+
+/**
+ * Functions to parse and validate (parts of) URLs.
+ */
+extern char *parse_cidr(const char *cidr,
+ char *addr, ssize_t addrlen, int32_t *netmask);
+extern char *parse_url(const char *url,
+ char *host, ssize_t hostlen, int32_t *port);
+/**
+ * Ensure that string conforms to the IPv4 address format.
+ *
+ * \param address The address string to check.
+ *
+ * \return 1 if \a address conforms to the IPv4 address format, else 0.
+ */
+_static_inline_ bool is_valid_ipv4_address(const char *address)
+{
+ struct in_addr test_it;
+
+ return inet_pton(AF_INET, address, &test_it) != 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ensure that string conforms to IPv6 address format.
+ *
+ * \param address The address string to check.
+ *
+ * \return 1 if string has a valid IPv6 address syntax, 0 if not.
+ * \sa RFC 4291
+ */
+_static_inline_ bool is_valid_ipv6_address(const char *address)
+{
+ struct in6_addr test_it;
+
+ return inet_pton(AF_INET6, address, &test_it) != 0;
+}
+