Re: [Libbt-devel] Re: Features request

[Alien <ali...@us...>]

Op woensdag 25 mei 2005 13:25, schreef Peter Stuge:
> On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 12:42:43PM +0200, Diego Casorran wrote:
> > just I mean:
> >
> > when a piece is completed and the hash checked, in addition to save
> > that info on memory write it to a text file, therefore on next
> > btget run, the file being downloaded shouldn't be necessarily
> > checked for completed pieces because that data was previously
> > stored on that text file.
>
> This isn't a bad idea, it is certainly relevant for some cases.
>
> But I don't think libbt should go about creating lots of data bases
> on it's own, I instead suggest that libbt hands the information up to
> the calling application, which can then save it any way it likes to.

the status of everything is available to the calling application, it can=20
deduce stuff from itself, i don't think piecemanagement is a good idea, fro=
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the progress, it can see if some files are completely done, so...

> Also, on initializing a torrent with libbt, an optional map of good
> pieces could be sent by the application, and libbt would then assume
> marked pieces are actually correct.

i don't really believe in this... applications shouldn't have anything to d=
o,=20
and we cannot assume pieces, uploads could go wrong and stuff.

at start, the reading of the file isn't really that slow, and won't interfe=
re=20
with down/uploading or system performance anyway...


I'd advise against these things...