gx publish v0.2.1

Add license and standardize README

.gx/lastpubver

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-0.2.0: QmYiTi9mKBMjfiup7na7PhJK7QEZPdMTJenLdgFYVQ2NUv
+0.2.1: QmUq3H9YpcPphbRj6ct6rBgBE377A8wANP8zPMRqe1WYbf

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 Protocol Labs Inc.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,32 @@
-go-multibase
-==============
+# go-multibase
 
 [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/made%20by-Protocol%20Labs-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](http://ipn.io)
 [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/freenode-%23ipfs-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23ipfs)
 
 > Go implementation of the [multibase](https://github.com/multiformats/multibase) specification.
+
+## Install
+
+```sh
+go get github.com/multiformats/go-multibase
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+TODO
+
+## Maintainer
+
+Captain: [@whyrusleeping](https://github.com/whyrusleeping).
+
+## Contribute
+
+Contributions welcome. Please check out [the issues](https://github.com/multiformats/go-multibase/issues).
+
+Check out our [contributing document](https://github.com/multiformats/multiformats/blob/master/contributing.md) for more information on how we work, and about contributing in general. Please be aware that all interactions related to multiformats are subject to the IPFS [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
+
+Small note: If editing the README, please conform to the [standard-readme](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme) specification.
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](LICENSE) © Protocol Labs Inc.

multibase.go

@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ func Encode(base int, data []byte) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func Decode(data string) (int, []byte, error) {
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot decode multibase for zero length string")
+	}
+
 	switch data[0] {
 	case Base58BTC:
 		return Base58BTC, b58.DecodeAlphabet(data[1:], b58.BTCAlphabet), nil

multibase_test.go

@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ func TestBase58RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	if !bytes.Equal(buf, out) {
 		t.Fatal("input wasnt the same as output", buf, out)
 	}
+
+	_, _, err = Decode("")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("shouldnt be able to decode empty string")
+	}
 }

package.json

@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
   "language": "go",
   "license": "",
   "name": "go-multibase",
-  "version": "0.2.0"
+  "version": "0.2.1"
 }
+