encodeing works

bencode.js

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * node-bencode v0.1.0
+ * <[email protected]> wrote this file. As long as you retain this notice 
+ * you can do whatever you want with this stuff. If we meet some day, and you 
+ * think this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return. Mark Schmale
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
 var sys = require('sys');
 
+/**
+ * decodes a bencoded string 
+ */
 exports.decode = function decode(str) {
     var arr = str.split('');
 
@@ -89,5 +100,64 @@ exports.decode = function decode(str) {
         return data;
     }
 
-    return next(0);
+    return next(0).ret;
+}
+
+exports.encode = function encode(data) {
+/*    sys.puts(sys.inspect(typeof(data)));
+    sys.puts(sys.inspect(is_array(data)));*/
+
+    function encode_string(data) {
+        return data.length + ":" + data;
+    }
+
+    function encode_integer(data) {
+        return "i" + data + "e";
+    }
+
+    function encode_list(data) {
+        var max = data.length;
+        var i   = 0;
+        var str = "l";
+        for(i=0;i<max;i++) {
+            str = str + encode(data[i]);
+        }
+        str = str + "e";
+        return str;
+    }
+
+    function encode_dict(data) {
+        var str = "d";
+        for(var key in data) {
+            str = str + encode_string(key) + encode(data[key]);
+        }
+        str = str + "e";
+        return str;
+    }
+
+    /** helper **/
+    function is_array(obj) {
+        return obj.constructor == Array;
+    }
+
+    var str = "";
+
+    switch(typeof(data)) {
+        case 'object':
+            if(is_array(data) === true) {
+                str = encode_list(data);
+            } else {
+                str = encode_dict(data);
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case 'number':
+            str = encode_integer(data);
+            break;
+
+        case 'string': 
+            str = encode_string(data);
+            break;
+    }
+    return str;
 }

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {   "name": "bencode", 
     "description": "a bencode de/encoder", 
-    "version": "0.0.1", 
+    "version": "0.1.0", 
     "author": "Mark Schmale <[email protected]", 
     "directories": { "/": "./" }, 
     "main": "./bencode",