine"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct G2Affine {
         pub(crate) inner: crate::curve_446::g2::G2Affine,
@@ -423,11 +409,7 @@ mod g2 {
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Versionize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableG2Affine", into = "SerializableG2Affine")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableG2Affine", into = "SerializableG2Affine")]
-        SerializableG2AffineVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableG2Affine",
-        into = "SerializableG2Affine"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct G2 {
         pub(crate) inner: crate::curve_446::g2::G2Projective,
@@ -633,7 +615,6 @@ mod g2 {
 }
 
 mod gt {
-    use crate::backward_compatibility::SerializableFp12Versions;
     use crate::curve_446::{Fq, Fq12, Fq2};
     use crate::serialization::InvalidSerializedAffineError;
 
@@ -812,11 +793,7 @@ mod gt {
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Versionize, Hash)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableFp12", into = "SerializableFp12")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableFp12", into = "SerializableFp12")]
-        SerializableFp12Versions,
-        try_from = "SerializableFp12",
-        into = "SerializableFp12"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct Gt {
         pub(crate) inner: ark_ec::pairing::PairingOutput<crate::curve_446::Bls12_446>,
@@ -959,8 +936,6 @@ mod gt {
 }
 
 mod zp {
-    use crate::backward_compatibility::SerializableFpVersions;
-
     use super::*;
     use crate::serialization::InvalidArraySizeError;
     use ark_ff::Fp;
@@ -1003,11 +978,7 @@ mod zp {
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Versionize, Hash, Zeroize)]
     #[serde(try_from = "SerializableFp", into = "SerializableFp")]
-    #[versionize(
+    #[versionize(try_from = "SerializableFp", into = "SerializableFp")]
-        SerializableFpVersions,
-        try_from = "SerializableFp",
-        into = "SerializableFp"
-    )]
     #[repr(transparent)]
     pub struct Zp {
         pub inner: crate::curve_446::Fr,

utils/tfhe-versionable-derive/src/associated.rs

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ use syn::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    add_lifetime_bound, add_trait_where_clause, add_where_lifetime_bound, extend_where_clause,
+    add_lifetime_param, add_trait_where_clause, add_where_lifetime_bound_to_generics,
-    parse_const_str, DESERIALIZE_TRAIT_NAME, LIFETIME_NAME, SERIALIZE_TRAIT_NAME,
+    extend_where_clause, parse_const_str, DESERIALIZE_TRAIT_NAME, LIFETIME_NAME,
+    SERIALIZE_TRAIT_NAME,
 };
 
 /// Generates an impl block for the From trait. This will be:
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ pub(crate) trait AssociatedType: Sized {
         let mut generics = self.orig_type_generics().clone();
         if let AssociatedTypeKind::Ref(opt_lifetime) = &self.kind() {
             if let Some(lifetime) = opt_lifetime {
-                add_lifetime_bound(&mut generics, lifetime);
+                add_lifetime_param(&mut generics, lifetime);
             }
             add_trait_where_clause(&mut generics, self.inner_types()?, Self::REF_BOUNDS)?;
         } else {
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ impl<T: AssociatedType> AssociatingTrait<T> {
         let mut ref_type_generics = self.ref_type.orig_type_generics().clone();
         // If the original type has some generics, we need to add a lifetime bound on them
         if let Some(lifetime) = self.ref_type.lifetime() {
-            add_lifetime_bound(&mut ref_type_generics, lifetime);
+            add_lifetime_param(&mut ref_type_generics, lifetime);
-            add_where_lifetime_bound(&mut ref_type_generics, lifetime);
+            add_where_lifetime_bound_to_generics(&mut ref_type_generics, lifetime);
         }
 
         let (impl_generics, orig_generics, where_clause) = generics.split_for_impl();

utils/tfhe-versionable-derive/src/lib.rs

@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ pub(crate) const UNVERSIONIZE_ERROR_NAME: &str = crate_full_path!("UnversionizeE
 
 pub(crate) const SERIALIZE_TRAIT_NAME: &str = "::serde::Serialize";
 pub(crate) const DESERIALIZE_TRAIT_NAME: &str = "::serde::Deserialize";
+pub(crate) const FROM_TRAIT_NAME: &str = "::core::convert::From";
+pub(crate) const TRY_INTO_TRAIT_NAME: &str = "::core::convert::TryInto";
+pub(crate) const INTO_TRAIT_NAME: &str = "::core::convert::Into";
+pub(crate) const ERROR_TRAIT_NAME: &str = "::core::error::Error";
+pub(crate) const SYNC_TRAIT_NAME: &str = "::core::marker::Sync";
+pub(crate) const SEND_TRAIT_NAME: &str = "::core::marker::Send";
+pub(crate) const STATIC_LIFETIME_NAME: &str = "'static";
 
 use associated::AssociatingTrait;
 
@@ -140,47 +147,7 @@ pub fn derive_versionize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         Some(impl_version_trait(&input))
     };
 
