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RNA::DNS::Serialize

NAME
SINOPSYS
DESCRIPTION
- &serialize_rdata(\%data)
- &deserialize_rdata(\%data,$type[,$class])
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT
CREDITS
SEE ALSO

NAME

RNA::DNS::Serialize;

SINOPSYS

    use RNA::DNS::Serialize;

                my $serialized = &serialize_rdata({
                        type => 'MX',
                        rdata => {
                                preference => 10,
                                exchange => 'mail.domain.com',
                        }
                });

                my $deserialized = &deserialize_rdata( 'MX', $serialized );

DESCRIPTION

This module is part of the RNA Server, an implementation of DNA Project. DNA is an acronym for Domain Name Anarchy. For further informations take a look at DNA man page or browse http://www.dna-project.net/.

This module provide common subroutines used for data serialization and deserialization.

`&serialize_rdata(\%data)`

Serialize rdata in a convenient way for storage. %rdata is a hash structure which hold data, conformed as:

        %data = (
                type => 'A', # ........ Defaults to 'A'
                class => 'IN', # ______ Defaults to 'IN',
                rdata => '127.0.0.1', # Data to be cached
        );

If rdata is a scalar, is returned as is. rdata key can hold a scalar value, such as 127.0.0.1, or a reference to more adequate structure such as this:

        %data = (
                type => 'MX',
                rdata => {
                        preference => 10,
                        exchange => 'mail.mydomain.rna',
                }
        );

To see which one is more adequate, look directly the code below.

TODO Fix the code here luke!

`&deserialize_rdata(\%data,$type[,$class])`

Deserialize data serialized by &serialize_rdata().

AUTHOR

Written by Tx0 .

COPYRIGHT

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

CREDITS

Some practical programming solutions has been taken from Net::DNS modules by Michael Fuhr and others. For further information please see http://www.net-dns.org/ or the man page of Net::DNS.