Class: Socket

Inherits:
Object show all
Defined in:
lib/cosmos/core_ext/socket.rb

Overview

COSMOS specific additions to the Ruby Socket class

Constant Summary collapse

IP_MULTICAST_IF =

Define needed constants for Windows

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IP_MULTICAST_TTL = 
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Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.get_own_ip_address ⇒ String

Returns The IP address of the current machine.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    The IP address of the current machine



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# File 'lib/cosmos/core_ext/socket.rb', line 26

def self.get_own_ip_address
  Resolv.getaddress Socket.gethostname
end

.lookup_hostname_from_ip(ip_address) ⇒ String

Returns The hostname of the given IP address or ‘UNKNOWN’ if the lookup fails.

Parameters:

  • ip_address (String) —

    IP address in the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Returns:

  • (String) —

    The hostname of the given IP address or 'UNKNOWN' if the lookup fails



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# File 'lib/cosmos/core_ext/socket.rb', line 33

def self.lookup_hostname_from_ip(ip_address)
  return Resolv.getname(ip_address)
rescue
  return 'UNKNOWN'
end