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<h1 class="title">Bencoding</h1>
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<p class="topic-title first">Table of contents</p>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#invalid-encoding" id="id55">invalid_encoding</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#type-error" id="id56">type_error</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#entry" id="id57">entry</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#pascal-string" id="id58">pascal_string</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#lazy-entry" id="id59">lazy_entry</a></li>
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<p>Bencoding is a common representation in bittorrent used for
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for dictionary, list, int and string hierarchies. It's used
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to encode .torrent files and some messages in the network
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protocol. libtorrent also uses it to store settings, resume
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data and other state between sessions.</p>
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<p>Strings in bencoded structures are not necessarily representing
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text. Strings are raw byte buffers of a certain length. If a
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string is meant to be interpreted as text, it is required to
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be UTF-8 encoded. See <a class="reference external" href="http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0003.html">BEP 3</a>.</p>
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<p>There are two mechanims to <em>decode</em> bencoded buffers in libtorrent.</p>
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<p>The most flexible one is <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#bdecode()">bdecode()</a>, which returns a structure
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represented by <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a>. When a buffer is decoded with this function,
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it can be discarded. The <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a> does not contain any references back
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to it. This means that <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#bdecode()">bdecode()</a> actually copies all the data out
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of the buffer and into its own hierarchy. This makes this
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function potentially expensive, if you're parsing large amounts
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of data.</p>
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<p>Another consideration is that <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#bdecode()">bdecode()</a> is a recursive parser.
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For this reason, in order to avoid DoS attacks by triggering
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a stack overflow, there is a recursion limit. This limit is
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a sanity check to make sure it doesn't run the risk of
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busting the stack.</p>
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<p>The second mechanism is <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#lazy_bdecode()">lazy_bdecode()</a>, which returns a
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bencoded structure represented by <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#lazy_entry">lazy_entry</a>. This function
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builds a tree that points back into the original buffer.
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The returned <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#lazy_entry">lazy_entry</a> will not be valid once the buffer
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it was parsed out of is discarded.</p>
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<p>Not only is this function more efficient because of less
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memory allocation and data copy, the parser is also not
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recursive, which means it probably performs a little bit
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better and can have a higher recursion limit on the structures
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it's parsing.</p>
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<a name="invalid_encoding"></a><div class="section" id="invalid-encoding">
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<h1>invalid_encoding</h1>
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<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp">libtorrent/bencode.hpp</a>"</p>
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<p>thrown by <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#bdecode()">bdecode()</a> if the provided bencoded buffer does not contain
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valid encoding.</p>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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struct invalid_encoding: std::exception
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{
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virtual const char* <strong>what</strong> () const throw();
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};
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</pre>
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<a name="type_error"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="type-error">
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<h1>type_error</h1>
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<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/entry.hpp">libtorrent/entry.hpp</a>"</p>
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<p>thrown by any accessor function of <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a> if the accessor
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function requires a type different than the actual type
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of the <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a> object.</p>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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struct type_error: std::runtime_error
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{
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<strong>type_error</strong> (const char* error);
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};
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<h1>entry</h1>
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<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/entry.hpp">libtorrent/entry.hpp</a>"</p>
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<p>The <tt class="docutils literal">entry</tt> class represents one node in a bencoded hierarchy. It works as a
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variant type, it can be either a list, a dictionary (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">std::map</span></tt>), an integer
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or a string.</p>
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class entry
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{
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data_type <strong>type</strong> () const;
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<strong>entry</strong> (list_type const&);
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<strong>entry</strong> (integer_type const&);
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<strong>entry</strong> (dictionary_type const&);
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<strong>entry</strong> (string_type const&);
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<strong>entry</strong> (data_type t);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (string_type const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (entry const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (integer_type const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (lazy_entry const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (dictionary_type const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (list_type const&);
