diff -r aec35836ca4a -r 47c32c123843 eric7/EricNetwork/EricNetworkUtilities.py
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+++ b/eric7/EricNetwork/EricNetworkUtilities.py Mon Jun 20 09:46:10 2022 +0200
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2009 - 2022 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
+#
+
+"""
+Package implementing some special network related objects and functions.
+"""
+
+from PyQt6.QtNetwork import QAbstractSocket, QHostAddress
+
+
+def isValidAddress(address):
+ """
+ Public function to check, if the given address is valid.
+
+ @param address IPv4 or IPv6 address string
+ @type str
+ @return flag indicating validity
+ @rtype bool
+ """
+ h = QHostAddress(address)
+ return not h.isNull()
+
+
+def isValidIPv4Address(address):
+ """
+ Public function to check, if the given address is a valid IPv4 address.
+
+ @param address IPv4 address string
+ @type str
+ @return flag indicating validity
+ @rtype bool
+ """
+ h = QHostAddress(address)
+ return (
+ not h.isNull() and
+ h.protocol() == QAbstractSocket.NetworkLayerProtocol.IPv4Protocol
+ )
+
+
+def isValidIPv6Address(address):
+ """
+ Public function to check, if the given address is a valid IPv6 address.
+
+ @param address IPv6 address string
+ @type str
+ @return flag indicating validity
+ @rtype bool
+ """
+ h = QHostAddress(address)
+ return (
+ not h.isNull() and
+ h.protocol() == QAbstractSocket.NetworkLayerProtocol.IPv6Protocol
+ )
