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NAME

       FBB::Cidr - Compares IP4 addresses to CIDR specifications

SYNOPSIS

       #include <bobcat/cidr>
       Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

       Objects of the class Cidr can be used for testing whether IP4 Internet addresses belong to
       address  ranges  defined  by  Classless  Inter-Domain   Routing   (CIDR)   address   block
       specifications.  CIDR  blocks are specified as a.b.c.d/m where a.b.c.d are the four octets
       of a dotted decimal IP4 address specification (e.g., 129.125.14.80) and m is  a  mask-size
       (ranging  from  0 to 32) defining the number of most significant bits to remain as-is. The
       CIDR specification 129.125.14.80/16 defines a class B network, with addresses ranging from
       129.125.0.0 to 129.125.255.255.

       The  mask  size does not have to be a multiple of 8. E.g., when specifying 129.125.14.80/5
       only the most significant 5 bits of the first octed are fixed,  resulting  in  an  address
       range ranging from 128.0.0.0 to 135.255.255.255.

       CIDR  specifications  passed to a Cidr object must be of the form a.b.c.d or a.b.c.d/m. If
       the mask is not specified a mask-size of 32 is used, effectively defining an address range
       of  only  one address. Mask values of 0 are ignored.  Mask values of 0 are ignored by Cidr
       objects.

       When specifying CIDRs on a stream, empty lines and comment lines (having a  hash-character
       (#)  as  their  first non-blank character) are ignored.  Non-empty lines must start with a
       CIDR specification, and the Cidr object will ignore all information on a line  trailing  a
       CIDR specification.

NAMESPACE

       FBB
       All  constructors,  members,  operators  and manipulators, mentioned in this man-page, are
       defined in the namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

       -

CONSTRUCTORS

       o      Cidr(std::string const &cidrPattern):
              The Cidr object is initialized with a single CIDR specification.

       o      Cidr(std::istream &cidrStream):
              The Cidr object is initialized with CIDR specifications read from the  std::istream
              cidrStream.  The default, copy and move constructors are available.

OVERLOADED OPERATORS

       The copy and move assignment operators are available.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

       The return valuess of the accessors (i.e., the const members) are only defined following a
       successful match (see below, the match members).

       o      std::string const &address() const:
              returns the address matching a CIDR.

       o      std::string cidr() const:
              returns the CIDR containing a specified address.

       o      std::string first() const:
              returns  the  first  address  of  the  range  of  addresses  defined  by  the  CIDR
              specification.

       o      std::string last() const:
              returns   the  last  address  of  the  range  of  addresses  defined  by  the  CIDR
              specification. Note that first, last do not define an iterator range.  The  address
              returned by last still belongs to the CIDR-range.

       o      bool match(std::istream &in):
              The  value true is returned when an IP4 address found in the lines of in belongs to
              a CIDR range inspected by the Cidr object. The match function returns true  at  the
              first matching address.  E.g., if a line contains the text

                  This is address 1.2.3.4 and this is 5.6.7.8

              and the CIDR specifications

                      5.1.1.1/8
                      1.2.1.1/16

              were provided to the Cidr object, then the object will report a match for 5.6.7.8.

              As  soon  as a match is found match returns true. If none of the addresses found in
              the lines of in matches any of the object’s CIDR specifications, false is returned.

       o      std::string mask() const:
              returns the mask used by the CIDR specification.

       o      bool match(std::string const &line):
              The value true is returned when an IP4 address found in  line  belongs  to  a  CIDR
              range  inspected  by  the Cidr object. The match function returns true at the first
              matching address.

              If none  of  the  addresses  found  in  line  matches  any  of  the  object’s  CIDR
              specifications, false is returned.

       o      void setCidr(std::istream &cidrStream):
              A  new  set  of  CIDR  specification  is  loaded  into the Cidr object, reading the
              specifications from cidrStream.

       o      void setCidr(std::string const &cidrPattern):
              A new CIDR specification is loaded into the Cidr object,  using  the  specification
              found  in  cidrPattern.   The  Cidr  object  is  initialized  with  a  single  CIDR
              specification which must be of the form a.b.c.d or a.b.c.d/m. If the  mask  is  not
              specified  a mask-size of 32 is used, effectively defining an address range of only
              one address. Mask values of 0 are ignored.

       o      void swap(Cidr &other):
              The current and other object are swapped.

STATIC MEMBERS

       o      size_t dotted2binary(std::string const &dotted):
              Converts "a.b.c.d" to a 32-bits value

       o      std::string binary2dotted(size_t binary):
              Converts a 32-bits value to a dotted decimal IP4 address

EXAMPLE

       #include <fstream>
       #include <iostream>

       #include <bobcat/exception>
       #ifdef BOBCAT
           #include <bobcat/cidr>
       #else
           #include "cidr"
       #endif

       using namespace std;
       using namespace FBB;

       int main(int argc, char **argv)
       {
           enum Spec
           {
               NONE,
               FILE,
               CIN
           };

           Spec spec = CIN;
           ifstream in;

           if (argc > 1)
           {
               Exception::open(in, argv[1]);       // file containing cidr-specs
               spec = FILE;
           }

           while (true)
           {
               string cidrSpec;
               if (spec == CIN)
               {
                   cout << "Specify cidr (empty to quit): ";
                   if (!getline(cin, cidrSpec) || cidrSpec.empty())
                       break;
               }
               try
               {
                   Cidr cidr;

                   switch (spec)
                   {
                       case NONE:
                       return 0;

                       case FILE:
                           cidr.setCidr(in);
                           spec = NONE;
                       break;

                       case CIN:
                           cidr.setCidr(cidrSpec);
                   }

                   while (true)
                   {
                       cout << "Specify address to test (empty to " <<
                           (spec == CIN ? "respec. CIDR" : "quit") << "): ";
                       string address;
                       if (!getline(cin, address) || address.empty())
                           break;

                       if (!cidr.match(address))
                       {
                           cout << "Address " << address << " not in ";
                           if (spec == CIN)
                               cout << cidrSpec << ’\n’;
                           else
                               cout << "specifications in " << argv[1] << ’\n’;
                       }
                       else
                           cout << "Address " << address << " in " << cidr.cidr() <<
                                                                               "\n"
                               "Lowest address: " << cidr.first() << "\n"
                               "Highest address: " << cidr.last() << "\n"
                               "CIDR mask: " << cidr.mask() << "\n"
                               "Address: " << cidr.address() << ’\n’;
                   }
               }
               catch (exception const &err)
               {
                   cout << "Oops... " << err.what() << "\n"
                           "Try again...\n";
               }
           }
       }

FILES

       bobcat/cidr - defines the class interface

SEE ALSO

       bobcat(7)

BUGS

       Members of Cidr use static data. The current  implementation  of  Cidr  is  therefore  not
       thread-safe.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x.dsc: detached signature;

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x.tar.gz: source archive;

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x_i386.changes: change log;

       o      libbobcat1_4.08.02-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;

       o      libbobcat1-dev_4.08.02-x_*.deb:  debian  package holding the libraries, headers and
              manual pages;

       o      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

       Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken’s Own Base Classes And Templates’.

COPYRIGHT

       This is free software, distributed under the terms  of  the  GNU  General  Public  License
       (GPL).

AUTHOR

       Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).