[feature request] Add source flag/tag when creating torrents

[2wicked]

More and more private trackers use the source tag to allow easy cross-seeding between private trackers. I would like to see the ability to set a source (or custom) tag in the qBittorrent torrent creator.

[Chocobo1]

Is the Comments field in torrent creator not what you want? or can you provide a torrent that has this field for me to examine?

[2wicked]

I don't think it's the same. I believe it's a separate custom tag.
It is already implemented in Dottorrent-gui
https://github.com/kz26/dottorrent-gui
The commment field is separate from the source field, as can be seen in this screenshot:
https://github.com/kz26/dottorrent-gui/blob/master/img/screenshot1.png

[2wicked]

I created a (bogus) torrent file with source tag set to "ABC":
The Opportunity Analysis Canvas - Third Edition.zip

[Chocobo1]

@2wicked
It should be possible to do this, but I want to know more about this "source" tag, how is it used? what info do you put in there?

[2wicked]

Private trackers that use this often fill in a three letter code specific for their tracker. Users that upload torrents can add it themselves (using dottorrent-gui for example) or the tracker will add it and the uploader needs to download the torrent with added tag from the tracker to start the seeding. Often people use different a locations for uploads than the default download location. So they will have to move files or edit download location and do a force recheck. If it would be implemented in the normal torrent creation process it would be much easier especially for novice users.

If if was not clear this is done to be able to cross-seed the same content between different private trackers. If no difference is made between the torrents the tracker addresses of the 2nd torrent will be added to the first and the seeders of both trackers will be mixed by the client.

[dragons4life]

#7683
Closes mines as well.