base58check

base58check
===========


JavaScript component to compute base 58 check encoding. This encoding is typically used for crypto currencies such as Bitcoin.

Install
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npm i --save base58check

API
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$3

data must be a Buffer or a string. It returns a string.

example:

``js
const base58check = require('base58check')

const data = '086eaa677895f92d4a6c5ef740c168932b5e3f44'
console.log(base58check.encode(data)) // => 1mayif3H2JDC62S4N3rLNtBNRAiUUP99k
`

$3

string must be a base 58 check encoded string. Returns a Object for prefix & data.

example:

`js
const base58check = require('base58check')

const address = '1mayif3H2JDC62S4N3rLNtBNRAiUUP99k'
console.log(base58check.decode(address))
// => { prefix: , data: }

// if using encoding
console.log(base58check.decode(address, 'hex'))
// => { prefix: '00', data: '086eaa677895f92d4a6c5ef740c168932b5e3f44' }
`

Hack / Test
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Uses JavaScript standard style. Read more:

![js-standard-style](https://github.com/feross/standard)

Credits
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- unrealce for original JavaScript implementation

Related
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- bs58` - JavaScript component to compute base 58 encoding. This encoding is typically used for crypto currencies such as Bitcoin.

License
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The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2016