-    let dispatch_enum_path = attributes.dispatch_enum();
+    // Parse the name of the traits that we will implement
-    let dispatch_target = attributes.dispatch_target();
-    let input_ident = &input.ident;
-    let mut ref_generics = input.generics.clone();
-    let mut trait_generics = input.generics.clone();
-    let (_, ty_generics, owned_where_clause) = input.generics.split_for_impl();
-
-    // If the original type has some generics, we need to add bounds on them for
-    // the impl
-    let lifetime = Lifetime::new(LIFETIME_NAME, Span::call_site());
-    add_where_lifetime_bound(&mut ref_generics, &lifetime);
-
-    // The versionize method takes a ref. We need to own the input type in the conversion case
-    // to apply `From<Input> for Target`. This adds a `Clone` bound to have a better error message
-    // if the input type is not Clone.
-    if attributes.needs_conversion() {
-        syn_unwrap!(add_trait_where_clause(
-            &mut trait_generics,
-            [&parse_quote! { Self }],
-            &["Clone"]
-        ));
-    };
-
-    let dispatch_generics = if attributes.needs_conversion() {
-        None
-    } else {
-        Some(&ty_generics)
-    };
-
-    let dispatch_trait: Path = parse_const_str(DISPATCH_TRAIT_NAME);
-
-    syn_unwrap!(add_trait_where_clause(
-        &mut trait_generics,
-        [&parse_quote!(#dispatch_enum_path #dispatch_generics)],
-        &[format!(
-            "{}<{}>",
-            DISPATCH_TRAIT_NAME,
-            dispatch_target.to_token_stream()
-        )]
-    ));
-
     let versionize_trait: Path = parse_const_str(VERSIONIZE_TRAIT_NAME);
     let versionize_owned_trait: Path = parse_const_str(VERSIONIZE_OWNED_TRAIT_NAME);
     let unversionize_trait: Path = parse_const_str(UNVERSIONIZE_TRAIT_NAME);
@@ -188,19 +155,33 @@ pub fn derive_versionize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let versionize_slice_trait: Path = parse_const_str(VERSIONIZE_SLICE_TRAIT_NAME);
     let unversionize_vec_trait: Path = parse_const_str(UNVERSIONIZE_VEC_TRAIT_NAME);
 
-    // split generics so they can be used inside the generated code
+    let input_ident = &input.ident;
-    let (_, _, ref_where_clause) = ref_generics.split_for_impl();
+    let lifetime = Lifetime::new(LIFETIME_NAME, Span::call_site());
-    let (trait_impl_generics, _, trait_where_clause) = trait_generics.split_for_impl();
 
-    // If we want to apply a conversion before the call to versionize we need to use the "owned"
+    // split generics so they can be used inside the generated code
-    // alternative of the dispatch enum to be able to store the conversion result.
+    let (_, ty_generics, _) = input.generics.split_for_impl();
-    let versioned_type_kind = if attributes.needs_conversion() {
+
-        quote! { Owned #owned_where_clause }
+    // Generates the associated types required by the traits
-    } else {
+    let versioned_type = attributes.versioned_type(&lifetime, &input.generics);
-        quote! { Ref<#lifetime> #ref_where_clause }
+    let versioned_owned_type = attributes.versioned_owned_type(&input.generics);
-    };
+    let versioned_type_where_clause =
+        attributes.versioned_type_where_clause(&lifetime, &input.generics);
+    let versioned_owned_type_where_clause =
+        attributes.versioned_owned_type_where_clause(&input.generics);
+
+    // If the original type has some generics, we need to add bounds on them for
+    // the traits impl
+    let versionize_trait_where_clause =
+        syn_unwrap!(attributes.versionize_trait_where_clause(&input.generics));
+    let versionize_owned_trait_where_clause =
+        syn_unwrap!(attributes.versionize_owned_trait_where_clause(&input.generics));
+    let unversionize_trait_where_clause =
+        syn_unwrap!(attributes.unversionize_trait_where_clause(&input.generics));
+
+    let trait_impl_generics = input.generics.split_for_impl().0;
 
     let versionize_body = attributes.versionize_method_body();
+    let versionize_owned_body = attributes.versionize_owned_method_body();
     let unversionize_arg_name = Ident::new("versioned", Span::call_site());
     let unversionize_body = attributes.unversionize_method_body(&unversionize_arg_name);
     let unversionize_error: Path = parse_const_str(UNVERSIONIZE_ERROR_NAME);
@@ -210,11 +191,9 @@ pub fn derive_versionize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
         #[automatically_derived]
         impl #trait_impl_generics #versionize_trait for #input_ident #ty_generics
-        #trait_where_clause
+        #versionize_trait_where_clause
         {
-            type Versioned<#lifetime> =
+            type Versioned<#lifetime> = #versioned_type #versioned_type_where_clause;
-            <#dispatch_enum_path #dispatch_generics as
-            #dispatch_trait<#dispatch_target>>::#versioned_type_kind;
 
             fn versionize(&self) -> Self::Versioned<'_> {
                 #versionize_body
@@ -223,20 +202,18 @@ pub fn derive_versionize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
         #[automatically_derived]
         impl #trait_impl_generics #versionize_owned_trait for #input_ident #ty_generics
-        #trait_where_clause
+        #versionize_owned_trait_where_clause
         {
-            type VersionedOwned =
+            type VersionedOwned = #versioned_owned_type #versioned_owned_type_where_clause;
-            <#dispatch_enum_path #dispatch_generics as
-            #dispatch_trait<#dispatch_target>>::Owned #owned_where_clause;
 
             fn versionize_owned(self) -> Self::VersionedOwned {
-                #versionize_body
+                #versionize_owned_body
             }
         }
 
