bitcoin-u160

The bitcoin-u160 crate provides an efficient representation for handling 160-bit opaque data blobs, typically used in Bitcoin and cryptographic applications. This crate is especially useful for developers seeking a robust, low-level interface for managing and manipulating 160-bit data structures without the overhead of integer operations.

Features

• Efficient Data Handling: u160 offers methods to construct from strings, vectors, and byte arrays, maintaining the integrity and validity of 160-bit data.
• Compile-Time Array Construction: Provides an interface to construct a u160 object at compile-time using 20-byte arrays.
• String Conversion: Supports conversion to and from strings in hexadecimal format, providing ease of use for developers.
• Compatibility with Byte Conventions: Mirrors standard library conventions for byte ordering, supporting little-endian conversions.
• Debugging and Logging: Includes formatting capabilities that integrate with standard Rust Debug traits and supports tracing for observability.

Usage

Add bitcoin-u160 to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
bitcoin-u160 = "0.1.18"

Example

use bitcoin_u160::u160;

fn main() {
    // Create a u160 instance from a hexadecimal string
    let my_u160 = u160::from("0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567");
    println!("{:?}", my_u160);

    // Convert a byte array into a u160 instance
    let bytes: [u8; 20] = [0u8; 20];
    let my_u160_from_bytes = u160::from_le_bytes(bytes);
    println!("{:?}", my_u160_from_bytes);
}

For detailed documentation and further examples, visit the repository.

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