torrent/doc.go

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/*
Package torrent implements a torrent client. Goals include:
* Configurable data storage, such as file, mmap, and piece-based.
* Downloading on demand: torrent.Reader will request only the data required to
satisfy Reads, which is ideal for streaming and torrentfs.
BitTorrent features implemented include:
* Protocol obfuscation
* DHT
* uTP
* PEX
* Magnet links
* IP Blocklists
* Some IPv6
* HTTP and UDP tracker clients
* BEPs:
- 3: Basic BitTorrent protocol
- 5: DHT
- 6: Fast Extension (have all/none only)
- 7: IPv6 Tracker Extension
- 9: ut_metadata
- 10: Extension protocol
- 11: PEX
- 12: Multitracker metadata extension
- 15: UDP Tracker Protocol
- 20: Peer ID convention ("-GTnnnn-")
- 23: Tracker Returns Compact Peer Lists
- 27: Private torrents
- 29: uTorrent transport protocol
- 41: UDP Tracker Protocol Extensions
- 42: DHT Security extension
- 43: Read-only DHT Nodes
*/
package torrent