         #[automatically_derived]
         impl #trait_impl_generics #unversionize_trait for #input_ident #ty_generics
-        #trait_where_clause
+        #unversionize_trait_where_clause
         {
             fn unversionize(#unversionize_arg_name: Self::VersionedOwned) -> Result<Self, #unversionize_error>  {
                 #unversionize_body
@@ -245,20 +222,21 @@ pub fn derive_versionize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
         #[automatically_derived]
         impl #trait_impl_generics #versionize_slice_trait for #input_ident #ty_generics
-        #trait_where_clause
+        #versionize_trait_where_clause
         {
-            type VersionedSlice<#lifetime> = Vec<<Self as #versionize_trait>::Versioned<#lifetime>> #ref_where_clause;
+            type VersionedSlice<#lifetime> = Vec<<Self as #versionize_trait>::Versioned<#lifetime>> #versioned_type_where_clause;
 
             fn versionize_slice(slice: &[Self]) -> Self::VersionedSlice<'_> {
                 slice.iter().map(|val| #versionize_trait::versionize(val)).collect()
             }
         }
 
+        #[automatically_derived]
         impl #trait_impl_generics #versionize_vec_trait for #input_ident #ty_generics
-        #trait_where_clause
+        #versionize_owned_trait_where_clause
         {
 
-            type VersionedVec = Vec<<Self as #versionize_owned_trait>::VersionedOwned> #owned_where_clause;
+            type VersionedVec = Vec<<Self as #versionize_owned_trait>::VersionedOwned> #versioned_owned_type_where_clause;
 
             fn versionize_vec(vec: Vec<Self>) -> Self::VersionedVec {
                 vec.into_iter().map(|val| #versionize_owned_trait::versionize_owned(val)).collect()
@@ -267,7 +245,8 @@ pub fn derive_versionize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
         #[automatically_derived]
         impl #trait_impl_generics #unversionize_vec_trait for #input_ident #ty_generics
-        #trait_where_clause {
+        #unversionize_trait_where_clause
+        {
             fn unversionize_vec(versioned: Self::VersionedVec) -> Result<Vec<Self>, #unversionize_error> {
                 versioned
                 .into_iter()
@@ -335,7 +314,7 @@ pub fn derive_not_versioned(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 }
 
 /// Adds a where clause with a lifetime bound on all the generic types and lifetimes in `generics`
-fn add_where_lifetime_bound(generics: &mut Generics, lifetime: &Lifetime) {
+fn add_where_lifetime_bound_to_generics(generics: &mut Generics, lifetime: &Lifetime) {
     let mut params = Vec::new();
     for param in generics.params.iter() {
         let param_ident = match param {
@@ -359,8 +338,8 @@ fn add_where_lifetime_bound(generics: &mut Generics, lifetime: &Lifetime) {
     }
 }
 
-/// Adds a lifetime bound for all the generic types in `generics`
+/// Adds a new lifetime param with a bound for all the generic types in `generics`
-fn add_lifetime_bound(generics: &mut Generics, lifetime: &Lifetime) {
+fn add_lifetime_param(generics: &mut Generics, lifetime: &Lifetime) {
     generics
         .params
         .push(GenericParam::Lifetime(LifetimeParam::new(lifetime.clone())));
@@ -398,6 +377,27 @@ fn add_trait_where_clause<'a, S: AsRef<str>, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a Type>>(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Adds a "where clause" bound for all the input types with all the input lifetimes
+fn add_lifetime_where_clause<'a, S: AsRef<str>, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a Type>>(
+    generics: &mut Generics,
+    types: I,
+    lifetimes: &[S],
+) -> syn::Result<()> {
+    let preds = &mut generics.make_where_clause().predicates;
+
+    if !lifetimes.is_empty() {
+        let bounds: Vec<Lifetime> = lifetimes
+            .iter()
+            .map(|lifetime| syn::parse_str(lifetime.as_ref()))
+            .collect::<syn::Result<_>>()?;
+        for ty in types {
+            preds.push(parse_quote! { #ty: #(#bounds)+*  });
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Extends a where clause with predicates from another one, filtering duplicates
 fn extend_where_clause(base_clause: &mut WhereClause, extension_clause: &WhereClause) {
     for extend_predicate in &extension_clause.predicates {

utils/tfhe-versionable-derive/src/versionize_attribute.rs

@@ -2,47 +2,146 @@ use proc_macro2::Span;
 use quote::{quote, ToTokens};
 use syn::punctuated::Punctuated;
 use syn::spanned::Spanned;
-use syn::{Attribute, Expr, Ident, Lit, Meta, Path, Token, TraitBound, Type};
+use syn::{
+    parse_quote, Attribute, Expr, GenericArgument, GenericParam, Generics, Ident, Lifetime, Lit,
+    Meta, Path, PathArguments, Token, TraitBound, Type, TypeParam, WhereClause,
+};
 
