C++ Check Valid IP Address IPv4 IPv6



#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
 
using std::string;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::stringstream;
 
bool is_ipv4_address(const string& str);
bool is_ipv6_address(const string& str);
bool is_valid_domain_name(const string& str);
 
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    cout <<"ipv4 succeed:"<<endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv4_address("1.1.1.1") << endl;
    cout <<"ipv4 fail:"<<endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv4_address("1.1.1.1:443") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv4_address("65536") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv4_address("1.1.1.01") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv4_address("256.1.1.1") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv4_address("1.1.1.1.2") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv4_address("1.1.1") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv4_address("a.b.c.d") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address("1::8:") << endl;
 
    cout <<"ipv6 succeed:"<<endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address("1::8") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address("2400:cb00:2048:1::6ca2:e8c3") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address("2001:db8::ff00:42:8329") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address("2001:0db8:0000:0000:0000:ff00:0042:8329") << endl;//grey .. not in contracted form
    cout <<"ipv6 fail:"<<endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address("[2001:db8::ff00:42:8329]") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address("127.0.0.1") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address(":1::8") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address("1::8:") << endl;
    cout <<     is_ipv6_address("1..8") << endl;
 
    cout <<"domain succeed:"<<endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("alpha.com") << endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("alpha-beta.com") << endl;
    cout <<"domain fail:"<<endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("1.2.3.4") << endl;//grey... not a valid tld...
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("mydomain.cob") << endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("my domain.com") << endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name(".mydomain.com") << endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("mydomain..com") << endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("mydomain.com.") << endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("-mydomain.com") << endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("-mydomain.com-") << endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("-mydomain.-com") << endl;
    cout <<     is_valid_domain_name("-mydomain-.com") << endl;
 
    return 0;
}
 
bool is_ipv4_address(const string& str)
{
    struct sockaddr_in sa;
    return inet_pton(AF_INET, str.c_str(), &(sa.sin_addr))!=0;
 
//    struct sockaddr_in sa;
//    char ip[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
//    inet_pton(AF_INET, str.c_str(), &(sa.sin_addr));
//    inet_ntop(AF_INET, &(sa.sin_addr), ip, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
//    return str==string(ip);
 
//    char d;
//    short ip1,ip2,ip3,ip4;
//    stringstream ss;
//    ss << str;
//    ss >> ip1 >> d >> ip2 >> d >> ip3 >> d >> ip4 >> d;
//    ss.str("");
//    ss.clear();
//    ss << (ip1&0xFF) << "." << (ip2&0xFF) << "." << (ip3&0xFF) << "." << (ip4&0xFF);
//    return ss.str() == str;
}
//----------------------------------------------------------------------
bool is_ipv6_address(const string& str)
{
    struct sockaddr_in6 sa;
    return inet_pton(AF_INET6, str.c_str(), &(sa.sin6_addr))!=0;
 
//    struct sockaddr_in6 sa;
//    char ip[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
//    inet_pton(AF_INET6, str.c_str(), &(sa.sin6_addr));
//    inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &(sa.sin6_addr), ip, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
//    return str==string(ip);
 
