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#-*-perl-*-
#
# Copyright (c) 1997 Kevin Johnson <kjj@pobox.com>.
# Copyright (c) 2001 Rob Brown <rob@roobik.com>.
#
# All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can
# redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
# itself.
#
# $Id: Resolv.pm,v 1.5 2002/04/18 02:22:47 rob Exp $
require 5.003;
use strict;
use vars qw($VERSION);
use Carp;
use Net::Bind::Utils qw(valid_domain valid_ip valid_netmask);
$VERSION = '0.05';
=head1 NAME
Net::Bind::Resolv - a class to munge /etc/resolv.conf data.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
C<use Net::Bind::Resolv;>
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This class provides an object oriented perl interface to
C</etc/resolv.conf> data.
Here is an example snippet of code:
use Net::Bind::Resolv;
my $res = new Net::Bind::Resolv;
print $res->domain, "\n";
Or how about:
use Net::Bind::Resolv;
use IO::File;
my $res = new Net::Bind::Resolv '';
$res->comment("Programmatically generated\nDo not edit by hand");
$res->domain('arf.fz');
$res->nameservers('0.0.0.0');
$res->options('debug');
print $res->as_string;
=head1 METHODS
=head2 new([$filename])
Returns a reference to a new C<Net::Bind::Resolv> object. If
no C<$filename> is supplied, /etc/resolv.conf is used as a default.
A non-empty C<$filename> will be passed to C<read_from_file>.
=cut
sub new {
my $class = shift;
my $file = shift;
$file = "/etc/resolv.conf" if !defined $file;
my $self = {};
bless $self, $class;
$self->clear;
return undef if (length($file) && !$self->read_from_file($file));
return $self;
}
=head2 read_from_string($string)
Populates the object with the parsed contents of C<$string>. Returns
C<1> if no errors were encounters, otherwise it returns C<0>.
The following directives are understood.
=over 2
=item * domain DOMAIN
=item * search SEARCHLIST...
If a C<search> directive and domain directive are found in the same
file, the last one encountered will be recorded and all previous ones
will be ignored.
=item * nameserver IP_ADDR
Each instance of a C<nameserver> directive will cause the given
C<IP_ADDR> to be remembered.
=item * sortlist SORTLIST...
=item * options OPTIONS...
=back
There are very few requirements placed on the data in C<$string>.
Multiple entries of certain directives, while technically incorrect,
will cause the last occurrence of the given directive to be the one
remembered. If there is sufficient precedence for this to be
otherwise, let me know.
There is no requirement for the arguments to the directives to be
valid pieces of data. That job is delagated to local policy methods
to be applied against the object.
=cut
sub read_from_string {
my $self = shift;
my $string = shift;
local $_;
my $errors = 0;
my @lines = split(/\n/, $string);
my $line = 0;
for (@lines) {
chomp;
$line++;
s/\s+$//;
s/^\s+//;
next if /^$/;
next if /^[;\#]/;
my ($keyword, $value) = split(/\s+/, $_, 2);
if ($keyword eq 'domain') {
$self->{Domain} = $value;
$self->{Searchlist} = undef;
} elsif ($keyword eq 'search') {
$self->{Searchlist} = [split(/\s+/, $value)];
$self->{Domain} = undef;
} elsif ($keyword eq 'nameserver') {
push @{$self->{Nameservers}}, $value;
} elsif ($keyword eq 'sortlist') {
$self->{Sortlist} = [split(/\s+/, $value)];
} elsif ($keyword eq 'options') {
$self->{Options} = [split(/\s+/, $value)];
} else {
carp "unknown keyword on line $line: $keyword\n";
$errors++;
}
}
return ($errors ? 0 : 1);
}
=head2 read_from_file($filename)
Populates the object with the parsed contents of C<$filename>. This
really just a wrapper around C<read_from_string>. Returns C<0> if
errors were encountered, otherwise it returns C<1>.
=cut
sub read_from_file {
my $self = shift;
my $file = shift;
my $errors = 0;
my $fh = new IO::File($file) or return undef;
local $/ = undef;
my $string = <$fh>;
$fh->close;
return $self->read_from_string($string);
}
=head2 clear
Zeros out the internal data in the object. This needs to be done if
multiple C<read_from_string> methods are called on a given
C<Net::Bind::Resolv> object and you do not want to retain the previous
values in the object.
