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package org.apache.directory.api.util;


import java.net.InetAddress;


/**
 * Network utils.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public final class Network
{
    /** The loopback address (ie, ::1 or 127.0.0.1 */
    public static final InetAddress LOOPBACK = getLoopbackAddress();
    
    /** The loopback hostname */
    public static final String LOOPBACK_HOSTNAME = getLoopbackHostName();

    /**
     * Private constructor.
     */
    private Network()
    {
    }

    
    private static String getLoopbackHostName()
    {
        InetAddress loopbackAddress = InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress();
        return loopbackAddress.getCanonicalHostName();
    }


    private static InetAddress getLoopbackAddress()
    {
        return InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress();
    }


    /**
     * Construct a LDAP URL using the loopback address.
     * 
     * @param port The port
     * @return The Loopback URL
     */
    public static String ldapLoopbackUrl( int port )
    {
        return "ldap://" + LOOPBACK_HOSTNAME + ":" + port;
    }
}