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Libp2p
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Intro
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<p>Installable via <code>npm install --save libp2p</code>, it can also be used directly in the browser.</p>
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<h2>Download</h2>
<p>The source is available for download from <a href="https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p.git">GitHub</a>. Alternatively, you can install using npm:</p>
<pre class='hljs'>$ npm install --save libp2p</pre>
<p>You can then <code>require()</code> libp2p as normal:</p>
<pre class='hljs'><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> libp2P = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'libp2p'</span>)</pre>
<h2>In the Browser</h2>
<p>Libp2p should work in any ES2015 environment out of the box.</p>
<p>Usage:</p>
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<pre class='hljs'><span class="hljs-tag">&lt;<span class="hljs-name">script</span> <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"text/javascript"</span> <span class="hljs-attr">src</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"index.js"</span>&gt;</span><span class="hljs-tag">&lt;/<span class="hljs-name">script</span>&gt;</span></pre>
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<p>The portable versions of libp2p, including <code>index.js</code> and <code>index.min.js</code>, are included in the <code>/dist</code> folder. Libp2p can also be found on <a href="https://unpkg.com">unpkg.com</a> under</p>
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Libp2p
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<span>src/index.js</span>
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<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>new Libp2p(_options: any)</div>
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Extends
EventEmitter
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<span class='code bold'>_options</span> <code class='quiet'>(any)</code>
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<span>src/index.js</span>
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<p>Overrides EventEmitter.emit to conditionally emit errors
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if there is a handler. If not, errors will be logged.</p>
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<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>emit(eventName: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>, args: ...any): void</div>
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<span class='code bold'>eventName</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>)</code>
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<span class='code bold'>args</span> <code class='quiet'>(...any)</code>
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<code>void</code>:
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<span>src/index.js</span>
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<p>Starts the libp2p node and all sub services</p>
<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>start(callback: function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>)): void</div>
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<code>void</code>:
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<span>src/index.js</span>
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<p>Stop the libp2p node by closing its listeners and open connections</p>
<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>stop(callback: function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>)): void</div>
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<code>void</code>:
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<p>Dials to the provided peer. If successful, the <code>PeerInfo</code> of the
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peer will be added to the nodes <code>PeerBook</code></p>
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<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>dial(peer: (PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>), callback: function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>)): void</div>
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<span class='code bold'>peer</span> <code class='quiet'>((PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>))</code>
The peer to dial
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<code>void</code>:
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<span>src/index.js</span>
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<p>Dials to the provided peer and handshakes with the given protocol.
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If successful, the <code>PeerInfo</code> of the peer will be added to the nodes <code>PeerBook</code>,
and the <code>Connection</code> will be sent in the callback</p>
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<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>dialProtocol(peer: (PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>), protocol: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>, callback: function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>, Connection)): void</div>
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<span class='code bold'>peer</span> <code class='quiet'>((PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>))</code>
The peer to dial
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<span class='code bold'>protocol</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>)</code>
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<span class='code bold'>callback</span> <code class='quiet'>(function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>, Connection))</code>
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<code>void</code>:
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<p>Similar to <code>dial</code> and <code>dialProtocol</code>, but the callback will contain a
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Connection State Machine.</p>
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<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>dialFSM(peer: (PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>), protocol: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>, callback: function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>, ConnectionFSM)): void</div>
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<span class='code bold'>peer</span> <code class='quiet'>((PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>))</code>
The peer to dial
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<span class='code bold'>protocol</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>)</code>
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<span class='code bold'>callback</span> <code class='quiet'>(function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>, ConnectionFSM))</code>
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<code>void</code>:
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</section>
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<p>Disconnects from the given peer</p>
<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>hangUp(peer: (PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>), callback: function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>)): void</div>
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<span class='code bold'>peer</span> <code class='quiet'>((PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>))</code>
The peer to ping
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<span class='code bold'>callback</span> <code class='quiet'>(function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>))</code>
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<code>void</code>:
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<span>src/index.js</span>
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<p>Pings the provided peer</p>
<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>ping(peer: (PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>), callback: function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>, Ping)): void</div>
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<span class='code bold'>peer</span> <code class='quiet'>((PeerInfo | PeerId | Multiaddr | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>))</code>
The peer to ping
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<span class='code bold'>callback</span> <code class='quiet'>(function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>, Ping))</code>
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<code>void</code>:
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</section>
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createLibp2p
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<span>src/index.js</span>
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<p>Like <code>new Libp2p(options)</code> except it will create a <code>PeerInfo</code>
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instance if one is not provided in options.</p>
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<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>createLibp2p</div>
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<span class='code bold'>options</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object">object</a>)</code>
Libp2p configuration options
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<span class='code bold'>callback</span> <code class='quiet'>(function (<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error">Error</a>, <a href="#libp2p">Libp2p</a>))</code>
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<code>void</code>:
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findPeer
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<p>Iterates over all peer routers in series to find the given peer.</p>
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<span class='code bold'>id</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">String</a>)</code>
The id of the peer to find
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<span class='code bold'>options</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object">object</a>)</code>
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<td class='break-word'><span class='code bold'>options.maxTimeout</span> <code class='quiet'><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number">number</a></code>
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<code>void</code>:
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findProviders
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<span>src/content-routing.js</span>
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<p>Iterates over all content routers in series to find providers of the given key.
