template<typename ADDR>
class openvpn::IP::RangeType< ADDR >
designed to represent and manage a range of IP addresses.
designed to represent and manage a range of IP addresses. This class is particularly useful for networking applications that need to work with blocks of IP addresses.
The purpose of this code is to provide a flexible and efficient way to handle ranges of IP addresses. It allows users to create, manipulate, and iterate over these ranges. The class is templated, which means it can work with different types of IP addresses (IPv4 or IPv6) as long as they conform to the expected interface.
The main inputs for this class are a starting address (of type ADDR) and an extent (the number of addresses in the range). These are typically provided when constructing a RangeType object. The class also has a default constructor that creates an empty range.
As for outputs, the class provides various methods to access information about the range. For example, you can get the starting address, the extent of the range, check if the range is defined (non-empty), and convert the range to a string representation.
The RangeType class achieves its purpose through a combination of data storage and methods for manipulation and access. It stores the start address and the extent of the range as private member variables. The class then provides public methods to interact with this data in useful ways.
One of the key features of this class is its iterator functionality. The Iterator inner class allows users to easily traverse the range of IP addresses. This is particularly useful for operations that need to process each address in the range individually.
An important piece of logic in this class is the pull_front method. This method allows you to remove a specified number of addresses from the front of the range and return them as a new RangeType object. This can be useful for dividing a large range into smaller chunks.
The class also includes methods for converting the range to a string representation, which can be helpful for debugging or displaying the range to users.
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Definition at line 64 of file range.hpp.
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