status-go/vendor/github.com/btcsuite/btcutil/base58/README.md

base58

Package base58 provides an API for encoding and decoding to and from the modified base58 encoding. It also provides an API to do Base58Check encoding, as described here.

A comprehensive suite of tests is provided to ensure proper functionality.

Installation and Updating

$ go get -u github.com/btcsuite/btcutil/base58

Examples

• Decode Example
  Demonstrates how to decode modified base58 encoded data.
• Encode Example
  Demonstrates how to encode data using the modified base58 encoding scheme.
• CheckDecode Example
  Demonstrates how to decode Base58Check encoded data.
• CheckEncode Example
  Demonstrates how to encode data using the Base58Check encoding scheme.

License

Package base58 is licensed under the copyfree ISC License.