Net::DRI::Data::Hosts(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation				Net::DRI::Data::Hosts(3pm)

NAME

       Net::DRI::Data::Hosts - Handle ordered list of nameservers (name, IPv4 addresses, IPv6 addresses) for Net::DRI

SYNOPSIS

	use Net::DRI::Data::Hosts;

	my $dh=Net::DRI::Data::Hosts->new();
	$dh->add('ns.example.foo',['1.2.3.4','1.2.3.5']);
	$dh->add('ns2.example.foo',['10.1.1.1']); ## Third element can be an array ref of IPv6 addresses
	## ->add() returns the object itself, and thus can be chained

	## Number of nameservers
	print $dh->count(); ## Gives 2

	## List of names, either all without arguments, or the amount given by the argument
	my @a=$dh->get_names(2); ## Gives ('ns.example.foo','ns2.example.foo')

	## Details for the nth nameserver (the list starts at 1 !)
	my @d=$dh->get_details(2); ## Gives ('ns2.example.foo',['10.1.1.1'])

	## Details by name is possible also
	my @d=$dh->get_details('ns2.example.foo');

DESCRIPTION

       Order of nameservers is preserved. Order of IP addresses is preserved, but no duplicate IP is allowed.

       If you try to add a nameserver that is already in the list, the IP addresses provided will be added to the existing IP addresses (without
       duplicates)

       Hostnames are verified before being used with Net::DRI::Util::is_hostname().

       IP addresses are verified with Net::DRI::Util::is_ipv4() and Net::DRI::Util::is_ipv6().

METHODS

   new(...)
       creates a new instance ; if parameters are given, add() is called with them all at once

   new_set(...)
       creates a new instance ; if parameters are given, add() is called once for each parameter

   clear()
       clears the current list of nameservers

   set(...)
       clears the current list of nameservers, and call add() once for each parameter passed

   add(name,[ipv4],[ipv6])
       adds a new nameserver with the given name and lists of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses

   name()
       name of this object (for example for registries having the notion of host groups) ; this has nothing to do with the name(s) of the
       nameservers inside this object

   loid()
       local id of this object

   get_names(limit)
       returns a list of nameservers' names included in this object ; if limit is provided we return only the number of names asked

   count()
       returns the number of nameservers currently stored in this object

   is_empty()
       returns 0 if this object has nameservers, 1 otherwise

   get_details(pos_or_name)
       given an integer (position in the list, we start to count at 1) or a name, we return all details as a 3 element array in list context or
       only the first element (the name) in scalar context for the nameserver stored at the given position or with the given name ; returns undef
       if nothing found at the position/with the name given.

SUPPORT

       For now, support questions should be sent to:

       <netdri@dotandco.com>

       Please also see the SUPPORT file in the distribution.

SEE ALSO

       http://www.dotandco.com/services/software/Net-DRI/

AUTHOR

       Patrick Mevzek, <netdri@dotandco.com>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2005,2006,2007,2008,2009 Patrick Mevzek <netdri@dotandco.com>.  All rights reserved.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
       the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       See the LICENSE file that comes with this distribution for more details.

perl v5.10.1							    2010-03-25						Net::DRI::Data::Hosts(3pm)