/rust-libp2p

The Rust Implementation of libp2p networking stack.

Primary LanguageRustMIT LicenseMIT

Central repository for work on libp2p

dependency status

This repository is the central place for Rust development of the libp2p spec.

Warning: While we are trying our best to be compatible with other libp2p implementations, we cannot guarantee that this is the case considering the lack of a precise libp2p specifications.

Documentation

How to use the library?

Where to ask questions?

  • In the Rust section of https://discuss.libp2p.io.
  • In the #libp2p IRC channel on freenode.
  • By opening an issue in this repository.

Repository Structure

The main components of this repository are structured as follows:

  • core/: The implementation of libp2p-core with its Network, Transport and StreamMuxer API on which almost all other crates depend.

  • transports/: Implementations of transport protocols (e.g. TCP) and protocol upgrades (e.g. for authenticated encryption, compression, ...) based on the libp2p-core Transport API .

  • muxers/: Implementations of the StreamMuxer interface of libp2p-core, e.g. (sub)stream multiplexing protocols on top of (typically TCP) connections. Multiplexing protocols are (mandatory) Transport upgrades.

  • swarm/: The implementation of libp2p-swarm building on libp2p-core with the central interfaces NetworkBehaviour and ProtocolsHandler used to implement application protocols (see protocols/).

  • protocols/: Implementations of application protocols based on the libp2p-swarm APIs.

  • misc/: Utility libraries.

  • examples/: Worked examples of built-in application protocols (see protocols/) with common Transport configurations.

Notable users

(open a pull request if you want your project to be added here)