#BitTorrent

Reading:

• wikipedia/bittorrent

API:

• askForSeeds get('http://localhost:7000/seeds') // Returns list of peer urls from tracker.

• registerAsPeer get('http://localhost:7000/seed/add') // Adds url to tracker's list of peers.

• askAboutAvailablePiecesFrom get('http://localhost:7002/pieces') // Returns array of SHAs that seed has.

• requestPiece get('http://localhost:7002/piece/3453985493') // Returns the piece for that SHA.

Basic Client Functionality:

• Get peers from tracker
• Find out what SHAs the peers have
• Filter out unneeded SHAs
• Request the pieces needed
• Assemble the data into the complete file