Module:IP

Module:IP is a library for working with IP addresses and subnets. It can handle both IPv4 and IPv6. The library exports four classes, IPAddress, Subnet, IPv4Collection, and IPv6Collection.

Loading the library

local IP = require('Module:IP')
local IPAddress = IP.IPAddress
local Subnet = IP.Subnet

IPAddress

The IPAddress class is used to work with single IP addresses. To create a new IPAddress object:

local ipAddress = IPAddress.new(ipString)

The ipString variable can be a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address.

Examples:

local ipv4Address = IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4')
local ipv6Address = IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456')

IPAddress objects can be compared with relational operators:

-- Equality
IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') == IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') -- true
IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') == IPAddress.new('1.2.3.5') -- false

-- Less than / greater than
IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') < IPAddress.new('1.2.3.5')  -- true
IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') > IPAddress.new('1.2.3.5')  -- false
IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') <= IPAddress.new('1.2.3.5') -- true
IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') <= IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') -- true

You can use tostring on them (this is equivalent to using getIP):

tostring(IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'))                -- "1.2.3.4"
tostring(IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456')) -- "2001:db8::ff00:12:3456"

-- Expanded IPv6 addresses are abbreviated:
tostring(IPAddress.new('2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:0'))   -- "2001:db8::"

You can also concatenate them:

IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') .. ' foo'                   -- "1.2.3.4 foo"
IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4') .. IPAddress.new('5.6.7.8') -- "1.2.3.45.6.7.8"

IPAddress objects have several methods, outlined below.

getIP

ipAddress:getIP()

Returns a string representation of the IP address. IPv6 addresses are abbreviated if possible.

Examples:

IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):getIP()                -- "1.2.3.4"
IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456'):getIP() -- "2001:db8::ff00:12:3456"
IPAddress.new('2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:0'):getIP()   -- "2001:db8::"

getVersion

ipAddress:getVersion()

Returns the version of the IP protocol being used. This is "IPv4" for IPv4 addresses, and "IPv6" for IPv6 addresses.

Examples:

IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):getVersion()                -- "IPv4"
IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456'):getVersion() -- "IPv6"

isIPv4

ipAddress:isIPv4()

Returns true if the IP address is an IPv4 address, and false otherwise.

Examples:

IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):isIPv4()                -- true
IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456'):isIPv4() -- false

isIPv6

ipAddress:isIPv6()

Returns true if the IP address is an IPv6 address, and false otherwise.

Examples:

IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):isIPv6()                -- false
IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456'):isIPv6() -- true

isInSubnet

ipAddress:isInSubnet(subnet)

Returns true if the IP address is in the subnet subnet, and false otherwise. subnet may be a Subnet object or a CIDR string.

Examples:

IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):isInSubnet('1.2.3.0/24')                             -- true
IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):isInSubnet('1.2.4.0/24')                             -- false
IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):isInSubnet(Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'))                 -- true
IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456'):isInSubnet('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112') -- true

getSubnet

ipAddress:getSubnet(bitLength)

Returns a Subnet object for the subnet with a bit length of bitLength which contains the current IP. The bitLength parameter must be an integer between 0 and 32 for IPv4 addresses, or an integer between 0 and 128 for IPv6 addresses.

Examples:

IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):getSubnet(24) -- Equivalent to Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24')

getNextIP

ipAddress:getNextIP()

Returns a new IPAddress object equivalent to the current IP address incremented by one. The IPv4 address "255.255.255.255" rolls around to "0.0.0.0", and the IPv6 address "ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff" rolls around to "::".

Examples:

IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):getNextIP()                -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('1.2.3.5')
IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456'):getNextIP() -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3457')
IPAddress.new('255.255.255.255'):getNextIP()        -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('0.0.0.0')

getPreviousIP

ipAddress:getPreviousIP()

Returns a new IPAddress object equivalent to the current IP address decremented by one. The IPv4 address "0.0.0.0" rolls around to "255.255.255.255", and the IPv6 address "::" rolls around to "ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff".

