List all torrents api

[atmoner]

What version of WebTorrent?
WebTorrent 1.9.0 (0.98.3)

What operating system and Node.js version?
Ubuntu 16.04 & Node v7.4.0

What browser and version? (if using WebTorrent in the browser)
No browser, in electron

What did you expect to happen?

1. I would like to know if it is possible to access the list of torrents?
   For now, I try the function client.torrents but it returns me only the name of the torrent currently in action
2. Why does the client.torrents function only work in client.add?

      client.add(torrentId, function (torrent) {
  		log(util.inspect(client.torrents)) // Work, get 1 torrent
      }

      log(util.inspect(client.torrents)) // Not Work, get 'undefinied'
      client.add(torrentId, function (torrent) {
  		
      }

[DiegoRBaquero]

You should be getting an empty array. Do you really get undefined???

See index.js#L86

[feross]

@atmoner Can you share your complete code? Without that we can't really help you.

[atmoner]

@feross of course!

The context

I code from electron
When I do my tests, I run a torrent with webtorrent-cli and a torrent from my software (which runs with webtorrent too)

The code is very basic:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/webtorrent/latest/webtorrent.min.js"></script>
<script>
	 var torrentId = 'https://webtorrent.io/torrents/sintel.torrent'
	 var client = new WebTorrent()
	 var util = require('util')
	
	client.add(torrentId, function (torrent) {
	    console.log(Array.isArray(client.torrents)); // return true
	    client.torrents.forEach(function(element) {
	    console.log(element.name); // Return only sintel.mp4
	});		 		      
})
</script>

Webtorrent + my soft so 2 torrents runing but out of log give just one

In my example, I try to log the torrents from the add function but I would like to be able to call it outside of this function.

[feross]

I believe you're using the wrong terminology. You are trying to print the number of peers, but what you are actually printing is the number of torrents.

A torrent is a set of files that are shared via the BitTorrent protocol.
A peer is a computer that your BitTorrent client connects to, in order to retrieve files

Try this:

var client = new WebTorrent()
var torrentId = 'https://webtorrent.io/torrents/sintel.torrent'
var torrent = client.add(torrentId)

// Note: we refer to "peers" as "wires" in the WebTorrent codebase sometimes
torrent.on('wire', function (wire) {
  console.log('Now connected to ' + torrent.numPeers + ' peers')
  if (wire.remoteAddress) {
    console.log(wire.remoteAddress + ':' + wire.remotePort)
  }
})

[atmoner]

I believe you're using the wrong terminology. You are trying to print the number of peers, but what you are actually printing is the number of torrents.

No no ^^ I am really trying to display the list of torrents active in webtorrent (if it is possible obviously) ...

A torrent is a set of files that are shared via the BitTorrent protocol.
A peer is a computer that your BitTorrent client connects to, in order to retrieve files

For the connect peers it's ok, Webtorrent does very well this spot on a torrent but my final goal would be to create a mini torrent client with the simple functionality of webtorrent.

• Adding torrent (s)
• List the torrents
• Edit / delete
• ....

I almost do everything except the list of torrents!
Thanks for your snip, It will be useful to me later ;)

[feross]

I don't understand why you expect your snippet to return more than 1 torrent. You're only adding 1 torrent to the client.

	 var torrentId = 'https://webtorrent.io/torrents/sintel.torrent'
	 var client = new WebTorrent()
	 var util = require('util')
	
	client.add(torrentId, function (torrent) {
	    console.log(Array.isArray(client.torrents)); // return true
	    client.torrents.forEach(function(element) {
	    console.log(element.name); // Return only sintel.mp4
	});	

[atmoner]

On my screen I add a torrent from my software and a torrent with webtorrent-cli. But return only 1 torrent

You're only adding 1 torrent to the client.

Ah! it's my another question, Can I add several torrent at once?

[atmoner]

Done for me! You had pointed out The right mistake, It was enough to add a second torrent as a result
Thank you very much for your work !! 👍

Code work:

var client = new WebTorrent()
var torrentId = 'https://webtorrent.io/torrents/sintel.torrent'
var torrent = client.add(torrentId)
var torrentId2 = 'https://website.io/another.torrent'
var torrent2 = client.add(torrentId2)
	
// Note: we refer to "peers" as "wires" in the WebTorrent codebase sometimes
torrent.on('wire', function (wire) {
	 // console.log('Now connected to ' + torrent.numPeers + ' peers')
	client.torrents.forEach(function(element) {
			console.log(element.name); // Return only sintel.mp4
	});
})

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