README.md

bencode-go

A Go language binding for encoding and decoding data in the bencode format that is used by the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing protocol.

Quick Start

Get the package

go get -u github.com/jackpal/bencode-go

Import the package

import bencode "github.com/jackpal/bencode-go"

Unmarshal a bencode stream into an object

data := myAwesomeObject{}
err := bencode.Unmarshal(reader, &data)

Decode a bencode stream

data, err := bencode.Decode(reader)

Encode an object into a bencode stream

err := bencode.Marshal(writer, data)

Complete documentation

http://godoc.org/github.com/jackpal/bencode-go

License

This project is licensed under the Go Authors standard license. (See the LICENSE file for details.)

Version History

tag	Notes
v1.0.2	Added go module.
v1.0.1	Removed architecture specific test that was failing on ARM.
v1.0.0	First version.