@polkadot/util-crypto/address/decode.js

// Copyright 2017-2022 @polkadot/util-crypto authors & contributors
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
// Original implementation: https://github.com/paritytech/polka-ui/blob/4858c094684769080f5811f32b081dd7780b0880/src/polkadot.js#L6
import { isHex, isU8a, u8aToU8a } from '@polkadot/util';
import { base58Decode } from "../base58/index.js";
import { checkAddressChecksum } from "./checksum.js";
import { defaults } from "./defaults.js";
export function decodeAddress(encoded, ignoreChecksum, ss58Format = -1) {
  if (!encoded) {
    throw new Error('Invalid empty address passed');
  }

  if (isU8a(encoded) || isHex(encoded)) {
    return u8aToU8a(encoded);
  }

  try {
    const decoded = base58Decode(encoded);

    if (!defaults.allowedEncodedLengths.includes(decoded.length)) {
      throw new Error('Invalid decoded address length');
    }

    const [isValid, endPos, ss58Length, ss58Decoded] = checkAddressChecksum(decoded);

    if (!isValid && !ignoreChecksum) {
      throw new Error('Invalid decoded address checksum');
    } else if (ss58Format !== -1 && ss58Format !== ss58Decoded) {
      throw new Error(`Expected ss58Format ${ss58Format}, received ${ss58Decoded}`);
    }

    return decoded.slice(ss58Length, endPos);
  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error(`Decoding ${encoded}: ${error.message}`);
  }
}