This is a JavaScript implementation for the CashAddr address format used in Bitcoin Cash. It serves as a glue to integrate the @scure/btc-signer library with Bitcoin Cash.
This library depends on and is heavily coupled with the @scure/base and @scure/btc-signer libraries.
npm install cashaddrimport { Address, NETWORK } from 'cashaddr'; import { hex } from '@scure/base'; const hash = hex.decode('f5bf48b397dae70be82b3cca4793f8eb2b6cdac9'); const address = Address(NETWORK).encode({ format: 'cashaddr', type: 'pkh', hash, }); console.log(address); // bitcoincash:qr6m7j9njldwwzlg9v7v53unlr4jkmx6eylep8ekg2 const decoded = Address(NETWORK).decode('bitcoincash:qr6m7j9njldwwzlg9v7v53unlr4jkmx6eylep8ekg2'); console.log(decoded); // { type: 'pkh', hash: Uint8Array(20) [...], format: 'cashaddr' } const legacy = Address(NETWORK).encode({ format: 'legacy', type: 'pkh', hash, }); console.log(legacy); // 1PQPheJQSauxRPTxzNMUco1XmoCyPoEJCp const converted = Address(NETWORK).toCashAddress('1PQPheJQSauxRPTxzNMUco1XmoCyPoEJCp'); console.log(converted); // bitcoincash:qr6m7j9njldwwzlg9v7v53unlr4jkmx6eylep8ekg2MIT