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const integer_type& <strong>integer</strong> () const;
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const string_type& <strong>string</strong> () const;
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const dictionary_type& <strong>dict</strong> () const;
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string_type& <strong>string</strong> ();
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list_type& <strong>list</strong> ();
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dictionary_type& <strong>dict</strong> ();
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integer_type& <strong>integer</strong> ();
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const list_type& <strong>list</strong> () const;
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void <strong>swap</strong> (entry& e);
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entry& <strong>operator[]</strong> (std::string const& key);
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const entry& <strong>operator[]</strong> (std::string const& key) const;
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entry& <strong>operator[]</strong> (char const* key);
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const entry& <strong>operator[]</strong> (char const* key) const;
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entry const* <strong>find_key</strong> (char const* key) const;
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entry* <strong>find_key</strong> (char const* key);
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entry* <strong>find_key</strong> (std::string const& key);
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entry const* <strong>find_key</strong> (std::string const& key) const;
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std::string <strong>to_string</strong> () const;
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enum data_type
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{
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int_t,
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string_t,
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list_t,
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dictionary_t,
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undefined_t,
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};
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mutable boost::uint8_t m_type_queried:1;
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};
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<a name="type()"></a><div class="section" id="type">
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<h2>type()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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data_type <strong>type</strong> () const;
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<p>returns the concrete type of the <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a></p>
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<a name="entry()"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="id16">
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<h2>entry()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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<strong>entry</strong> (list_type const&);
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<strong>entry</strong> (integer_type const&);
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<strong>entry</strong> (dictionary_type const&);
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<strong>entry</strong> (string_type const&);
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</pre>
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<p>constructors directly from a specific type.
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The content of the argument is copied into the
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newly constructed <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a></p>
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<a name="entry()"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="id18">
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<h2>entry()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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<strong>entry</strong> (data_type t);
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</pre>
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<p>construct an empty <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a> of the specified type.
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see <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#data_type">data_type</a> enum.</p>
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<a name="operator=()"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="operator">
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<h2>operator=()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (string_type const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (entry const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (integer_type const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (lazy_entry const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (dictionary_type const&);
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void <strong>operator=</strong> (list_type const&);
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</pre>
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<p>copies the structure of the right hand side into this
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entry.</p>
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<a name="string()"></a>
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<a name="dict()"></a>
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<a name="integer()"></a>
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<a name="list()"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="string-dict-integer-list">
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<h2>string() dict() integer() list()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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const integer_type& <strong>integer</strong> () const;
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const string_type& <strong>string</strong> () const;
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const dictionary_type& <strong>dict</strong> () const;
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string_type& <strong>string</strong> ();
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list_type& <strong>list</strong> ();
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dictionary_type& <strong>dict</strong> ();
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integer_type& <strong>integer</strong> ();
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const list_type& <strong>list</strong> () const;
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</pre>
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<p>The <tt class="docutils literal">integer()</tt>, <tt class="docutils literal">string()</tt>, <tt class="docutils literal">list()</tt> and <tt class="docutils literal">dict()</tt> functions
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are accessors that return the respective type. If the <tt class="docutils literal">entry</tt> object isn't of the
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type you request, the accessor will throw <a class="reference external" href="reference-Error_Codes.html#libtorrent_exception">libtorrent_exception</a> (which derives from
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<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">std::runtime_error</span></tt>). You can ask an <tt class="docutils literal">entry</tt> for its type through the
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<tt class="docutils literal">type()</tt> function.</p>
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<p>If you want to create an <tt class="docutils literal">entry</tt> you give it the type you want it to have in its
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constructor, and then use one of the non-const accessors to get a reference which you then
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can assign the value you want it to have.</p>
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<p>The typical code to get info from a torrent file will then look like this:</p>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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entry torrent_file;
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// ...
