mafintosh/torrent-stream

Peer Exchange support

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#53 opened on May 23, 2014

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Description

Support for Peer Exchange protocol.

According to Wikipedia, there seem to be three different implementations available.

  • Vuze – introduced in Azureus
  • BitComet – proprietary – introduced in BitComet
  • MainLine – introduced in µTorrent

I think we should start by supporting the MainLine implementation, but I have trouble finding some specs document.

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Research direction
Research the MainLine Peer Exchange (PEX) specification from uTorrent. Look for undocumented reverse engineered details or existing open source implementations in other BitTorrent clients. Implement the PEX message format and exchange logic within the torrent stream library.
Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backendnetworking
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
BitTorrent protocol basicsJavaScriptNode.js
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40