1.0.2 • Published 4 years ago
btcaddressgen v1.0.2
Bitcoin Address Generator
a simple js library for generating Bitcoin paper wallet
Features
- Tested
- Generates compressed WIF and Hex output
- Minimum dependencies
- Can generate prefixed addresses
Install
npm install btcaddressgenUsage
const BTCAddress = require('btcaddressgen')
let address = BTCAddress.generate()
console.log(address)Output:
{
// private key in WIF format
private: '5Hy5wbRdtv57RMZxhh518tV5CT8sXy8RyMH1XaiN5pDN88gC4GG',
// public address in WIF format
public: '1DRJZWjfxWo2Y7oaNbhP4KqRWzUAYZSAc6',
// public address in hex
publicHex: '03390DBDE81F0397C65681887571E1C4D9B77956A7882945D07DE90C16865D755D',
// private address in hex
privateHex: '13FADCE55428817FE93F5B8DEBCD8B85259527354A6DC3290D53EE2C6FE17902'
}Usage with options
You can pass an object to control address generation. Possible options are describe in below table.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| privateKeyHex | If you pass a valid hex private key, it will be used to generate public key. |
| prefix | If you pass a string starting with '1', public key will be generated with this prefix. |
| prefixCaseSensitive | By default the prefix is not case-sensitive. If you want it to be case sensitive pass this property in options. |
Examples
Generating an address for the provided private key:
const BTCAddress = require('btcaddressgen')
BTCAddress.generate({ privateKeyHex: '58257552f213f449f03b3d0c7684d7bfa48cceba4f739913d28bda33ae64ac49' })Generating address with prefix:
const BTCAddress = require('btcaddressgen')
BTCAddress.generate({ prefix: '1omg' }) // valid addresses start with 1Test
npm run test