func DecodeWIF(encoded string) (version byte, payload []byte, err error) {
data := base58.DecodeBase58([]byte(encoded))
if data == nil || len(data) < 25 {
return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid Wallet Import Format data: %#v", encoded)
}
check := Digest256(data[0 : len(data)-4])
version = data[0]
payload = data[1 : len(data)-4]
if !bytes.Equal(check[0:4], data[len(data)-4:]) {
err = fmt.Errorf("Checksum test failed for Wallet Import Format data: %#v", encoded)
}
return
}
func DecodeBitcoinAddress(address string) (addrVersion byte, pubkeyHash []byte, err error) {
data := base58.DecodeBase58([]byte(address))
if data == nil {
return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid base58-encoded bitcoin address: %#v", address)
}
if len(data) != 25 {
return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("Wrong size for bitcoin address: %v bytes", len(data))
}
check := Digest256(data[0:21])
addrVersion = data[0]
pubkeyHash = data[1:17]
if !bytes.Equal(check[0:4], data[21:25]) {
err = fmt.Errorf("Checksum test failed for bitcoin address: %#v", address)
}
return
}
