add raw methods to address object.

lib/bcoin/address.js

@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ Address.prototype.getHash = function getHash(enc) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Compile the address object to a base58 address.
+ * Compile the address object to its raw serialization.
  * @param {{NetworkType|Network)?} network
- * @returns {Base58Address}
+ * @returns {Buffer}
  * @throws Error on bad hash/prefix.
  */
 
-Address.prototype.toBase58 = function toBase58(network) {
+Address.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw(network) {
   var p = new BufferWriter();
   var prefix;
 
@@ -109,7 +109,18 @@ Address.prototype.toBase58 = function toBase58(network) {
   p.writeBytes(this.hash);
   p.writeChecksum();
 
-  return utils.toBase58(p.render());
+  return p.render();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Compile the address object to a base58 address.
+ * @param {{NetworkType|Network)?} network
+ * @returns {Base58Address}
+ * @throws Error on bad hash/prefix.
+ */
+
+Address.prototype.toBase58 = function toBase58(network) {
+  return utils.toBase58(this.toRaw(network));
 };
 
 /**
@@ -148,18 +159,15 @@ Address.prototype.inspect = function inspect() {
 };
 
 /**
- * Inject properties from base58 address.
+ * Inject properties from serialized data.
  * @private
- * @param {Base58Address} data
+ * @param {Buffer} data
  * @throws Parse error
  */
 
-Address.prototype.fromBase58 = function fromBase58(data) {
+Address.prototype.fromRaw = function fromRaw(data) {
   var i, p, prefix, network, type, version, hash;
 
-  if (typeof data === 'string')
-    data = utils.fromBase58(data);
-
   assert(Buffer.isBuffer(data));
 
   p = new BufferReader(data, true);
@@ -188,6 +196,28 @@ Address.prototype.fromBase58 = function fromBase58(data) {
   return this.fromHash(hash, type, version, network.type);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Create an address object from a serialized address.
+ * @param {Buffer} data
+ * @returns {Address}
+ * @throws Parse error.
+ */
+
+Address.fromRaw = function fromRaw(data) {
+  return new Address().fromRaw(data);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Inject properties from base58 address.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Base58Address} data
+ * @throws Parse error
+ */
+
+Address.prototype.fromBase58 = function fromBase58(data) {
+  return this.fromRaw(utils.fromBase58(data));
+};
+
 /**
  * Create an address object from a base58 address.
  * @param {Base58Address} address