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package org.apache.whirr.net;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.xbill.DNS.DClass;
import org.xbill.DNS.ExtendedResolver;
import org.xbill.DNS.Message;
import org.xbill.DNS.Name;
import org.xbill.DNS.Record;
import org.xbill.DNS.Resolver;
import org.xbill.DNS.ReverseMap;
import org.xbill.DNS.Section;
import org.xbill.DNS.Type;
/**
* Utility functions for DNS.
*/
public class DnsUtil {
/**
* resolve the reverse dns name for the given IP address
*
* @param hostIp
* @return The resolved DNS name.
* @throws IOException
*/
public static String resolveAddress(String hostIp) throws IOException {
Resolver res = new ExtendedResolver();
res.setTimeout(5); // seconds
Name name = ReverseMap.fromAddress(hostIp);
int type = Type.PTR;
int dclass = DClass.IN;
Record rec = Record.newRecord(name, type, dclass);
Message query = Message.newQuery(rec);
Message response = res.send(query);
Record[] answers = response.getSectionArray(Section.ANSWER);
if (answers.length == 0)
return hostIp;
else {
String revaddr = answers[0].rdataToString();
return revaddr.endsWith(".") ? revaddr.substring(0, revaddr.length() - 1) : revaddr;
}
}
}