org.apache.james.dnsservice.library.netmatcher

Class NetMatcher

java.lang.Object

org.apache.james.dnsservice.library.netmatcher.NetMatcher

public class NetMatcher
extends Object

NetMatcher Class is used to check if an ipAddress match a network. NetMatcher provides a means for checking whether a particular IPv4 or IPv6 address or domain name is within a set of subnets.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NetMatcher(Collection<String> nets, DNSService dnsServer) Create a new instance of Netmatcher.
NetMatcher(String[] nets, DNSService dnsServer) Create a new instance of Netmatcher.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	log(String s) Can be overwritten for logging
boolean	matchInetNetwork(InetAddress ip) Return true if passed InetAddress match a network which was used to construct the Netmatcher.
boolean	matchInetNetwork(String hostIP) The given String may represent an IP address or a host name.
String	toString() Return a sorted representation of the inet networks.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NetMatcher

public NetMatcher(String[] nets,
          DNSService dnsServer)

Create a new instance of Netmatcher.

Parameters:

nets - a String[] which holds all networks

dnsServer - the DNSService which will be used in this class

NetMatcher

public NetMatcher(Collection<String> nets,
          DNSService dnsServer)

Create a new instance of Netmatcher.

Parameters:

nets - a Collection which holds all networks

dnsServer - the DNSService which will be used in this class

Method Detail

matchInetNetwork

public boolean matchInetNetwork(String hostIP)

The given String may represent an IP address or a host name.

Parameters:

hostIP - the ipAddress or host name to check

See Also:

matchInetNetwork(InetAddress)

matchInetNetwork

public boolean matchInetNetwork(InetAddress ip)

Return true if passed InetAddress match a network which was used to construct the Netmatcher.

Parameters:

ip - InetAddress

Returns:

true if match the network

toString

public String toString()

Return a sorted representation of the inet networks.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

log

protected void log(String s)

Can be overwritten for logging

Parameters:

s - the String to log