Class: Middlecoin::Core::BitcoinAddress

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/middlecoin/core/bitcoinaddress.rb

Overview

Bitcoin Address

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.validate(address) ⇒ Object

Does some simple validation of a BTC address to make sure its sane



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# File 'lib/middlecoin/core/bitcoinaddress.rb', line 29

def self.validate address
	if address[0] != "1" && address[0] != "3"
		raise Middlecoin::InvalidBitcoinAddressError, "Bitcoin addresses must start with 1 or 3"
	end

	if !(27..34).include?(address.length)
		raise Middlecoin::InvalidBitcoinAddressError, "Bitcoin addresses must be between 27 and 34 in length"
	end

	if address =~ /\A\p{Alnum}+\z/
		return true
	else 
		raise Middlecoin::InvalidBitcoinAddressError, "Bitcoin addresses must only contain Alphanumerical characters"
	end
end