NAME NetAddr::IP::Lite - Manages IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and subnets SYNOPSIS use NetAddr::IP::Lite; my $ip = new NetAddr::IP::Lite '127.0.0.1'; print "The address is ", $ip->addr, " with mask ", $ip->mask, "\n" ; if ($ip->within(new NetAddr::IP::Lite "127.0.0.0", "255.0.0.0")) { print "Is a loopback address\n"; } # This prints 127.0.0.1/32 print "You can also say $ip...\n"; INSTALLATION Un-tar the distribution in an appropriate directory and type: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install NetAddr::IP::Lite depends on NetAddr::IP::Util which installs by default with its primary functions compiled using Perl's XS extensions to build a 'C' library. If you do not have a 'C' complier available or would like the slower Pure Perl version for some other reason, then type: perl Makefile.PL -noxs make make test make install DESCRIPTION This module provides an object-oriented abstraction on top of IP addresses or IP subnets, that allows for easy manipulations. Most of the operations of NetAddr::IP are supported. This module will work older versions of Perl and does not use Math::BigInt. The internal representation of all IP objects is in 128 bit IPv6 notation. IPv4 and IPv6 objects may be freely mixed. The supported operations are described below: Overloaded Operators Assignment ("=") Has been optimized to copy one NetAddr::IP::Lite object to another very quickly. Stringification An object can be used just as a string. For instance, the following code my $ip = new NetAddr::IP::Lite '192.168.1.123'; print "$ip\n"; Will print the string 192.168.1.123/32. Equality You can test for equality with either "eq" or "==". "eq" allows the comparison with arbitrary strings as well as NetAddr::IP::Lite objects. The following example: if (NetAddr::IP::Lite->new('127.0.0.1','255.0.0.0') eq '127.0.0.1/8') { print "Yes\n"; } Will print out "Yes". Comparison with "==" requires both operands to be NetAddr::IP::Lite objects. In both cases, a true value is returned if the CIDR representation of the operands is equal. Comparison via >, <, >=, <=, <=> and "cmp" Internally, all network objects are represented in 128 bit format. The numeric representation of the network is compared through the corresponding operation. The netmask is ignored for these comparisons, as there is no standard criteria to say wether 10/8 is larger than 10/10 or not. Addition of a constant Adding a constant to a NetAddr::IP::Lite object changes its address part to point to the one so many hosts above the start address. For instance, this code: print NetAddr::IP::Lite->new('127.0.0.1') + 5; will output 127.0.0.6/8. The address will wrap around at the broadcast back to the network address. This code: print NetAddr::IP::Lite->new('10.0.0.1/24') + 255; outputs 10.0.0.0/24. Substraction of a constant The complement of the addition of a constant. Auto-increment Auto-incrementing a NetAddr::IP::Lite object causes the address part to be adjusted to the next host address within the subnet. It will wrap at the broadcast address and start again from the network address. Auto-decrement Auto-decrementing a NetAddr::IP::Lite object performs exactly the opposite of auto-incrementing it, as you would expect. Methods "->new([$addr, [ $mask]])" This method creates a new address with the supplied address in "$addr" and an optional netmask "$mask", which can be omitted to get a /32 or /128 netmask for IPv4 / IPv6 addresses respectively "$addr" can be any of the following: n.n.n.n n.n.n.n/mm 32 bit cidr notation n.n.n.n/m.m.m.m Any RFC1884 notation ::n.n.n.n ::n.n.n.n/mmm 128 bit cidr notation ::n.n.n.n/::m.m.m.m ::x:x ::x:x/mmm x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x/mmm x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x/m:m:m:m:m:m:m:m any RFC1884 notation If called with no arguments, 'default' is assumed. "->broadcast()" Returns a new object refering to the broadcast address of a given subnet. The broadcast address has all ones in all the bit positions where the netmask has zero bits. This is normally used to address all the hosts in a given subnet. "->network()" Returns a new object refering to the network address of a given subnet. A network address has all zero bits where the bits of the netmask are zero. Normally this is used to refer to a subnet. "->addr()" Returns a scalar with the address part of the object as an IPv4 or IPv6 text string as appropriate. This is useful for printing or for passing the address part of the NetAddr::IP::Lite object to other components that expect an IP address. "->mask()" Returns a scalar with the mask as an IPv4 or IPv6 text string as appropriate. "->masklen()" Returns a scalar the number of one bits in the mask. "->bits()" Returns the wide of the address in bits. Normally 32 for v4 and 128 for v6. "->version()" Returns the version of the address or subnet. Currently this can be either 4 or 6. "->cidr()" Returns a scalar with the address and mask in CIDR notation. A NetAddr::IP::Lite object *stringifies* to the result of this function. "->aton()" Returns the address part of the NetAddr::IP::Lite object in the same format as the "inet_aton()" or "ipv6_aton" function respectively. "->range()" Returns a scalar with the base address and the broadcast address separated by a dash and spaces. This is called range notation. "->numeric()" When called in a scalar context, will return a numeric representation of the address part of the IP address. When called in an array contest, it returns a list of two elements. The first element is as described, the second element is the numeric representation of the netmask. This method is essential for serializing the representation of a subnet. "$me->contains($other)" Returns true when "$me" completely contains "$other". False is returned otherwise and "undef" is returned if "$me" and "$other" are not both "NetAddr::IP::Lite" objects. "$me->within($other)" The complement of "->contains()". Returns true when "$me" is completely contained within "$other", undef if "$me" and "$other" are not both "NetAddr::IP::Lite" objects. "->first()" Returns a new object representing the first useable IP address within the subnet (ie, the first host address). "->last()" Returns a new object representing the last useable IP address within the subnet (ie, one less than the broadcast address). "->nth($index)" Returns a new object representing the *n*-th useable IP address within the subnet (ie, the *n*-th host address). If no address is available (for example, when the network is too small for "$index" hosts), "undef" is returned. "->num()" Returns the number of useable IP addresses within the subnet, not counting the broadcast address. EXPORT None by default. AUTHOR Luis E. Muņoz Michael Robinton WARRANTY This software comes with the same warranty as perl itself (ie, none), so by using it you accept any and all the liability. LICENSE This software is (c) Luis E. Muņoz, 1999 - 2005, and (c) Michael Robinton, 2006. It can be used under the terms of the perl artistic license provided that proper credit for the work of the author is preserved in the form of this copyright notice and license for this module. SEE ALSO perl(1), NetAddr::IP(3), NetAddr::IP::Util(3)