net.happybrackets.core

Class Device

java.lang.Object

net.happybrackets.core.Device

public abstract class Device
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Device()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	emptyMac()
static java.lang.String	getDeviceName()
static boolean	isThisMyIpAddress(java.net.InetAddress addr)
static boolean	isValidMac(java.lang.String mac)
static boolean	isViableNetworkInterface(java.net.NetworkInterface ni) Decide if a network interface is useful for HappyBrackets
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
static java.lang.String	removeLinkLocalSuffix(java.lang.String address) * Remove the trailing link local from IPv6 address and allow IPv4 to pass through.
static java.lang.String	selectHostname(java.net.NetworkInterface ni) Decide on what my hostname should be.
static java.lang.String	selectIP(java.net.NetworkInterface ni) Decide what my IP address should be.
static java.lang.String	selectMAC(java.net.NetworkInterface ni) Decide what my MAC address should be
static java.util.ArrayList<java.net.NetworkInterface>	viableInterfaces() Obtain a list of NetworkInterface objects which are of interest to HappyBrackets.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Device

public Device()

Method Detail

isViableNetworkInterface

public static boolean isViableNetworkInterface(java.net.NetworkInterface ni)

Decide if a network interface is useful for HappyBrackets

Parameters:

ni - networkInterface

Returns:

boolean

viableInterfaces

public static java.util.ArrayList<java.net.NetworkInterface> viableInterfaces()

Obtain a list of NetworkInterface objects which are of interest to HappyBrackets.

Returns:

a List of Viable network Interfaces

selectHostname

public static java.lang.String selectHostname(java.net.NetworkInterface ni)

Decide on what my hostname should be.

Parameters:

ni - network Interface

Returns:

host name as String

selectIP

public static java.lang.String selectIP(java.net.NetworkInterface ni)

Decide what my IP address should be.

Parameters:

ni - network interface

Returns:

IP address as String

removeLinkLocalSuffix

public static java.lang.String removeLinkLocalSuffix(java.lang.String address)

* Remove the trailing link local from IPv6 address and allow IPv4 to pass through.

Parameters:

address - The input address

Returns:

the IPv4 address

selectMAC

public static java.lang.String selectMAC(java.net.NetworkInterface ni)

Decide what my MAC address should be

Parameters:

ni - Network Interface

Returns:

MAC address as String

isValidMac

public static boolean isValidMac(java.lang.String mac)

emptyMac

public static java.lang.String emptyMac()

getDeviceName

public static java.lang.String getDeviceName()

isThisMyIpAddress

public static boolean isThisMyIpAddress(java.net.InetAddress addr)

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)