BitcoinAddressValidator

A simple, easy to use golang Bitcoin address validator, ported from: https://github.com/LinusU/php-bitcoin-address-validator

Usage

Quick start:

// This will return false, indicating invalid address.
IsValid("blah");

// This is a valid address and will thus return true.
IsValid("1AGNa15ZQXAZUgFiqJ2i7Z2DPU2J6hW62i");

// This is a Testnet address, it"s valid and the function will return true.
IsValid("mo9ncXisMeAoXwqcV5EWuyncbmCcQN4rVs", TestNet);

API

IsValid(addr, version)

• addr: A bitcoin address
• version: The version to test against, defaults to MAINNET

Returns a boolean indicating if the address is valid or not.

TypeOf(addr)

• addr: A bitcoin address

Returns a boolean if it"s a well-formed address and a string with the type of the address.

Constants

The library exposes the following constants.

• MAINNET: Indicates any mainnet address type
• TESTNET: Indicates any testnet address type
• MAINNET_PUBKEY: Indicates a mainnet pay to pubkey hash address
• MAINNET_SCRIPT: Indicates a mainnet pay to script hash address
• TESTNET_PUBKEY: Indicates a testnet pay to pubkey hash address
• TESTNET_SCRIPT: Indicates a testnet pay to script hash address