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nbrochu/torrent_info_hash.rb

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torrent_info_hash.rb
# Generating the info_hash from a torrent file (binary & urlencoded)
require 'bencode' # sudo gem install bencode
require 'digest/sha1'
require 'cgi' # Not needed in rails
decoded_torrent = BEncode.load_file("public/files/example.torrent")
info_hash = ([Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(decoded_torrent["info"].bencode)].pack("H*")).downcase
url_encoded_info_hash = CGI.escape(info_hash)
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