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<a href="https://libp2p.io"><img width="250" src="./.assets/full-logo.svg?raw=true" alt="nim-libp2p logo" /></a>
</h1>
<h3 align="center">The Nim implementation of the libp2p Networking Stack.</h3>
<h3 align="center">The <a href="https://nim-lang.org/">Nim</a> implementation of the <a href="https://libp2p.io/">libp2p</a> Networking Stack.</h3>
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## Introduction
An implementation of [libp2p](https://libp2p.io/) in [Nim](https://nim-lang.org/).
# Table of Contents
- [Background](#background)
- [Install](#install)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [Modules](#modules)
- [Users](#users)
- [Stability](#stability)
- [Development](#development)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
- [Core Developers](#core-developers)
- [Contributors](#contributors)
- [Core Maintainers](#core-maintainers)
- [License](#license)
## Background
libp2p is a networking stack and library modularized out of [The IPFS Project](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs), and bundled separately for other tools to use.
libp2p is a [Peer-to-Peer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer) networking stack, with [implementations](https://github.com/libp2p/libp2p#implementations) in multiple languages derived from the same [specifications.](https://github.com/libp2p/specs)
libp2p is the product of a long and arduous quest of understanding; a deep dive into the internet's network stack and the peer-to-peer protocols from the past. Building large scale peer-to-peer systems has been complex and difficult in the last 15 years and libp2p is a way to fix that. It is a "network stack", a suite of networking protocols that cleanly separates concerns and enables sophisticated applications to only use the protocols they absolutely need, without giving up interoperability and upgradeability.
Building large scale peer-to-peer systems has been complex and difficult in the last 15 years and libp2p is a way to fix that. It's striving to be a modular stack, with sane and secure defaults, useful protocols, while remain open and extensible.
This implementation in native Nim, relying on [chronos](https://github.com/status-im/nim-chronos) for async. It's used in production by a few [projects](#users)
libp2p grew out of IPFS, but it is built so that lots of people can use it, for lots of different projects.
- Learn more about libp2p at [**libp2p.io**](https://libp2p.io) and follow our evolving documentation efforts at [**docs.libp2p.io**](https://docs.libp2p.io).
- [Here](https://github.com/libp2p/libp2p#description) is an overview of libp2p and its implementations in other programming languages.
Learn more about libp2p at [**libp2p.io**](https://libp2p.io) and follow libp2p's documentation [**docs.libp2p.io**](https://docs.libp2p.io).
## Install
**Prerequisite**
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```
## Getting Started
You'll find the documentation [here](https://status-im.github.io/nim-libp2p/docs/).
You'll find the nim-libp2p documentation [here](https://status-im.github.io/nim-libp2p/docs/).
**Go Daemon:**
Please find the installation and usage intructions in [daemonapi.md](examples/go-daemon/daemonapi.md).
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| **Libp2p** | |
| [libp2p](libp2p/switch.nim) | The core of the project |
| [connmanager](libp2p/connmanager.nim) | Connection manager |
| [identify / push identify](libp2p/protocols/identify.nim) | [Identify](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/protocols/#identify) protocol |
| [ping](libp2p/protocols/ping.nim) | [Ping](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/protocols/#ping) protocol |
| [identify / push identify](libp2p/protocols/identify.nim) | [Identify](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/fundamentals/protocols/#identify) protocol |
| [ping](libp2p/protocols/ping.nim) | [Ping](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/fundamentals/protocols/#ping) protocol |
| [libp2p-daemon-client](libp2p/daemon/daemonapi.nim) | [go-daemon](https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-daemon) nim wrapper |
| [interop-libp2p](tests/testinterop.nim) | Interop tests |
| **Transports** | |
| [libp2p-tcp](libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim) | TCP transport |
| [libp2p-ws](libp2p/transports/wstransport.nim) | WebSocket & WebSocket Secure transport |
| [libp2p-tor](libp2p/transports/tortransport.nim) | Tor Transport |
| **Secure Channels** | |
| [libp2p-secio](libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim) | [Secio](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/protocols/#secio) secure channel |
| [libp2p-noise](libp2p/protocols/secure/noise.nim) | [Noise](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/noise) secure channel |
| [libp2p-plaintext](libp2p/protocols/secure/plaintext.nim) | [Plain Text](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/plaintext) for development purposes |
| [libp2p-secio](libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim) | Secio secure channel |
| [libp2p-noise](libp2p/protocols/secure/noise.nim) | [Noise](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/secure-comm/noise/) secure channel |
| [libp2p-plaintext](libp2p/protocols/secure/plaintext.nim) | Plain Text for development purposes |
| **Stream Multiplexers** | |
| [libp2p-mplex](libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex.nim) | [MPlex](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/mplex) multiplexer |
| [libp2p-yamux](libp2p/muxers/yamux/yamux.nim) | [Yamux](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/multiplex/yamux/) multiplexer |
| **Data Types** | |
| [peer-id](libp2p/peerid.nim) | [Cryptographic identifiers](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/peer-id/) |
| [peer-store](libp2p/peerstore.nim) | ["Phone book" of known peers](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/peer-id/#peerinfo) |
| [peer-id](libp2p/peerid.nim) | [Cryptographic identifiers](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/fundamentals/peers/#peer-id) |
| [peer-store](libp2p/peerstore.nim) | ["Address book" of known peers](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/fundamentals/peers/#peer-store) |
| [multiaddress](libp2p/multiaddress.nim) | [Composable network addresses](https://github.com/multiformats/multiaddr) |
| [signed envelope](libp2p/signed_envelope.nim) | [Signed generic data container](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/RFC/0002-signed-envelopes.md) |
| [routing record](libp2p/routing_record.nim) | [Signed peer dialing informations](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/RFC/0003-routing-records.md) |
| [discovery manager](libp2p/discovery/discoverymngr.nim) | Discovery Manager |
| **Utilities** | |
| [libp2p-crypto](libp2p/crypto) | Cryptographic backend |
| [libp2p-crypto-secp256k1](libp2p/crypto/secp.nim) | |
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```sh
git clone https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p
cd nim-libp2p
# to use dependencies computed by nimble
nimble install -dy
# OR to install the dependencies versions used in CI
nimble install_pinned
```
Run unit tests:
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The code follows the [Status Nim Style Guide](https://status-im.github.io/nim-style-guide/).
### Core Developers
[@cheatfate](https://github.com/cheatfate), [Dmitriy Ryajov](https://github.com/dryajov), [Tanguy](https://github.com/Menduist), [Zahary Karadjov](https://github.com/zah)
### Contributors
<a href="https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/graphs/contributors"><img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=status-im/nim-libp2p" alt="nim-libp2p contributors"></a>
### Core Maintainers
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/Menduist"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13471753?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Tanguy"/><br /><sub><b>Tanguy (Menduist)</b></sub></a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/lchenut"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11214565?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Ludovic"/><br /><sub><b>Ludovic</b></sub></a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/diegomrsantos"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7316595?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Diego"/><br /><sub><b>Diego</b></sub></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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