NAME
    Net::DNS::Dig - dig like methods

SYNOPSIS
    IO methods and functions to return DNS information

    These functions do not use "SIG_ALRM" and are safe to use in CGI
    programs.

      use Net::DNS::Dig qw(
            :forceEmu
            ndd_gethostbyaddr
            ndd_gethostbyname
            ndd_gethostbyname2
            AF_INET
            AF_INET6
      );

      $dig = new Net::DNS::Dig();
      $dig = new Net::DNS::Dig( %hash );
      $dig = new Net::DNS::Dig( \%hash );

      $dobj = $dig->for(name, type);
      $tobj = $dig->to_text();

      $array_ptr =  $dig->data($section);
      $array_ptr = $tobj->data($section);

      $array_ptr =  $dig->records($type,$sect);
      $array_ptr = $tobj->records($type,$sect);

      $text  = $dig->sprintf;

      $rv    = $dig->rcode(true/false);
      $rdata =  $dig->rdata($type,$sect);
      $rdata = $tobj->rdata($type,$sect;

         or in array context
      @array = $dig->data($section);
      @array = $dig->records($type,$sect);
      @rdata = $dig->rdata($type,$sect);

      ($name,$aliases,$addrtype,$length,@addrs)
            = ndd_gethostbyaddr( naddr_naddr6 );

      ($name,$aliases,$addrtype,$length,@addrs)
            = ndd_gethostbyname( name_ipV4_ipV6 );

      ($name,$aliases,$addrtype,$length,@addrs)
            = ndd_gethostbyname2( name_ipV4_ipV6 AF_family);

        or in array context
      $name    = ndd_gethostbyaddr(netaddr);
      $netaddr = ndd_gethostbyname(name_ipV4);
      $netaddr = ndd_gethostbyname2(name_ipV4_ipV6,AF_family);

DESCRIPTION
    * $dig = new Net::DNS::Dig( # optional parameters
           Timeout   => 15,          # default
           Class     => 'IN',        # default
           PeerAddr  => host or [name1, name2, ...] default local NS
           PeerPort  => 53,          # default
           Proto     => 'UDP',       # default
           Recursion => 1,           # default
           QuesHead  => 0,           # default, print question header
           QuesBody  => 0,           # default, print question body
           RespHead  => 0,           # default, print response header
           RespBody  => 0,           # default, print response body
         );

    * $dobj = $dig->for(name, type);
     This method returns a blessed object containing the binary query
     response object

       $dobj is $dig filled with the following data

       input:        query name      i.e. host name, ip address, etc...
                     type            [optional type] A, MX, etc...
       returns:      blessed object of the form...

       $dobj = {
             Timeout   => input value,
             Class     => input value,
             PeerAddr  => [input value],
             PeerPort  => input value,
             Proto     => input value,
             Recursion => input value,

             Errno     => posix error number or set to zero

             ELAPSED   => milliseconds,      # query time
             NRECS     => number of records,
             BYTES     => number of bytes
             TEXT      => '',                # this field is empty
             SERVER    => name,              # of query server

             HEADER    => {
                     ID      => return value,
                     QR      => return value,
                     AA      => return value,
                     TC      => return value,
                     RD      => return value,
                     RA      => return value,
                     MBZ     => return value,
                     AD      => return value,
                     CD      => return value,
                     RCODE   => return value,
                     OPCODE  => return value,
                     QDCOUNT => return value, # question
                     ANCOUNT => return value, # answer
                     NSCOUNT => return value, # authority
                     ARCOUNT => return value, # additional
             },
             QUESTION  => [
                     {
                     NAME    => return name,
                     TYPE    => return type,
                     CLASS   => return class,
                     },
             ],
             ANSWER    => [  # for each answer record
                     {
                     NAME    => return name,
                     TYPE    => return type,
                     CLASS   => return class,
                     TTL     => return ttl,
                     RDLEN   => $n,          # octets
                     RDATA   => @rdata,      # data fields
                     },
             ],
             AUTHORITY  => [ # for each authority record
                     {
                     NAME    => return name,
                     TYPE    => return type,
                     CLASS   => return class,
                     TTL     => return ttl,
                     RDLEN   => $n,          # octets
                     RDATA   => @rdata,      # data fields
                     },
             ],
             ADDITIONAL  => [        # for each glue record
                     {
                     NAME    => return name,
                     TYPE    => return type,
                     CLASS   => return class,
                     TTL     => return ttl,
                     RDLEN   => $n,          # octets
                     RDATA   => @rdata,      # data fields
                     },
             ],
       };

