MonoTorrent

h1. Managing Torrents

[[Managing Torrents#Example-1|Example 1]] shows how to add a torrent to the engine and start the download

[[Managing Torrents#Example-2|Example 2]] shows how to hash check a torrent and show a progress indicator

[[Managing Torrents#Example-3|Example 3]] shows how to stop a torrent and remove it from the engine

h2. Example 1

<pre><code class="java">

    class MainClass

    {

        ClientEngine engine;

        string savePath;

        // savePath is the directory where downloads will be stored

        public MainClass(string savePath)

        {

            // Create a basic ClientEngine without changing any settings

            this.engine = new ClientEngine(new EngineSettings());

            this.savePath = savePath;

        }

        public void DownloadTorrent(string path)

        {

            // Open the .torrent file

            Torrent torrent = Torrent.Load(path);

            // Create the manager which will download the torrent to savePath

            // using the default settings.

            TorrentManager manager = new TorrentManager(torrent, savePath, new TorrentSettings());

            // Register the manager with the engine

            engine.Register(manager);

            // Begin the download. It is not necessary to call HashCheck on the manager

            // before starting the download. If a hash check has not been performed, the

            // manager will enter the Hashing state and perform a hash check before it

            // begins downloading.

            // If the torrent is fully downloaded already, calling 'Start' will place

            // the manager in the Seeding state.

            manager.Start();

        }

    }

</code></pre>

h2. Example 2

<pre><code class="java">

        public void HashTorrent(TorrentManager manager)

        {

            // Note: The manager must be in the 'Stopped' state in order to perform

            // a hash check. Also, to make the sample easier the event handler

            // is not unregistered. In your application be careful you don't

            // accidentally attach a new event handler every time the torrent is hashed

            manager.PieceHashed += delegate (object o, PieceHashedEventArgs e) {

                int pieceIndex = e.PieceIndex;

                int totalPieces = e.TorrentManager.Torrent.Pieces.Count;

                double progress = (double) pieceIndex / totalPieces * 100.0;

                if (e.HashPassed)

                    Console.WriteLine("Piece {0} of {1} is complete", pieceIndex, totalPieces);

                else

                    Console.WriteLine("Piece {0} of {1} is corrupt or incomplete ", pieceIndex, totalPieces);

                // This shows how complete the hashing is.

                Console.WriteLine("Total progress is: {0}%", progress);

                // This shows the percentage completion of the download. This value

                // is updated as the torrent is hashed or new pieces are downloaded

                Console.WriteLine("{0}% of the torrent is complete");

            };

            // If 'true' is passed, the torrent will automatically go to the 'Downloading' or 'Seeding'

            // state once the hash check is finished. Otherwise it will return to the 'Stopped' state.

            manager.HashCheck(false);

        }

</code></pre>

h2. Example 3

<pre><code class="java">

        public void StopTorrent(TorrentManager manager)

        {

            // When stopping a torrent, certain cleanup tasks need to be perfomed

            // such as flushing unwritten data to disk and informing the tracker

            // the client is no longer downloading/seeding the torrent. To allow for

            // this, when Stop is called the manager enters a 'Stopping' state. Once

            // all the tasks are completed the manager will enter the 'Stopped' state.

            manager.TorrentStateChanged += delegate (object o, TorrentStateChangedEventArgs e) {

                if (e.NewState == TorrentState.Stopping)

                {

                    Console.WriteLine("Torrent {0} has begun stopping", e.TorrentManager.Torrent.Name);

                }

                else if (e.NewState == TorrentState.Stopped)

                {

                    // It is now safe to unregister the torrent from the engine and dispose of it (if required)

                    engine.Unregister(manager);

                    manager.Dispose();

                    Console.WriteLine("Torrent {0} has stopped", e.TorrentManager.Torrent.Name);

                }

            };

        }

</code></pre>