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webtorrentify-link

v1.0.5

Published

Generate a WebTorrent-compatible .torrent from a URL

Downloads

9

Readme

webtorrentify-link

Generate a WebTorrent-compatible .torrent from a URL

What it does

This module will take a download URL and convert it into a .torrent file. Warning: it downloads the URL in order to do this. It's basically a thin wrapper around create-torrent that makes sure the .torrent files satisfy certain properties.

Features

  • Deterministic. Assuming the file on the server hasn't changed, identical input will result in identical output.
  • WebSeeds. It lists the source URL as a WebSeed in order to bootstrap the torrent, so it always has at least one seed.
  • WebTorrent trackers. Client side JavaScript cannot make UDP requests, so it cannot use traditional UDP trackers. The .torrent files generated use the default tracker list from create-torrent, which includes both UDP and WebSocket trackers.

You might also be interested in webtorrentify-server, which wraps this module in an HTTP microservice.

Installation

npm install webtorrentify-link --save

Usage

var webtorrentify = require('webtorrentify-link')
var fs = require('fs')

webtorrentify('https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.10.2/node-v6.10.2-linux-x64.tar.gz')
.then(function (buffer) {
  fs.writeFileSync('node-v6.10.2-linux-x64.tar.gz.torrent', buffer)
})

Changelog

1.0.5 - Add https://cors-buster-backup.now.sh/ proxy to urlList

1.0.4 - Add https://cors-buster.now.sh/ proxy to urlList

1.0.3 - Use Origin header in requests

1.0.2 - Fix link to repo

1.0.1 - Return error rather than crash for stream errors

1.0.0 - Initial commit

License

Copyright 2017 William Hilton. Licensed under The Unlicense.