NAME

Net::DHCPv6::Helpers - Internal helper methods for IPv6 address resolution

VERSION

version 0.003

DESCRIPTION

Internal helper methods shared by Net::DHCPv6::Option and Net::DHCPv6::Packet::Relay for IPv6 address parsing and formatting.

ALPHA STATUS

ALPHA SOFTWARE. This is an early release. The interface is experimental and subject to change without notice.

METHODS

_resolve_ipv6($arg)

If $arg is exactly 16 octets, treat as wire format and return unmodified. Otherwise, if it contains :, parse as text and convert to 16-byte wire format via inet_pton. Otherwise croak.

_format_ipv6($bytes)

Convert 16-byte wire-format address to text via inet_ntop.

_pick_addr( \%args, $field )

Helper for constructor argument processing. If $field_raw exists in \%args, return it directly. Else if $field exists, pass it through "_resolve_ipv6". Otherwise return undef.

_pick_addrs( \%args, $field )

Like "_pick_addr" but for multiple addresses. Accepts an arrayref or a single scalar value; a scalar is wrapped in an arrayref automatically.

SEE ALSO

Net::DHCPv6::Option, Net::DHCPv6::Packet::Relay

AUTHOR

Dean Hamstead <dean@fragfest.com.au>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2026 by Dean Hamstead.

This is free software, licensed under:

The MIT (X11) License