rych/bencode

Bencode serializer for PHP 5.3+

Bencode serialization for PHP

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This library allows developers to encode or decode bencoded data strings in PHP 5.3+. More information about bencode can be found at Wikipedia. The format is primarily used in the .torrent file specification., _(*2)

Install

Via Composer, _(*3)

``` bash $ composer require rych/bencode, <sub>(*4)</sub>

## Usage

### Encoding an array

```php
<?php

use Rych\Bencode\Bencode;

$data = array(
    "string" => "bar",
    "integer" => 42,
    "array" => array(
        "one",
        "two",
        "three",
    ),
);

echo Bencode::encode($data);

The above produces the string d5:arrayl3:one3:two5:threee7:integeri42e6:string3:bare., <sub>(*5)</sub>

Decoding a string

<?php

use Rych\Bencode\Bencode;

$string = "d5:arrayl3:one3:two5:threee7:integeri42e6:string3:bare";

print_r(Bencode::decode($string));

The above produces the the following output:, <sub>(*6)</sub>

Array
(
    [array] => Array
        (
            [0] => one
            [1] => two
            [2] => three
        )

    [integer] => 42
    [string] => bar
)

Testing

bash $ vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit.dist.xml, <sub>(*7)</sub>

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information., <sub>(*8)</sub>