//    const char* s=str.c_str();
//    int colons=0,segsize=0,i,ix=str.length();
//    if (s[0]==':' || s[ix-1]==':') return false;
//
//    for(colons=0,i=0,segsize=0; i<ix; i++)
//    {
//        if (s[i]==':')
//        {
//            segsize=0;
//            colons++;
//        }
//        else if (('0' <= s[i] && s[i] <='9') || ('a' <= s[i] && s[i] <='f') )//|| ('A' <= s[i] && s[i] <='F')
//        {
//            segsize++;
//        }
//        else
//        {
//            return false;
//        }
//        if (segsize>=5) return false;
//    }
//    if (colons>7) return false;
//    return true;
}
//----------------------------------------------------------------------
bool is_valid_domain_name(const string& str)
{
    static const string tlds="|com|net|org|edu|gov|int|mil|ac|ad|ae|af|ag|ai|al|am|an|ao|aq|ar|arpa|at|au|ax|az|ba|bb|bd|be|bf|bg|bh|bi|bj|bm|bn|bo|br|bs|bt|bv|bw|by|bz|ca|cc|cd|cf|cg|ch|ci|ck|cl|cm|cn|co|cr|cu|cv|cx|cy|cz|de|dj|dk|dm|do|dz|ec|ee|eg|er|es|et|eu|fi|fj|fk|fm|fo|fr|ga|gb|gd|ge|gf|gg|gh|gi|gl|gm|gn|gp|gq|gr|gs|gt|gu|gw|gy|hk|hm|hn|hr|ht|hu|id|ie|il|im|in|io|iq|ir|is|it|je|jm|jo|jp|ke|kg|kh|ki|km|kn|kp|kr|kw|ky|kz|la|lb|lc|li|lk|lr|ls|lt|lu|lv|ly|ma|mc|md|me|mg|mh|mk|ml|mm|mn|mo|mp|mq|ms|mt|mu|mv|mw|mx|my|mz|na|nc|ne|nf|ng|ni|nl|no|np|nr|nu|nz|om|pa|pe|pf|pg|ph|pk|pl|pm|pn|pr|ps|pt|pw|py|qa|re|ro|rs|ru|rw|sa|sb|sc|sd|se|sg|sh|si|sj|sk|sl|sm|sn|so|sr|st|su|sv|sy|sz|tc|td|tf|tg|th|tj|tk|tl|tm|tn|to|tp|tr|tt|tv|tw|tz|ua|ug|uk|us|uy|uz|va|vc|ve|vg|vi|vn|vu|wf|ws|ye|yt|za|zm|zw|aw|as|mr|bl|bq|cw|eh|mf|ss|sx|um|aaa|aarp|abarth|abb|abbott|abbvie|abc|able|abogado|abudhabi|academy|accenture|accountant|accountants|acer|aco|active|actor|adac|ads|adult|aeg|aero|aetna|afamilycompany|afl|africa|africamagic|agakhan|agency|aig|aigo|airbus|airforce|airtel|akdn|alcon|alfaromeo|alibaba|alipay|allfinanz|allfinanzberater|allfinanzberatung|allstate|ally|alsace|alstom|amazon|americanexpress|americanfamily|amex|amfam|amica|amp|amsterdam|analytics|and|android|anquan|ansons|anthem|antivirus|aol|apartments|app|apple|aquarelle|aquitaine|arab|aramco|archi|architect|are|army|art|arte|asda|asia|associates|astrium|athleta|attorney|auction|audi|audible|audio|auspost|author|auto|autoinsurance|autos|avery|avianca|axa|axis|azure|baby|baidu|banamex|bananarepublic|band|bank|banque|bar|barcelona|barclaycard|barclays|barefoot|bargains|baseball|basketball|bauhaus|bayern|bbb|bbc|bbt|bbva|bcg|bcn|beats|beauty|beer|beknown|bentley|berlin|best|bestbuy|bet|bharti|bible|bid|bike|bing|bingo|bio|biz|black|blackfriday|blanco|blockbuster|blog|bloomberg|bloomingdales|blue|bms|bmw|bnl|bnpparibas|boats|boehringer|bofa|bom|bond|boo|book|booking|boots|bosch|bostik|boston|bot|boutique|box|bradesco|bridgestone|broadway|broker|brother|brussels|budapest|bugatti|buick|build|builders|business|buy|buzz|bway|bzh|cab|cadillac|cafe|cal|call|calvinklein|cam|camera|camp|canalplus|cancerresearch|canon|capetown|capital|capitalone|caravan|cards|care|career|careers|caremore|carinsurance|cars|cartier|casa|case|caseih|cash|cashbackbonus|casino|cat|catalonia|catering|catholic|cba|cbn|cbre|cbs|ceb|center|ceo|cern|cfa|cfd|chanel|changiairport|channel|charity|chartis|chase|chat|chatr|cheap|chesapeake|chevrolet|chevy|chintai|city|chk|chloe|christmas|chrome|chrysler|church|cialis|cimb|cipriani|circle|cisco|citadel|citi|citic|cityeats|claims|cleaning|click