tnt

tnt is a simple console torrent client.

Building

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

Usage

tnt [OPTION...] torrent_file

  -h, --help     Print usage
  -q, --quiet    Minimal output
  -o, --out arg  Output directory (working directory by default)

Features

• Self-written bencode decoding/encoding library and torrent file parser.
• cpr is used for communicating with HTTP trackers.
• Endgame mode is implemented.
• Multifile torrents are supported.

Features to implement

• Accept parameters from input args
• Save downloaded pieces to disk
• Don't download already saved parts of file (load saved data)
• Implement endgame mode
• Reconnect to peers after spontaneous disconnect
• Keep track of peers pieces availabilty
• Add more command line options (like timeouts or announce override)
• Rework piece downloading strategy
• Add support for multifile torrents.
• Move console graphics logic to separate classes
• Move piece acquiring logic to separate class?
• Add support for UDP trackers?