btcd/example_test.go

// Copyright (c) 2014 Conformal Systems LLC.
// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package btcscript_test

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/conformal/btcnet"
	"github.com/conformal/btcscript"
	"github.com/conformal/btcutil"
)

// This example demonstrates creating a script which pays to a bitcoin address.
// It also prints the created script hex and uses the DisasmString function to
// display the disassembled script.
func ExamplePayToAddrScript() {
	// Parse the address to send the coins to into a btcutil.Address
	// which is useful to ensure the accuracy of the address and determine
	// the address type.  It is also required for the upcoming call to
	// PayToAddrScript.
	addressStr := "12gpXQVcCL2qhTNQgyLVdCFG2Qs2px98nV"
	address, err := btcutil.DecodeAddress(addressStr, &btcnet.MainNetParams)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}

	// Create a public key script that pays to the address.
	script, err := btcscript.PayToAddrScript(address)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Printf("Script Hex: %x\n", script)

	disasm, err := btcscript.DisasmString(script)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println("Script Disassembly:", disasm)

	// Output:
	// Script Hex: 76a914128004ff2fcaf13b2b91eb654b1dc2b674f7ec6188ac
	// Script Disassembly: OP_DUP OP_HASH160 128004ff2fcaf13b2b91eb654b1dc2b674f7ec61 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG
}