Various simplifications re: Serai transactions

Removes PairSigner for the pair directly.

Resets spec_version to 1.

Defines the extrinsic without its length prefix, only prefixing during publish.

substrate/client/src/serai/in_instructions.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ impl<'a> SeraiInInstructions<'a> {
   }
 
   pub fn execute_batch(batch: SignedBatch) -> Vec<u8> {
-    Serai::unsigned::<InInstructions, _>(&in_instructions::Call::<Runtime>::execute_batch { batch })
+    Serai::unsigned(&serai_runtime::RuntimeCall::InInstructions(
+      in_instructions::Call::<Runtime>::execute_batch { batch },
+    ))
   }
 }

substrate/client/src/serai/mod.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pub use sp_core::{
   sr25519::{Public, Pair},
 };
 
-pub use subxt;
 use subxt::{
   error::Error as SubxtError,
   config::{
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ use subxt::{
     substrate::{BlakeTwo256, SubstrateHeader},
     extrinsic_params::BaseExtrinsicParams,
   },
-  tx::Signer,
   rpc::types::{ChainBlock, ChainBlockExtrinsic},
   Config as SubxtConfig, OnlineClient,
 };
@@ -150,41 +148,32 @@ impl Serai {
     Ok(Serai(OnlineClient::<SeraiConfig>::from_url(url).await.map_err(SeraiError::RpcError)?))
   }
 
-  fn unsigned<P: 'static, C: Encode>(call: &C) -> Vec<u8> {
+  fn unsigned(call: &serai_runtime::RuntimeCall) -> Vec<u8> {
     // TODO: Should Serai purge the old transaction code AND set this to 0/1?
-    const TRANSACTION_VERSION: u8 = 4;
+    const EXTRINSIC_FORMAT_VERSION: u8 = 4;
 
-    // Protocol version
-    let mut bytes = vec![TRANSACTION_VERSION];
-
-    // Pallet index
-    bytes.push(u8::try_from(PalletInfo::index::<P>().unwrap()).unwrap());
-    // Call
+    let mut bytes = vec![EXTRINSIC_FORMAT_VERSION];
     bytes.extend(call.encode());
-
-    // Prefix the length
-    let mut complete_bytes = Compact(u32::try_from(bytes.len()).unwrap()).encode();
-    complete_bytes.extend(bytes);
-    complete_bytes
+    bytes
   }
 
-  pub fn sign<S: Send + Sync + Signer<SeraiConfig>>(
+  pub fn sign(
     &self,
-    signer: &S,
+    signer: &Pair,
     call: &serai_runtime::RuntimeCall,
     nonce: u32,
     tip: Tip,
   ) -> Vec<u8> {
-    const SPEC_VERSION: u32 = 100;
-    const IMPL_VERSION: u32 = 1;
-    const TRANSACTION_VERSION: u8 = 4;
+    const SPEC_VERSION: u32 = 1;
+    const TX_VERSION: u32 = 1;
+    const EXTRINSIC_FORMAT_VERSION: u8 = 4;
 
     let era = subxt::config::substrate::Era::Immortal;
     let extra = (era, Compact(nonce), tip);
     let genesis = self.0.genesis_hash();
     let mortality_checkpoint = genesis;
     let mut signature_payload =
-      (call, extra, SPEC_VERSION, IMPL_VERSION, genesis, mortality_checkpoint).encode();
+      (call, extra, SPEC_VERSION, TX_VERSION, genesis, mortality_checkpoint).encode();
     if signature_payload.len() > 256 {
       use subxt::config::Hasher;
       signature_payload = BlakeTwo256::hash(&signature_payload).0.to_vec();
@@ -192,19 +181,20 @@ impl Serai {
     let signature = signer.sign(&signature_payload);
 
     let signed = 1 << 7;
-    let extrinsic =
-      (signed + TRANSACTION_VERSION, signer.address(), signature, extra, call).encode();
-    let mut res = Compact(u32::try_from(extrinsic.len()).unwrap()).encode();
-    res.extend(&extrinsic);
-    res
+    (signed + EXTRINSIC_FORMAT_VERSION, signer.public(), signature, extra, call).encode()
   }
 
   pub async fn publish(&self, tx: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SeraiError> {
+    let mut length_prefixed = Compact(u32::try_from(tx.len()).unwrap()).encode();
+    length_prefixed.extend(tx);
     self
       .0
       .rpc()
       .deref()
-      .request::<String>("author_submitExtrinsic", subxt::rpc::rpc_params![hex::encode(tx)])
+      .request::<String>(
+        "author_submitExtrinsic",
+        subxt::rpc::rpc_params![hex::encode(length_prefixed)],
+      )
       .await
       // Drop the hash, which is the hash of the raw extrinsic, as extrinsics are allowed to share
       // hashes and this hash is accordingly useless/unsafe
@@ -386,23 +376,3 @@ impl<'a> TemporalSerai<'a> {
     SeraiValidatorSets(self)
   }
 }
-
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct PairSigner(Pair, <SeraiConfig as SubxtConfig>::AccountId);
-impl PairSigner {
-  pub fn new(pair: Pair) -> Self {
-    let id = pair.public();
-    PairSigner(pair, id)
-  }
-}
-impl Signer<SeraiConfig> for PairSigner {
-  fn account_id(&self) -> &<SeraiConfig as SubxtConfig>::AccountId {
-    &self.1
-  }
-  fn address(&self) -> <SeraiConfig as SubxtConfig>::Address {
-    self.1.into()
-  }
-  fn sign(&self, payload: &[u8]) -> <SeraiConfig as SubxtConfig>::Signature {
-    self.0.sign(payload)
-  }
-}

