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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.validators;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.ConstraintValidator;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.constraints.ValidHost;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger;

import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;

Validator that checks an object to verify it is a valid hostname or IP address. Validation rules follow the same logic as in InetAddress.getByName(String).
Since:2.8
/** * Validator that checks an object to verify it is a valid hostname or IP address. Validation rules follow the same * logic as in {@link InetAddress#getByName(String)}. * * @since 2.8 */
public class ValidHostValidator implements ConstraintValidator<ValidHost> { private static final Logger LOGGER = StatusLogger.getLogger(); private ValidHost annotation; @Override public void initialize(final ValidHost annotation) { this.annotation = annotation; } @Override public boolean isValid(final String name, final Object value) { if (value == null) { LOGGER.error(annotation.message()); return false; } if (value instanceof InetAddress) { // InetAddress factory methods all have built in validation return true; } try { InetAddress.getByName(value.toString()); return true; } catch (final UnknownHostException e) { LOGGER.error(annotation.message(), e); return false; } } }