README.md

GoBencode

Library used for reading and writing bencode, usually, .torrent files

Decoder results can be printed out in JSON-like style

Examples

Take a look at the examples

Decoder output

["hello", "world", 12345, {"type": 1, "animal": "cat"}]

Encoder output

l5:hello5:worldi12345ed6:animal3:cat4:typei1eee

Go example

item := DecodeFile(filepath)
fmt.Println(item)               // ["hello", "world", 12345, {"type": 1, "animal": "cat"}]

list := item.Value.([]BencodeItem)
fmt.Println(list[0])            // "hello"

dict := list[3].Value.(map[string]BencodeItem)
fmt.Println(dict["animal"])     // "cat"

BencodeCLI

Take a look at the CLI tool based on this library. Link