NAME¶
Net::DNS::Lite - a pure-perl DNS resolver with support for timeout
SYNOPSIS¶
use Net::DNS::Lite qw(inet_aton);
# drop-in replacement for Socket::inet_aton
$Net::DNS::Lite::TIMEOUT = 5; # global timeout variable
my $addr = inet_aton("www.google.com");
# or per-query timeout
my $addr = inet_aton("www.google.com", $timeout_in_seconds);
DESCRIPTION¶
This module provides a replacement function for Socket::inet_aton, with support
for timeouts.
CONFIGURATION VARIABLES¶
$Net::DNS::Lite::TIMEOUT¶
maximum time (in seconds) inet_aton will block (default: 10)
$Net::DNS::Lite::CACHE¶
if set, Net::DNS::Lite will cache the DNS responses internally using the
supplied cache object. The cache object should support
"get",
"set", and
"remove" functions (default: none)
$Net::DNS::Lite::CACHE_TTL¶
maximum ttl of the cached entries (in seconds). Only has effect when
$Net::DNS::Lite::CACHE is set.
AUTHOR¶
Kazuho Oku
The module is based on the excellent AnyEvent::DNS by
mlehmann.