Parse all 3 Bitcoin Cash Address formats into a bitcore Address object

bitcoin_cash_addresses.js

var cashaddrjs = require('cashaddrjs');
var bitcore = require('bitcore-lib');
var bitcoreCash = require('bitcore-lib-cash');

// Get a bitcore.Address object for any address type
// - Legacy (BTC-style)
// - Copay (BitPay, probably will be deprecated?)
// - Cashaddr (new BCH format)
var getAddressObj = function(addressStr) {
  try {
    return new bitcore.Address(addressStr);
  } catch (e) {
    try {
      return new bitcoreCash.Address(addressStr);
    } catch (e2) {
      try {
        return bitcore.Address(new Buffer(cashaddrjs.decode(addressStr).hash))
      } catch (e3) {
        return null;
      }
    }
  }
};

var toCashAddress = function(AddressObj) {
  var type = AddressObj.type === bitcore.Address.PayToPublicKeyHash ? 'P2PKH' : 'P2SH';
  var hash = new Uint8Array(AddressObj.hashBuffer);
  return cashaddrjs.encode('bitcoincash', type, hash);
}


var addressStrs = [
  'bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a',
  '1HXmMKvXyUNcNkT276fMyLbvDUn7GyrFsM',
  'CPWg6JjEJd9nwn4mcyDuPZGRWfmqxNwTXz',
]

  addressStrs
    .map(getAddressObj)
    .map(function(a){ console.log(a); return a; })
    .map(toCashAddress)
    .map(function(a){ console.log(a); return a; })