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// throws if this is not a dictionary
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entry::dictionary_type const& dict = torrent_file.dict();
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entry::dictionary_type::const_iterator i;
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i = dict.find("announce");
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if (i != dict.end())
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{
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std::string tracker_url = i->second.string();
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std::cout << tracker_url << "\n";
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}
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</pre>
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<p>The following code is equivalent, but a little bit shorter:</p>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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entry torrent_file;
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// ...
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// throws if this is not a dictionary
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if (entry* i = torrent_file.find_key("announce"))
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{
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std::string tracker_url = i->string();
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std::cout << tracker_url << "\n";
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}
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</pre>
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<p>To make it easier to extract information from a torrent file, the class <a class="reference external" href="reference-Core.html#torrent_info">torrent_info</a>
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exists.</p>
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<a name="swap()"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="swap">
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<h2>swap()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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void <strong>swap</strong> (entry& e);
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</pre>
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<p>swaps the content of <em>this</em> with <tt class="docutils literal">e</tt>.</p>
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<a name="operator[]()"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="id23">
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<h2>operator[]()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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entry& <strong>operator[]</strong> (std::string const& key);
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const entry& <strong>operator[]</strong> (std::string const& key) const;
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entry& <strong>operator[]</strong> (char const* key);
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const entry& <strong>operator[]</strong> (char const* key) const;
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</pre>
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<p>All of these functions requires the <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a> to be a dictionary, if it isn't they
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will throw <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">libtorrent::type_error</span></tt>.</p>
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<p>The non-const versions of the <tt class="docutils literal">operator[]</tt> will return a reference to either
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the existing element at the given key or, if there is no element with the
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given key, a reference to a newly inserted element at that key.</p>
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<p>The const version of <tt class="docutils literal">operator[]</tt> will only return a reference to an
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existing element at the given key. If the key is not found, it will throw
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<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">libtorrent::type_error</span></tt>.</p>
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<a name="find_key()"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="find-key">
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<h2>find_key()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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entry const* <strong>find_key</strong> (char const* key) const;
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entry* <strong>find_key</strong> (char const* key);
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entry* <strong>find_key</strong> (std::string const& key);
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entry const* <strong>find_key</strong> (std::string const& key) const;
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</pre>
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<p>These functions requires the <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a> to be a dictionary, if it isn't they
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will throw <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">libtorrent::type_error</span></tt>.</p>
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<p>They will look for an element at the given key in the dictionary, if the
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element cannot be found, they will return 0. If an element with the given
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key is found, the return a pointer to it.</p>
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<a name="data_type"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="enum-data-type">
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<h2>enum data_type</h2>
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<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/entry.hpp">libtorrent/entry.hpp</a>"</p>
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<table border="1" class="docutils">
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<colgroup>
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<col width="41%" />
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</colgroup>
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<thead valign="bottom">
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<tr><th class="head">name</th>
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<th class="head">value</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>int_t</td>
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<td>0</td>
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<td> </td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>string_t</td>
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<td>1</td>
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<td> </td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>list_t</td>
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<td>2</td>
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<td> </td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>dictionary_t</td>
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<td>3</td>
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<td> </td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>undefined_t</td>
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<td>4</td>
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<td> </td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<a name="m_type_queried"></a><dl class="docutils">
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<dt>m_type_queried</dt>
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<dd>in debug mode this is set to false by bdecode
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to indicate that the program has not yet queried
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the type of this <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a>, and sould not assume
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that it has a certain type. This is asserted in
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the accessor functions. This does not apply if
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exceptions are used.</dd>
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</dl>
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<a name="pascal_string"></a></div>
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</div>
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<div class="section" id="pascal-string">
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<h1>pascal_string</h1>
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<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp">libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp</a>"</p>
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<p>this is a string that is not NULL-terminated. Instead it
