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