// Package dht implements a Distributed Hash Table (DHT) part of // the BitTorrent protocol, // as specified by BEP 5: http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0005.html // // BitTorrent uses a "distributed hash table" (DHT) // for storing peer contact information for "trackerless" torrents. // In effect, each peer becomes a tracker. // The protocol is based on Kademila DHT protocol and is implemented over UDP. // // Please note the terminology used to avoid confusion. // A "peer" is a client/server listening on a TCP port that // implements the BitTorrent protocol. // A "node" is a client/server listening on a UDP port implementing // the distributed hash table protocol. // The DHT is composed of nodes and stores the location of peers. // BitTorrent clients include a DHT node, which is used to contact other nodes // in the DHT to get the location of peers to // download from using the BitTorrent protocol. // Standard use involves creating a Server, and calling Announce on it with // the details of your local torrent client and infohash of interest. package dht