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comes with a length, specified in bytes. This is particularly
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useful when parsing bencoded structures, because strings are
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not NULL-terminated internally, and requiring NULL termination
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would require copying the string.</p>
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<p>see <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#string_pstr()">lazy_entry::string_pstr()</a>.</p>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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struct pascal_string
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{
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<strong>pascal_string</strong> (char const* p, int l);
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bool <strong>operator<</strong> (pascal_string const& rhs) const;
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int len;
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char const* ptr;
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};
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</pre>
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<a name="pascal_string()"></a><div class="section" id="id30">
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<h2>pascal_string()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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<strong>pascal_string</strong> (char const* p, int l);
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</pre>
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<p>construct a string pointing to the characters at <tt class="docutils literal">p</tt>
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of length <tt class="docutils literal">l</tt> characters. No NULL termination is required.</p>
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<a name="operator<()"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="id31">
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<h2>operator<()</h2>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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bool <strong>operator<</strong> (pascal_string const& rhs) const;
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</pre>
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<p>lexicographical comparison of strings. Order is consisten
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with memcmp.</p>
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<a name="len"></a><dl class="docutils">
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<dt>len</dt>
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<dd>the number of characters in the string.</dd>
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</dl>
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<a name="ptr"></a><dl class="docutils">
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<dt>ptr</dt>
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<dd>the pointer to the first character in the string. This is
|
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not NULL terminated, but instead consult the <tt class="docutils literal">len</tt> field
|
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to know how many characters follow.</dd>
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</dl>
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<a name="lazy_entry"></a></div>
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</div>
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<div class="section" id="lazy-entry">
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<h1>lazy_entry</h1>
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<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp">libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp</a>"</p>
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<p>this object represent a node in a bencoded structure. It is a variant
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type whose concrete type is one of:</p>
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<ol class="arabic simple">
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<li>dictionary (maps strings -> <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#lazy_entry">lazy_entry</a>)</li>
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<li>list (sequence of <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#lazy_entry">lazy_entry</a>, i.e. heterogenous)</li>
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<li>integer</li>
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<li>string</li>
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</ol>
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<p>There is also a <tt class="docutils literal">none</tt> type, which is used for uninitialized
|
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lazy_entries.</p>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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struct lazy_entry
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{
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entry_type_t <strong>type</strong> () const;
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void <strong>construct_int</strong> (char const* start, int length);
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boost::int64_t <strong>int_value</strong> () const;
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char const* <strong>string_ptr</strong> () const;
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char const* <strong>string_cstr</strong> () const;
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pascal_string <strong>string_pstr</strong> () const;
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std::string <strong>string_value</strong> () const;
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int <strong>string_length</strong> () const;
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lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find_string</strong> (char const* name) const;
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lazy_entry* <strong>dict_find</strong> (char const* name);
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lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find</strong> (char const* name) const;
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pascal_string <strong>dict_find_pstr</strong> (char const* name) const;
|
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std::string <strong>dict_find_string_value</strong> (char const* name) const;
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boost::int64_t <strong>dict_find_int_value</strong> (char const* name, boost::int64_t default_val = 0) const;
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lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find_int</strong> (char const* name) const;
|
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lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find_list</strong> (char const* name) const;
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lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find_dict</strong> (char const* name) const;
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std::pair<std::string, lazy_entry const*> <strong>dict_at</strong> (int i) const;
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int <strong>dict_size</strong> () const;
|
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lazy_entry* <strong>list_at</strong> (int i);
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lazy_entry const* <strong>list_at</strong> (int i) const;
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std::string <strong>list_string_value_at</strong> (int i) const;
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pascal_string <strong>list_pstr_at</strong> (int i) const;
|
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boost::int64_t <strong>list_int_value_at</strong> (int i, boost::int64_t default_val = 0) const;
|
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int <strong>list_size</strong> () const;
|
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std::pair<char const*, int> <strong>data_section</strong> () const;
|
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void <strong>swap</strong> (lazy_entry& e);
|
|
|
|
enum entry_type_t
|
|
{
|
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none_t,
|
|
dict_t,
|
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list_t,
|
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string_t,
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int_t,
|
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};
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};
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</pre>
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<a name="type()"></a><div class="section" id="id35">
|
|
<h2>type()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
entry_type_t <strong>type</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>tells you which specific type this lazy <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a> has.
