rust-bitcoin / rust-bitcoin/rust-miniscript

Descriptor doesn't roundtrip in fuzz test

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Description

miniscript version: 8.0.0

fuzz_target: roundtrip_descriptor

data: b"c:pk_h()"

result:

---- tests::roundtrip_descriptor stdout ----
thread 'tests::roundtrip_descriptor' panicked at 'assertion failed: `(left == right)`
  left: `[B/nduesm]c:[K/nduesm]pk_h(DummyKey)`,
 right: `pkh(DummyKey)`', fuzz_targets/roundtrip_descriptor.rs:14:9

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Start with fuzz_targets/roundtrip_descriptor.rs and reproduce the roundtrip_descriptor failure using data b"c:pk_h()". Compare the reported left and right descriptor values to determine the roundtrip mismatch. Done means this input no longer causes the assertion to fail.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
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