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Once a content router succeeds, iteration will stop.</p>
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<span class='code bold'>key</span> <code class='quiet'>(CID)</code>
The CID key of the content to find
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<td class='break-word'><span class='code bold'>options.maxTimeout</span> <code class='quiet'><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number">number</a></code>
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<td class='break-word'><span>How long the query should run
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<td class='break-word'><span class='code bold'>options.maxNumProviders</span> <code class='quiet'><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number">number</a></code>
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<td class='break-word'><span>maximum number of providers to find
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<code>void</code>:
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provide
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<p>Iterates over all content routers in parallel to notify it is
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a provider of the given key.</p>
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<div class='pre p1 fill-light mt0'>provide</div>
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<span class='code bold'>key</span> <code class='quiet'>(CID)</code>
The CID key of the content to find
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<code>void</code>:
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subscribe
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<span>src/pubsub.js</span>
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<p>Subscribe the given handler to a pubsub topic</p>
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<span class='code bold'>topic</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>)</code>
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<span class='code bold'>handler</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/function">function</a>)</code>
The handler to subscribe
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<span class='code bold'>callback</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/function">function</a>?)</code>
An optional callback
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<div class='py1 quiet mt1 prose-big'>Returns</div>
<code>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise">Promise</a> | void)</code>:
A promise is returned if no callback is provided
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<p><p>Subscribe a handler to a topic</p>
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<pre class='p1 overflow-auto round fill-light'><span class="hljs-comment">// `null` must be passed for options until subscribe is no longer using promisify</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> handler = <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">message</span>) =&gt;</span> { }
<span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> libp2p.subscribe(topic, handler, <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>)</pre>
<p><p>Use a callback instead of the Promise api</p>
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<pre class='p1 overflow-auto round fill-light'><span class="hljs-comment">// `options` may be passed or omitted when supplying a callback</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> handler = <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">message</span>) =&gt;</span> { }
libp2p.subscribe(topic, handler, callback)</pre>
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unsubscribe
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<p>Unsubscribes from a pubsub topic</p>
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<span class='code bold'>topic</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">string</a>)</code>
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The handler to unsubscribe from
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<span class='code bold'>callback</span> <code class='quiet'>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/function">function</a>?)</code>
An optional callback
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<code>(<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise">Promise</a> | void)</code>:
A promise is returned if no callback is provided
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<p><p>Unsubscribe a topic for all handlers</p>
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<pre class='p1 overflow-auto round fill-light'><span class="hljs-comment">// `null` must be passed until unsubscribe is no longer using promisify</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> libp2p.unsubscribe(topic, <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>)</pre>
<p><p>Unsubscribe a topic for 1 handler</p>
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<pre class='p1 overflow-auto round fill-light'><span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> libp2p.unsubscribe(topic, handler)</pre>
<p><p>Use a callback instead of the Promise api</p>
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<pre class='p1 overflow-auto round fill-light'>libp2p.unsubscribe(topic, handler, callback)</pre>
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