you21979ripple-bs58
JavaScript component to compute base 58 encoding. This encoding is typically used for crypto currencies such as Bitcoin.
Note: If you're looking for base 58 check encoding, see: https://github.com/bitcoinjs/ripple-bs58check, which depends upon this library.
Install
npm i --save ripple-bs58API
encode(input)
input must be a Buffer or an Array. It returns a string.
example:
const bs58 = require('ripple-bs58')
const bytes = Buffer.from('003c176e659bea0f29a3e9bf7880c112b1b31b4dc826268187', 'hex')
const address = bs58.encode(bytes)
console.log(address)
// => ra7jcY4BG9GTKhuqpCfyYNbu5CqUzoLMGSdecode(input)
input must be a base 58 encoded string. Returns a Buffer.
example:
const bs58 = require('ripple-bs58')
const address = 'ra7jcY4BG9GTKhuqpCfyYNbu5CqUzoLMGS'
const bytes = new Buffer(bs58.decode(address))
console.log(bytes.toString('hex'))
// => 003c176e659bea0f29a3e9bf7880c112b1b31b4dc826268187Hack / Test
Uses JavaScript standard style. Read more:
Credits
- Mike Hearn for original Java implementation
- Stefan Thomas for porting to JavaScript
- Stephan Pair for buffer improvements
- Daniel Cousens for cleanup and merging improvements from bitcoinjs-lib
- Jared Deckard for killing
bigias a dependency
License
MIT