defmodule Bitcoinex.Utils do @moduledoc """ Contains useful utility functions used in Bitcoinex. """ @spec sha256(iodata()) :: binary def sha256(str) do :crypto.hash(:sha256, str) end @spec replicate(term(), integer()) :: list(term()) def replicate(_num, 0) do [] end def replicate(x, num) when x > 0 do for _ <- 1..num, do: x end @spec double_sha256(iodata()) :: binary def double_sha256(preimage) do :crypto.hash( :sha256, :crypto.hash(:sha256, preimage) ) end @spec hash160(iodata()) :: binary def hash160(preimage) do :crypto.hash( :ripemd160, :crypto.hash(:sha256, preimage) ) end @typedoc """ The pad_type describes the padding to use. """ @type pad_type :: :leading | :trailing @doc """ pads binary according to the byte length and the padding type. A binary can be padded with leading or trailing zeros. """ @spec pad(bin :: binary, byte_len :: integer, pad_type :: pad_type) :: binary def pad(bin, byte_len, _pad_type) when is_binary(bin) and byte_size(bin) == byte_len do bin end def pad(bin, byte_len, pad_type) when is_binary(bin) and pad_type == :leading do pad_len = 8 * byte_len - byte_size(bin) * 8 <<0::size(pad_len)>> <> bin end def pad(bin, byte_len, pad_type) when is_binary(bin) and pad_type == :trailing do pad_len = 8 * byte_len - byte_size(bin) * 8 bin <> <<0::size(pad_len)>> end end