feat: add NAT-traversing P2P file sharing example#1220
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feat: add NAT-traversing P2P file sharing example#1220GautamBytes wants to merge 3 commits intolibp2p:mainfrom
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Signed-off-by: Gautam Manchandani <gautammanch@Gautams-MacBook-Air.local>
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What was wrong?
The repository lacked a practical, runnable example demonstrating serverless, peer-to-peer file sharing across NATs with local peer persistence, as requested in the product-innovation bounty.
Issue #877
How was it fixed?
Added a lightweight, serverless file-sharing application under examples/file-share/ that fulfills the exact requirements of the issue.
Summary of approach.
NAT Traversal: Leveraged the library's built-in capabilities by initializing the host with
enable_upnp=True. The CLI visually splits Local IPs and Public IPs on startup to prove hole-punching success.Peer Persistence: Implemented a lightweight peerstore alternative using a local
friends.jsonfile. This acts as a "Contacts List," allowing the user to persist and instantly reconnect to known peers across restarts without needing to rely on external DHT or bootstrap nodes.Stream Protocol: Implemented a custom, chunk-based binary stream protocol
(/file-share/1.0.0)over trio to transfer file metadata (name, size) and safely stream file data directly to disk without bloating RAM.To-Do
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