ambari-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/server/utils/HostUtils.java

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package org.apache.ambari.server.utils;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/**
 * HostUtils provides utilities related to processing and validating hosts and host names.
 */
public class HostUtils {
  /**
   * A regular expression to validate that a hostname meets the specifications described in RFC 1123.
   * <p>
   * Various sources on the Internet specific this regular expression for hostname validation.
   */
  private static final Pattern REGEX_VALID_HOSTNAME = Pattern.compile("^(?:(?:[a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9\\-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])\\.)*(?:[A-Za-z0-9]|[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9\\-]*[A-Za-z0-9])$");

  /**
   * Validates a hostname to ensure it meets the specifications described in RFC 1123.
   * <p>
   * Note: this does not validate whether the host exists or if the name is a valid DNS name.
   * For example,  host.example.anything is a valid host name however may be an invalid DNS name
   * since "anything" may not be a valid top-level domain.
   *
   * @param hostname a hostname
   * @return true if the hostname is valid; false otherwise
   */
  public static boolean isValidHostname(String hostname) {
    return (hostname != null) && REGEX_VALID_HOSTNAME.matcher(hostname).matches();
  }
}