Examples:

IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'):getPreviousIP()                -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('1.2.3.3')
IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456'):getPreviousIP() -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:3455')
IPAddress.new('0.0.0.0'):getPreviousIP()                -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('255.255.255.255')

Subnet

The Subnet class is used to work with subnetworks of IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. To create a new Subnet object:

local subnet = Subnet.new(cidrString)

cidrString must be a valid IPv4 or IPv6 CIDR string.

Subnet objects can be compared for equality:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24') == Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24')                           -- true
Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24') == Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/25')                           -- false
Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24') == Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112')              -- false
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112') == Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112') -- true
Subnet.new('2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:0/112') == Subnet.new('2001:db8::/112')         -- true

You can use tostring on them (this is equivalent to getCIDR):

tostring(Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'))               -- "1.2.3.0/24"
tostring(Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'))  -- "2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112"
tostring(Subnet.new('2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:0/112')) -- "2001:db8::/112"

You can also concatenate them:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24') .. ' foo'                   -- "1.2.3.0/24 foo"
Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24') .. Subnet.new('4.5.6.0/24') -- "1.2.3.0/244.5.6.0/24"

Subnet objects have several methods, outlined below.

getPrefix

subnet:getPrefix()

Returns an IPAddress object for the lowest IP address in the subnet.

Examples:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):getPrefix()              -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('1.2.3.0')
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'):getPrefix() -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0')

getHighestIP

subnet:getHighestIP()

Returns an IPAddress object for the highest IP address in the subnet.

Examples:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):getHighestIP()              -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('1.2.3.255')
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'):getHighestIP() -- Equivalent to IPAddress.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:ffff')

getBitLength

subnet:getBitLength()

Returns the bit length of the subnet. This is an integer between 0 and 32 for IPv4 addresses, or an integer between 0 and 128 for IPv6 addresses.

Examples:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):getBitLength()              -- 24
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'):getBitLength() -- 112

getCIDR

subnet:getCIDR()

Returns a CIDR string representation of the subnet.

Examples:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):getCIDR()               -- "1.2.3.0/24"
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'):getCIDR()  -- "2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112"
Subnet.new('2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:0/112'):getCIDR() -- "2001:db8::/112"

getVersion

subnet:getVersion()

Returns the version of the IP protocol being used. This is "IPv4" for IPv4 addresses, and "IPv6" for IPv6 addresses.

Examples:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):getVersion()              -- "IPv4"
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'):getVersion() -- "IPv6"

isIPv4

subnet:isIPv4()

Returns true if the subnet is using IPv4, and false otherwise.

Examples:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):isIPv4()              -- true
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'):isIPv4() -- false

isIPv6

subnet:isIPv6()

Returns true if the subnet is using IPv6, and false otherwise.

Examples:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):isIPv6()              -- false
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'):isIPv6() -- true

containsIP

subnet:containsIP(ip)

Returns true if the subnet contains the IP address ip, and false otherwise. ip can be an IP address string, or an IPAddress object.

Examples:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):containsIP('1.2.3.4')                             -- true
Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):containsIP('1.2.4.4')                             -- false
Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):containsIP(IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'))              -- true
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'):containsIP('2001:db8::ff00:12:3456') -- true

overlapsSubnet

subnet:overlapsSubnet(subnet)

Returns true if the current subnet overlaps with subnet, and false otherwise. subnet can be a CIDR string or a subnet object.

Examples:

Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):overlapsSubnet('1.2.0.0/16')                         -- true
Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):overlapsSubnet('1.2.12.0/22')                        -- false
Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'):overlapsSubnet(Subnet.new('1.2.0.0/16'))             -- true
Subnet.new('2001:db8::ff00:12:0/112'):overlapsSubnet('2001:db8::ff00:0:0/96') -- true

walk

subnet:walk()

The walk method iterates over all of the IPAddress objects in the subnet.

