require "ftw/namespace" require "socket" # for Socket.gethostbyname # I wrap whatever Ruby provides because it is historically very # inconsistent in implementation behavior across ruby platforms and versions. # In the future, this will probably implement the DNS protocol, but for now # chill in the awkward, but already-written, ruby stdlib. # # I didn't really want to write a DNS library, but a consistent API and # behavior is necessary for my continued sanity :) class FTW::DNS # TODO(sissel): Switch to using Resolv::DNS since it lets you (the programmer) # choose dns configuration (servers, etc) V4_IN_V6_PREFIX = "0:" * 12 # Get a singleton instance of FTW::DNS def self.singleton @resolver ||= self.new end # def self.singleton private # Resolve a hostname. # # It will return an array of all known addresses for the host. def resolve(hostname) official, aliases, family, *addresses = Socket.gethostbyname(hostname) # We ignore family, here. Ruby will return v6 *and* v4 addresses in # the same gethostbyname() call. It is confusing. # # Let's just rely entirely on the length of the address string. return addresses.collect do |address| if address.length == 16 unpack_v6(address) else unpack_v4(address) end end end # def resolve # Resolve hostname and choose one of the results at random. # # Use this method if you are connecting to a hostname that resolves to # multiple addresses. def resolve_random(hostname) addresses = resolve(hostname) return addresses[rand(addresses.size)] end # def resolve_random def unpack_v4(address) return address.unpack("C4").join(".") end # def unpack_v4 def unpack_v6(address) if address.length == 16 # Unpack 16 bit chunks, convert to hex, join with ":" address.unpack("n8").collect { |p| p.to_s(16) } \ .join(":").sub(/(?:0:(?:0:)+)/, "::") else # assume ipv4 # Per the following sites, "::127.0.0.1" is valid and correct # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6#IPv4-mapped_IPv6_addresses # http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_IPv6IPv4AddressEmbedding.htm "::" + unpack_v4(address) end end # def unpack_v6 public(:resolve, :resolve_random) end # class FTW::DNS