Bencodec

Library for decoding and encoding bencode data
Compliant with the BitTorrent bencoding specification

Fast and easy to use
Written in TypeScript
Fully tested with 100% code coverage
Without dependencies

Installation

npm install --save bencodec

Getting Started

Decode data

By default, all strings will be parsed as buffers

import bencodec from 'bencodec';

const result = bencodec.decode( 'd3:bar4:spam3:fooi42ee' );
// result = { bar: <Buffer 73 70 61 6d>, foo: 42 }

To convert buffers to strings add stringify option

  const result = bencodec.decode( 'd3:bar4:spam3:fooi42ee', { stringify: true } );
  // result = { bar: 'spam', foo: 42 }

Encode data

By default method encode will return buffer

import bencodec from 'bencodec';

const result = bencodec.encode({ bar: 'spam', foo: 42 });  
// result = <Buffer 64 33 ... 65 65>

To convert buffer to string add stringify option

const result = bencodec.encode({ bar: 'spam', foo: 42 }, { stringify: true });
// result = 'd3:bar4:spam3:fooi42ee'

Tests

npm test

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details