There are no external libraries required to install "EMMA Torrent" Hub.

Recommended Python Version 3.5+

Supported Operating Systems: Linux, Windows 7+

Before running the hub, check out config.py file's constants used section to specify the parameters of the server. Make sure the PORT is unoccupied.

After that, just execute the hub.py file to boot up a server.

There are no external libraries required to install "EMMA Torrent" Player.

Recommended Python Version 3.5+

Supported Operating Systems: Linux, Windows 7+

Open your terminal / Command Line Interface Browse to the Player folder where the main.py is located Execute the below command

Python main.py

The console interface of Player will initilize the Setup procedure on the first execution. You will be required to provide the below details

• HUB Port ( Type skip to use default value of remote HUB PORT )
• HUB IP ( Type skip to use default value of remote HUB IP )
• Distributor Port (Socket Server Port, Type 0 for random port)

Once the setup process completed, your configurations will be saved and the main menu of the console interface will be displayed as show below

1. Upload File
2. Download File
3. View Download
4. View Logs
5. View Services
6. Settings
7. About
8. Exit

Choose an action:

Note that you can change the settings provided during the setup process by choosing Menu 6 (Settings)

Let's describe every menu on the interface

This Option allows a user to upload a file and thus generate a Library file that is sharable to every player. The Generated Player will be in <PLAYER_FOLDER>/data/libs/lib_<library_id>.lib Type "exit" to quit this section

This Section allow a user to aquire a file assuming that the adequated Library file has been manually placed in the library Folder (<PLAYER_FOLDER>/data/libs) Type "exit" to quit this section

This Menu allow the user to track the Libraries pending download and downloaded so far 

This Option allows the user to view all the Events , Service and Debug and Error Logs of the system

"View Services" provides the current states [ RUNNING, OFF ] of the Services of the Player.

This option allow a user to view and modify some setting of the Player

Display a message about Player

To quit the Application

Small sub-module used to generate .lib meta-file description of an original file.

Keeps track of players in a database, handles their requests.

Players connect to the hub using its address and port, then send their reqeusts. Then they get an answer.

The Player Module handles exchange of files beteen peers and provide a user interface to view and manage the files , services and the system configurations.

The Emma services is essentially made up three main Services

Maestro : Master service that supervised subservices (Requestor, Distributed) states and can attempt to restart them in case they unexpectely go offline

Distributor : Sub service that intializes a socket server and Manages all incoming peers request such as GET_AVAILABLE_BOOKS, REQUEST BOOK ...

Requestor : Sub service that loads the library to be downloaded , interract with the hub and request books from candidate peers (peers that have a book of the desired libraries) according to a Priorty Queue Policy.