Added 'inet_to_int' function, and 'char_to_socktype' function; started working on domain name support for remote address

easysock.c

@@ -77,13 +77,42 @@ int create_local (int network, char transport, char* address, int port,struct so
 
 int create_remote (int network,char transport,char* address,int port,struct sockaddr* remote_addr_struct) {
 
+	struct addrinfo hints;  /* Used to tell getaddrinfo what kind of address we want */
+	struct addrinfo* results; /* Used by getaddrinfo to store the addresses */
+
+
+	if (check_ip_ver(address) < 0) { /* If the address is a domain name */
+		int err_code;
+		char* port_str = malloc(10 * sizeof(char));
+
+		sprintf(port_str,"%d",port); /* getaddrinfo expects a string for its port */
+
+
+		memset(&hints,'\0',sizeof(hints));
+//		hints.ai_family = int_to_inet(network);  /* AF_INET if network is 4, AF_INET6 if it is 6 */
+		hints.ai_socktype = char_to_socktype(transport);
+
+		err_code = getaddrinfo(address,port_str,&hints,&results);
+		if (err_code != 0) {
+			exit(err_code);
+		}
+		remote_addr_struct = results->ai_addr;
+		network = inet_to_int(results->ai_family);
+	} else {
+	        create_addr(network,address,port,remote_addr_struct);
+	}
 
 	int socket = create_socket(network,transport);
 	if (socket < 0) {
                 exit(errno);
         }
-        create_addr(network,address,port,remote_addr_struct);
-        int addrlen;
+	unsigned char ip[100]= "";
+
+	inet_ntop(int_to_inet(network), &results->ai_addr->sa_data[2], ip, sizeof(ip));
+	printf ("IP address: %s\n\n", ip);
+
+
+       	int addrlen;
 	if (network == 4) {
 		addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
 	} else if (network == 6) {
@@ -105,14 +134,14 @@ int create_remote (int network,char transport,char* address,int port,struct sock
 
 
 int check_ip_ver(char* address) {
-        char buffer[16]; /* 16 chars - 128 bits - is enough to hold an ipv6 address */
-        if (inet_pton(AF_INET,address,buffer) == 1) {
-                return 4;
-        } else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6,address,buffer) == 1) {
-                return 6;
-        } else {
-                return -1;
-        }
+	char buffer[16]; /* 16 chars - 128 bits - is enough to hold an ipv6 address */
+	if (inet_pton(AF_INET,address,buffer) == 1) {
+		return 4;
+	} else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6,address,buffer) == 1) {
+		return 6;
+	} else {
+		return -1;
+	}
 }
 
 int int_to_inet(int network) {
@@ -124,3 +153,23 @@ int int_to_inet(int network) {
 		exit(207);
 	}
 }
+
+int inet_to_int(int af_type) {
+	if (af_type == AF_INET) {
+		return 4;
+	} else if (af_type == AF_INET6) {
+		return 6;
+	} else {
+		exit(207);
+	}
+}
+
+int char_to_socktype(char transport) {
+	if (transport == 'T') {
+		return SOCK_STREAM;
+	} else if (transport == 'U') {
+		return SOCK_DGRAM;
+	} else {
+		exit(250);
+	}
+}