# Status of Skynet SDKs (Out of Date)
###### tags: `SDK`

This document contains the current state of the functionality and documentation of the Skynet SDKs, available in these languages:

- Shell (using curl)
- [Browser JS](https://github.com/NebulousLabs/skynet-js)
- [NodeJS](https://github.com/NebulousLabs/nodejs-skynet)
- [Python](https://github.com/NebulousLabs/python-skynet)
- [Go](https://github.com/NebulousLabs/go-skynet)

as well as the [Skynet CLI](https://github.com/NebulousLabs/skynet-cli) (written in Go).

## Notes

* This document may at times be temporarily out of sync with the main documentation. When in doubt, go by the official docs.
* Unofficial SDKs are not included.

## Supported functions

The following is a list of functionality and whether it is supported by each language. Cells marked by `**` correspond to functionality not yet documented.

**Note:** You may need to scroll right to see all SDKs.

Functionality | Endpoint | JS | NodeJS | Python | Go | CLI
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
**Client** |
Create a default client | *n/a* | `SkynetClient()` | `SkynetClient()` | `SkynetClient()` | `skynet.New()` | *n/a*
Create a client with custom options | *n/a* | `SkynetClient(portal, opts)` | `SkynetClient(portal, opts)` | `SkynetClient(portal, opts)` | `skynet.NewCustom(portal, opts)` | *n/a*
**Uploading** |
Upload file | `/skynet/skyfile` [POST] | `uploadFile` | `UploadFile` | `upload_file` | `UploadFile` | `skynet upload`
Upload directory | `/skynet/skyfile` [POST] with the `files` field set | `uploadDirectory` | `UploadDirectory` | `upload_directory` | `UploadDirectory` | `skynet upload`
Upload file, get full response | `/skynet/skyfile` [POST] | `uploadFileRequest` | **No** | `upload_file_request` | **No** | **No**
Upload directory, get full response | `/skynet/skyfile` [POST] | `uploadDirectoryRequest` | **No** | `upload_directory_request` | **No** | **No**
Upload generic data | `/skynet/skyfile` [POST] | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | ** `Upload` | **Not supported**
Upload with encryption | ** Yes | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | `SkykeyName`, `SkykeyID` | `skykey-name`, `skykey-id`
**Downloading** |
Download file | `/skynet/skylink` [GET] | `downloadFile` / `openFile` | `DownloadFile` | `download_file` | `DownloadFile`| `skynet download`
Download directory | ** `/skynet/skylink` [GET] (see `format` parameter) | | |
Download skylink headers | `/skynet/skylink` [HEAD] | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | `get_metadata` | **Not supported** | **Not supported**
Download generic data | `/skynet/skylink` [GET] | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | ** `Download` | **Not supported**
Download with decryption | ** Yes | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | `SkykeyName`, `SkykeyID` | `skykey-name`, `skykey-id`**Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported**
**Encryption** |
Add skykey | `/skynet/addskykey` [POST] | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | `AddSkykey` | `skynet skykey add`
Create skykey | `/skynet/createskykey` [POST] | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | `CreateSkykey` | `skynet skykey create`
List all skykeys | `/skynet/skykeys` [GET] | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | `GetSkykeys` | `skynet skykey list`
Get skykey by name | `/skynet/skykey` [GET] | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | `GetSkykeyByName` | `skynet skykey get name`
Get skykey by ID | `/skynet/skykey` [GET] | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | **Not supported** | `GetSkykeyByID` | `skynet skykey get id`
**Handshake** |
Downloading Handshake files | `/hns` [GET] | `downloadFileHns`
Resolving Handshake domains | `/hnsres` [GET] | `resolveHns`

## Supported constants

Constant | JS | NodeJS | Python | Go
-- | -- | -- | -- | --
Default portal URL | `defaultSkynetPortalUrl` | `defaultPortalUrl` | `defaultPortalUrl()` | `DefaultPortalURL`
Skynet URI prefix | `uriSkynetPrefix` | `uri_skynet_prefix` | `uri_skynet_prefix()` | `URISkynetPrefix`

## Tests

### Unit tests

Test | JS | NodeJS | Python | Go
-- | -- | -- | -- | --
Directory walking | *n/a* | **No** | Yes | Yes
URL creation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

### Integration/Mock tests

Test | JS | NodeJS | Python | Go
-- | -- | -- | -- | --
**Uploading** |
Basic file uploads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Basic directory uploads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Upload files with custom names | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Upload directories with custom names | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Upload with skykey | **No** | **No** | **No** | Yes
**Downloading** |
Basic file downloads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Download with skykey | **No** | **No** | **No** | Yes
**Encryption** |
Add skykey | **No** | **No** | **No** | Yes
Create skykey | **No** | **No** | **No** | Yes
Get skykey by name/id | **No** | **No** | **No** | Yes
List skykeys | **No** | **No** | **No** | Yes
**Connection Options** |
Authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Custom User Agent |
Request timeouts | **No** | **No** | **No** | **No**

## Misc

Misc features | Shell | JS | NodeJS | Python | Go | CLI
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
**Uploading** |
Custom filename | ** Yes | `customFilename` | `customFilename` | `custom_filename` | `CustomFilename` | `--filename`
Custom dirname | ** Yes | `customDirname` | `customDirname` | `custom_dirname` | `CustomDirname` | `--dirname`
Default path | ** Yes | **No** | **No** | **No** | **No** | **No**
Dryrun | ** Yes | **No** | ** `dryRun` | **No** | **No** | **No**
**Downloading** |
Path parameter | *n/a* | **Open PR** | **No** | **No** | **No** | **No**
**Common Options** |
Authentication for all the endpoints | `--user "":"foobar"` | `APIKey` | `APIKey` | `api_key` | `APIKey` | `--api-key`
Custom user-agent | `-A "Sia-Agent"` | `customuserAgent` | `customUserAgent` | `custom_user_agent` | `CustomUserAgent` | `--custom-user-agent`
Request timeouts | ** Yes (Set the `timeout` field) | **No** | **No** | ** `timeout_seconds` | **No** | **No**
Query parameter | *n/a* | **Open PR** | **No** | **No** | **No** | **No**
**Uncategorized** |
API defined in separate files instead of one file | *n/a* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | **No**
Encode URLs when making requests | *n/a* | **Open PR** | **No** | **No** | **No** | **No**

## See Also

- [Skynet Docs](https://siasky.net/docs/#introduction)
- [Skynet SDK Publishing](https://hackmd.io/JG31576YSlO29Dj4gLkDsA)
- [Skynet SDK Testing](/dHSts01AR4WnnOmvZOcRxw)