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@algolia/dns-filter
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A small utility library to test whether requests try to access predefined IPs
A small utility library to test whether requests try to access predefined IPs
WARNING This project is not an officially maintained Algolia project. This repository should not be used for any production project. Bug reports and feature requests will most likely be ignored.
const { validateURL, NetworkError, PRIVATE_IP_PREFIXES } = require('@algolia/dns-filter');
const restricted = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
? [] // allow everything in dev
: PRIVATE_IP_PREFIXES; // no private IPs otherwise
const url = 'http://localhost/admin';
try {
await validateURL({
url,
ipPrefixes: restricted,
context: { some: 'metadata' },
});
}
catch (err) {
log.error(err); // log error
throw new NetworkError(); // throw generic error
}
To release this package, wait for semantic-release to finish, then:
npm loginyarn build
yarn publish
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A small utility library to test whether requests try to access predefined IPs
We found that @algolia/dns-filter demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 66 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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