-use crate::{parse_const_str, UNVERSIONIZE_ERROR_NAME, VERSIONIZE_OWNED_TRAIT_NAME};
+use crate::{
+    add_lifetime_where_clause, add_trait_where_clause, add_where_lifetime_bound_to_generics,
+    parse_const_str, DISPATCH_TRAIT_NAME, ERROR_TRAIT_NAME, FROM_TRAIT_NAME, INTO_TRAIT_NAME,
+    SEND_TRAIT_NAME, STATIC_LIFETIME_NAME, SYNC_TRAIT_NAME, TRY_INTO_TRAIT_NAME,
+    UNVERSIONIZE_ERROR_NAME, UNVERSIONIZE_TRAIT_NAME, VERSIONIZE_OWNED_TRAIT_NAME,
+};
 
 /// Name of the attribute used to give arguments to the `Versionize` macro
 const VERSIONIZE_ATTR_NAME: &str = "versionize";
 
-pub(crate) struct VersionizeAttribute {
+pub(crate) struct ClassicVersionizeAttribute {
     dispatch_enum: Path,
-    from: Option<Path>,
+}
-    try_from: Option<Path>,
+
-    into: Option<Path>,
+pub(crate) enum ConversionType {
+    Direct,
+    Try,
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct ConvertVersionizeAttribute {
+    conversion_target: Path,
+    conversion_type: ConversionType,
+}
+
+pub(crate) enum VersionizeAttribute {
+    Classic(ClassicVersionizeAttribute),
+    Convert(ConvertVersionizeAttribute),
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct VersionizeAttributeBuilder {
     dispatch_enum: Option<Path>,
+    convert: Option<Path>,
+    try_convert: Option<Path>,
     from: Option<Path>,
     try_from: Option<Path>,
     into: Option<Path>,
 }
 
 impl VersionizeAttributeBuilder {
-    fn build(self) -> Option<VersionizeAttribute> {
+    fn build(self, base_span: &Span) -> syn::Result<VersionizeAttribute> {
-        // These attributes are mutually exclusive
+        let convert_is_try = self.try_convert.is_some() || self.try_from.is_some();
-        if self.from.is_some() && self.try_from.is_some() {
+        // User should not use `from` and `try_from` at the same time
-            return None;
+        let from_target = match (self.from, self.try_from) {
+            (None, None) => None,
+            (Some(_), Some(try_from)) => {
+                return Err(syn::Error::new(
+                    try_from.span(),
+                    "'try_from' and 'from' attributes are mutually exclusive",
+                ))
+            }
+            (None, Some(try_from)) => Some(try_from),
+            (Some(from), None) => Some(from),
+        };
+
+        // Same with `convert`/`try_convert`
+        let convert_target = match (self.convert, self.try_convert) {
+            (None, None) => None,
+            (Some(_), Some(try_convert)) => {
+                return Err(syn::Error::new(
+                    try_convert.span(),
+                    "'try_convert' and 'convert' attributes are mutually exclusive",
+                ))
+            }
+            (None, Some(try_convert)) => Some(try_convert),
+            (Some(convert), None) => Some(convert),
+        };
+
+        // from/into are here for similarity with serde, but we don't actually support having
+        // different target inside. So we check this to warn the user
+        let from_target =
+            match (from_target, self.into) {
+                (None, None) => None,
+                (None, Some(into)) => return Err(syn::Error::new(
+                    into.span(),
+                    "unidirectional conversions are not handled, please add a 'from'/'try_from' \
+attribute or use the 'convert'/'try_convert' attribute instead",
+                )),
+                (Some(from), None) => return Err(syn::Error::new(
+                    from.span(),
+                    "unidirectional conversions are not handled, please add a 'into' attribute or \
+use the 'convert'/'try_convert' attribute instead",
+                )),
+                (Some(from), Some(into)) => {
+                    if format!("{}", from.to_token_stream())
+                        != format!("{}", into.to_token_stream())
+                    {
+                        return Err(syn::Error::new(
+                        from.span(),
+                        "unidirectional conversions are not handled, 'from' and 'into' parameters \
+should have the same value",
+                    ));
+                    } else {
+                        Some(from)
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+        // Finally, checks that the user doesn't use both from/into and convert
+        let conversion_target = match (from_target, convert_target) {
+            (None, None) => None,
+            (Some(_), Some(convert)) => {
+                return Err(syn::Error::new(
+                    convert.span(),
+                    "'convert' and 'from'/'into' attributes are mutually exclusive",
+                ))
+            }
+            (None, Some(convert)) => Some(convert),
+            (Some(from), None) => Some(from),
+        };
+
+        if let Some(conversion_target) = conversion_target {
+            Ok(VersionizeAttribute::Convert(ConvertVersionizeAttribute {
+                conversion_target,
+                conversion_type: if convert_is_try {
+                    ConversionType::Try
+                } else {
+                    ConversionType::Direct
+                },
+            }))
+        } else {
+            Ok(VersionizeAttribute::Classic(ClassicVersionizeAttribute {
+                dispatch_enum: self.dispatch_enum.ok_or(syn::Error::new(
+                    *base_span,
+                    "Missing dispatch enum argument",
+                ))?,
+            }))
         }
-        Some(VersionizeAttribute {
-            dispatch_enum: self.dispatch_enum?,
-            from: self.from,
-            try_from: self.try_from,
-            into: self.into,
-        })
     }
 }
 
