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diff --git a/lib/lwres/man/lwres_getipnode.docbook b/lib/lwres/man/lwres_getipnode.docbook new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d9c92f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/lwres/man/lwres_getipnode.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,323 @@ +<!-- + - Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC") + - + - This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. + - + - See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional + - information regarding copyright ownership. +--> + +<!-- Converted by db4-upgrade version 1.0 --> +<refentry xmlns:db="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0"> + <info> + <date>2007-06-18</date> + </info> + <refentryinfo> + <corpname>ISC</corpname> + <corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.</corpauthor> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>lwres_getipnode</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + + <docinfo> + <copyright> + <year>2000</year> + <year>2001</year> + <year>2003</year> + <year>2004</year> + <year>2005</year> + <year>2007</year> + <year>2014</year> + <year>2015</year> + <year>2016</year> + <year>2018</year> + <year>2019</year> + <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder> + </copyright> + </docinfo> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>lwres_getipnodebyname</refname> + <refname>lwres_getipnodebyaddr</refname> + <refname>lwres_freehostent</refname> + <refpurpose>lightweight resolver nodename / address translation API</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> +<funcsynopsisinfo>#include <lwres/netdb.h></funcsynopsisinfo> +<funcprototype> + <funcdef> +struct hostent * +<function>lwres_getipnodebyname</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>const char *<parameter>name</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>af</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>flags</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int *<parameter>error_num</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> +<funcprototype> + <funcdef> +struct hostent * +<function>lwres_getipnodebyaddr</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>const void *<parameter>src</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>size_t <parameter>len</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>af</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int *<parameter>error_num</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> +<funcprototype> + <funcdef> +void +<function>lwres_freehostent</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>struct hostent *<parameter>he</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> +</funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsection><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info> + + + <para> + These functions perform thread safe, protocol independent + nodename-to-address and address-to-nodename + translation as defined in RFC2553. + </para> + + <para> + They use a + <type>struct hostent</type> + which is defined in + <filename>namedb.h</filename>: + </para> + <para><programlisting> +struct hostent { + char *h_name; /* official name of host */ + char **h_aliases; /* alias list */ + int h_addrtype; /* host address type */ + int h_length; /* length of address */ + char **h_addr_list; /* list of addresses from name server */ +}; +#define h_addr h_addr_list[0] /* address, for backward compatibility */ +</programlisting> + </para> + + <para> + The members of this structure are: + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>h_name</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The official (canonical) name of the host. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>h_aliases</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + A NULL-terminated array of alternate names (nicknames) for the + host. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>h_addrtype</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The type of address being returned - usually + <type>PF_INET</type> + or + <type>PF_INET6</type>. + + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>h_length</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The length of the address in bytes. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>h_addr_list</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + A + <type>NULL</type> + terminated array of network addresses for the host. + Host addresses are returned in network byte order. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + + <para><function>lwres_getipnodebyname()</function> + looks up addresses of protocol family <parameter>af</parameter> + for the hostname <parameter>name</parameter>. The + <parameter>flags</parameter> parameter contains ORed flag bits + to specify the types of addresses that are searched for, and the + types of addresses that are returned. The flag bits are: + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>AI_V4MAPPED</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + This is used with an + <parameter>af</parameter> + of AF_INET6, and causes IPv4 addresses to be returned as + IPv4-mapped + IPv6 addresses. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>AI_ALL</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + This is used with an + <parameter>af</parameter> + of AF_INET6, and causes all known addresses (IPv6 and IPv4) to + be returned. + If AI_V4MAPPED is also set, the IPv4 addresses are return as + mapped + IPv6 addresses. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>AI_ADDRCONFIG</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Only return an IPv6 or IPv4 address if here is an active network + interface of that type. This is not currently implemented + in the BIND 9 lightweight resolver, and the flag is ignored. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>AI_DEFAULT</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + This default sets the + <constant>AI_V4MAPPED</constant> + and + <constant>AI_ADDRCONFIG</constant> + flag bits. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + + <para><function>lwres_getipnodebyaddr()</function> + performs a reverse lookup of address <parameter>src</parameter> + which is <parameter>len</parameter> bytes long. + <parameter>af</parameter> denotes the protocol family, typically + <type>PF_INET</type> or <type>PF_INET6</type>. + </para> + <para><function>lwres_freehostent()</function> + releases all the memory associated with the <type>struct + hostent</type> pointer <parameter>he</parameter>. Any memory + allocated for the <constant>h_name</constant>, + <constant>h_addr_list</constant> and + <constant>h_aliases</constant> is freed, as is the memory for + the <type>hostent</type> structure itself. + </para> + </refsection> + <refsection><info><title>RETURN VALUES</title></info> + + <para> + If an error occurs, + <function>lwres_getipnodebyname()</function> + and + <function>lwres_getipnodebyaddr()</function> + set + <parameter>*error_num</parameter> + to an appropriate error code and the function returns a + <type>NULL</type> + pointer. + The error codes and their meanings are defined in + <filename><lwres/netdb.h></filename>: + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>HOST_NOT_FOUND</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + No such host is known. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>NO_ADDRESS</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The server recognised the request and the name but no address is + available. Another type of request to the name server for the + domain might return an answer. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>TRY_AGAIN</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + A temporary and possibly transient error occurred, such as a + failure of a server to respond. The request may succeed if + retried. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><constant>NO_RECOVERY</constant></term> + <listitem> + <para> + An unexpected failure occurred, and retrying the request + is pointless. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + <para><citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>lwres_hstrerror</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> + translates these error codes to suitable error messages. + </para> + </refsection> + <refsection><info><title>SEE ALSO</title></info> + + <para><citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>RFC2553</refentrytitle> + </citerefentry>, + + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>lwres</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>lwres_gethostent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>lwres_getaddrinfo</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>lwres_getnameinfo</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>lwres_hstrerror</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>. + </para> + </refsection> +</refentry> |