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COMMENT(manpage, section, releasedate, archive, short name)
manpage(FBB::Cidr)(3bobcat)(_CurYrs_)(libbobcat-dev__CurVers_-x.tar.gz)
                    (CIDR matching)

manpagename(FBB::Cidr)(Compares IP4 addresses to CIDR specifications)

manpagesynopsis()
    bf(#include <bobcat/cidr>)nl()
    Linking option: tt(-lbobcat) 


manpagedescription()

    Objects of the class tt(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
tt(a.b.c.d/m) where tt(a.b.c.d) are the four octets of a dotted decimal IP4
address specification (e.g., 129.125.14.80) and tt(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 tt(Cidr) object must be of the form
tt(a.b.c.d) or tt(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 tt(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 tt(Cidr) object
will ignore all information on a line trailing a CIDR specification.

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manpagesection(INHERITS FROM)
    -

manpagesection(CONSTRUCTORS)
    itemization(
    itb(Cidr(std::string const &cidrPattern))
        The tt(Cidr) object is initialized with a single CIDR specification.

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

manpagesection(OVERLOADED OPERATORS)

    The copy and move assignment operators are available.

manpagesection(MEMBER FUNCTIONS)

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

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

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

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

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

    itb(bool match(std::istream &in))
        The value tt(true) is returned when an IP4 address found in the lines
        of tt(in) belongs to a CIDR range inspected by the tt(Cidr)
        object. The tt(match) function returns tt(true) at the first matching
        address.  E.g., if a line contains the text 
            verb(
    This is address 1.2.3.4 and this is 5.6.7.8
            )
        and the CIDR specifications
            verb(
        5.1.1.1/8
        1.2.1.1/16
            )
        were provided to the tt(Cidr) object, then the object will report a
        match for tt(5.6.7.8). 

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

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

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

        If none of the addresses found in tt(line) matches any of the object's
        CIDR specifications, tt(false) is returned.

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

    itb(void setCidr(std::string const &cidrPattern))
        A new CIDR specification is loaded into the tt(Cidr) object, using the
        specification found in tt(cidrPattern).  The
        tt(Cidr) object is initialized with a single CIDR specification which
        must be of the form tt(a.b.c.d) or tt(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.
    )

manpagesection(STATIC MEMBERS)
    itemization(
    itb(size_t dotted2binary(std::string const &dotted))
        Converts "a.b.c.d" to a 32-bits value
        
    itb(std::string binary2dotted(size_t binary))
        Converts a 32-bits value to a dotted decimal IP4 address
    )

manpagesection(EXAMPLE)
    verbinclude(../../cidr/driver/driver.cc)

manpagefiles()
    em(bobcat/cidr) - defines the class interface

manpageseealso()
    bf(bobcat)(7)

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

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