API Reference

multibase.encode(encoding, data)

Encodes the given data using the encoding that is specified

Parameters:

• encoding (str) – encoding to use, should be one of the supported encoding
• data (str or bytes) – data to encode

Returns:

multibase encoded data

Return type:

bytes

Raises:

ValueError – if the encoding is not supported

multibase.decode(data)

Decode the multibase decoded data :param data: multibase encoded data :type data: str or bytes :return: decoded data :rtype: str :raises ValueError: if the data is not multibase encoded

multibase.get_codec(data)

Returns the codec used to encode the given data

Parameters:data (str or bytes) – multibase encoded data Returns:the multibase.Encoding object for the data’s codec Raises:ValueError – if the codec is not supported

multibase.is_encoded(data)

Checks if the given data is encoded or not

Parameters:data (str or bytes) – multibase encoded data Returns:if the data is encoded or not Return type:bool