PHP Bencode Encoder/Decoder

Bencode is the encoding used by the peer-to-peer file sharing system BitTorrent for storing and transmitting loosely structured data.

This is a pure PHP library that allows you to encode and decode Bencode data.

Installation

composer require 'sandfoxme/bencode'

Supported versions:

• 1.x (bugfixes only, PHP 7.0+)
• 2.x (bugfixes only, PHP 8.0+)
• 3.x (current, PHP 8.1+)

Simple use

<?php

\SandFox\Bencode\Bencode::encode(['info' => ['length' => 12345, 'name' => 'Bencoded demo']]);
\SandFox\Bencode\Bencode::decode('d4:infod6:lengthi12345e4:name13:Bencoded demoee');

Documentation

Read full documentation here: https://sandfox.dev/php/bencode.html

Documentation for all supported versions can be found on Read the Docs:

• 1.x: https://bencode.readthedocs.io/en/1.x/
• 2.x: https://bencode.readthedocs.io/en/2.x/
• 3.x: https://bencode.readthedocs.io/

Support

Please file issues on our main repo at GitLab: https://gitlab.com/sandfox/bencode/-/issues

License

The library is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.