Meziantou.Framework.Bencode 1.0.3

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.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package Meziantou.Framework.Bencode --version 1.0.3
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Meziantou.Framework.Bencode -Version 1.0.3
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Meziantou.Framework.Bencode" Version="1.0.3" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Meziantou.Framework.Bencode" Version="1.0.3" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Meziantou.Framework.Bencode" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Meziantou.Framework.Bencode --version 1.0.3
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Meziantou.Framework.Bencode, 1.0.3"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Meziantou.Framework.Bencode@1.0.3
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Meziantou.Framework.Bencode&version=1.0.3
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Meziantou.Framework.Bencode&version=1.0.3
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

Meziantou.Framework.Bencode

Meziantou.Framework.Bencode provides:

  • A low-level bencode DOM (BencodeDocument, BencodeValue, BencodeDictionary, BencodeList, ...)
  • A high-level torrent metainfo model (TorrentFile, TorrentInfo, TorrentInfoFile)

Parse and write bencode data

using System.IO.Pipelines;
using Meziantou.Framework.Bencode;

var data = "d3:cow3:moo4:spam4:eggse"u8.ToArray();
var document = BencodeDocument.Parse(data);

await using var input = File.OpenRead("input.bencode");
var pipeReader = PipeReader.Create(input);
var streamedDocument = await BencodeDocument.ParseAsync(pipeReader);
await pipeReader.CompleteAsync();

var dictionary = (BencodeDictionary)document.Root;
var cow = (BencodeString)dictionary[new BencodeString("cow"u8.ToArray())];
Console.WriteLine(cow.ToUtf8String()); // moo

var encoded = dictionary.ToArray();

await using var stream = File.Create("output.bencode");
await dictionary.WriteToAsync(stream);

You can also write bencode directly:

using System.Buffers;
using Meziantou.Framework.Bencode;

var buffer = new ArrayBufferWriter<byte>();
var writer = new BencodeWriter(buffer);

writer.WriteStartDictionary();
writer.WriteUtf8Key("cow");
writer.WriteUtf8String("moo");
writer.WriteEndDictionary();
writer.Complete();

var data = buffer.WrittenSpan.ToArray(); // d3:cow3:mooe

Parse and write torrent files

using Meziantou.Framework.Bencode.Torrent;

await using var input = File.OpenRead("file.torrent");
var torrent = await TorrentFile.ParseAsync(input);

Console.WriteLine(torrent.Announce);
Console.WriteLine(torrent.Info.Name);
Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToHexString(torrent.GetInfoHashSha1()));

await using var output = File.Create("copy.torrent");
await torrent.WriteToAsync(output, canonical: true);
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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