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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#introduction" id="id2">introduction</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#connecting" id="id3">connecting</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#announcing" id="id4">announcing</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#scraping" id="id5">scraping</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#errors" id="id6">errors</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#actions" id="id7">actions</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#extensions" id="id8">extensions</a><ul> |
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#authentication" id="id9">authentication</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#request-string" id="id10">request string</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#credits" id="id11">credits</a></li> |
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<div class="section" id="introduction"> |
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<h1>introduction</h1> |
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<p>A tracker with the protocol "udp://" in its URI |
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is supposed to be contacted using this protocol.</p> |
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<p>This protocol is supported by |
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<a class="reference external" href="http://xbtt.sourceforge.net">xbt-tracker</a>.</p> |
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<p>For additional information and descritptions of |
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the terminology used in this document, see |
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the <a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.theory.org/index.php/BitTorrentSpecification">protocol specification</a></p> |
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<p>All values are sent in network byte order (big endian). The sizes |
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are specified with ANSI-C standard types.</p> |
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<p>If no response to a request is received within 15 seconds, resend |
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the request. If no reply has been received after 60 seconds, stop |
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retrying.</p> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section" id="connecting"> |
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<h1>connecting</h1> |
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<p>Client sends packet:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int64_t</td> |
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<td>connection_id</td> |
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<td>Must be initialized to 0x41727101980 |
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in network byte order. This will |
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identify the protocol.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>action</td> |
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<td>0 for a connection request</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>transaction_id</td> |
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<td>Randomized by client.</td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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<p>Server replies with packet:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>action</td> |
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<td>Describes the type of packet, in this |
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case it should be 0, for connect. |
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If 3 (for error) see <a class="reference internal" href="#errors">errors</a>.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>transaction_id</td> |
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<td>Must match the transaction_id sent |
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from the client.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int64_t</td> |
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<td>connection_id</td> |
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<td>A connection id, this is used when |
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further information is exchanged with |
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the tracker, to identify you. |
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This connection id can be reused for |
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multiple requests, but if it's cached |
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for too long, it will not be valid |
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anymore.</td> |
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</tbody> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section" id="announcing"> |
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<h1>announcing</h1> |
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<p>Client sends packet:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int64_t</td> |
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<td>connection_id</td> |
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<td>The connection id acquired from |
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establishing the connection.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>action</td> |
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<td>Action. in this case, 1 for announce. |
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See <a class="reference internal" href="#actions">actions</a>.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>transaction_id</td> |
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<td>Randomized by client.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int8_t[20]</td> |
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<td>info_hash</td> |
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<td>The info-hash of the torrent you want |
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announce yourself in.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int8_t[20]</td> |
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<td>peer_id</td> |
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<td>Your peer id.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int64_t</td> |
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<td>downloaded</td> |
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<td>The number of byte you've downloaded |
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in this session.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int64_t</td> |
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<td>left</td> |
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<td>The number of bytes you have left to |
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download until you're finished.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int64_t</td> |
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<td>uploaded</td> |
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<td>The number of bytes you have uploaded |
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in this session.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>event</td> |
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<td><p class="first">The event, one of</p> |
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<blockquote class="last"> |
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<ul class="simple"> |
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<li>none = 0</li> |
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<li>completed = 1</li> |
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<li>started = 2</li> |
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<li>stopped = 3</li> |
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</ul> |
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</blockquote> |
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</td> |
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<tr><td>uint32_t</td> |
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<td>ip</td> |
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<td>Your ip address. Set to 0 if you want |
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the tracker to use the <tt class="docutils literal">sender</tt> of |
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this udp packet.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>uint32_t</td> |
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<td>key</td> |
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<td>A unique key that is randomized by the |
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client.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>num_want</td> |
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<td>The maximum number of peers you want |
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in the reply. Use -1 for default.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>uint16_t</td> |
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<td>port</td> |
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<td>The port you're listening on.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>uint16_t</td> |
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<td>extensions</td> |
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<td>See <a class="reference internal" href="#extensions">extensions</a></td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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<p>Server replies with packet:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>action</td> |
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<td>The action this is a reply to. Should |
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in this case be 1 for announce. |
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If 3 (for error) see <a class="reference internal" href="#errors">errors</a>. |
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See <a class="reference internal" href="#actions">actions</a>.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>transaction_id</td> |
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<td>Must match the transaction_id sent |
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in the announce request.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>interval</td> |
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<td>the number of seconds you should wait |
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until reannouncing yourself.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>leechers</td> |
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<td>The number of peers in the swarm that |
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has not finished downloading.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>seeders</td> |
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<td>The number of peers in the swarm that |
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has finished downloading and are |
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seeding.</td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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<p>The rest of the server reply is a variable number of the following structure:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>ip</td> |
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<td>The ip of a peer in the swarm.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>uint16_t</td> |
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<td>port</td> |
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<td>The peer's listen port.</td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section" id="scraping"> |
