Proper support for "ws=", "as=" and "xs=" magnet link parameters

[feross]

Full spec here: https://wiki.theory.org/BitTorrent_Magnet-URI_Webseeding

• Retrieving payload data - "ws=", "as=" parameter
• Retrieving metadata - "xs=" parameter

[DiegoRBaquero]

This is what I shared you? I'll grab this issue and work on it!

[feross]

@DiegoRBaquero Ah, yes. I forgot who originally sent it to me :)

[feross]

'xs=' is implemented now, will be released after #809 is merged

[t-mullen]

How can the ws parameter retrieve metadata? I thought it was reserved for ordinary HTTP servers that don't "know" about the torrent protocol at all?

[DiegoRBaquero]

@RationalCoding ws doesn't retrieve metadata. It just serves the files of the torrent.

[t-mullen]

I know it doesn't currently, but there's an item on the list "Retrieving metadata - "ws=" parameter". I was wondering how that could be implemented.

[DiegoRBaquero]

Ahhhh, I see your point now. It shouldn't. ws and as are for direct files

[feross]

This issue is done. We support all forms of "ws=", "as=" and "xs="