dns_ip4_packet(3)
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πΈ NAME πΈ
dns_ip4_packet β extract IPv4 address from DNS answer packet π
π¦ SYNTAX π¦
#include <libowfat/dns.h>
int dns_ip4_packet(stralloc* out,const char* buf,
unsigned int len);
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
So dns_ip4_packet is a low-level component of dns_ip4, and she was literally designed to support asynchronous DNS lookups. main character energy fr fr π«Ά
She reads a DNS packet of length len from buf, extracts IP addresses from the answer section of the packet, puts the addresses into out, and returns 0 or -1 the same way as dns_ip4. no cap, that's the whole vibe π
bestie, this is the packet-level bestie behind the scenes β she's not doing the whole DNS conversation, just handling the packet part like the icon she is π
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