Direct Connect client library (ADC and NMDC) for the Go programming language
dctk implements the client part of the Direct Connect peer-to-peer system (ADC and NMDC protocols) in the Go programming language. It includes:
Direct Connect is semi-centralized peer-to-peer system in which peers connect to servers (hubs) and exchange textual messages and files. Files are indexed by computing their Tiger Tree Hash (TTH), provided by users through their file list, and searchable on a hub-basis. There exist two variants, one based on the traditional NMDC protocol (NeoModus Direct Connect) and the other based on the newer ADC protocol (Advanced Direct Connect).
This project is based on the go-dc project, that provides a base layer for building DC-related software.
Features:
Note: this project uses the rolling release development model, as it is used in a production environment which requires the latest updates. The public API may suffer minor changes. The master branch is to be considered stable.
Go ≥ 1.17 is required, and modules must be enabled (there must be a go.mod
file in your project folder, that can be created with the command go mod init main
). To install the library, it is enough to write its name in the import section of the source files that will use it. Go will take care of downloading the needed files:
import (
"github.com/aler9/dctk"
)
https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/aler9/dctk#pkg-index
If you want to edit this library and test the results, you can you automated tests with:
make test
Go ≥ 1.17 is required. Download, compile and install the binaries with:
go get github.com/aler9/dctk/cmd/...
dc-tth [<flags>] <filepath>
Compute the Tiger Tree Hash (TTH) of a given file.
dc-search --hub=HUB --nick=NICK [<flags>] <query>
Search files and directories by name in a given hub.
dc-download --hub=HUB --nick=NICK --outdir=OUTDIR [<flags>] <user> <fpath>
Download a file or a directory from a user in a given hub.
dc-share --hub=HUB --nick=NICK [<flags>] <share>
Share a directory in a given hub.
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