 impl VersionizeAttribute {
     /// Find and parse an attribute with the form `#[versionize(DispatchType)]`, where
     /// `DispatchType` is the name of the type holding the dispatch enum.
-    /// Returns an error if no `versionize` attribute has been found, if multiple attributes are
+    /// Return an error if no `versionize` attribute has been found, if multiple attributes are
     /// present on the same struct or if the attribute is malformed.
     pub(crate) fn parse_from_attributes_list(
         attributes: &[Attribute],
@@ -82,8 +181,24 @@ impl VersionizeAttribute {
                     }
                 }
                 Meta::NameValue(name_value) => {
+                    // parse versionize(convert = "TypeConvert")
+                    if name_value.path.is_ident("convert") {
+                        if attribute_builder.convert.is_some() {
+                            return Err(Self::default_error(meta.span()));
+                        } else {
+                            attribute_builder.convert =
+                                Some(parse_path_ignore_quotes(&name_value.value)?);
+                        }
+                        // parse versionize(try_convert = "TypeTryConvert")
+                    } else if name_value.path.is_ident("try_convert") {
+                        if attribute_builder.try_convert.is_some() {
+                            return Err(Self::default_error(meta.span()));
+                        } else {
+                            attribute_builder.try_convert =
+                                Some(parse_path_ignore_quotes(&name_value.value)?);
+                        }
                     // parse versionize(from = "TypeFrom")
-                    if name_value.path.is_ident("from") {
+                    } else if name_value.path.is_ident("from") {
                         if attribute_builder.from.is_some() {
                             return Err(Self::default_error(meta.span()));
                         } else {
@@ -122,60 +237,289 @@ impl VersionizeAttribute {
             }
         }
 