=cut
sub clear {
my $self = shift;
$self->{Comments} = undef;
$self->{Domain} = undef;
$self->{Nameservers} = undef;
$self->{Searchlist} = undef;
$self->{Sortlist} = undef;
$self->{Options} = undef;
return 1;
}
###############################################################################
=head2 domain([$domain])
Returns the value of the C<domain> directive. If C<$domain> is
specified, then set the domain to the given value and the
C<searchlist>, if defined in the object, is undefined.
=cut
sub domain {
my $self = shift;
my $domain = shift;
if (defined($domain)) {
$self->{Domain} = $domain;
$self->{Searchlist} = undef;
}
return $self->{Domain};
}
=head2 nameservers([@values])
Returns (in order) the list of C<nameserver> entries. If called in an
array context it returns an array, otherwise it returns an array
reference.
If C<@values> is specified, then set the nameserver list to the given
values. Any items in C<@values> that are list references are
dereferences as they are added.
=cut
sub nameservers {
my $self = shift;
if (@_) {
$self->{Nameservers} = [];
for my $item (@_) {
push @{$self->{Nameservers}}, (UNIVERSAL::isa($item, 'ARRAY') ?
@$item : $item);
}
}
return wantarray ? @{$self->{Nameservers}} : $self->{Nameservers};
}
=head2 searchlist([@values])
Returns an array reference containing the items for the C<search>
directive. If called in an array context it returns an array,
otherwise it returns an array reference.
If a list of values is specified, then set the searchlist to those
values and the C<domain>, if defined in the object, is undefined. Any
items in C<@values> that are list references are dereferenced as they
are added.
=cut
sub searchlist {
my $self = shift;
if (@_) {
$self->{Searchlist} = [];
for my $item (@_) {
push @{$self->{Searchlist}}, (UNIVERSAL::isa($item, 'ARRAY') ?
@$item : $item);
}
}
return wantarray ? @{$self->{Searchlist}} : $self->{Searchlist};
}
=head2 sortlist([@values])
Returns an array reference containing the items for the C<sortlist>
directive. If called in an array context it returns an array,
otherwise it returns an array reference.
If a list of values is specified, then set the sortlist to those
values. Any items in C<@values> that are list references are
dereferenced as they are added.
=cut
sub sortlist {
my $self = shift;
if (@_) {
$self->{Sortlist} = [];
for my $item (@_) {
push @{$self->{Sortlist}}, (UNIVERSAL::isa($item, 'ARRAY') ?
@$item : $item);
}
}
return wantarray ? @{$self->{Sortlist}} : $self->{Sortlist};
}
=head2 options([@values])
Returns the items for the C<options> directive. If called in an array
context it returns an array, otherwise it returns an array reference.
If a list of values is specified, then set the options to those
values. Any items in C<@values> that are list references are
dereferenced as they are added.
=cut
sub options {
my $self = shift;
if (@_) {
$self->{Options} = [];
for my $item (@_) {
push @{$self->{Options}}, (UNIVERSAL::isa($item, 'ARRAY') ?
@$item : $item);
}
}
return wantarray ? @{$self->{Options}} : $self->{Options};
}
=head2 comments([@strings])
Returns the comments for the object. If called in an array context it
returns an array, otherwise it returns an array reference.
If a list of strings is specified, then set the comments to those
values after splitting the items on a C<NEWLINE> boundary. This
allows several combinations of arrays, array refs, or strings with
embedded newlines to be specified. There is no need to prefix any of
the comment lines with a comment character (C<[;\#]>); the
C<as_string> automagically commentifies (:-) the comment strings.
Any items in C<@strings> that are list references are dereferenced as
they are added.
=cut
sub comments {
my $self = shift;
if (@_) {
$self->{Comments} = [];
for my $comment (@_) {
for my $line (split(/\n/, (UNIVERSAL::isa($comment, 'ARRAY') ?
join("\n", @$comment) : $comment))) {
push @{$self->{Comments}}, $line;
}
}
}
return wantarray ? @{$self->{Comments}} : $self->{Comments};
}
=head2 as_string
Returns a string representing the contents of the object.
Technically, this string could be used to populate a C<resolv.conf>
file, but use C<print> for that. The <print> method is a wrapper
around this method. The data is generated in the following order:
comments
domain (mutually exclusive with search)
search (mutually exclusive with domain)
nameservers (one line for each nameserver entry)
sortlist
options
=cut
sub as_string {
my $self = shift;
my $str;
if (my $comments = $self->comments) {
$str .= "; " . join("\n; ", @{$comments}) . "\n";
}
if (my $domain = $self->domain) {
$str .= "domain $domain\n";
}
if (my $searchlist = $self->searchlist) {
$str .= "search " . join(' ', @{$searchlist}) . "\n";
}
for my $server (@{$self->{Nameservers}}) {
$str .= "nameserver $server\n";
}
if (my $sortlist = $self->sortlist) {
$str .= "sortlist " . join(' ', @{$sortlist}) . "\n";
}
if (my $options = $self->options) {
$str .= "options " . join(' ', @{$options}) . "\n";
}
return $str;
}
=head2 print($fh)
A wrapper around C<as_string> that prints a valid C<resolver(5)>
representation of the data in the object to the given filehandle.