Examples:

for ipAddress in Subnet.new('192.168.0.0/30'):walk() do
	mw.log(tostring(ipAddress))
end
-- 192.168.0.0
-- 192.168.0.1
-- 192.168.0.2
-- 192.168.0.3

IPv4Collection

The IPv4Collection class is used to work with several different IPv4 addresses and IPv4 subnets. To create a new IPv4Collection object:

local collection = IPv4Collection.new()

IPv4Collection objects have several methods, outlined below.

getVersion

collection:getVersion()

Returns the string "IPv4".

addIP

collection:addIP(ip)

Adds an IP to the collection. The IP can be either a string or an IPAddress object.

Examples:

collection:addIP('1.2.3.4')
collection:addIP(IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'))

This method is chainable:

collection:addIP('1.2.3.4'):addIP('5.6.7.8')

addSubnet

collection:addSubnet(subnet)

Adds a subnet to the collection. The subnet can be either a CIDR string or a Subnet object.

Examples:

collection:addSubnet('1.2.3.0/24')
collection:addSubnet(Subnet.new('1.2.3.0/24'))

This method is chainable:

collection:addSubnet('1.2.0.0/24'):addSubnet('1.2.1.0/24')

addFromString

collection:addFromString(str)

Extracts any IPv4 addresses and IPv4 CIDR subnets from str and adds them to the collection. Any text that is not an IPv4 address or CIDR subnet is ignored.

Examples:

collection:addFromString('Add some IPs and subnets: 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.5 2001:0::f foo 1.2.4.0/24')

This method is chainable:

collection:addFromString('foo 1.2.3.4'):addFromString('bar 5.6.7.8')

containsIP

collection:containsIP(ip)

Returns true if the collection contains the specified IP; otherwise returns false. The ip parameter can be a string or an IPAddress object.

Examples:

collection:containsIP('1.2.3.4')
collection:containsIP(IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4'))

getRanges

collection:getRanges()

Returns a sorted array of IP pairs equivalent to the collection. Each IP pair is an array representing a contiguous range of IP addresses from pair[1] to pair[2] inclusive. pair[1] and pair[2] are IPAddress objects.

Examples:

collection:addSubnet('1.2.0.0/24')
collection:addSubnet('1.2.1.0/24')
collection:addSubnet('1.2.10.0/24')
mw.logObject(collection:getRanges())
-- Logs the following:
-- table#1 {
--   table#2 {
--     1.2.0.0,
--     1.2.1.255,
--   },
--   table#3 {
--     1.2.10.0,
--     1.2.10.255,
--   },
-- }

overlapsSubnet

collection:overlapsSubnet(subnet)

Returns true, obj if subnet overlaps this collection, where obj is the first IPAddress or Subnet object overlapping the subnet. Otherwise, returns false. subnet can be a CIDR string or a Subnet object.

Examples:

collection:addIP('1.2.3.4')
collection:overlapsSubnet('1.2.3.0/24') -- true, IPAddress.new('1.2.3.4')
collection:overlapsSubnet('1.2.4.0/24') -- false

IPv6Collection

The IPv6Collection class is used to work with several different IPv6 addresses and IPv6 subnets. IPv6Collection objects are directly analogous to IPv4Collection objects: they contain the same methods and work the same way, but all IP addresses and subnets added to it must be IPv6, not IPv4.

To create a new IPv6Collection object:

local collection = IPv6Collection.new()

---

-- IP library
-- This library contains classes for working with IP addresses and IP ranges.

-- Load modules
local bit32 = require('bit32')
local libraryUtil = require('libraryUtil')
local checkType = libraryUtil.checkType

-- Constants
local V4 = 'IPv4'
local V6 = 'IPv6'

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- RawIP class
-- Numeric representation of an IPv4 or IPv6 address. Used internally.
-- A RawIP object is constructed by adding data to a Collection object and
-- then giving it a new metatable. This is to avoid the memory overhead of
-- copying the data to a new table.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local RawIP = {}
RawIP.__index = RawIP

do
	-- Collection class.
	-- This is a table used to hold items.
	local Collection
	do
		local mt = {
			__index = {
				add = function (self, item)
					self.n = self.n + 1
					self[self.n] = item
				end,
				join = function (self, sep)
					return table.concat(self, sep)
				end,
			}
		}
		Collection = function ()
			return setmetatable({n = 0}, mt)
		end
	end

