// This example demonstrates how to encode data using the Base58Check encoding
// scheme.
func ExampleCheckEncode() {
// Encode example data with the Base58Check encoding scheme.
data := []byte("Test data")
encoded := base58.CheckEncode(data, 0)
// Show the encoded data.
fmt.Println("Encoded Data:", encoded)
// Output:
// Encoded Data: 182iP79GRURMp7oMHDU
}
func TestBase58Check(t *testing.T) {
for x, test := range checkEncodingStringTests {
// test encoding
if res := base58.CheckEncode([]byte(test.in), test.version); res != test.out {
t.Errorf("CheckEncode test #%d failed: got %s, want: %s", x, res, test.out)
}
// test decoding
res, version, err := base58.CheckDecode(test.out)
if err != nil {
t.Errorf("CheckDecode test #%d failed with err: %v", x, err)
} else if version != test.version {
t.Errorf("CheckDecode test #%d failed: got version: %d want: %d", x, version, test.version)
} else if string(res) != test.in {
t.Errorf("CheckDecode test #%d failed: got: %s want: %s", x, res, test.in)
}
}
// test the two decoding failure cases
// case 1: checksum error
_, _, err := base58.CheckDecode("3MNQE1Y")
if err != base58.ErrChecksum {
t.Error("Checkdecode test failed, expected ErrChecksum")
}
// case 2: invalid formats (string lengths below 5 mean the version byte and/or the checksum
// bytes are missing).
testString := ""
for len := 0; len < 4; len++ {
// make a string of length `len`
_, _, err = base58.CheckDecode(testString)
if err != base58.ErrInvalidFormat {
t.Error("Checkdecode test failed, expected ErrInvalidFormat")
}
}
}
// encodeAddress returns a human-readable payment address given a ripemd160 hash
// and netID which encodes the bitcoin network and address type. It is used
// in both pay-to-pubkey-hash (P2PKH) and pay-to-script-hash (P2SH) address
// encoding.
func encodeAddress(hash160 []byte, netID byte) string {
// Format is 1 byte for a network and address class (i.e. P2PKH vs
// P2SH), 20 bytes for a RIPEMD160 hash, and 4 bytes of checksum.
return base58.CheckEncode(hash160[:ripemd160.Size], netID)
}