Name
Net::BitTorrent - BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol class
Synopsis
use Net::BitTorrent;
my $client = Net::BitTorrent->new();
$client->on_event(
q[piece_hash_pass],
sub {
my ($self, $args) = @_;
printf(qq[pass: piece number %04d of %s\n],
$args->{q[Index]}, $args->{q[Torrent]}->infohash);
}
);
my $torrent = $client->add_torrent({Path => q[a.legal.torrent]})
or die q[Cannot load .torrent];
$torrent->hashcheck; # Verify any existing data
$client->do_one_loop() while 1;
Description
"Net::BitTorrent" is a class based implementation of the current
BitTorrent Protocol Specification. Each "Net::BitTorrent" object is
capable of handling several concurrent .torrent sessions.
Installation
This distribution uses "Module::Build" for installation, so use the
following procedure:
perl Build.PL
./Build
./Build test
./Build install
Bugs
Please see the Todo file included with this distribution,
perldoc Net::BitTorrent, and perldoc Net::BitTorrent::TODO, and
http://sankorobinson.com/net-bittorrent/ for more information.
Author
Sanko Robinson <sanko@cpan.org> - http://sankorobinson.com/
CPAN ID: SANKO
License and Legal
Copyright (C) 2008-2009 by Sanko Robinson <sanko@cpan.org>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of The Artistic License 2.0. See the LICENSE file
included with this distribution or
http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0. For clarification,
see http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_2_0_notes.
When separated from the distribution, all POD documentation is covered
by the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. See
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/legalcode. For
clarification, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/.
Neither this module nor the Author is affiliated with BitTorrent, Inc.
$Id: README 64e98b0 2009-09-12 05:23:14Z sanko@cpan.org $