https://github.com/bitcoinjs/wif

Bitcoin Wallet Import Format JS encoding/decoding module
https://github.com/bitcoinjs/wif

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Bitcoin Wallet Import Format JS encoding/decoding module

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bitcoinjs/wif
• Owner: bitcoinjs
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-08-20T09:56:08.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-06-25T11:45:22.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-30T18:50:24.680Z (12 days ago)
• Topics: bitcoin
• Language: JavaScript
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• Size: 417 KB
• Stars: 82
• Watchers: 10
• Forks: 42
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# WIF

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Bitcoin Wallet Import Format encoding/decoding module.

## Example

``` javascript

import * as wif from "wif"

var privateKey = Buffer.from('0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001', 'hex')

var key = wif.encode({version: 128, privateKey, compressed: true}) // for the testnet use: wif.encode(239, ...

// => KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjgd9M7rFU73sVHnoWn

var obj = wif.decode(key)

// => {

//	version: 128,

//	privateKey: Uint8Array(32) [

//     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,

//     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,

//     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,

//     0, 0, 0, 0, 1

//   ],

//	compressed: true

//}

wif.decode(key, 0x09)

// => Error: Invalid network version

// alternative syntax

wif.encode(obj)

// => KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjgd9M7rFU73sVHnoWn

```

## LICENSE [MIT](LICENSE)