	-- Constructors
	function RawIP.newFromIPv4(ipStr)
		-- If ipStr is a valid IPv4 string, return a collection of its parts.
		-- Otherwise, return nil.
		-- This representation is for compatibility with IPv6 addresses.
		local octets = Collection()
		local s = ipStr:match('^%s*(.-)%s*$') .. '.'
		for item in s:gmatch('(.-)%.') do
			octets:add(item)
		end
		if octets.n == 4 then
			for i, s in ipairs(octets) do
				if s:match('^%d+$') then
					local num = tonumber(s)
					if 0 <= num and num <= 255 then
						if num > 0 and s:match('^0') then
							-- A redundant leading zero is for an IP in octal.
							return false
						end
						octets[i] = num
					else
						return false
					end
				else
					return false
				end
			end
			local parts = Collection()
			for i = 1, 3, 2 do
				parts:add(octets[i] * 256 + octets[i+1])
			end
			return setmetatable(parts, RawIP)
		end
		return nil
	end
	
	function RawIP.newFromIPv6(ipStr)
		-- If ipStr is a valid IPv6 string, return a collection of its parts.
		-- Otherwise, return nil.
		ipStr = ipStr:match('^%s*(.-)%s*$')
		local _, n = ipStr:gsub(':', ':')
		if n < 7 then
			ipStr, n = ipStr:gsub('::', string.rep(':', 9 - n))
		end
		local parts = Collection()
		for item in (ipStr .. ':'):gmatch('(.-):') do
			parts:add(item)
		end
		if parts.n == 8 then
			for i, s in ipairs(parts) do
				if s == '' then
					parts[i] = 0
				else
					local num = tonumber('0x' .. s)
					if num and 0 <= num and num <= 65535 then
						parts[i] = num
					else
						return false
					end
				end
			end
			return setmetatable(parts, RawIP)
		end
		return nil
	end

	-- Methods
	function RawIP:getAdjacent(previous)
		-- Return a RawIP object for an adjacent IP address. If previous is true
		-- then the previous IP is returned; otherwise the next IP is returned.
		-- Will wraparound:
		--   next      255.255.255.255 → 0.0.0.0
		--             ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff → ::
		--   previous  0.0.0.0 → 255.255.255.255
		--             :: → ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff
		local result = Collection()
		result.n = self.n
		local carry = down and 0xffff or 1
		for i = self.n, 1, -1 do
			local sum = self[i] + carry
			if sum >= 0x10000 then
				carry = down and 0x10000 or 1
				sum = sum - 0x10000
			else
				carry = down and 0xffff or 0
			end
			result[i] = sum
		end
		return setmetatable(result, RawIP)
	end

	function RawIP:getPrefix(bitLength)
		-- Return a RawIP object for the prefix of the current IP Address with a
		-- bit length of bitLength.
		local result = Collection()
		result.n = self.n
		for i = 1, self.n do
			if bitLength > 0 then
				if bitLength >= 16 then
					result[i] = self[i]
					bitLength = bitLength - 16
				else
					result[i] = bit32.band(self[i],
						bit32.arshift(0xffff8000, bitLength - 1))
					bitLength = 0
				end
			else
				result[i] = 0
			end
		end
		return setmetatable(result, RawIP)
	end

	function RawIP:getHighestHost(bitLength)
		-- Return a RawIP object for the highest IP with the prefix of length
		-- bitLength. In other words, the network (the most-significant bits)
		-- is the same as the current IP's, but the host bits (the
		-- least-significant bits) are all set to 1.
		local bits = self.n * 16
		local width
		if bitLength <= 0 then
			width = bits
		elseif bitLength >= bits then
			width = 0
		else
			width = bits - bitLength
		end
		local result = Collection()
		result.n = self.n
		for i = self.n, 1, -1 do
			if width > 0 then
				if width >= 16 then
					result[i] = 0xffff
					width = width - 16
				else
					result[i] = bit32.replace(self[i], 0xffff, width - 1, width)
					width = 0
				end
			else
				result[i] = self[i]
			end
		end
		return setmetatable(result, rawIP)
	end

