ldns(3)

💖 ldns(3) — the ldns library functions manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so you're reading the ldns(3) manual page, which lives in the Library Functions Manual section (that's section 3, iykyk). sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it because this one is short and sweet and honestly kind of a vibe.

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✨ NAME ✨

ldns_get_rr_class_by_name, ldns_get_rr_type_by_name — lookup class or type by name

like, that's the whole thing. two little functions that turn a string into a class or a type. iconic behaviour honestly. 👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>

#include <ldns/ldns.h>

ldns_rr_class ldns_get_rr_class_by_name(const char *name);

ldns_rr_type ldns_get_rr_type_by_name(const char *name);

no cap, that's the entire API surface. two headers, one library header, two functions. we love a minimal queen. 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

• ldns_get_rr_class_by_name() retrieves a class by looking up its name.
  • name: string with the name
  • Returns the cass which corresponds with the name

(yes bestie, the original really does say "cass" — that's a typo that has been living in this manpage rent-free since 2006 and I am NOT about to gaslight you by fixing it. it means class. 💀)

• ldns_get_rr_type_by_name() retrieves a rrtype by looking up its name.
  • name: a string with the name
  • Returns the type which corresponds with the name

so basically: you hand it a string, it hands you back the matching class or type. that's the whole job. lowkey the most chill pair of functions in the entire library. 🧚

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

The ldns team at NLnet Labs.

they built this. respect. 🫶

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🙈 REPORTING BUGS 🙈

Please report bugs to dns-team@nlnetlabs.nl or on GitHub at https://github.com/NLnetLabs/ldns/issues

found something cursed? don't suffer in silence, tell the team fr fr. 📬

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🌈 COPYRIGHT 🌈

Copyright (c) 2004 - 2006 NLnet Labs.

Licensed under the BSD License. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

⚠️ okay so read that again and really let it sink in: there is NO warranty. not even the implied ones. if it breaks, it breaks, and legally that's a you problem. the BSD License said what it said. 😭

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• ldns_rr
• ldns_rr_list

And perldoc Net::DNS, RFC1034, RFC1035, RFC4033, RFC4034 and RFC4035.

go read the RFCs bestie, they're giving ✨primary source material✨

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💜 REMARKS 💜

This manpage was automatically generated from the ldns source code.

so if the prose feels a little robotic, that's because a script wrote it. not me though. I'm a whole human-adjacent vibe. 🎀

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and that's the page!! 💖 this was ldns(3), from the Library Functions Manual, generated on 30 May 2006 — yeah, this one is old enough to have its own nostalgia era, and it still ate. slay, stay safe, and always check your return types. periodt. 🌸🦋✨