    * $tobj = $dig->to_text();
     This method returns a blessed object of the same form as dig above with
     the following fields converted to text:

             RCODE
             OPCODE
             QUESTION
             ANSWER
             AUTHORITY
             ADDITIONAL

     The TEXT value scalar is filled with a formatted text string like that
     returned from *NIX "dig"

    * $array_ptr = $dig->data($section);
    * $array_ptr = $tobj->data($section);
       or

    * @array = $dig->data($section);
     This method returns a pointer or array in binary or text form from from
     a $dig or $tobj object pointer, respectively.

     In scalar context returns a pointer to an array of query response
     hash's representing each record returned.

     In array context returns an array of hash's for each query response
     record.

       input:    section name [optional, default ANSWER]

       returns:  array pr pointer to array of one or more hash's
                 ->[ {}, {}, {}, ...];

       where $section if one of:
        QUESTION, ANSWER, AUTHORITY, ADDITIONAL

     Each answer hash is of the form described above for:

             $dig->for();

    * $array_ptr = $dig->records($type,$sect);
    * $array_ptr = $tobj->records($type,$sect);
       or

    * @array = $dig->records($type,$sect);
     This method returns a pointer to or an array of RDATA arrays for each
     query response record.

       input:    $type  [optional record type, A, NS, etc...]
         not case sensitive, defaults to TYPE of original query
                 $sect  [optional section, defaults to ANSWER]

       returns:  array or pointer to array of one or more rdata arrays
                     ->[ [], [], [], ...] ];

       where $sect is one of ANSWER, AUTHORITY, ADDITIONAL

     Each answer array is of the form described above for RDATA in:

             $dig->for();

    * $rdata = $dig->rdata($type,$sect);
    * $rdata = $tobj->rdata($type,$sect;
       or

    * @rdata = $dig->rdata($type,$sect);
     This method returns the first element or a list of rdata items. See the
     appropriate RFC's for types such as MX which have two elements per
     record.

       i.e.  MX rdata => (priority, name)

       multiple records would be returned as a list of 
             pri, name, pri, name, etc...

       input:    $type  [optional record type, A, NS, etc...]
         not case sensitive, defaults to TYPE of original query
                 $sect  [optional section, defaults to ANSWER]

       returns: a list or its first element

    * $rv = $dig->rcode(true/false);
     This method returns the query response code in numeric form if argument
     is false and the text response code if the argument is true.

       NOERROR   => 0,
       FORMERR   => 1,
       SERVFAIL  => 2,
       NXDOMAIN  => 3,
       NOTIMP    => 4,
       REFUSED   => 5,
       YXDOMAIN  => 6,
       YXRRSET   => 7,
       NXRRSET   => 8,
       NOTAUTH   => 9,
       NOTZONE   => 10,

    * $text = $dig->sprintf;
     This method return the dig query response text from either the dig
     object pointer or a dig text object pointer. "to_text" is called
     automatically if required.

    * $netaddr = ndd_gethostbyname($name);
     or

    * @array = ndd_gethostbyname($name);
       ($name,$aliases,$aftype,$len,@addrs)
             = ndd_gethostbyname($name);

    * $netaddr = ndd_gethostbyname2($name,$AF_family);
     or

    * @array = ndd_gethostbyname2
       ($name,$aliases,$aftype,$len,@addrs)
             = ndd_gethostbyname2($name,$AF_family);

    * $name = ndd_gethostbyaddr($iaddr,$AF_family);
     or

    * @array = ndd_gethostbyaddr
       ($name,$aliases,$aftype,$len,@addrs)
             = ndd_gethostbyaddr($iaddr,$AF_family);

    These functions use or emulate the underlying system calls of the same
    name, enhancing the capability of Perl to support IPv6 where needed. If
    the function is present in Perl and/or Socket6, the Perl function is
    called directly.

