Libtorrent: Futured work - The PHP bindings

[peter279k]

As title. If possible, is there any way to provide the PHP binding for this libtorrent?

Thanks.

[Falcosc]

Can't you call Python scripts with php?

[peter279k]

Hi @Falcosc, I just want to use the single language for building my web application.
So I don't consider using the two languages to do my work. Even calling the external script files for my projects.

Thanks.

[Falcosc]

You could write a wrapper for the pythin calls in php. That would be alot more stable then a php extension becorse many people use the phython bindings which gives you a better quality of the interface.

At least you could start your project now and you don't have to wait 2-5 years untill there are no more more importand bugs to fix and no more more importand enhances to implement at libtorrent.
Or you could create a pull request for a php extension with libtorrent bindings.

I hope that did not disappoint you but the development schedule is already huge.

[arvidn]

what kind of binding facilities does php have? can it call C APIs via FFI?

[peter279k]

Hi @arvidn. it can be possible to call C APIs via FFI.
This additional extension is available from this link: https://pecl.php.net/package/ffi
Maybe you can consider using SWIG to make libtorrent bind the PHP ?
The MEGA SDK also do this.
Thanks.

[arvidn]

jlibtorrent uses swig. I wonder how java specific those bindings are..

[aldenml]

most of it is language neutral, but when it comes to listeners (directors) and typed indexes, it's very java specific. Also, there is another layer of pure java to have a more java-friendly API.

If you want to use libtorrent in a web environment, I think the best route is having a proper RPC interface, unless you only want to create/read torrents (and not perform actual transfers).

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