Bencode serialization for PHP

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.

Install

Via Composer

$ composer require rych/bencode

Usage

Encoding an array

<?phpusePower2All\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.

Decoding a string

<?phpusePower2All\Bencode\Bencode;
$string = "d5:arrayl3:one3:two5:threee7:integeri42e6:string3:bare";
print_r(Bencode::decode($string));

The above produces the the following output:

Array
(
[array] => Array
(
[0] => one
[1] => two
[2] => three
)
[integer] => 42
[string] => bar
)

Testing

$ vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit.dist.xml

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.