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Merge pull request #21 from webtorrent/feross-patch-1 

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[![Sauce Test Status](https://saucelabs.com/browser-matrix/ut_metadata.svg)](https://saucelabs.com/u/ut_metadata) [![Sauce Test Status](https://saucelabs.com/browser-matrix/ut_metadata.svg)](https://saucelabs.com/u/ut_metadata)
Node.js implementation of the [Extension for Peers to Send Metadata Files (BEP 9)](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0009.html). Use with [bittorrent-protocol](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bittorrent-protocol). JavaScript implementation of the [Extension for Peers to Send Metadata Files (BEP 9)](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0009.html). Use with [bittorrent-protocol](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bittorrent-protocol).
The purpose of this extension is to allow clients to join a swarm and complete a download without the need of downloading a .torrent file first. This extension instead allows clients to download the metadata from peers. It makes it possible to support magnet links, a link on a web page only containing enough information to join the swarm (the info hash). The purpose of this extension is to allow clients to join a swarm and complete a download without the need of downloading a .torrent file first. This extension instead allows clients to download the metadata from peers. It makes it possible to support magnet links, a link on a web page only containing enough information to join the swarm (the info hash).
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### license ### license
MIT. Copyright (c) [Feross Aboukhadijeh](http://feross.org). MIT. Copyright (c) [Feross Aboukhadijeh](https://feross.org).