**Usage**: `new Script(data)`  
**Description**: Instantiate a Script from optional data.

| parameters | type                 | required | Description                           |
| ---------- | -------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------- |
| **data**   | Object/string/Buffer | yes      | from optional data to populate script |

**Returns**: {Script} A new instance of a Script

## Script.fromBuffer(buff)

**Description**: Instantiate a Script from a Buffer

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type   | required | Description            |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------- |
| **buff**   | Buffer | yes      | A Buffer of the script |

**Returns**: {Script} A new valid instance of Script

## Script.fromASM(str)

**Description**: Instantiate a Script from ASM

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type   | required | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| **str**    | String | yes      |             |

**Returns**: {Script} A new valid instance of Script

## Script.fromHex(str)

**Description**: Instantiate a Script from hex representation

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type   | required | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| **str**    | String | yes      |             |

**Returns**: {Script} A new valid instance of Script

## Script.fromString(str)

**Description**: Instantiate a Script from string representation

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type   | required | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| **str**    | String | yes      |             |

**Returns**: {Script} A new valid instance of Script

## Script.buildMultisigOut(publicKeys, threshold, opts)

**Description**: Instantiate a new Multisig output script for the given public keys, requiring m of those public keys to spend

**Parameters**:

| parameters     | type        | required | Description                                                                                                           |
| -------------- | ----------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **publicKeys** | PublicKey[] | yes      | ist of all public keys controlling the output                                                                         |
| **threshold**  | Number      | yes      | amount of required signatures to spend the output                                                                     |
| **opts**       | Object      | no       | Several options: - noSorting: defaults to false, if true, don't sort the given public keys before creating the script |

**Returns**: {Script} a new Multisig output script for given public keys, requiring m of those public keys to spend

## Script.buildMultisigIn(publicKeys, threshold, signatures, opts)

**Description**: Instantiate a new Multisig input script for the given public keys, requiring m of those public keys to spend

**Parameters**:

| parameters     | type        | required | Description                                                                                                           |
| -------------- | ----------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **publicKeys** | PublicKey[] | yes      | ist of all public keys controlling the output                                                                         |
| **threshold**  | Number      | yes      | amount of required signatures to spend the output                                                                     |
| **signatures** | Array       | yes      | signatures and array of signature buffers to append to the script                                                     |
| **opts**       | Object      | no       | Several options: - noSorting: defaults to false, if true, don't sort the given public keys before creating the script |

**Returns**: {Script} a new Multisig input script for given public keys, requiring m of those public keys to spend

## Script.buildP2SHMultisigIn(publicKeys, threshold, signatures, opts)

**Description**: Instantiate a new P2SH Multisig input script for the given public keys, requiring m of those public keys to spend

**Parameters**:

| parameters     | type        | required | Description                                                                                                           |
| -------------- | ----------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **publicKeys** | PublicKey[] | yes      | ist of all public keys controlling the output                                                                         |
| **threshold**  | Number      | yes      | amount of required signatures to spend the output                                                                     |
| **signatures** | Array       | yes      | signatures and array of signature buffers to append to the script                                                     |
| **opts**       | Object      | no       | Several options: - noSorting: defaults to false, if true, don't sort the given public keys before creating the script |

**Returns**: {Script} a new P2SH Multisig input script for the given public keys, requiring m of those public keys to spend

## Script.buildPublicKeyHashOut(to)

**Description**: Instantiate a new pay to public key hash output for the given address or public key

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type              | required | Description                       |
| ---------- | ----------------- | -------- | --------------------------------- |
| **to**     | Address/PublicKey | yes      | destination address or public key |

**Returns**: {Script} a new pay to public key hash output for the given address or public key

## Script.buildPublicKeyOut(pubkey)

**Description**: Instantiate a new pay to public key output for the given public key

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type      | required | Description |
| ---------- | --------- | -------- | ----------- |
| **pubkey** | PublicKey | yes      | public key  |

**Returns**: {Script} a new pay to public key output for the given public key

## Script.buildDataOut(data, encoding)

**Description**: Instantiate a new OP_RETURN script with data

**Parameters**:

| parameters   | type          | required | Description                     |
| ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ------------------------------- |
| **data**     | String/Buffer | yes      | the data to embed in the output |
| **encoding** | String        | no       | The type of string encoding     |

**Returns**: {Script} a new OP_RETURN script with data

## .set(obj)

**Description**: Set Script chunks from provided object. Replace any previous chunks.

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type   | required | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| **obj**    | Object | yes      |             |

**Returns**: {Script}

## .prepend(obj)

**Description**: Adds a script element at the start of the script.

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type                               | required | Description                                        |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **obj**    | String/Number/Opcode/Buffer/Object | yes      | a string, number, Opcode, Buffer, or object to add |

**Returns**: {Script}

## .equals(script)

**Description**: Compares a script with another script

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type   | required | Description              |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------ |
| **script** | Script | yes      | a script to compare with |

**Returns**: {Script}

## .add(obj)

**Description**: Adds a script element to the end of the script.

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type                               | required | Description                                        |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **obj**    | String/Number/Opcode/Buffer/Object | yes      | a string, number, Opcode, Buffer, or object to add |

**Returns**: {Script}

## .getPublicKey()

**Description**: Will return the public key

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {PublicKey}

## .getPublicKeyHash()

**Description**: Will return the public key hash

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {PublicKey}

## .getData()

**Description**: Retrieve the associated data for this script. In the case of a pay to public key hash or P2SH, return the hash. In the case of a standard OP_RETURN, return the data