-        attribute_builder
+        attribute_builder.build(&attribute.span())
-            .build()
-            .ok_or_else(|| Self::default_error(attribute.span()))
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn dispatch_enum(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.dispatch_enum
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn needs_conversion(&self) -> bool {
-        self.try_from.is_some() || self.from.is_some()
+        match self {
+            VersionizeAttribute::Classic(_) => false,
+            VersionizeAttribute::Convert(_) => true,
+        }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn dispatch_target(&self) -> Path {
+    /// Return the associated type used in the `Versionize` trait: `MyType::Versioned<'vers>`
-        self.from
+    ///
-            .as_ref()
+    /// If the type is directly versioned, this will be a type generated by the `VersionDispatch`.
-            .or(self.try_from.as_ref())
+    ///
-            .map(|target| target.to_owned())
+    /// If we have a conversion before the versioning, we re-use the versioned_owned type of the
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+    /// conversion target. The versioned_owned is needed because the conversion will create a new
-                syn::parse_str("Self").expect("Parsing of const value should never fail")
+    /// value, so we can't just use a reference.
-            })
+    pub(crate) fn versioned_type(
+        &self,
+        lifetime: &Lifetime,
+        input_generics: &Generics,
+    ) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+        match self {
+            VersionizeAttribute::Classic(attr) => {
+                let (_, ty_generics, _) = input_generics.split_for_impl();
+
+                let dispatch_trait: Path = parse_const_str(DISPATCH_TRAIT_NAME);
+                let dispatch_enum_path = &attr.dispatch_enum;
+                quote! {
+                    <#dispatch_enum_path #ty_generics as
+                    #dispatch_trait<Self>>::Ref<#lifetime>
+                }
+            }
+            VersionizeAttribute::Convert(_) => {
+                // If we want to apply a conversion before the call to versionize we need to use the
+                // "owned" alternative of the dispatch enum to be able to store the
+                // conversion result.
+                self.versioned_owned_type(input_generics)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
+    /// Return the where clause for `MyType::Versioned<'vers>`. if `MyType` has generics, this means
+    /// adding a 'vers lifetime bound on them.
+    pub(crate) fn versioned_type_where_clause(
+        &self,
+        lifetime: &Lifetime,
+        input_generics: &Generics,
+    ) -> Option<WhereClause> {
+        let mut generics = input_generics.clone();
+
+        add_where_lifetime_bound_to_generics(&mut generics, lifetime);
+        let (_, _, where_clause) = generics.split_for_impl();
+        where_clause.cloned()
+    }
+
+    /// Return the associated type used in the `VersionizeOwned` trait: `MyType::VersionedOwned`
+    ///
+    /// If the type is directly versioned, this will be a type generated by the `VersionDispatch`.
+    ///
+    /// If we have a conversion before the versioning, we re-use the versioned_owned type of the
+    /// conversion target.
+    pub(crate) fn versioned_owned_type(
+        &self,
+        input_generics: &Generics,
+    ) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+        let (_, ty_generics, _) = input_generics.split_for_impl();
+        match self {
+            VersionizeAttribute::Classic(attr) => {
+                let dispatch_trait: Path = parse_const_str(DISPATCH_TRAIT_NAME);
+                let dispatch_enum_path = &attr.dispatch_enum;
+                quote! {
+                    <#dispatch_enum_path #ty_generics as
+                    #dispatch_trait<Self>>::Owned
+                }
+            }
+            VersionizeAttribute::Convert(convert_attr) => {
+                let convert_type_path = &convert_attr.conversion_target;
+                let versionize_owned_trait: Path = parse_const_str(VERSIONIZE_OWNED_TRAIT_NAME);
+
+                quote! {
+                    <#convert_type_path as #versionize_owned_trait>::VersionedOwned
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return the where clause for `MyType::VersionedOwned`.
+    ///
+    /// This is simply the where clause of the input type.
+    pub(crate) fn versioned_owned_type_where_clause(
+        &self,
+        input_generics: &Generics,
+    ) -> Option<WhereClause> {
+        match self {
+            VersionizeAttribute::Classic(_) => input_generics.split_for_impl().2.cloned(),
+            VersionizeAttribute::Convert(convert_attr) => {
+                extract_generics(&convert_attr.conversion_target)
+                    .split_for_impl()
+                    .2
+                    .cloned()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return the where clause needed to implement the Versionize trait.
+    ///
+    /// This is the same as the one for the VersionizeOwned, with an additional "Clone" bound in the
+    /// case where we need to perform a conversion before the versioning.
+    pub(crate) fn versionize_trait_where_clause(
+        &self,
+        input_generics: &Generics,
+    ) -> syn::Result<Option<WhereClause>> {
+        // The base bounds for the owned traits are also used for the ref traits
+        let mut generics = input_generics.clone();
+        if self.needs_conversion() {
+            // The versionize method takes a ref. We need to own the input type in the conversion
+            // case to apply `From<Input> for Target`. This adds a `Clone` bound to have
+            // a better error message if the input type is not Clone.
+            add_trait_where_clause(&mut generics, [&parse_quote! { Self }], &["Clone"])?;
+        }
+
+        self.versionize_owned_trait_where_clause(&generics)
+    }
+
+    /// Return the where clause needed to implement the VersionizeOwned trait.
+    ///
+    /// If the type is directly versioned, the bound states that the argument points to a valid
+    /// DispatchEnum for this type. This is done by adding a bound on this argument to
+    /// `VersionsDisaptch<Self>`.
+    ///
+    /// If there is a conversion, the target of the conversion should implement `VersionizeOwned`
+    /// and `From<Self>`.
+    pub(crate) fn versionize_owned_trait_where_clause(
+        &self,
+        input_generics: &Generics,
+    ) -> syn::Result<Option<WhereClause>> {
+        let mut generics = input_generics.clone();
+        match self {
+            VersionizeAttribute::Classic(attr) => {
+                let dispatch_generics = generics.clone();
+                let dispatch_ty_generics = dispatch_generics.split_for_impl().1;
+                let dispatch_enum_path = &attr.dispatch_enum;
+
+                add_trait_where_clause(
+                    &mut generics,
+                    [&parse_quote!(#dispatch_enum_path #dispatch_ty_generics)],
+                    &[format!("{}<Self>", DISPATCH_TRAIT_NAME,)],
+                )?;
+            }
+            VersionizeAttribute::Convert(convert_attr) => {
+                let convert_type_path = &convert_attr.conversion_target;
+                add_trait_where_clause(
+                    &mut generics,
+                    [&parse_quote!(#convert_type_path)],
+                    &[
+                        VERSIONIZE_OWNED_TRAIT_NAME,
+                        &format!("{}<Self>", FROM_TRAIT_NAME),
+                    ],
+                )?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(generics.split_for_impl().2.cloned())
+    }
+
+    /// Return the where clause for the `Unversionize` trait.
+    ///
+    /// If the versioning is direct, this is the same bound as the one used for `VersionizeOwned`.
+    ///
+    /// If there is a conversion, the target of the conversion need to implement `Unversionize` and
+    /// `Into` or `TryInto<T, E>`, with `E: Error + Send + Sync + 'static`
+    pub(crate) fn unversionize_trait_where_clause(
+        &self,
+        input_generics: &Generics,
+    ) -> syn::Result<Option<WhereClause>> {
+        match self {
+            VersionizeAttribute::Classic(_) => {
+                self.versionize_owned_trait_where_clause(input_generics)
+            }
+            VersionizeAttribute::Convert(convert_attr) => {
+                let mut generics = input_generics.clone();
+                let convert_type_path = &convert_attr.conversion_target;
+                let into_trait = match convert_attr.conversion_type {
+                    ConversionType::Direct => format!("{}<Self>", INTO_TRAIT_NAME),
+                    ConversionType::Try => {
+                        // Doing a TryFrom requires that the error
+                        // impl Error + Send + Sync + 'static
+                        let try_into_trait: Path = parse_const_str(TRY_INTO_TRAIT_NAME);
+                        add_trait_where_clause(
+                            &mut generics,
+                            [&parse_quote!(<#convert_type_path as #try_into_trait<Self>>::Error)],
+                            &[ERROR_TRAIT_NAME, SYNC_TRAIT_NAME, SEND_TRAIT_NAME],
+                        )?;
+                        add_lifetime_where_clause(
+                            &mut generics,
+                            [&parse_quote!(<#convert_type_path as #try_into_trait<Self>>::Error)],
+                            &[STATIC_LIFETIME_NAME],
+                        )?;
+
+                        format!("{}<Self>", TRY_INTO_TRAIT_NAME)
+                    }
+                };
+                add_trait_where_clause(
+                    &mut generics,
+                    [&parse_quote!(#convert_type_path)],
+                    &[
+                        UNVERSIONIZE_TRAIT_NAME,
+                        &format!("{}<Self>", FROM_TRAIT_NAME),
+                        &into_trait,
+                    ],
+                )?;
+
+                Ok(generics.split_for_impl().2.cloned())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return the body of the versionize method.
     pub(crate) fn versionize_method_body(&self) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
         let versionize_owned_trait: TraitBound = parse_const_str(VERSIONIZE_OWNED_TRAIT_NAME);
-        self.into
+
-            .as_ref()
+        match self {
-            .map(|target| {
+            VersionizeAttribute::Classic(_) => {
-                quote! {
-                    #versionize_owned_trait::versionize_owned(#target::from(self.to_owned()))
-                }
-            })
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 quote! {
                     self.into()
                 }
-            })
+            }
+            VersionizeAttribute::Convert(convert_attr) => {
+                let convert_type_path = with_turbofish(&convert_attr.conversion_target);
+                quote! {
+                    #versionize_owned_trait::versionize_owned(#convert_type_path::from(self.to_owned()))
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
+    /// Return the body of the versionize_owned method.
+    pub(crate) fn versionize_owned_method_body(&self) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+        let versionize_owned_trait: TraitBound = parse_const_str(VERSIONIZE_OWNED_TRAIT_NAME);
+
+        match self {
+            VersionizeAttribute::Classic(_) => {
+                quote! {
+                    self.into()
+                }
+            }
+            VersionizeAttribute::Convert(convert_attr) => {
+                let convert_type_path = with_turbofish(&convert_attr.conversion_target);
+                quote! {
+                    #versionize_owned_trait::versionize_owned(#convert_type_path::from(self))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return the body of the unversionize method.
     pub(crate) fn unversionize_method_body(&self, arg_name: &Ident) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
         let error: Type = parse_const_str(UNVERSIONIZE_ERROR_NAME);
-        if let Some(target) = &self.from {
+        match self {
-            quote! { #target::unversionize(#arg_name).map(|value| value.into()) }
+            VersionizeAttribute::Classic(_) => {
-        } else if let Some(target) = &self.try_from {
+                quote! { #arg_name.try_into() }
-            let target_name = format!("{}", target.to_token_stream());
+            }
-            quote! { #target::unversionize(#arg_name).and_then(|value| TryInto::<Self>::try_into(value)
+            VersionizeAttribute::Convert(convert_attr) => {
-                .map_err(|e| #error::conversion(#target_name, e)))
+                let target = with_turbofish(&convert_attr.conversion_target);
+                match convert_attr.conversion_type {
+                    ConversionType::Direct => {
+                        quote! { #target::unversionize(#arg_name).map(|value| value.into()) }
+                    }
+                    ConversionType::Try => {
+                        let target_name = format!("{}", target.to_token_stream());
+                        quote! { #target::unversionize(#arg_name).and_then(|value| TryInto::<Self>::try_into(value)
+                            .map_err(|e| #error::conversion(#target_name, e)))
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
-        } else {
-            quote! { #arg_name.try_into() }
         }
     }
 }
 