|
|
See <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry_type_t">entry_type_t</a>. The type determines which subset of
|
|
member functions are valid to use.</p>
|
|
<a name="construct_int()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="construct-int">
|
|
<h2>construct_int()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
void <strong>construct_int</strong> (char const* start, int length);
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>start points to the first decimal digit
|
|
length is the number of digits</p>
|
|
<a name="int_value()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="int-value">
|
|
<h2>int_value()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
boost::int64_t <strong>int_value</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>requires the type to be an integer. return the integer value</p>
|
|
<a name="string_ptr()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="string-ptr">
|
|
<h2>string_ptr()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
char const* <strong>string_ptr</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>the string is not null-terminated!
|
|
use <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#string_length()">string_length()</a> to determine how many bytes
|
|
are part of the string.</p>
|
|
<a name="string_cstr()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="string-cstr">
|
|
<h2>string_cstr()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
char const* <strong>string_cstr</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>this will return a null terminated string
|
|
it will write to the source buffer!</p>
|
|
<a name="string_pstr()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="string-pstr">
|
|
<h2>string_pstr()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
pascal_string <strong>string_pstr</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>if this is a string, returns a <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#pascal_string">pascal_string</a>
|
|
representing the string value.</p>
|
|
<a name="string_value()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="string-value">
|
|
<h2>string_value()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
std::string <strong>string_value</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>if this is a string, returns the string as a std::string.
|
|
(which requires a copy)</p>
|
|
<a name="string_length()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="string-length">
|
|
<h2>string_length()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
int <strong>string_length</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>if the <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#lazy_entry">lazy_entry</a> is a string, returns the
|
|
length of the string, in bytes.</p>
|
|
<a name="dict_find()"></a>
|
|
<a name="dict_find_string()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="dict-find-dict-find-string">
|
|
<h2>dict_find() dict_find_string()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find_string</strong> (char const* name) const;
|
|
lazy_entry* <strong>dict_find</strong> (char const* name);
|
|
lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find</strong> (char const* name) const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>if this is a dictionary, look for a key <tt class="docutils literal">name</tt>, and return
|
|
a pointer to its value, or NULL if there is none.</p>
|
|
<a name="dict_find_pstr()"></a>
|
|
<a name="dict_find_string_value()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="dict-find-pstr-dict-find-string-value">
|
|
<h2>dict_find_pstr() dict_find_string_value()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
pascal_string <strong>dict_find_pstr</strong> (char const* name) const;
|
|
std::string <strong>dict_find_string_value</strong> (char const* name) const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>if this is a dictionary, look for a key <tt class="docutils literal">name</tt> whose value
|
|
is a string. If such key exist, return a pointer to
|
|
its value, otherwise NULL.</p>
|
|
<a name="dict_find_int_value()"></a>
|
|
<a name="dict_find_int()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="dict-find-int-value-dict-find-int">
|
|
<h2>dict_find_int_value() dict_find_int()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
boost::int64_t <strong>dict_find_int_value</strong> (char const* name, boost::int64_t default_val = 0) const;
|
|
lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find_int</strong> (char const* name) const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>if this is a dictionary, look for a key <tt class="docutils literal">name</tt> whose value
|
|
is an int. If such key exist, return a pointer to its value,
|
|
otherwise NULL.</p>
|
|
<a name="dict_find_list()"></a>
|
|
<a name="dict_find_dict()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="dict-find-list-dict-find-dict">
|
|
<h2>dict_find_list() dict_find_dict()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find_list</strong> (char const* name) const;
|
|
lazy_entry const* <strong>dict_find_dict</strong> (char const* name) const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>these functions require that <tt class="docutils literal">this</tt> is a dictionary.
