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-libp2p-ping JavaScript Implementation
-=====================================
-
-> IPFS ping protocol JavaScript implementation
-
-**Note**: git history prior to merging into js-libp2p can be found in the original repository, https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-ping.
-
-## Usage
-
-```javascript
-import Ping from 'libp2p/src/ping'
-
-Ping.mount(libp2p) // Enable this peer to echo Ping requests
-
-const latency = await Ping(libp2p, peerDst)
-
-Ping.unmount(libp2p)
-```