From b4bdb6d4d7915bf5e1a89b6ae19f7ffbcd2e8144 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Steinar H. Gunderson" Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:36:25 +0000 Subject: Return TTL data from ares_parse_{a,aaaa}_reply, if the user is so inclined. Patch from the Google tree. --- ares_parse_a_reply.3 | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'ares_parse_a_reply.3') diff --git a/ares_parse_a_reply.3 b/ares_parse_a_reply.3 index 7acd70f..fff8e23 100644 --- a/ares_parse_a_reply.3 +++ b/ares_parse_a_reply.3 @@ -22,24 +22,39 @@ ares_parse_a_reply \- Parse a reply to a DNS query of type A into a hostent .B #include .PP .B int ares_parse_a_reply(const unsigned char *\fIabuf\fP, int \fIalen\fP, -.B struct hostent **\fIhost\fP); +.B struct hostent **\fIhost\fP, +.B struct addrttl *\fIaddrttls\fB, int *\fInaddrttls\fB); .fi .SH DESCRIPTION The .B ares_parse_a_reply function parses the response to a query of type A into a -.BR "struct hostent" . +.BR "struct hostent" +and/or an array of +.BR "struct addrttls" . The parameters .I abuf and .I alen give the contents of the response. The result is stored in allocated memory and a pointer to it stored into the variable pointed to by -.IR host . +.IR host , +if host is nonnull. It is the caller's responsibility to free the resulting host structure using .BR ares_free_hostent (3) when it is no longer needed. +.PP +If +.IR addrttls +and +.IR naddrttls +are both nonnull, +then up to *naddrttls +.BR "struct addrttl" +records are stored in the array pointed to by addrttls, +and then *naddrttls is set to the number of records so stored. +Note that the memory for these records is supplied by the caller. .SH RETURN VALUES .B ares_parse_a_reply can return any of the following values: -- cgit v1.2.3