Add way to encode/decode addresses from binary

README.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Example result
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 ```
 
-#### Mnemonic to secret sey
+#### Mnemonic to secret key
 ```javascript
 var secret_key = algosdk.mnemonicToSecretKey(mnemonic);
 ```
@@ -75,6 +75,28 @@ Example result
 true
 ```
 
+#### Encode/decode addresses
+These two functions let you convert addresses between their string and binary representations.
+```javascript
+var decoded = algosdk.decodeAddress("IB3NJALXLDX5JLYCD4TMTMLVCKDRZNS4JONHMIWD6XM7DSKYR7MWHI6I7U");
+var encoded = algosdk.encodeAddress(decoded.publicKey);
+console.log('Decoded:', decoded);
+console.log('Encoded:', encoded);
+```
+Result
+```text
+Decoded: {
+  publicKey: Uint8Array(32) [
+     64, 118, 212, 129, 119,  88, 239, 212,
+    175,   2,  31,  38, 201, 177, 117,  18,
+    135,  28, 182,  92,  75, 154, 118,  34,
+    195, 245, 217, 241, 201,  88, 143, 217
+  ],
+  checksum: Uint8Array(4) [ 99, 163, 200, 253 ]
+}
+Encoded: IB3NJALXLDX5JLYCD4TMTMLVCKDRZNS4JONHMIWD6XM7DSKYR7MWHI6I7U
+```
+
 #### Sign a transaction 
 In order to create and sign a transaction, create first an object with the relevant properties. 
 There is no need to specify the `from` address, it is computed directly from the secretKey.  

src/main.js

@@ -37,13 +37,31 @@ function generateAccount() {
 
 /**
  * isValidAddress takes an Algorand address and checks if valid.
- * @param addr Algorand address
+ * @param {string} addr Algorand address
  * @returns {boolean} true if valid, false otherwise
  */
 function isValidAddress(addr) {
     return address.isValidAddress(addr);
 }
 
+/**
+ * encodeAddress takes an Algorand address as a Uint8Array and encodes it into a string with checksum.
+ * @param {Uint8Array} addr a raw Algorand address
+ * @returns {string} the address and checksum encoded as a string.
+ */
+function encodeAddress(addr) {
+    return address.encode(addr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * decodeAddress takes an Algorand address in string form and decodes it into a Uint8Array.
+ * @param {string} addr an Algorand address with checksum.
+ * @returns {{publicKey: Uint8Array, checksum: Uint8Array}} the decoded form of the address's public key and checksum
+ */
+function decodeAddress(addr) {
+    return address.decode(addr)
+}
+
 /**
  * mnemonicToSecretKey takes a mnemonic string and returns the corresponding Algorand address and its secret key.
  * @param mn 25 words Algorand mnemonic
@@ -1181,6 +1199,8 @@ function makeApplicationNoOpTxn(from, suggestedParams, appIndex,
 
 module.exports = {
     isValidAddress,
+    encodeAddress,
+    decodeAddress,
     generateAccount,
     secretKeyToMnemonic,
     mnemonicToSecretKey,

tests/3.Address.js

@@ -1,47 +1,48 @@
 let assert = require('assert');
 let nacl = require("../src/nacl/naclWrappers");
 let address = require("../src/encoding/address");
+let algosdk = require("../src/main");
 
 describe('address', function () {
     describe('#isValid', function () {
         it('should verify a valid Algorand address', function () {
-            assert.ok(address.isValidAddress("MO2H6ZU47Q36GJ6GVHUKGEBEQINN7ZWVACMWZQGIYUOE3RBSRVYHV4ACJI"));
+            assert.ok(algosdk.isValidAddress("MO2H6ZU47Q36GJ6GVHUKGEBEQINN7ZWVACMWZQGIYUOE3RBSRVYHV4ACJI"));
         });
 
         it('should fail to verify an invalid Algorand address', function () {
-            assert.strictEqual(address.isValidAddress("MO2H6ZU47Q36GJ6GVHUKGEBEQINN7ZWVACMWZQGIYUOE3RBSRVYHV4ACJG"), false);
+            assert.strictEqual(algosdk.isValidAddress("MO2H6ZU47Q36GJ6GVHUKGEBEQINN7ZWVACMWZQGIYUOE3RBSRVYHV4ACJG"), false);
         });
     });
 
     describe('encode, decode', function () {
         it('should be able to encode and verify an address', function () {
             let pk = nacl.randomBytes(32);
-            let addr = address.encode(pk);
-            assert.ok(address.isValidAddress(addr));
+            let addr = algosdk.encodeAddress(pk);
+            assert.ok(algosdk.isValidAddress(addr));
         });
 
         it('should be able to encode and decode an address', function () {
             let pk = nacl.randomBytes(32);
-            let addr = address.encode(pk);
-            let d = address.decode(addr);
+            let addr = algosdk.encodeAddress(pk);
+            let d = algosdk.decodeAddress(addr);
             assert.deepStrictEqual(new Uint8Array(d.publicKey), pk);
         });
     });
 
     describe('from multisig preimage', function () {
         it('should match main repo code', function () {
-            const addr1 = address.decode("XMHLMNAVJIMAW2RHJXLXKKK4G3J3U6VONNO3BTAQYVDC3MHTGDP3J5OCRU");
-            const addr2 = address.decode("HTNOX33OCQI2JCOLZ2IRM3BC2WZ6JUILSLEORBPFI6W7GU5Q4ZW6LINHLA");
-            const addr3 = address.decode("E6JSNTY4PVCY3IRZ6XEDHEO6VIHCQ5KGXCIQKFQCMB2N6HXRY4IB43VSHI");
+            const addr1 = algosdk.decodeAddress("XMHLMNAVJIMAW2RHJXLXKKK4G3J3U6VONNO3BTAQYVDC3MHTGDP3J5OCRU");
+            const addr2 = algosdk.decodeAddress("HTNOX33OCQI2JCOLZ2IRM3BC2WZ6JUILSLEORBPFI6W7GU5Q4ZW6LINHLA");
+            const addr3 = algosdk.decodeAddress("E6JSNTY4PVCY3IRZ6XEDHEO6VIHCQ5KGXCIQKFQCMB2N6HXRY4IB43VSHI");
             const params = {
                 version: 1,
                 threshold: 2,
                 pks: [addr1.publicKey, addr2.publicKey, addr3.publicKey],
             };
             const expectAddr = "UCE2U2JC4O4ZR6W763GUQCG57HQCDZEUJY4J5I6VYY4HQZUJDF7AKZO5GM";
             let actualAddr = address.fromMultisigPreImg(params);
-            let actualAddrEnc = address.encode(actualAddr);
-            assert.ok(address.isValidAddress(actualAddrEnc));
+            let actualAddrEnc = algosdk.encodeAddress(actualAddr);
+            assert.ok(algosdk.isValidAddress(actualAddrEnc));
             assert.deepStrictEqual(actualAddrEnc, expectAddr);
         });
     })