    If "use Net::DNS::Dig qw( :forceEmu )" is loaded with the force
    emulation tag, the Net::DNS;Dig's version of the function is always
    used. This is useful when the underlying system "gethostbyname2" and/or
    "gethostbyaddr" functions are present but broken.

    NOTE: the emulations do not check NIS or system "hosts" file.

      Function Net::DNS::Dig (ndd_) gethostbyname

      input:        $name           text string or ip address
        [optional]  $timeout        seconds

    ndd_gethostbyname emulates or uses Perl's gethostbyname system call.

      Function Net::DNS::Dig (ndd_) gethostbyname2

      input:        $name           text string or ip address
        [optional]  $AF_family      address family type
        [optional]  $timeout        seconds for the emulation

    ndd_gethostbyname2 provides a fully functional gethostbyname2
    implementation that will work on systems that do not support IPv6 or
    have broken IPv6 socket libraries.

    If $AF_family is false, ndd_gethostbyname2 will examine the supplied
    $name to try and determine the appropriate AF_family if the name is an
    IPv4 address of the form d+.d+.d+.d+ or and IPv6 address in one of the
    RFC1884 formats it will do the right thing and return a text version of
    the address. Otherwise, AF_INET is assumed by default and a DNS lookup
    will be performed.

      Function Net::DNS::Dig (ndd_) gethostbyaddr

      input:        $naddr          network address
        [optional]  $AF_family      address family type
        [optional]  $timeout        seconds for the emulation

    If $AF_family is false, ndd_gethostbyaddr will examine the supplied
    $naddr and determine the appropriate AF_family.

    Common return, all functions

      $name         text name
      $aliases      space separated list of text names
      $atype        address type - AF_family constant
      $len          length of the address 4 or 16
      @addrs        array of naddrs in network form

    * $constant = AF_INET;
    * $constant = AF_INET6;
    These two functions return the constant value for the AF_families,
    respectively, of the underlying operating system.

EXAMPLES
    Example usage of Net::DNS::Dig

      ########### example 1 retrieving netaddrs

      use NetAddr::IP::Util qw(inet_ntoa);
      use Net::DNS::Dig;

      $name = 'gmail.com';

      # return one of the gmail 'A' records

      $netaddr = Net::DNS::Dig->new()->for($name)->rdata();

      print inet_ntoa($netaddr),"\n";

      ########### example 2 retrieve many netaddrs

      use NetAddr::IP::Util qw(inet_ntoa);
      use Net::DNS::Dig;

      $name = 'gmail.com';

      # return all of the gmail 'A' records

      @netaddrs = Net::DNS::Dig->new()->for( $name )->rdata();

      foreach ( @netaddrs ) {
        print inet_ntoa( $_ ),"\n";
      }

      ########### example 3 retrieve MX host for email

      use Net::DNS::Dig;

      $email = 'john.doe@gmail.com';

      ( $name = $email ) =~ s/.+\@(.+)/$1/;

      # return all of the gmail 'MX' records
      # records return PRIORITY, HOST, ...   
      # hostnames are unique

      my %mx_info = reverse Net::DNS::Dig->new()->for( $name,'MX' )->rdata();

      my @host_by_priority;

      foreach ( sort {
            $mx_info{$a} <=> $mx_info{$b}
                     } keys %mx_info ) {
        push @host_by_priority, $_;
      }

      foreach ( @host_by_priority ) {  
        print "$_\t    $mx_info{$_}\n";
   
      }

      ########### example 4 a simple 'dig' script

      #!/usr/bin/perl
      #
      # example simple 'dig.pl' script
      #
      use Net::DNS::Dig;

      my ($name,$type);

      while ( $_ = shift @ARGV ) {
        if ( $_ eq '-t' ) {
          $type = shift;
        } else {
          $name = $_;
        }
      }

      print Net::DNS::Dig->new()->for( $name, $type )->sprintf;

    # end of script simple dig.pl

      command prompt > dig.pl -t aaaa arpa.com

      [response]

