arokettu/bencode

BitTorrent's Bencode encoder/decoder

4.1.0 2023-07-14 17:01 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• arokettu/is-resource: ^1.0

Requires (Dev)

• ext-gmp: *
• ext-json: *
• brick/math: *
• mikey179/vfsstream: ^1.6.10@alpha
• pear/math_biginteger: ^1.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^9.4
• psy/psysh: *
• sandfox.dev/code-standard: ^1
• squizlabs/php_codesniffer: *
• symfony/phpunit-bridge: ^6.1
• vimeo/psalm: ^5.2

Suggests

• php-64bit: Running 64 bit is recommended to prevent integer overflow
• ext-gmp: In case you need integers larger than your architecture supports
• brick/math: In case you need integers larger than your architecture supports
• pear/math_biginteger: In case you need integers larger than your architecture supports

MIT

• Anton Smirnov

• serialize
• bencode
• bittorrent
• torrent

README

Bencode is the encoding used by the peer-to-peer file sharing system BitTorrent for storing and transmitting loosely structured data.

This is a pure PHP library that allows you to encode and decode Bencode data.

Installation

composer require 'arokettu/bencode'

Supported versions:

• 1.x (bugfixes only, PHP 7.0+)
• 2.x (bugfixes only, PHP 8.0+)
• 3.x (bugfixes only, PHP 8.1+)
• 4.x (current, PHP 8.1+)

Simple use

<?php

\Arokettu\Bencode\Bencode::encode(['info' => ['length' => 12345, 'name' => 'Bencoded demo']]);
\Arokettu\Bencode\Bencode::decode('d4:infod6:lengthi12345e4:name13:Bencoded demoee');

Documentation

Read full documentation here: https://sandfox.dev/php/bencode.html

Documentation for all supported versions can be found on Read the Docs:

• 1.x: https://bencode.readthedocs.io/en/1.x/
• 2.x: https://bencode.readthedocs.io/en/2.x/
• 3.x: https://bencode.readthedocs.io/en/3.x/
• 4.x: https://bencode.readthedocs.io/

Support

Please file issues on our main repo at GitLab: https://gitlab.com/sandfox/bencode/-/issues

License

The library is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.