+/// Allow the user to give type arguments as `#[versionize(MyType)]` as well as
+/// `#[versionize("MyType")]`
 fn parse_path_ignore_quotes(value: &Expr) -> syn::Result<Path> {
     match &value {
         Expr::Path(expr_path) => Ok(expr_path.path.clone()),
@@ -192,3 +536,37 @@ fn parse_path_ignore_quotes(value: &Expr) -> syn::Result<Path> {
         )),
     }
 }
+
+/// Return the same type but with generics that use the turbofish syntax. Converts
+/// `MyStruct<T>` into `MyStruct::<T>`
+fn with_turbofish(path: &Path) -> Path {
+    let mut with_turbo = path.clone();
+
+    for segment in with_turbo.segments.iter_mut() {
+        if let PathArguments::AngleBracketed(generics) = &mut segment.arguments {
+            generics.colon2_token = Some(Token![::](generics.span()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    with_turbo
+}
+
+/// Extract the generics inside a type
+fn extract_generics(path: &Path) -> Generics {
+    let mut generics = Generics::default();
+
+    if let Some(last_segment) = path.segments.last() {
+        if let PathArguments::AngleBracketed(args) = &last_segment.arguments {
+            for arg in &args.args {
+                if let GenericArgument::Type(Type::Path(type_path)) = arg {
+                    if let Some(ident) = type_path.path.get_ident() {
+                        let param = TypeParam::from(ident.clone());
+                        generics.params.push(GenericParam::Type(param));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    generics
+}

utils/tfhe-versionable/examples/convert.rs

@@ -3,48 +3,57 @@
 use tfhe_versionable::{Unversionize, Versionize, VersionsDispatch};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Versionize)]
-#[versionize(SerializableMyStructVersions, from = SerializableMyStruct, into = SerializableMyStruct)]
+// To mimic serde parameters, this can also be expressed as
-struct MyStruct {
+// "#[versionize(from = SerializableMyStruct, into = SerializableMyStruct)]"
+#[versionize(convert = "SerializableMyStruct<T>")]
+struct MyStruct<T> {
     val: u64,
+    generics: T,
 }
 