|
|
(this->type() == dict_t). They look for an element with the
|
|
specified name in the dictionary. <tt class="docutils literal">dict_find_dict</tt> only
|
|
finds dictionaries and <tt class="docutils literal">dict_find_list</tt> only finds lists.
|
|
if no key with the corresponding value of the right type is
|
|
found, NULL is returned.</p>
|
|
<a name="dict_at()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="dict-at">
|
|
<h2>dict_at()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
std::pair<std::string, lazy_entry const*> <strong>dict_at</strong> (int i) const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>if this is a dictionary, return the key value pair at
|
|
position <tt class="docutils literal">i</tt> from the dictionary.</p>
|
|
<a name="dict_size()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="dict-size">
|
|
<h2>dict_size()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
int <strong>dict_size</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>requires that <tt class="docutils literal">this</tt> is a dictionary. return the
|
|
number of items in it</p>
|
|
<a name="list_at()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="list-at">
|
|
<h2>list_at()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
lazy_entry* <strong>list_at</strong> (int i);
|
|
lazy_entry const* <strong>list_at</strong> (int i) const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>requires that <tt class="docutils literal">this</tt> is a list. return
|
|
the item at index <tt class="docutils literal">i</tt>.</p>
|
|
<a name="list_string_value_at()"></a>
|
|
<a name="list_pstr_at()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="list-string-value-at-list-pstr-at">
|
|
<h2>list_string_value_at() list_pstr_at()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
std::string <strong>list_string_value_at</strong> (int i) const;
|
|
pascal_string <strong>list_pstr_at</strong> (int i) const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>these functions require <tt class="docutils literal">this</tt> to have the type list.
|
|
(this->type() == list_t). <tt class="docutils literal">list_string_value_at</tt> returns
|
|
the string at index <tt class="docutils literal">i</tt>. <tt class="docutils literal">list_pstr_at</tt>
|
|
returns a <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#pascal_string">pascal_string</a> of the string value at index <tt class="docutils literal">i</tt>.
|
|
if the element at <tt class="docutils literal">i</tt> is not a string, an empty string
|
|
is returned.</p>
|
|
<a name="list_int_value_at()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="list-int-value-at">
|
|
<h2>list_int_value_at()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
boost::int64_t <strong>list_int_value_at</strong> (int i, boost::int64_t default_val = 0) const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>this function require <tt class="docutils literal">this</tt> to have the type list.
|
|
(this->type() == list_t). returns the integer value at
|
|
index <tt class="docutils literal">i</tt>. If the element at <tt class="docutils literal">i</tt> is not an integer
|
|
<tt class="docutils literal">default_val</tt> is returned, which defaults to 0.</p>
|
|
<a name="list_size()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="list-size">
|
|
<h2>list_size()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
int <strong>list_size</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>if this is a list, return the number of items in it.</p>
|
|
<a name="data_section()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="data-section">
|
|
<h2>data_section()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
std::pair<char const*, int> <strong>data_section</strong> () const;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>returns pointers into the source buffer where
|
|
this <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a> has its bencoded data</p>
|
|
<a name="swap()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="id43">
|
|
<h2>swap()</h2>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
void <strong>swap</strong> (lazy_entry& e);
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>swap values of <tt class="docutils literal">this</tt> and <tt class="docutils literal">e</tt>.</p>
|
|
<a name="entry_type_t"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="enum-entry-type-t">
|
|
<h2>enum entry_type_t</h2>
|
|
<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp">libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp</a>"</p>
|
|
<table border="1" class="docutils">
|
|
<colgroup>
|
|
<col width="33%" />
|
|
<col width="23%" />
|
|
<col width="43%" />
|
|
</colgroup>
|
|
<thead valign="bottom">
|
|
<tr><th class="head">name</th>
|
|
<th class="head">value</th>
|
|
<th class="head">description</th>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</thead>
|
|
<tbody valign="top">
|
|
<tr><td>none_t</td>
|
|
<td>0</td>
|
|
<td> </td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr><td>dict_t</td>
|
|
<td>1</td>
|
|
<td> </td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr><td>list_t</td>
|
|
<td>2</td>
|
|
