rust-libp2p/README.md
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Move some crates. (#1941)
Move transport upgrade protocols from `protocols/`
to `transports/`, such that only "application protocols"
that depend on `libp2p-swarm` remain in `protocols/`,
whereas there is no such dependency in `transports/`
outside of integration tests.

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# Central repository for work on libp2p
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This repository is the central place for Rust development of the [libp2p](https://libp2p.io) spec.
**Warning**: While we are trying our best to be compatible with other libp2p implementations, we
cannot guarantee that this is the case considering the lack of a precise libp2p specifications.
## Documentation
How to use the library?
- Main documentation: https://docs.rs/libp2p
Where to ask questions?
- In the Rust section of https://discuss.libp2p.io.
- In the #libp2p IRC channel on freenode.
- By opening an issue in this repository.
## Repository Structure
The main components of this repository are structured as follows:
* `core/`: The implementation of `libp2p-core` with its `Network`,
`Transport` and `StreamMuxer` API on which almost all other crates depend.
* `transports/`: Implementations of transport protocols (e.g. TCP) and protocol upgrades
(e.g. for authenticated encryption, compression, ...) based on the `libp2p-core` `Transport`
API .
* `muxers/`: Implementations of the `StreamMuxer` interface of `libp2p-core`,
e.g. (sub)stream multiplexing protocols on top of (typically TCP) connections.
Multiplexing protocols are (mandatory) `Transport` upgrades.
* `swarm/`: The implementation of `libp2p-swarm` building on `libp2p-core`
with the central interfaces `NetworkBehaviour` and `ProtocolsHandler` used
to implement application protocols (see `protocols/`).
* `protocols/`: Implementations of application protocols based on the
`libp2p-swarm` APIs.
* `misc/`: Utility libraries.
* `examples/`: Worked examples of built-in application protocols (see `protocols/`)
with common `Transport` configurations.
## Notable users
(open a pull request if you want your project to be added here)
- https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot
- https://github.com/paritytech/substrate
- https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse
- https://github.com/golemfactory/golem-libp2p
- https://github.com/comit-network/comit-rs
- https://github.com/rs-ipfs/rust-ipfs
- https://github.com/marcopoloprotocol/marcopolo