	function RawIP:_makeIPv6String()
		-- Return an IPv6 string representation of the object. Behavior is undefined
		-- if the current object is IPv4.
		local z1, z2  -- indices of run of zeros to be displayed as "::"
		local zstart, zcount
		for i = 1, 9 do
			-- Find left-most occurrence of longest run of two or more zeros.
			if i < 9 and self[i] == 0 then
				if zstart then
					zcount = zcount + 1
				else
					zstart = i
					zcount = 1
				end
			else
				if zcount and zcount > 1 then
					if not z1 or zcount > z2 - z1 + 1 then
						z1 = zstart
						z2 = zstart + zcount - 1
					end
				end
				zstart = nil
				zcount = nil
			end
		end
		local parts = Collection()
		for i = 1, 8 do
			if z1 and z1 <= i and i <= z2 then
				if i == z1 then
					if z1 == 1 or z2 == 8 then
						if z1 == 1 and z2 == 8 then
							return '::'
						end
						parts:add(':')
					else
						parts:add('')
					end
				end
			else
				parts:add(string.format('%x', self[i]))
			end
		end
		return parts:join(':')
	end

	function RawIP:_makeIPv4String()
		-- Return an IPv4 string representation of the object. Behavior is undefined
		-- if the current object is IPv6.
		local parts = Collection()
		for i = 1, 2 do
			local w = self[i]
			parts:add(math.floor(w / 256))
			parts:add(w % 256)
		end
		return parts:join('.')
	end

	function RawIP:__tostring()
		-- Return a string equivalent to given IP address (IPv4 or IPv6).
		if self.n == 2 then
			return self:_makeIPv4String()
		else
			return self:_makeIPv6String()
		end
	end

	function RawIP:__lt(obj)
		if self.n == obj.n then
			for i = 1, self.n do
				if self[i] ~= obj[i] then
					return self[i] < obj[i]
				end
			end
			return false
		end
		return self.n < obj.n
	end

	function RawIP:__eq(obj)
		if self.n == obj.n then
			for i = 1, self.n do
				if self[i] ~= obj[i] then
					return false
				end
			end
			return true
		end
		return false
	end
end

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- IPAddress class
-- Represents a single IPv4 or IPv6 address.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local IPAddress = {}

local newIPFromRaw
-- newIPFromRaw constructs a new IPAddress object from a rawIP object. It needs
-- to be accessible from the Subnet class but it should not be public.

do
	local dataKey = {} -- A unique key to access objects' internal data.

	-- Metamethods that don't need upvalues
	local function ipEquals(ip1, ip2)
		return ip1[dataKey].rawIP == ip2[dataKey].rawIP
	end

	local function ipLessThan(ip1, ip2)
		return ip1[dataKey].rawIP < ip2[dataKey].rawIP
	end

	local function concatIPs(ip1, ip2)
		return ip1:getIP() .. ip2:getIP()
	end

	local function ipToString(ip)
		return ip:getIP()
	end

	-- Constructors
	newIPFromRaw = function (rawIP)
		-- Constructs a new IPAddress object from a rawIP object. This function
		-- is for internal use; it is called by IPAddress.new and from other
		-- IPAddress methods, and should be available to the Subnet class, but
		-- should not be available to other modules.
		assert(type(rawIP) == 'table', 'rawIP was type ' .. type(rawIP) .. '; expected type table')

		-- Set up structure
		local obj = {}
		local data = {
			rawIP = rawIP,
			version = rawIP.n == 2 and V4 or V6,
		}