substrate/client/src/serai/validator_sets.rs

@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@ impl<'a> SeraiValidatorSets<'a> {
   }
 
   pub fn set_keys(network: NetworkId, key_pair: KeyPair, signature: Signature) -> Vec<u8> {
-    Serai::unsigned::<ValidatorSets, _>(&validator_sets::Call::<Runtime>::set_keys {
-      network,
-      key_pair,
-      signature,
-    })
+    Serai::unsigned(&serai_runtime::RuntimeCall::ValidatorSets(
+      validator_sets::Call::<Runtime>::set_keys { network, key_pair, signature },
+    ))
   }
 }

substrate/client/tests/burn.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use serai_client::{
     primitives::{InInstruction, InInstructionWithBalance, Batch},
   },
   coins::{primitives::OutInstruction, CoinsEvent},
-  PairSigner, Serai, SeraiCoins,
+  Serai, SeraiCoins,
 };
 
 mod common;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ serai_test!(
       serai,
       &serai
         .sign(
-          &PairSigner::new(pair),
+          &pair,
           &SeraiCoins::burn_with_instruction(instruction.clone()),
           0,
           Default::default(),

substrate/client/tests/common/dex.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use serai_runtime::primitives::{Coin, Amount};
 
-use serai_client::{Serai, SeraiDex, PairSigner};
+use serai_client::{Serai, SeraiDex};
 use sp_core::{sr25519::Pair, Pair as PairTrait};
 
 use crate::common::tx::publish_tx;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub async fn add_liquidity(
   let address = pair.public();
 
   let tx = serai.sign(
-    &PairSigner::new(pair),
+    &pair,
     &SeraiDex::add_liquidity(coin, coin_amount, sri_amount, Amount(1), Amount(1), address.into()),
     nonce,
     Default::default(),
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub async fn swap(
   let address = pair.public();
 
   let tx = serai.sign(
-    &PairSigner::new(pair),
+    &pair,
     &SeraiDex::swap(from_coin, to_coin, amount_in, amount_out_min, address.into()),
     nonce,
     Default::default(),

substrate/client/tests/common/tx.rs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub async fn publish_tx(serai: &Serai, tx: &[u8]) -> [u8; 32] {
     };
 
     for transaction in block.transactions() {
-      if transaction.0 == tx[2 ..] {
+      if transaction.0 == tx {
         return block.hash();
       }
     }

substrate/runtime/src/lib.rs

@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ pub mod opaque {
 pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
   spec_name: create_runtime_str!("serai"),
   impl_name: create_runtime_str!("core"),
-  // TODO: 1? Do we prefer some level of compatibility or our own path?
-  spec_version: 100,
+  spec_version: 1,
   impl_version: 1,
   apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
   transaction_version: 1,

tests/coordinator/src/tests/sign.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use ciphersuite::{group::GroupEncoding, Ciphersuite, Secp256k1};
 use dkg::Participant;
 
 use serai_client::{
-  PairTrait, PairSigner,
+  PairTrait,
   primitives::{
     NetworkId, Coin, Amount, Balance, BlockHash, SeraiAddress, ExternalAddress,
     insecure_pair_from_name,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ async fn sign_test() {
         let balance = Balance { coin: Coin::Serai, amount: Amount(1_000_000_000) };
         serai
           .publish(&serai.sign(
-            &PairSigner::new(insecure_pair_from_name("Ferdie")),
+            &insecure_pair_from_name("Ferdie"),
             &SeraiCoins::transfer(address, balance),
             0,
             Default::default(),
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ async fn sign_test() {
           .await
           .unwrap();
 
-        (PairSigner::new(pair), address)
+        (pair, address)
       };
 
       #[allow(clippy::inconsistent_digit_grouping)]

tests/full-stack/src/tests/mint_and_burn.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use serai_client::{
   validator_sets::primitives::{Session, ValidatorSet},
   in_instructions::primitives::Shorthand,
   coins::primitives::{OutInstruction, OutInstructionWithBalance},
-  PairTrait, PairSigner, SeraiCoins,
+  PairTrait, SeraiCoins,
 };
 
 use crate::tests::*;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ async fn mint_and_burn_test() {
         let balance = Balance { coin: Coin::Serai, amount: Amount(1_000_000_000) };
         serai
           .publish(&serai.sign(
-            &PairSigner::new(insecure_pair_from_name("Ferdie")),
+            &insecure_pair_from_name("Ferdie"),
             &SeraiCoins::transfer(address, balance),
             0,
             Default::default(),
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ async fn mint_and_burn_test() {
           .await
           .unwrap();
 
-        (PairSigner::new(pair), address)
+        (pair, address)
       };
 
       // Send in BTC