 #[derive(Versionize)]
 #[versionize(SerializableMyStructVersions)]
-struct SerializableMyStruct {
+struct SerializableMyStruct<T> {
     high: u32,
     low: u32,
+    generics: T,
 }
 
 #[derive(VersionsDispatch)]
 #[allow(unused)]
-enum SerializableMyStructVersions {
+enum SerializableMyStructVersions<T> {
-    V0(SerializableMyStruct),
+    V0(SerializableMyStruct<T>),
 }
 
-impl From<MyStruct> for SerializableMyStruct {
+impl<T> From<MyStruct<T>> for SerializableMyStruct<T> {
-    fn from(value: MyStruct) -> Self {
+    fn from(value: MyStruct<T>) -> Self {
-        println!("{}", value.val);
         Self {
             high: (value.val >> 32) as u32,
             low: (value.val & 0xffffffff) as u32,
+            generics: value.generics,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl From<SerializableMyStruct> for MyStruct {
+impl<T> From<SerializableMyStruct<T>> for MyStruct<T> {
-    fn from(value: SerializableMyStruct) -> Self {
+    fn from(value: SerializableMyStruct<T>) -> Self {
         Self {
             val: ((value.high as u64) << 32) | (value.low as u64),
+            generics: value.generics,
         }
     }
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let stru = MyStruct { val: 37 };
+    let stru = MyStruct {
+        val: 37,
+        generics: 90,
+    };
 
     let serialized = bincode::serialize(&stru.versionize()).unwrap();
 
-    let stru_decoded = MyStruct::unversionize(bincode::deserialize(&serialized).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let stru_decoded: MyStruct<i32> =
+        MyStruct::unversionize(bincode::deserialize(&serialized).unwrap()).unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(stru.val, stru_decoded.val)
 }

utils/tfhe-versionable/tests/convert_with_bounds.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+//! Checks compatibility between the "convert" feature and bounds on the From/Into trait
+
+use tfhe_versionable::{Unversionize, Versionize, VersionsDispatch};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Versionize)]
+#[versionize(try_convert = "SerializableMyStruct")]
+struct MyStruct<T> {
+    generics: T,
+}
+
+#[derive(Versionize)]
+#[versionize(SerializableMyStructVersions)]
+struct SerializableMyStruct {
+    concrete: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(VersionsDispatch)]
+#[allow(unused)]
+enum SerializableMyStructVersions {
+    V0(SerializableMyStruct),
+}
+
+impl<T: Into<u64>> From<MyStruct<T>> for SerializableMyStruct {
+    fn from(value: MyStruct<T>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            concrete: value.generics.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: TryFrom<u64>> TryFrom<SerializableMyStruct> for MyStruct<T> {
+    fn try_from(value: SerializableMyStruct) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            generics: value.concrete.try_into()?,
+        })
+    }
+
+    type Error = T::Error;
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test() {
+    let stru = MyStruct { generics: 90u32 };
+
+    let serialized = bincode::serialize(&stru.versionize()).unwrap();
+
+    let stru_decoded: MyStruct<u32> =
+        MyStruct::unversionize(bincode::deserialize(&serialized).unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(stru.generics, stru_decoded.generics)
+}

utils/tfhe-versionable/tests/convert_with_generics.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//! Checks compatibility between the "convert" feature and generics
+
+use tfhe_versionable::{Unversionize, Versionize, VersionsDispatch};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Versionize)]
+#[versionize(convert = "SerializableMyStruct<T>")]
+struct MyStruct<T> {
+    val: u64,
+    generics: T,
+}
+
+#[derive(Versionize)]
+#[versionize(SerializableMyStructVersions)]
+struct SerializableMyStruct<T> {
+    high: u32,
+    low: u32,
+    generics: T,
+}
+
+#[derive(VersionsDispatch)]
+#[allow(unused)]
+enum SerializableMyStructVersions<T> {
+    V0(SerializableMyStruct<T>),
+}
+
+impl<T> From<MyStruct<T>> for SerializableMyStruct<T> {
+    fn from(value: MyStruct<T>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            high: (value.val >> 32) as u32,
+            low: (value.val & 0xffffffff) as u32,
+            generics: value.generics,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> From<SerializableMyStruct<T>> for MyStruct<T> {
+    fn from(value: SerializableMyStruct<T>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            val: ((value.high as u64) << 32) | (value.low as u64),
+            generics: value.generics,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test() {
+    let stru = MyStruct {
+        val: 37,
+        generics: 90,
+    };
+
+    let serialized = bincode::serialize(&stru.versionize()).unwrap();
+
+    let stru_decoded: MyStruct<i32> =
+        MyStruct::unversionize(bincode::deserialize(&serialized).unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(stru.val, stru_decoded.val)
+}