<td> </td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr><td>string_t</td>
|
|
<td>3</td>
|
|
<td> </td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr><td>int_t</td>
|
|
<td>4</td>
|
|
<td> </td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</tbody>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<a name="bdecode()"></a>
|
|
<a name="bencode()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="bdecode-bencode">
|
|
<h2>bdecode() bencode()</h2>
|
|
<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp">libtorrent/bencode.hpp</a>"</p>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
template<class InIt> entry <strong>bdecode</strong> (InIt start, InIt end);
|
|
template<class OutIt> int <strong>bencode</strong> (OutIt out, const entry& e);
|
|
template<class InIt> entry <strong>bdecode</strong> (InIt start, InIt end, int& len);
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>These functions will encode data to <a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.theory.org/index.php/BitTorrentSpecification">bencoded</a> or decode <a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.theory.org/index.php/BitTorrentSpecification">bencoded</a> data.</p>
|
|
<p>If possible, <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#lazy_bdecode()">lazy_bdecode()</a> should be preferred over <tt class="docutils literal">bdecode()</tt>.</p>
|
|
<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#entry">entry</a> class is the internal representation of the bencoded data
|
|
and it can be used to retrieve information, an <a class="reference internal" href="#entry">entry</a> can also be build by
|
|
the program and given to <tt class="docutils literal">bencode()</tt> to encode it into the <tt class="docutils literal">OutIt</tt>
|
|
iterator.</p>
|
|
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal">OutIt</tt> and <tt class="docutils literal">InIt</tt> are iterators
|
|
(<a class="reference external" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/InputIterator.html">InputIterator</a> and <a class="reference external" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/OutputIterator.html">OutputIterator</a> respectively). They
|
|
are templates and are usually instantiated as <a class="reference external" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ostream_iterator.html">ostream_iterator</a>,
|
|
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/back_insert_iterator.html">back_insert_iterator</a> or <a class="reference external" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/istream_iterator.html">istream_iterator</a>. These
|
|
functions will assume that the iterator refers to a character
|
|
(<tt class="docutils literal">char</tt>). So, if you want to encode <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a> <tt class="docutils literal">e</tt> into a buffer
|
|
in memory, you can do it like this:</p>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
std::vector<char> buffer;
|
|
bencode(std::back_inserter(buf), e);
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>If you want to decode a torrent file from a buffer in memory, you can do it like this:</p>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
std::vector<char> buffer;
|
|
// ...
|
|
entry e = bdecode(buf.begin(), buf.end());
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>Or, if you have a raw char buffer:</p>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
const char* buf;
|
|
// ...
|
|
entry e = bdecode(buf, buf + data_size);
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>Now we just need to know how to retrieve information from the <a class="reference external" href="reference-Bencoding.html#entry">entry</a>.</p>
|
|
<p>If <tt class="docutils literal">bdecode()</tt> encounters invalid encoded data in the range given to it
|
|
it will throw <a class="reference external" href="reference-Error_Codes.html#libtorrent_exception">libtorrent_exception</a>.</p>
|
|
<a name="operator<<()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="id50">
|
|
<h2>operator<<()</h2>
|
|
<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/entry.hpp">libtorrent/entry.hpp</a>"</p>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
inline std::ostream& <strong>operator<<</strong> (std::ostream& os, const entry& e);
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<a name="lazy_bdecode()"></a></div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="lazy-bdecode">
|
|
<h2>lazy_bdecode()</h2>
|
|
<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp">libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp</a>"</p>
|
|
<pre class="literal-block">
|
|
int <strong>lazy_bdecode</strong> (char const* start, char const* end
|
|
, lazy_entry& ret, error_code& ec, int* error_pos = 0
|
|
, int depth_limit = 1000, int item_limit = 1000000);
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>This function decodes <a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.theory.org/index.php/BitTorrentSpecification">bencoded</a> data.</p>
|
|
<p>Whenever possible, <tt class="docutils literal">lazy_bdecode()</tt> should be preferred over <tt class="docutils literal">bdecode()</tt>.
