Merge #7656: Improve EncodeBase58 performance

3252208 Improve EncodeBase58 performance (João Barbosa)
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Wladimir J. van der Laan 2016-03-21 12:03:50 +01:00
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@ -68,26 +68,31 @@ std::string EncodeBase58(const unsigned char* pbegin, const unsigned char* pend)
{
// Skip & count leading zeroes.
int zeroes = 0;
int length = 0;
while (pbegin != pend && *pbegin == 0) {
pbegin++;
zeroes++;
}
// Allocate enough space in big-endian base58 representation.
std::vector<unsigned char> b58((pend - pbegin) * 138 / 100 + 1); // log(256) / log(58), rounded up.
int size = (pend - pbegin) * 138 / 100 + 1; // log(256) / log(58), rounded up.
std::vector<unsigned char> b58(size);
// Process the bytes.
while (pbegin != pend) {
int carry = *pbegin;
int i = 0;
// Apply "b58 = b58 * 256 + ch".
for (std::vector<unsigned char>::reverse_iterator it = b58.rbegin(); it != b58.rend(); it++) {
for (std::vector<unsigned char>::reverse_iterator it = b58.rbegin(); (carry != 0 || i < length) && (it != b58.rend()); it++, i++) {
carry += 256 * (*it);
*it = carry % 58;
carry /= 58;
}
assert(carry == 0);
length = i;
pbegin++;
}
// Skip leading zeroes in base58 result.
std::vector<unsigned char>::iterator it = b58.begin();
std::vector<unsigned char>::iterator it = b58.begin() + (size - length);
while (it != b58.end() && *it == 0)
it++;
// Translate the result into a string.