      ; <<>> Net::DNS::Dig 0.01 <<>> -t aaaa arpa.com.
      ;;
      ;; Got answer.
      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 35979
      ;; flags: qr ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 8, ADDITIONAL: 8

      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;arpa.com.              IN      AAAA

      ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
      arpa.com.       79436   IN      NS       pdns2.ultradns.net.
      arpa.com.       79436   IN      NS       pdns1.ultradns.net.
      arpa.com.       79436   IN      NS       pdns5.ultradns.info.
      arpa.com.       79436   IN      NS       pdns3.ultradns.org.
      arpa.com.       79436   IN      NS       udns2.ultradns.net.
      arpa.com.       79436   IN      NS       pdns4.ultradns.org.
      arpa.com.       79436   IN      NS       udns1.ultradns.net.
      arpa.com.       79436   IN      NS       pdns6.ultradns.co.uk.

      ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
      pdns1.ultradns.net.     54013   IN      A        204.74.108.1
      pdns2.ultradns.net.     54013   IN      A        204.74.109.1
      pdns3.ultradns.org.     67699   IN      A        199.7.68.1
      pdns4.ultradns.org.     67699   IN      A        199.7.69.1
      pdns5.ultradns.info.    67699   IN      A        204.74.114.1
      pdns6.ultradns.co.uk.   67699   IN      A        204.74.115.1
      udns1.ultradns.net.     67698   IN      A        204.69.234.1
      udns2.ultradns.net.     67698   IN      A        204.74.101.1

      ;; Query time: 27 ms
      ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.171# 53(192.168.1.171)
      ;; WHEN: Mon Oct 10 17:23:39 2011
      ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 365 -- XFR size: 17 records

      ########### example 5 a complex 'dig' script

      #!/usr/bin/perl
      #
      # example complex 'dig.pl' script
      #
      use Net::DNS::Dig qw(
            ndd_gethostbyname
      );

      my($name, $type, $port, $server, $tcp, $time, $recurse);

      unless (@ARGV) {
        print qq|\nusage: $0 [options] name

            -t [type]               a, mx, etc...
            -p [port number]
            +tcp                    use TCP
            +norecursive
            +time=[seconds]         timeout

      |;
        exit;
      }

      while ( $_ = shift @ARGV ) {
        if ( $_ eq '-t' ) {
          $type = shift;
        }
        elsif ( $_ eq '-p' ) {
          $port = shift;
        }
        elsif ( $_ =~ /^\@(.+)/ ) {
          $server = $1;
        }
        elsif ( lc $_ eq '\+tcp' ) {
          $tcp = 'tcp';
        }
        elsif ( $_ =~ /^\+time=(\d+)/ ) {
          $time = $1;
        }
        elsif ( $_ =~ /^\+norecursive/ ) {
          $recurse = 1;
        }
        else {
          $name = $_;
        }
      }

      my $config = {
            Timeout   => $time,
            PeerAddr  => $server,
            PeerPort  => $port,
            Proto     => $tcp,
            Recursion => $recurse,
      };
        
      print Net::DNS::Dig->new($config)->for($name,$type)->to_text->sprintf;

      # end of script complex dig.pl

EXPORTS_OK
            :forceEmu
            ndd_gethostbyaddr
            ndd_gethostbyname
            ndd_gethostbyname2
            AF_INET
            AF_INET6

AUTHOR
    Michael Robinton <michael@bizsystems.com>

COPYRIGHT 2011-2014
    Michael Robinton <michael@bizsystems.com>

    All rights reserved.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the terms of either:

      a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
      Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
      later version, or

      b) the "Artistic License" which comes with this distribution.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See either the GNU
    General Public License or the Artistic License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the Artistic License with this
    distribution, in the file named "Artistic". If not, I'll be glad to
    provide one.

    You should also have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program in the file named "Copying". If not, write to
    the

            Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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    or visit their web page on the internet at:

            http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.

See also:
    Net::DNS::Codes(3), Net::DNS::ToolKit(3),
    Net::DNS::ToolKit::Utilities(3), NetAddr::IP::Util(3)