https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/coininfo

JavaScript component for crypto currency specific information.
https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/coininfo

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JavaScript component for crypto currency specific information.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/coininfo
• Owner: cryptocoinjs
• Created: 2014-03-10T21:11:17.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-10T11:59:09.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-22T06:44:18.364Z (7 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 147 KB
• Stars: 115
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 114
• Open Issues: 17
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md

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coininfo

========

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JavaScript component for crypto currency specific information such as version numbers, DNS seeds, etc.

Works in Node.js and the browser.

Installation

------------

    npm i coininfo

Usage

-----

```js

var coininfo = require('coininfo')

console.dir(coininfo('LTC')) //use LTC-TEST for testnet

// =>

/*

{ versions:

   { public: 48,

     private: 176,

     scripthash: 5,

     bip32: { public: 27108450, private: 27106558 } } }

*/

```

Could also:

```js

var litecoin = coininfo.litecoin.main

var litecoinTest = coininfo.litecoin.test

```

Useful to use in conjunction with [coinkey](https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/coinkey) and [coinstring](https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/coinstring).

Want to Use With Bitcore or bitcoinjs-lib?

-----------------------------------------

**bitcoinjs-lib example:**

```js

var coininfo = require('coininfo')

var bitcoin = coininfo.bitcoin.main

var bitcoinBitcoinJSLib = bitcoin.toBitcoinJS()

```

**Bitcore example:**

```js

var coininfo = require('coininfo')

var bitcoin = coininfo.bitcoin.main

var bitcoinBitcoreLib = bitcoin.toBitcore()

```

Pull requests?

--------------

Follow the canonical example:

https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/coininfo/blob/master/lib/coins/btc.js

License

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MIT