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+use bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey;
+
+pub fn to_vec(hex: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+ let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(hex.len() / 2);
+
+ let mut b = 0;
+ for (idx, c) in hex.as_bytes().iter().enumerate() {
+ b <<= 4;
+ match *c {
+ b'A'..=b'F' => b |= c - b'A' + 10,
+ b'a'..=b'f' => b |= c - b'a' + 10,
+ b'0'..=b'9' => b |= c - b'0',
+ _ => return None,
+ }
+ if (idx & 1) == 1 {
+ out.push(b);
+ b = 0;
+ }
+ }
+
+ Some(out)
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn hex_str(value: &[u8]) -> String {
+ let mut res = String::with_capacity(64);
+ for v in value {
+ res += &format!("{:02x}", v);
+ }
+ res
+}
+
+pub fn to_compressed_pubkey(hex: &str) -> Option<PublicKey> {
+ let data = match to_vec(&hex[0..33 * 2]) {
+ Some(bytes) => bytes,
+ None => return None,
+ };
+ match PublicKey::from_slice(&data) {
+ Ok(pk) => Some(pk),
+ Err(_) => None,
+ }
+}