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<h1>scraping</h1> |
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<p>Client sends packet:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int64_t</td> |
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<td>connection_id</td> |
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<td>The connection id retreived from the |
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establishing of the connection.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>action</td> |
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<td>The action, in this case, 2 for |
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scrape. See <a class="reference internal" href="#actions">actions</a>.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>transaction_id</td> |
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<td>Randomized by client.</td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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<p>The following structure is repeated for each info-hash to scrape, but limited by |
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the MTU.</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int8_t[20]</td> |
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<td>info_hash</td> |
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<td>The info hash that is to be scraped.</td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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<p>Server replies with packet:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>action</td> |
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<td>The action, should in this case be |
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2 for scrape. |
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If 3 (for error) see <a class="reference internal" href="#errors">errors</a>.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>transaction_id</td> |
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<td>Must match the sent transaction id.</td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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<p>The rest of the packet contains the following structures once for each info-hash |
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you asked in the scrape request.</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>complete</td> |
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<td>The current number of connected seeds.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>downloaded</td> |
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<td>The number of times this torrent has |
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been downloaded.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>incomplete</td> |
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<td>The current number of connected |
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leechers.</td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section" id="errors"> |
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<h1>errors</h1> |
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<p>In case of a tracker error,</p> |
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<p>server replies packet:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>action</td> |
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<td>The action, in this case 3, for error. |
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See <a class="reference internal" href="#actions">actions</a>.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int32_t</td> |
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<td>transaction_id</td> |
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<td>Must match the transaction_id sent |
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from the client.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int8_t[]</td> |
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<td>error_string</td> |
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<td>The rest of the packet is a string |
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describing the error.</td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section" id="actions"> |
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<h1>actions</h1> |
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<p>The action fields has the following encoding:</p> |
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<blockquote> |
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<ul class="simple"> |
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<li>connect = 0</li> |
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<li>announce = 1</li> |
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<li>scrape = 2</li> |
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<li>error = 3 (only in server replies)</li> |
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</ul> |
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</blockquote> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section" id="extensions"> |
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<h1>extensions</h1> |
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<p>The extensions field is a bitmask. The following |
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bits are assigned:</p> |
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<blockquote> |
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<ul class="simple"> |
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<li>1 = <a class="reference internal" href="#authentication">authentication</a>.</li> |
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<li>2 = <a class="reference internal" href="#request-string">request string</a>.</li> |
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</ul> |
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</blockquote> |
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<p>If multiple bits are present in the extension field, the extension |
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bodies are appended to the packet in the order of least significant |
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bit first. For instance, if both bit 1 and 2 are set, the extension |
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represented by bit 1 comes first, followed by the extension represented |
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by bit 2.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="authentication"> |
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<h2>authentication</h2> |
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<p>The packet will have an authentication part |
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appended to it. It has the following format:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<colgroup> |
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<col width="18%" /> |
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<col width="28%" /> |
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<col width="54%" /> |
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</colgroup> |
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<thead valign="bottom"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</tr> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int8_t</td> |
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<td>username_length</td> |
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<td>The number of characters in the |
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username.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int8_t[]</td> |
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<td>username</td> |
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<td>The username, the number of characters |
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as specified in the previous field.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>uint8_t[8]</td> |
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<td>passwd_hash</td> |
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<td>sha1(packet + sha1(password)) |
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The packet in this case means the |
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entire packet except these 8 bytes |
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that are the password hash. These are |
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the 8 first bytes (most significant) |
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from the 20 bytes hash calculated.</td> |
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</tr> |
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</tbody> |
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</table> |
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</div> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section" id="request-string"> |
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<h1>request string</h1> |
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<p>The request string extension is meant to allow torrent creators pass along |
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cookies back to the tracker. This can be useful for authenticating that a |
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torrent is allowed to be tracked by a tracker for instance. It could also |
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be used to authenticate users by generating torrents with unique tokens |
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in the tracker URL for each user. The extension body has the following format:</p> |
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<table border="1" class="docutils"> |
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<tr><th class="head">size</th> |
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<th class="head">name</th> |
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<th class="head">description</th> |
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</thead> |
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<tbody valign="top"> |
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<tr><td>int8_t</td> |
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<td>request length</td> |
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<td>The number of bytes in the request |
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string.</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr><td>int8_t[]</td> |
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<td>request string</td> |
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<td>The string that comes after the host- |
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name and port in the udp tracker URL. |
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Typically this starts with "/announce" |
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The bittorrent client is not expected |
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to append query string arguments for |
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stats reporting, like "uploaded" and |
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"downloaded" since this is already |
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reported in the udp tracker protocol. |
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However, the client is free to add |
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arguments as extensions.</td> |
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<div class="section" id="credits"> |
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<h1>credits</h1> |
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<p>Protocol designed by Olaf van der Spek and extended by Arvid Norberg</p> |
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<span>Copyright © 2005 Rasterbar Software.</span> |
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