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Net::BitTorrent::Util(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Net::BitTorrent::Util(3)

Net::BitTorrent::Util - BitTorrent Related Utility Functions

By default, nothing is exported.

You may import any of the following or use one or more of these tags:

":all"
Everything is imported into your namespace.
":bencode"
You get the two Bencode-related functions: bencode and bdecode. For more on Bencoding, see the BitTorrent Protocol documentation.
":compact"
Imports the tracker response-related functions compact and uncompact.

"bencode ( ARGS )"
Expects a single value (basic scalar, array reference, or hash reference) and returns a single string.

Bencoding is the BitTorrent protocol's basic serialization and data organization format. The specification supports integers, lists (arrays), dictionaries (hashes), and byte strings.

"bdecode ( STRING )"
Expects a bencoded string. The return value depends on the type of data contained in the string.
"compact ( LIST )"
Compacts a list of IPv4:port strings into a single string.

A compact peer is 6 bytes; the first four bytes are the host (in network byte order), the last two bytes are the port (again, in network byte order).

"uncompact ( STRING )"
Inflates a compacted string of peers and returns a list of IPv4:port strings.

The BitTorrent Protocol Specification
http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0003.html#the-connectivity-is-as-follows
BEP 32: Tracker Returns Compact Peer Lists
http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0023.html
Other Bencode related modules:
Convert::Bencode
Bencode
Convert::Bencode_XS

Sanko Robinson <sanko@cpan.org> - http://sankorobinson.com/

CPAN ID: SANKO

Copyright (C) 2008-2009 by Sanko Robinson <sanko@cpan.org>

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of The Artistic License 2.0. See the LICENSE file included with this distribution or http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0. For clarification, see http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_2_0_notes.

When separated from the distribution, all POD documentation is covered by the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/legalcode. For clarification, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/.

Neither this module nor the Author is affiliated with BitTorrent, Inc.

2022-04-09 perl v5.32.1

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