Module: Base58

Defined in:
lib/base58.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.base58_encode(input) ⇒ Object

Base58base58_encode(‘000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001a838b13505b26867’)



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# File 'lib/base58.rb', line 3

def self.base58_encode(input)
  @chars = %w[
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    A B C D E F G H   J K L M N   P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
    a b c d e f g h i j k   m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
  ]
  @base = @chars.length

  i = input.to_i(16)
  buffer = String.new

  while i > 0
    remainder = i % @base
    i = i / @base
    buffer = @chars[remainder] + buffer
  end

  leading_zero_bytes = (input.match(/^([0]+)/) ? $1 : '').size / 2
  ("1"*leading_zero_bytes) + buffer
end