address

This library aids in processing network addresses.

Features & Dependencies

address = "0.18.0-rc.1"

This crate has no features or dependencies.

Address Types

There are 6 core address types:

• IPAddress: Either an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address.
  • Includes the IPAddress enum along with the IPv4Address & IPv6Address struct types.
• SocketAddress: An IP address with an associated port.
  • Includes the SocketAddress, SocketAddressV4 & SocketAddressV6 struct types.
• Domain: A domain name.
  • Includes: the Domain & DomainRef struct types.
• Endpoint: A domain with an associated port.
  • Includes: the Endpoint & EndpointRef struct types.
• Host: Either a domain or an IP address.
  • Includes: the Host & HostRef enum types.
• Authority: A host with an associated port.
  • Includes: the Authority & AuthorityRef struct types.

Owned & Reference Types

Address types that are not Copy have owned and Ref types (example: Domain & DomainRef). This allows both owned types and types that do not require allocation. These types can be easily converted between one another.

Standard Library Types

IP addresses and socket addresses are different from their standard library counterparts. They can be easily converted between each other. There is a difference in IPv6 socket addresses: the flow_info and scope_id are not included as part of the address.