Method Protocols.DNS.protocol()->decode_entries()

Method decode_entries

array decode_entries(string s, int num, array(int) next)

Description

Decode a set of entries from an answer.

Parameter s

Encoded entries.

Parameter num

Number of entires in s.

Parameter next

Array with a single element containing the start position in s on entry and the continuation position on return.

Returns

Returns an array of mappings describing the decoded entires:

Array

mapping 0..

Mapping describing a single entry:

`"name" : string`	Name the entry concerns.
`"type" : EntryType`	Type of entry.
`"cl" : ResourceClass`	Resource class. Typically C_IN.
`"ttl" : int`	Time to live for the entry in seconds.
`"len" : int`	Length in bytes of the encoded data section.

Depending on the type of entry the mapping may contain different additional fields:

T_CNAME

"cname" : string

T_PTR

"ptr" : string

T_NS

"ns" : string

T_MX

"preference" : int

"mx" : string

T_HINFO

"cpu" : string

"os" : string

T_SRV

RFC 2052 and RFC 2782.

"priority" : int

"weight" : int

"port" : int

"target" : string

"service" : string

"proto" : string

"name" : string

T_A

"a" : string

IPv4-address in dotted-decimal format.

T_AAAA

"aaaa" : string

IPv6-address in colon-separated hexadecimal format.

T_LOC

`"version" : int`	Version, currently only version `0` (zero) is supported.
`"size" : int`
`"h_perc" : int`
`"v_perc" : int`
`"lat" : int`
`"long" : int`
`"alt" : int`

T_SOA

`"mname" : string`
`"rname" : string`
`"serial" : int`
`"refresh" : int`
`"retry" : int`
`"expire" : int`
`"minimum" : int`	Note: For historical reasons this entry is named `"minimum"`, but it contains the TTL for negative answers (RFC 2308).

T_NAPTR

"order" : int

"preference" : int

"flags" : string

"service" : string

"regexp" : string

"replacement" : string

T_TXT

`"txt" : string`	Note: For historical reasons, when receiving decoded DNS entries from a client, this will be the first string in the TXT record only.
`"txta" : string`	When receiving decoded DNS data from a client, txta is the array of all strings in the record. When sending multiple strings in a TXT record in a server, please supply an array as "txt" containing the strings, txta will be ignored.

T_SPF

"spf" : string