ferrite 0.2.5

High-performance Rust patch for Python eth-account

Ferrite: Rust patch for eth-account

High-performance Rust patch for eth-account

Ferrite is a Python module that accelerates Ethereum cryptographic operations by replacing the core signing logic in eth-account with a Rust implementation.

Key Features

• Blazing Fast: Up to 40x faster than the standard eth-account implementation.
• Drop-in Replacement: Just import ferrite at the start of your application. No code refactoring is needed.
• Zero-Overhead: The patch is applied once on import, with no performance penalty during runtime.
• Reliable & Secure: Built on top of the same production-grade cryptographic libraries used in the wider Rust-Ethereum ecosystem.

Performance

Operation	Standard (Python)	Ferrite (Rust)	Improvement
Sign Hash	~3.29ms	~0.11ms	~30x faster
Sign Typed Data (EIP-712)	~3.61ms	~0.14ms	~26x faster

Performance measured on a local development machine.

Installation

pip install ferrite

Quickstart

1. Import ferrite.
2. Run ferrite.install().

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Development & Contribution

This project is built using maturin.

Prerequisites

• Rust: Install via rustup
• Python: Version 3.8 or higher
• maturin: pip install maturin

Development Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jhkrs/ferrite.git
   cd ferrite
   

2. Development Installation:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Build:

   maturin develop
   

4. Run Tests:

   pytest
   

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.