|clinic|clinique|clothing|club|clubmed|coach|codes|coffee|college|cologne|com|comcast|commbank|community|company|compare|computer|comsec|condos|connectors|construction|consulting|contact|contractors|cooking|cookingchannel|cool|coop|corsica|country|coupon|coupons|courses|credit|creditcard|creditunion|cricket|crown|crs|cruise|cruises|csc|cuisinella|cymru|cyou|dabur|dad|dance|data|date|dating|datsun|day|dclk|dds|deal|dealer|deals|degree|delivery|dell|delmonte|deloitte|delta|democrat|dental|dentist|desi|design|deutschepost|dhl|diamonds|diet|digikey|digital|direct|directory|discount|discover|dish|diy|dnb|dnp|docomo|docs|doctor|dodge|dog|doha|domains|doosan|dot|dotafrica|download|drive|dstv|dtv|dubai|duck|dunlop|duns|dupont|durban|dvag|dvr|dwg|earth|eat|eco|ecom|edeka|education|edu|email|emerck|emerson|energy|engineer|engineering|enterprises|epost|epson|equipment|ericsson|erni|esq|est|estate|esurance|etisalat|eurovision|eus|events|everbank|exchange|expert|exposed|express|extraspace|fage|fail|fairwinds|faith|family|fan|fans|farm|farmers|fashion|fast|fedex|feedback|ferrari|ferrero|fiat|fidelity|fido|film|final|finance|financial|financialaid|finish|fire|firestone|firmdale|fish|fishing|fitness|flickr|flights|flir|florist|flowers|fls|flsmidth|fly|foo|food|foodnetwork|football|ford|forex|forsale|forum|foundation|fox|free|fresenius|frl|frogans|frontdoor|frontier|ftr|fujitsu|fujixerox|fun|fund|furniture|futbol|fyi|gai|gal|gallery|gallo|gallup|game|games|gap|garden|garnier|gay|gbiz|gcc|gdn|gea|gecompany|ged|gent|genting|george|ggee|gift|gifts|gives|giving|glade|glass|gle|glean|global|globalx|globo|gmail|gmbh|gmc|gmo|gmx|godaddy|gold|goldpoint|golf|goo|goodhands|goodyear|goog|google|gop|got|gotv|grainger|graphics|gratis|gree|green|gripe|grocery|group|guardian|guardianlife|guardianmedia|gucci|guge|guide|guitars|guru|hair|halal|hamburg|hangout|haus|hbo|hdfc|hdfcbank|health|healthcare|heart|heinz|help|helsinki|here|hermes|hgtv|hilton|hiphop|hisamitsu|hitachi|hiv|hkt|hockey|holdings|holiday|homedepot|homegoods|homes|homesense|honda|honeywell|horse|host|hosting|hoteis|hotel|hoteles|hotels|hotmail|house|how|htc|hughes|hyatt|hyundai|ibm|icbc|ice|icu|idn|ieee|ifm|iinet|ikano|imamat|imdb|immo|immobilien|indians|industries|infiniti|info|infosys|infy|ing|ink|institute|insurance|insure|intel|international|intuit|investments|ipiranga|ira|irish|iselect|islam|ismaili|ist|istanb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    const char* s=str.c_str();
    int segsize=0,i,ix=str.length();
    if (s[0]=='.' || s[ix-1]=='.' || ix>253) 
        return false;
    for(i=0,segsize=0; i<ix; i++)
    {
        if (s[i]=='.')
        {
            if (segsize==0) //fail for abc..com
                return false;
            segsize=0;
        }
        else if ( ('0' <= s[i] && s[i] <='9') 
            || ('a' <= s[i] && s[i] <='z') 
            || ('A' <= s[i] && s[i] <='Z') 
            || (s[i]=='-' && segsize!=0 && i+1<ix && s[i+1]!='.')
            )
        {
            segsize++;
        }
        else
            return false; //invalid char...
 
        if (segsize>63)
            return false;
    }
 
    stringstream ss;
    ss << "|" << str.substr(ix-segsize) << "|" ;//get last domain segment
 
    if (tlds.find(ss.str())==string::npos)
        return false;
 
    return true;
}
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