=cut
sub print { $_[1]->print($_[0]->as_string) }
###############################################################################
=head2 check([$policy])
Performs a policy/validity check of the data contained in the object
using the given subroutine C<&policy>. The given C<$policy> routine
is called as C<&$policy($self)>. If C<$policy> is not given it
defaults to using C<default_policy_check>. It returns the return
status of the policy check routine.
=cut
sub check {
my $self = shift;
my $check = shift;
return defined($check) ? &$check($self) : $self->default_policy_check;
}
=head2 default_policy_check
A simple wrapper around various C<check_*> methods.
=cut
sub default_policy_check {
my $self = shift;
return 0 if ($self->domain && !$self->check_domain);
return 0 if ($self->searchlist && !$self->check_searchlist);
return 0 unless $self->check_nameservers;
return 0 unless $self->check_sortlist;
return 0 unless $self->check_options;
return 0 unless ($self->domain || $self->searchlist);
return 1;
}
=head2 check_domain
Returns C<1> if the domain member of the object is defined and is a
valid rfc1035 domain name, otherwise returns C<0>.
=cut
sub check_domain { return valid_domain($_[0]->domain) }
=head2 check_searchlist
Returns C<1> if the searchlist member of the object is defined and
contains only valid rfc1035 domain names, otherwise returns C<0>.
=cut
sub check_searchlist {
my $self = shift;
return 0 unless ($self->searchlist);
for my $fqdn ($self->searchlist) {
return 0 unless valid_domain($fqdn);
}
return 1;
}
=head2 check_nameservers
Returns C<1> if the nameservers member of the object is defined and
contains only ip-addresses, otherwise returns C<0>.
Uses C<valid_ip> to do the real work.
=cut
sub check_nameservers {
my $self = shift;
return 0 unless ($self->nameservers);
for my $ip ($self->nameservers) {
return 0 unless valid_ip($ip);
}
return 1;
}
=head2 check_sortlist
Returns C<1> if the sortlist member of the object is defined and
contains only ip-address/netmasks, otherwise returns C<0>.
Uses C<valid_netmask> to do the real work.
=cut
sub check_sortlist {
my $self = shift;
return 1 unless defined($self->sortlist);
for my $item ($self->sortlist) {
return 0 unless ($item =~ /^([^\/]+)(?:\/(.+))?$/);
return 0 unless valid_ip($1);
return 0 if (defined($2) && !valid_netmask($2));
}
return 1;
}
=head2 check_options
Returns C<1> if the options member of the object is empty or contains
only valid options, otherwise returns C<0>.
Currently recognized options are:
=over 2
=item * debug
=item * ndots:N
=back
=cut
sub check_options {
my $self = shift;
return 1 unless defined($self->options);
for my $option ($self->options) {
return 0 if (($option ne 'debug') && ($option !~ /^ndots:\d+$/));
}
return 1;
}
###############################################################################
=head2 qtynameservers
Returns the quantity of nameserver entries present.
=cut
sub qtynameservers { return $#{scalar($_[0]->{Nameservers})} + 1 }
###############################################################################
=head1 CAVEATS
The C<read_from_{file|string}> methods and the C<print> method are not
isomorphic. Given an arbitrary file or string which is read in, the
output of C<print> is not guaranteed to be an exact duplicate of the
original file. In the special case of files that are generated with
this module, the results will be isomorphic, assuming no modifications
were made to the data between when it was read in and subsequently
written back out.
Since Net::Bind::Resolv does not impose many requirements on the values
of the various directives present in a C</etc/resolv.conf> file, it is
important to apply the appropriate policy methods against the object
before writing it to a file that will be used by the resolver.
Consider yourself warned!
=head1 AUTHORS
Kevin Johnson <kjj@pobox.com>
Rob Brown <rob@roobik.com>
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1997 Kevin Johnson <kjj@pobox.com>.
Copyright (c) 2001 Rob Brown <rob@roobik.com>.
All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can
redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
=cut
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