+/**
+ * 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;
+}
+