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Show HN: I wrote a BitTorrent Client from scratch

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A BitTorrent client implementation in Go that supports downloading files using the BitTorrent protocol. This project implements the core functionality of a BitTorrent client, including torrent file parsing, peer discovery, and file downloading.

Features

Bencode Encoding/Decoding Support for all Bencode types (strings, integers, lists, dictionaries) Robust error handling and validation

Torrent File Processing Parse .torrent files (both single-file and multi-file torrents) Info hash calculation Piece hash extraction Support for all standard torrent file fields

Peer Discovery and Communication HTTP tracker support Peer handshake protocol Complete BitTorrent message protocol Peer connection management

Download Functionality Piece and block management Concurrent downloads Progress tracking File assembly for both single and multi-file torrents Storage management with block-level granularity

Project Structure

. ├── cmd/ # Command-line interface and main application ├── internal/ # Internal packages │ ├── bencode/ # Bencode encoding/decoding │ ├── torrent/ # Torrent file processing │ ├── tracker/ # Tracker protocol implementation │ ├── peer/ # Peer communication │ └── download/ # Download management └── pkg/ # Public packages

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