/*
* Copyright (c) 2009 Lukas Mejdrech
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*
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*
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/** @addtogroup netdb
* @{
*/
/** @file
* Structures and interfaces according to the BSD netdb.h file.
*/
#ifndef __NET_NETDB_H__
#define __NET_NETDB_H__
#include <sys/types.h>
/** Structure returned by network data base library.
* All addresses are supplied in host order, and returned in network order (suitable for use in system calls).
*/
struct hostent {
/** Official host name.
*/
char * h_name;
/** Alias list.
*/
char ** h_aliases;
/** Host address type.
*/
int h_addrtype;
/** Address length.
*/
int h_length;
/** List of addresses from name server.
*/
char ** h_addr_list;
/** Address, for backward compatiblity.
*/
#define h_addr h_addr_list[ 0 ]
};
/** @name Host entry address types definitions.
*/
/*@{*/
/** Authoritative Answer Host not found address type.
*/
#define HOST_NOT_FOUND 1
/** Non-Authoritive Host not found, or SERVERFAIL address type.
*/
#define TRY_AGAIN 2
/** Non recoverable errors, FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP address type.
*/
#define NO_RECOVERY 3
/** Valid name, no data record of requested type address type.
*/
#define NO_DATA 4
/** No address, look for MX record address type.
*/
#define NO_ADDRESS NO_DATA
/*@}*/
/** Returns host entry by the host address.
* \todo address type?
* @param address The host address. Input parameter.
* @param len The address length. Input parameter.
* @param type The address type. Input parameter.
* @returns Host entry information.
*/
struct hostent * gethostbyaddr( const void * address, int len, int type );
/** Returns host entry by the host name.
* @param name The host name. Input parameter.
* @returns Host entry information.
*/
struct hostent * gethostbyname( const char * name );
#endif
/** @}
*/