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Buffer}

## .classify()

**Description**: Retrieve the Script type if it is a known form, or Script.UNKNOWN if it isn't

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {string} - Member of Script.types

## .classifyOutput()

**Description**: Retrieve the Script type if it is a known form, or Script.UNKNOWN if it isn't

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {string} - Member of Script.types

## .classifyInput()

**Description**: Retrieve the Script type if it is a known form, or Script.UNKNOWN if it isn't

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {string} - Member of Script.types

## .isStandard()

**Description**: Verify if script is one of the known types

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if script is one of the known types

## .isPublicKeyHashOut()

**Description**: Verify if this is a pay to pubkey hash output script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if this is a pay to pubkey hash output script

## .isPublicKeyHashIn()

**Description**: Verify if this is a pay to public key hash input script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if this is a pay to public key hash input script

## .isPublicKeyOut()

**Description**: Verify if this is a public key output script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if this is a public key output script

## .isPublicKeyIn()

**Description**: Verify if this is a public key input script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if this is a public key input script

## .isScriptHashOut()

**Description**: Verify if this is a p2sh output script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if this is a p2sh output script

## .isScriptHashIn()

**Description**: Verify if this is a p2sh input script. These are frequently indistinguishable from pubkeyhashin.

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if this is a p2sh input script

## .isMultisigOut()

**Description**: Verify if this is a multisig output script.

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if this is a multisig output script

## .isMultisigIn()

**Description**: Verify if this is a multisig input script.

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if this is a multisig input script

## .isDataOut()

**Description**: Verify if this is a valid standard OP_RETURN output

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean} - if this is a valid standard OP_RETURN output

## .isPushOnly()

**Description**: Verify if the script is only composed of data pushing opcodes or small int opcodes (OP_0, OP_1, ..., OP_16)

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Boolean}

## .toASM()

**Description**: Will return an ASM representation of the script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {String}

## .toHex()

**Description**: Will return an hex representation of the script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {String}

## .toBuffer()

**Description**: Will return a buffer representation of the script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Buffer} A buffer of the script

## .toObject() / .toJSON()

**Description**: Will return an object representation of the script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Object} A plain object with the script properties

## .toString()

**Description**: Will output the stringified script

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {string}

## .inspect()

**Description**: Will return a string formatted for the console

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {string} Public Key hex representation

```js
const script = new Script(...);
script.toInspect() // <Script: 041ff0fe0f7b15ffaa....>
```

## PublicKey.fromDER(buf, strict)

**Description**: Instantiate a PublicKey from an X Point

**Parameters**:

| parameters     | type    | required | Description                                  |
| -------------- | ------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **buf**        | Buffer  | yes      | A DER hex buffer                             |
| **compressed** | Boolean | no       | if set to false, will loosen some conditions |

**Returns**: {PublicKey} A new valid instance of PublicKey

## PublicKey.fromPoint(point, compressed)

**Description**: Instantiate a PublicKey from an X Point

**Parameters**:

| parameters     | type    | required | Description                                           |
| -------------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **point**      | Point   | yes      | A Point instance                                      |
| **compressed** | Boolean | no       | whether to store this public key as compressed format |

**Returns**: {PublicKey} A new valid instance of PublicKey

## PublicKey.fromString(str, encoding)

**Description**: Instantiate a PublicKey from a Buffer

**Parameters**:

| parameters   | type   | required | Description                 |
| ------------ | ------ | -------- | --------------------------- |
| **str**      | String | yes      | A DER hex string            |
| **encoding** | String | no       | The type of string encoding |

**Returns**: {PublicKey} A new valid instance of PublicKey

## PublicKey.fromX(odd, x)

**Description**: Instantiate a PublicKey from an X Point

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type    | required | Description                               |
| ---------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **odd**    | Boolean | yes      | If the point is above or below the x axis |
| **x**      | Point   | yes      | The x point                               |

**Returns**: {PublicKey} A new valid instance of PublicKey

## PublicKey.getValidationError(data)

**Description**: Check if there would be any errors when initializing a PublicKey

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type   | required | Description                         |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------- |
| **data**   | String | yes      | The encoded data in various formats |

**Returns**: {null|Error} An error if exists

## PublicKey.isValid(data)

**Description**: Check if the parameters are valid

**Parameters**:

| parameters | type   | required | Description                         |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------- |
| **data**   | String | yes      | The encoded data in various formats |

**Returns**: {Boolean} If the public key would be valid

## .toAddress(network)

**Description**: Will output the PublicKey to a DER encoded hex string

**Parameters**:

| parameters  | type           | required | Description                             |
| ----------- | -------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- |
| **network** | String/Network | yes      | Which network should the address be for |

**Returns**: {Address} An address generated from the public key

## .toDER()

**Description**: Will output the PublicKey to a DER Buffer

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Buffer} A DER hex encoded buffer

## .toBuffer()

**Description**: Will return a buffer representation of the public key

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Buffer} A buffer of the public key

## .toObject() / .toJSON()

**Description**: Will return an object representation of the public key

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {Object} A plain object with the public key properties

## .toString()

**Description**: Will output the PublicKey to a DER encoded hex string

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {string} A DER hex encoded string

## .inspect()

**Description**: Will return a string formatted for the console

**Parameters**: None.

**Returns**: {string} Public Key hex representation

```js
const publicKey = new PublicKey(...);
publicKey.toInspect() // <PublicKey: 041ff0fe0f7b15ffaa....>
```