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Michel de Graaf 1b898adeeb docs: stop pinning a library version the instructions cannot keep current
Four places told people to write `soulseek-rs-lib = "8"` (RELEASE.md said "6"),
and every one of them had been left behind by ten majors or more. The failure is
silent rather than loud: 6.x and 8.0.0 are both real published versions, so cargo
resolves the snippet happily and hands over a library from August instead of
refusing it, and one of the four is soulseek-rs-lib's own README, which is the
page crates.io renders.

`cargo add` writes whatever version is current at the time it runs, so there is
no longer a number in the docs to go stale. The manifest pin in
soulseek-rs/Cargo.toml stays as it is — release-plz owns that one and keeps it
in step with the release.
2026-09-10 12:08:00 +02:00

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# soulseek-rs-lib
A Rust library for implementing the Soulseek peer-to-peer protocol.
Website: <https://re-invention.nl/soulseek-rs/>
## About
This library provides the core functionality for interacting with the Soulseek
network. It can be used to build custom Soulseek clients.
## Usage
Add it to your `Cargo.toml`:
```bash
cargo add soulseek-rs-lib
```
## Example
### Simple Usage
```rust,no_run
use soulseek_rs::Client;
use std::time::Duration;
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// Create and connect to Soulseek server
let mut client = Client::new("username", "password");
client.connect()?;
client.login()?;
// Search for files
let results = client.search("Alex Kassian lifestream", Duration::from_secs(10))?;
// Download first available file
if let Some(result) = results.iter().find(|r| !r.files.is_empty()) {
let file = &result.files[0];
let (_download, status) = client.download(
file.name.clone(),
file.username.clone(),
file.size,
"~/Downloads".to_string(),
)?;
// `download` returns as soon as the request is queued: the transfer is
// finished when the channel says so, not when this call returns.
for update in status {
println!("{}: {update:?}", file.name);
}
}
Ok(())
}
```
### Advanced Configuration
```rust,no_run
use soulseek_rs::{Client, ClientSettings, PeerAddress};
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// Create client with custom settings
let settings = ClientSettings {
server_address: PeerAddress::new("server.slsknet.org".to_string(), 2416),
enable_listen: true,
listen_port: 3000,
..ClientSettings::new("username", "password")
};
let mut client = Client::with_settings(settings);
client.connect()?;
client.login()?;
Ok(())
}
```
### Asking about a peer
The server-backed lookups are request/poll pairs: you ask, then read the
answer once it lands. `request_user_info` clears any previous answer first, so
the loop below observes this request rather than the last one.
```rust,no_run
use soulseek_rs::Client;
use std::thread::sleep;
use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let mut client = Client::new("username", "password");
client.connect()?;
client.login()?;
client.request_user_info("someuser")?;
let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(10);
while Instant::now() < deadline {
if let Some(info) = client.user_info("someuser") {
// Presence and stats are separate replies, so each is an Option:
// a reply that never arrived is None, not "offline" or "shares nothing".
println!("{:?} {:?}", info.presence, info.stats);
break;
}
sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
}
// Room membership is kept current from join and leave events.
println!("{:?}", client.room_members("lobby"));
Ok(())
}
```
`ClientOperation` is `#[non_exhaustive]`: every protocol message the client
learns to handle adds a variant, so match it with a wildcard arm. `SharedFile`
is too, so build it with the `..` syntax rather than listing every field.