arokettu/bencode

BitTorrent's Bencode encoder/decoder

4.3.0 2024-09-25 14:43 UTC

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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:

  • 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 past major versions can be found on Read the Docs:

Support

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

Feel free to ask any questions in our room on Gitter: https://gitter.im/arokettu/community

License

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