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Updated How to convert base32 to base16 info hashes (markdown)

Chris Hirst 2015-06-01 13:57:56 +01:00
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### Using info-hashes as downloads handles. ### Using info-hashes as download handles.
When interfacing qBittorrent through the WebUI api, there are cases when you add a download via a magnet URI and then you want to track its state (for instance, to perform certain file operation once it's finished). The problem here is that the /command/download method does not return a handle to the download for you to track it. On the other hand, webUI api methods refer to every download through its info-hash, so it's possible to use that string as a handle. As every magnet URI will contain, al least, the info-hash (as stated in [this](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0009.html) document at BitTorrent.org) you can parse the hash string from the uri itself. These hashes are base16 encoded, for a total of 40 characters. When interfacing qBittorrent through the WebUI api, there are cases when you add a download via a magnet URI and then you want to track its state (for instance, to perform certain file operation once it's finished). The problem here is that the /command/download method does not return a handle to the download for you to track it. On the other hand, webUI api methods refer to every download through its info-hash, so it's possible to use that string as a handle. As every magnet URI will contain, al least, the info-hash (as stated in [this](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0009.html) document at BitTorrent.org) you can parse the hash string from the uri itself. These hashes are base16 encoded, for a total of 40 characters.