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https://github.com/mafintosh/peer-wire-protocol
the peer wire protocol used in torrents for node.js
https://github.com/mafintosh/peer-wire-protocol
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the peer wire protocol used in torrents for node.js
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mafintosh/peer-wire-protocol
- Owner: mafintosh
- License: mit
- Created: 2013-02-19T15:39:12.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-03-23T02:36:37.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-16T23:45:58.309Z (about 2 months ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 40 KB
- Stars: 46
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 11
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Peer Wire Protocol
peer-wire-protocol is a node stream implementation of the [peer wire protocol specification](https://wiki.theory.org/BitTorrentSpecification#Peer_wire_protocol_.28TCP.29).
The protocol is the main communication layer when transferring files using BitTorrent and is used by [peerflix](https://github.com/mafintosh/peerflix).
It is available through npm:
npm install peer-wire-protocol
[](http://travis-ci.org/mafintosh/peer-wire-protocol)
## Usage is simple
Since the protocol is implemented as a stream all you have to do is pipe some to and from it
``` js
var pwp = require('peer-wire-protocol');
var net = require('net');
net.createServer(function(socket) {
var wire = pwp();
// pipe to and from the protocol
socket.pipe(wire).pipe(socket);
wire.on('handshake', function(infoHash, peerId) {
// lets emit a handshake of our own as well
wire.handshake(Buffer.from('my info hash'), Buffer.from('my peer id'));
});
wire.on('unchoke', function() {
console.log('peer is no longer choking us: '+wire.peerChoking);
});
}).listen(6881);
```
## Full API
### Handshaking
Send and receive a handshake from the peer. This is the first message.
``` js
// send a handshake to the peer
wire.handshake(infoHash, peerId, {dht:true});
wire.on('handshake', function(infoHash, peerId, extensions) {
// receive a handshake
});
```
Both the `infoHash` and the `peerId` should be 20 bytes
### Choking
Check if you or the peer is choking
``` js
wire.peerChoking; // is the peer choking us?
wire.amChoking; // are we choking the peer?
wire.on('choke', function() {
// the peer is now choking us
});
wire.on('unchoke', function() {
// peer is no longer choking us
});
```
### Interested
See if you or the peer is interested
``` js
wire.peerInterested; // is the peer interested in us?
wire.amInterested; // are we interested in the peer?
wire.on('interested', function() {
// peer is now interested
});
wire.on('uninterested', function() {
// peer is no longer interested
});
```
### Bitfield
Exchange piece information with the peer
``` js
// send a bitfield to the peer
wire.bitfield(buffer);
wire.on('bitfield', function(bitfield) {
// bitfield received from the peer
});
// send a have message indicating that you have a piece
wire.have(pieceIndex);
wire.on('have', function(pieceIndex) {
// peer has sent you a have message
});
```
You can always see which pieces the peer have
``` js
wire.peerPieces[i]; // returns true if peer has piece i
```
### Requests
Send and respond to requests for pieces
``` js
// request a piece from a peer
wire.request(pieceIndex, offset, length, function(err, block) {
if (err) {
// there was an error (peer has started choking us etc)
return;
}
// got piece
});
// cancel a request to a peer
wire.cancel(pieceIndex, offset, length);
// receive a request from a peer
wire.on('request', function(pieceIndex, offset, length, callback) {
// ... read piece ...
callback(null, piece); // respond back to the peer
});
wire.requests; // list of requests we currently have pending {piece, offset, length}
wire.peerRequests; // list of requests the peer currently have pending {piece, offset, length}
```
You can set a request timeout if you want to
``` js
wire.setTimeout(5000); // head request should take a most 5s to finish
```
If the timeout is triggered the request callback is called with an error and a `timeout` event is emitted.
### DHT and port
You can set the extensions flag `dht` in the handshake to `true` if you participate in the torrent dht.
Afterwards you can send your dht port
``` js
// send your port to the peer
wire.port(dhtPort);
wire.on('port', function(dhtPort) {
// peer has sent a port to us
});
```
### Keep-Alive
You can enable the keep-alive ping (triggered every 60s)
``` js
// starts the keep alive
wire.setKeepAlive(true);
wire.on('keep-alive', function() {
// peer sent a keep alive - just ignore it
});
```
### Transfer stats
Check how many bytes you have uploaded and download
``` js
wire.uploaded; // number of bytes uploaded
wire.downloaded; // number of bytes downloaded
wire.on('download', function(numberOfBytes) {
...
});
wire.on('upload', function(numberOfBytes) {
...
});
```
## License
MIT