#255 IPv6 support

Build.PL

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Module::Build->new(
   requires => {
     'SNMP' => '0',
     'Math::BigInt' => '0',
+    'NetAddr::IP' => '4.068',
   },
   recommends => {
     'PPI' => '0',

Changes

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 3.61
+
+  [ENHANCEMENTS]
+
+  * #255 IPv6 support
+
 Version 3.60 (2018-05-06)
 
   [ENHANCEMENTS]

META.json

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
          },
          "requires" : {
             "Math::BigInt" : "0",
+            "NetAddr::IP" : "4.068",
             "SNMP" : "0"
          }
       },

META.yml

@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ recommends:
   PPI: '0'
 requires:
   Math::BigInt: '0'
+  NetAddr::IP: '4.068'
   SNMP: '0'
 resources:
   IRC: irc://irc.freenode.org/#netdisco

README

@@ -1988,6 +1988,13 @@ SNMP::INFO INTERNALS
         Takes an OID and return the object name if the right MIB is loaded.
 
   Internally Used Functions
+    resolve_desthost()
+        Takes the SNMP::Session "DestHost" argument and determines if it is
+        an 'IPv4' or 'IPv6' host. 'IPv6' hosts are prefixed with the "udp6:"
+        "transport-specifier" as required by the undelying "Net-SNMP"
+        library. If unable to determine the type of address or resolve a DNS
+        name, 'undef' will be returned causing the session creation to fail.
+
     $info->init()
         Used internally. Loads all entries in %MIBS.
 

lib/SNMP/Info.pm

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Exporter;
 use SNMP;
 use Carp;
 use Math::BigInt;
+use NetAddr::IP::Lite ':lower';
 
 @SNMP::Info::ISA       = qw/Exporter/;
 @SNMP::Info::EXPORT_OK = qw//;
@@ -1321,6 +1322,11 @@ sub new {
         delete $sess_args{MibDirs};
     }
     
+    # For IPv6 hosts set transport
+    if ( defined $sess_args{DestHost} ) {
+        $sess_args{DestHost} = resolve_desthost($sess_args{DestHost});
+    }
+
     $new_obj->{nosuch} = $args{RetryNoSuch} || $NOSUCH;
 
     # Initialize mibs if not done
@@ -3745,6 +3751,32 @@ sub munge_e_type {
 
 =over
 
+=item resolve_desthost()
+
+Takes the SNMP::Session C<DestHost> argument and determines if it is an
+'IPv4' or 'IPv6' host. 'IPv6' hosts are prefixed with the C<udp6:>
+C<transport-specifier> as required by the undelying C<Net-SNMP> library.
+If unable to determine the type of address or resolve a DNS name, 'undef'
+will be returned causing the session creation to fail.
+
+=cut
+
+sub resolve_desthost {
+    my $desthost = shift;
+
+    my $ip = NetAddr::IP::Lite->new($desthost);
+    
+    if ($ip and $ip->bits == 32) {
+        return $ip->addr;
+    }
+    elsif ($ip and $ip->bits == 128) {
+        return 'udp6:' . $ip->addr;        
+    }
+    else {
+       return;
+    }
+}
+
 =item $info->init()
 
 Used internally.  Loads all entries in %MIBS.
@@ -4514,6 +4546,9 @@ sub snmp_connect_ip {
     my $comm = $self->snmp_comm();
 
     return if $self->{Offline};
+    
+    $ip = resolve_desthost($ip);
+    return unless $ip;
     return if ( $ip eq '0.0.0.0' ) or ( $ip =~ /^127\./ );
 
     # Create session object
@@ -4543,7 +4578,6 @@ sub snmp_connect_ip {
     }
 
     return 1;
-
 }
 
 =item modify_port_list(portlist,offset,replacement)

xt/lib/Test/SNMP/Info.pm

@@ -781,6 +781,24 @@ sub munge_e_type : Tests(3) {
     '.100.3.6.1.2.1.11.4', 'OID returned when unable to translate');
 }
 
+sub resolve_desthost : Tests(4) {
+  my $test = shift;
+
+  can_ok($test->{info}, 'resolve_desthost');
+
+  is(SNMP::Info::resolve_desthost('1.2.3.4'),
+    '1.2.3.4', 'IPv4 address returns unchanged');
+
+  is(SNMP::Info::resolve_desthost('::1.2.3.4'),
+    'udp6:0:0:0:0:0:0:102:304', q(IPv6 address returns with 'udp6:' prefix));
+
+  is(
+    SNMP::Info::resolve_desthost('fe80::2d0:b7ff:fe21:c6c0'),
+    'udp6:fe80:0:0:0:2d0:b7ff:fe21:c6c0',
+    q(Net-SNMP example IPv6 address returns with 'udp6:' prefix)
+  );
+}
+
 sub init : Tests(3) {
   my $test = shift;
 
@@ -1301,8 +1319,8 @@ sub private_load_attr : Tests(18) {
       {1 => 0, 2 => 1828306359704, 3 => 1002545943585, 4 => 'ENDOFMIBVIEW'},
 
     # Tables to test partial and full OIDs
-    '.1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.1.1.12' => {1 => 'partial', 2 => 'oid', 3 => 'data'},
-    '.100.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.1.1.12' => {2 => 'full', 3 => 'oid', 4 => 'leaf'},
+    '.1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.1.1.12'   => {1 => 'partial', 2 => 'oid', 3 => 'data'},
+    '.100.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.1.1.12' => {2 => 'full',    3 => 'oid', 4 => 'leaf'},
   };
 
   # Load cache with data to for initial tests