		-- Public methods
		function obj:getIP()
			return tostring(data.rawIP)
		end

		function obj:getVersion()
			return data.version
		end

		function obj:getHighestIP(bitLength)
			return newIPFromRaw(setHostBits(data.rawIP, bitLength))
		end

		function obj:getPrefix(bitLength)
			return newIPFromRaw(copyPrefix(data.rawIP, bitLength))
		end

		function obj:isIPv4()
			return data.version == V4
		end

		function obj:isIPv6()
			return data.version == V6
		end

		function obj:isInSubnet(subnet)
			-- TODO Consider alternative of checking:
			--   (ipFirst <= self and self <= ipLast)
			if self:getVersion() == subnet:getVersion() then
				local prefix = self:getPrefix(subnet:getBitLength())
				return prefix == subnet:getPrefix()
			end
			return false
		end

		function obj:getNextIP()
			return newIPFromRaw(data.rawIP:getAdjacent())
		end

		function obj:getPreviousIP()
			return newIPFromRaw(data.rawIP:getAdjacent(true))
		end

		-- Metamethods
		return setmetatable(obj, {
			__eq = ipEquals,
			__lt = ipLessThan,
			__concat = concatIPs,
			__tostring = ipToString,
			__index = function (self, key)
				if key == dataKey then
					return data
				end
			end,
		})
	end

	function IPAddress.new(ip)
		checkType('IPAddress.new', 1, ip, 'string')
		local rawIP = RawIP.newFromIPv4String(ip) or RawIP.newFromIPv6String(ip)
		if not rawIP then
			error('invalid IP', 2)
		end
		return newIPFromRaw(rawIP)
	end
end

local function makeSubnet(data, cidrStr)
	-- If cidrStr is a valid IPv4 or IPv6 CIDR specification, store its
	-- information in data and return its version. Otherwise, return nil.
	local lhs, rhs = cidrStr:match('^%s*(.-)/(%d+)%s*$')
	if lhs then
		local bits = lhs:find(':', 1, true) and 128 or 32
		local n = tonumber(rhs)
		if n and n <= bits then
			local base = IPAddress.new(lhs)
			local prefix = base:getPrefix(n)
			if base == prefix then
				data.bitLength = n
				data.prefix = prefix
				data.highestIP = base:getHighestIP(n)
				return bits == 32 and V4 or V6
			end
		end
	end
	return nil
end

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Subnet class
-- Represents a block of IPv4 or IPv6 addresses.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local Subnet = {}

do
	-- Initialize metatable
	local mt = {}

	-- Constructor
	function Subnet.new(cidr)
		-- Set up structure
		local obj = setmetatable({}, mt)
		local data = {}

		-- Public methods
		function obj:getPrefix()
			return data.prefix
		end

		function obj:getHighestIP()
			return data.highestIP
		end

		function obj:getBitLength()
			return data.bitLength
		end

		function obj:getCIDR()
			return string.format('%s/%d', self:getPrefix(), self:getBitLength())
		end

		function obj:getVersion()
			return data.version
		end

		function obj:isIPv4()
			return data.version == V4
		end

		function obj:isIPv6()
			return data.version == V6
		end

		function obj:containsIP(ip)
			-- TODO See ip:isInSubnet(subnet); use this technique there?
			if self:getVersion() == ip:getVersion() then
				return self:getPrefix() <= ip and ip <= self:getHighestIP()
			end
			return false
		end

		function obj:overlapsSubnet(subnet)
			if self:getVersion() == subnet:getVersion() then
				return (
					subnet:getHighestIP() >= self:getPrefix() and
					subnet:getPrefix() <= self:getHighestIP()
				)
			end
			return false
		end

		-- Set initial values
		checkType('Subnet.new', 1, cidr, 'string')
		data.version = makeSubnet(data, cidr)
		if not data.version then
			error('invalid CIDR', 2)
		end

		return obj
	end

	-- Metamethods
	function mt:__eq(obj)
		return self:getCIDR() == obj:getCIDR()
	end

	function mt:__tostring()
		return self:getCIDR()
	end
end

return {
	IPAddress = IPAddress,
	Subnet = Subnet,
}