def b58decode(v: String, out_size: Optional[int] = None) -> bytes:
"""Decode a Base58Check encoded bytes-like object or ASCII string.
Optionally, it also ensures required output size.
"""
if isinstance(v, str):
# do not trim spaces
v = v.encode("ascii")
result = _b58decode(v)
if len(result) < 4:
err_msg = "not enough bytes for checksum, "
err_msg += f"invalid base58 decoded size: {len(result)}"
raise BTClibValueError(err_msg)
result, checksum = result[:-4], result[-4:]
h256 = hash256(result)
if checksum != h256[:4]:
err_msg = f"invalid checksum: 0x{checksum.hex()} instead of 0x{h256[:4].hex()}"
raise BTClibValueError(err_msg)
if out_size is None or len(result) == out_size:
return result
err_msg = "valid checksum, invalid decoded size: "
err_msg += f"{len(result)} bytes instead of {out_size}"
raise BTClibValueError(err_msg)
def nulldata(
cls: Type[_ScriptPubKey],
data: String,
check_validity: bool = True,
) -> _ScriptPubKey:
"Return the nulldata ScriptPubKey of the provided data."
if isinstance(data, str):
# do not strip spaces
data = data.encode()
if len(data) > 80:
err_msg = f"invalid nulldata payload length: {len(data)} bytes "
raise BTClibValueError(err_msg)
script = serialize(["OP_RETURN", data])
return cls(script, check_validity=check_validity)
