Bit Che (Torrent Search Framework)

[Midas]

Bit Che looked interesting enough to deserve a submission...

To make it portable, download Bit Che installer and (Uni)extract; merge the contents of the extracted '{app}' and '{sys}' folders into a new folder (e.g., 'BitChe'); go into '{userappdata}\Convivea\Bit_Che\3' and copy everything to the same location ('BitChe', if you follow suit); create a 'settings.ini' text file alongside with the content below (do verify that it's still there after first run) and you're done...

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  [Options]
  Portable=1
  

If you run a portable Torrent client, Bit Che will be unable to detect it, and will... bitch about it -- you can bypass the error, or delve into 'settings.ini' to set the client path (look at the site in the quote for more info).

• Bit Che is a framework and script language for searching Bit Torrent websites and search engines for torrents. Bit Che uses user submitted and customized script files which allows it to quickly search lots of torrent websites and easily organizes the results. Bit Che allows you to instantly preview the torrent details by reading the torrent file directly. Easily view the page where the torrent was found or click to open the torrent in your favorite downloader. Bit Che also features built-in filtering to remove duplicate torrents found across the different sites that it searches. Bit Che is the fastest and most efficient torrent search tool available.

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Download latest Bit Che (currently v3.0 build 10) from http://www.bitche.es/download.php?id=2.

(BTW, portability info was scrapped from http://convivea.com/forums/index.php?to ... 9#msg10669)

[webfork]

I guess we don't have much in the way of BitTorrent search tools here on the site, but does it work better than the various indexing sites out there? I generally have to sift through several to find out if a program is what it claims.

[Midas]

Sorry, can't answer that, webfork: I'm only an very occasional Torrent user...

EDIT: Betanews reviewed Bit Che, see http://betanews.com/2014/09/07/quickly- ... h-bit-che/...

[t3ster]

Sorry to kick this up.
How do you add a torrent client in the settings.ini?
(I tried "client_path=d:\...." , under [Options])

I tried to look in:

look at the site in the quote for more info

=> http://www.bitche.es/product.php?id=2

But I could not find anything about it.

[Userfriendly]

In scripts > other > external folder you can add more programs in the "open with" context menu. So if you want to add utorrent for example, create utorrent.ini in said folder with these config options:

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[config]
name=uTorrent
cmd="[path]\uTorrent.exe" %file%"

If there's a way to add a default client in settings.ini I can't find that either.

[t3ster]

ok thanks!

[Specular]

Testing with RegFromApp, and wow do a lot of registry changes occur after launch under

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\Wow6432Node\

Something like 100. Not sure if Stealth either, as these keys were added under a newly created 'bc' class:

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\bc\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Portable Apps\\Bit Che\\Bit_Che.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\bc\DefaultIcon]
@="\"C:\\Portable Apps\\Bit Che\\Bit_Che.exe\""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\bc]
@="URL: bc Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""

[Userfriendly]

Testing with RegFromApp, and wow do a lot of registry changes occur after launch under

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\Wow6432Node\

Something like 100. Not sure if Stealth either, as these keys were added under a newly created 'bc' class

Not getting these keys. Did you add 'Portable=1' in the settings.ini as instructed in the OP? 'Install_BC_URLSearchHandler=0' prevents those regkeys too I think.

[Specular]

Not getting these keys. Did you add 'Portable=1' in the settings.ini as instructed in the OP? 'Install_BC_URLSearchHandler=0' prevents those regkeys too I think.

Yup, certainly did. Here is the content of the settings.ini:

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[Options]
Portable=1

[config]
name=Deluge
cmd="C:\Program Files (x86)\Deluge\deluge.exe" %file%"

Tried the suggested Install_BC_URLSearchHandler=0 line but it didn't change what was recorded in RegFromApp, when testing sandboxed.

[Userfriendly]

Here's the correct config in settings.ini for portable mode to work on first run. The 'BC' class reg key will not be created.

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[Options]
Version=3
Portable=1

Also a yaP config available.
http://rolandtoth.hu/yaP/#examples/Bit%20Che.ini

[Midas]

Cool. Thanks for that, Userfriendly and Specular.

[rbon]

@Midas

On the site Convivea.com there is a new build: Bit Che 3.5 build 15.
Author has build 3 (three) versions of 'Bit Che':
- Bit Che install: http://convivea.com/forums/index.php?ac ... ttach=2324
- Bit Che standalone: http://convivea.com/forums/index.php?ac ... ttach=2325
- Bit Che portable: http://convivea.com/forums/index.php?ac ... ttach=2326
The 'Bit Che portable' contain 'settings.ini' as proposed by Userfriendly so, at this moment, there are 2 (two) portable versions of 'Bit Che':
1. 'Bit Che' standalone that portabilized with yaP http://rolandtoth.hu/yaP/configs/Bit%20Che.ini
2. 'Bit Che portable' at address above signed.

Here is the post by the author on Convivea Forum: http://convivea.com/forums/index.php/to ... l#msg21301
These builds are released for test drive before insert stable build in download page.
Regards

[Midas]

Thanks for the info, rbon. Much appreciated.

[rbon]

Hi All,

Bit Che 3.5 build 18 has been officially released at February 21, 2015
- Convivea home: http://www.convivea.com/
- download page with list of changes (What's new): http://bitche.es/download.php?id=2
this page report only install version (You can use it also with Wine on Linux distributions)
- the portable version is joined to post 'Bit Che - Latest version - Build 18': http://convivea.com/forums/index.php/to ... 35nj84#new
- direct download of bit_che_ 3_5_18_portable: http://convivea.com/forums/index.php?ac ... ttach=2331

Enjoy!

[Midas]

Here's the correct config in settings.ini for portable mode to work on first run. The 'BC' class reg key will not be created.

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[Options]
Version=3
Portable=1

• FYI, upon checking the latest BitChe portable download, I found a third key in the portable's INI file that it makes sense to add, too:
  

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    Install_BC_URLSearchHandler=0

  Moreover, the latest portable BitChe is silently failing to run on my Windows 7 (even after I set it in compatibility mode back to XP), for reasons I have no clue about...