|
|
It is more efficient and more secure. It supports having constraints on the
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amount of memory is consumed by the parser.</p>
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<p><em>lazy</em> refers to the fact that it doesn't copy any actual data out of the
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bencoded buffer. It builds a tree of <tt class="docutils literal">lazy_entry</tt> which has pointers into
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the bencoded buffer. This makes it very fast and efficient. On top of that,
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it is not recursive, which saves a lot of stack space when parsing deeply
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nested trees. However, in order to protect against potential attacks, the
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<tt class="docutils literal">depth_limit</tt> and <tt class="docutils literal">item_limit</tt> control how many levels deep the tree is
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allowed to get. With recursive parser, a few thousand levels would be enough
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to exhaust the threads stack and terminate the process. The <tt class="docutils literal">item_limit</tt>
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protects against very large structures, not necessarily deep. Each bencoded
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item in the structure causes the parser to allocate some amount of memory,
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this memory is constant regardless of how much data actually is stored in
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the item. One potential attack is to create a bencoded list of hundreds of
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thousands empty strings, which would cause the parser to allocate a significant
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amount of memory, perhaps more than is available on the machine, and effectively
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provide a denial of service. The default item limit is set as a reasonable
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upper limit for desktop computers. Very few torrents have more items in them.
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The limit corresponds to about 25 MB, which might be a bit much for embedded
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systems.</p>
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<p><tt class="docutils literal">start</tt> and <tt class="docutils literal">end</tt> defines the bencoded buffer to be decoded. <tt class="docutils literal">ret</tt> is
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the <tt class="docutils literal">lazy_entry</tt> which is filled in with the whole decoded tree. <tt class="docutils literal">ec</tt>
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is a reference to an <tt class="docutils literal">error_code</tt> which is set to describe the error encountered
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in case the function fails. <tt class="docutils literal">error_pos</tt> is an optional pointer to an int,
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which will be set to the byte offset into the buffer where an error occurred,
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in case the function fails.</p>
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<a name="get_bdecode_category()"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="get-bdecode-category">
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<h2>get_bdecode_category()</h2>
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<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp">libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp</a>"</p>
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<pre class="literal-block">
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boost::system::error_category& <strong>get_bdecode_category</strong> ();
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</pre>
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<p>get the <tt class="docutils literal">error_category</tt> for bdecode errors</p>
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<a name="error_code_enum"></a></div>
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<div class="section" id="enum-error-code-enum">
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<h2>enum error_code_enum</h2>
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<p>Declared in "<a class="reference external" href="../include/libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp">libtorrent/lazy_entry.hpp</a>"</p>
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<table border="1" class="docutils">
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<colgroup>
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<col width="20%" />
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<col width="8%" />
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<col width="72%" />
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</colgroup>
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<thead valign="bottom">
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<tr><th class="head">name</th>
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<th class="head">value</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>no_error</td>
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<td>0</td>
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<td>Not an error</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>expected_string</td>
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<td>1</td>
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<td>expected string in bencoded string</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>expected_colon</td>
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<td>2</td>
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<td>expected colon in bencoded string</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>unexpected_eof</td>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>unexpected end of file in bencoded string</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>expected_value</td>
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<td>4</td>
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<td>expected value (list, dict, int or string) in bencoded string</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>depth_exceeded</td>
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<td>5</td>
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<td>bencoded recursion depth limit exceeded</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>limit_exceeded</td>
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<td>6</td>
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<td>bencoded item count limit exceeded</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>error_code_max</td>
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<td>7</td>
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<td>the number of error codes</td>
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</tr>
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