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@multiformats/mafmt
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A multiaddr validator
$ npm i @multiformats/mafmt
<script> tagLoading this module through a script tag will make it's exports available as MultiformatsMafmt in the global namespace.
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@multiformats/mafmt/dist/index.min.js"></script>
import * as mafmt from '@multiformats/mafmt'
mafmt.DNS.matches('/dns4/ipfs.io') // true
mafmt.<FORMAT>.matches(multiaddr)Where <FORMAT> may be:
<FORMAT> | Description | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|
DNS | a "dns4" or "dns6" format multiaddr | /dnsaddr/ipfs.io |
DNS4 | a "dns4" format multiaddr | /dns4/ipfs.io |
DNS6 | a "dns6" format multiaddr | /dns6/protocol.ai/tcp/80 |
IP | an "ip4" or "ip6" format multiaddr | /ip4/127.0.0.1 /ip6/fc00:: |
TCP | a "tcp" over IP format multiaddr | /ip4/0.0.7.6/tcp/1234 |
UDP | a "udp" over IP format multiaddr | /ip4/0.0.7.6/udp/1234 |
QUIC | a "quic" over UDP format multiaddr | /ip4/1.2.3.4/udp/1234/quic |
UTP | a "utp" over UDP format multiaddr | /ip4/1.2.3.4/udp/3456/utp |
Websockets | a "ws" over TCP or "ws" over DNS format multiaddr | /ip4/1.2.3.4/tcp/3456/ws /dnsaddr/ipfs.io/ws |
WebSocketsSecure | a "wss" over TCP or "wss" over DNS format multiaddr | /ip6/::/tcp/0/wss /dnsaddr/ipfs.io/wss |
HTTP | a "http" over TCP or DNS or "http" over DNS format multiaddr | /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/90/http /dnsaddr/ipfs.io/http |
HTTPS | a "https" over TCP or DNS or "https" over DNS format multiaddr | /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/90/https /dnsaddr/ipfs.io/https |
WebRTCStar | a "p2p" over "p2p-webrtc-star" over Websockets or "p2p" over "p2p-webrtc-star" over WebSocketsSecure format multiaddr | /dnsaddr/ipfs.io/wss/p2p-webrtc-star/p2p/QmcgpsyWgH8Y8ajJz1Cu72KnS5uo2Aa2LpzU7kinSoooo4 |
WebSocketStar | a "p2p" over "p2p-websocket-star" over Websockets or "p2p" over "p2p-websocket-star" over WebSocketsSecure or "p2p-websocket-star" over Websockets or "p2p-websocket-star" over WebSocketsSecure format multiaddr | /ip4/1.2.3.4/tcp/3456/ws/p2p-websocket-star /dnsaddr/localhost/ws/p2p-websocket-star/p2p/QmcgpsyWgH8Y8ajJz1Cu72KnS5uo2Aa2LpzU7kinSoooo4 |
WebRTCDirect | a "p2p-webrtc-direct" over HTTP or "p2p-webrtc-direct" over HTTPS format multiaddr | /ip4/1.2.3.4/tcp/3456/http/p2p-webrtc-direct |
Reliable | a WebSockets or WebSocketsSecure or HTTP or HTTPS or WebRTCStar or WebRTCDirect or TCP or UTP or QUIC format multiaddr | /dnsaddr/ipfs.io/wss |
Circuit | /p2p/QmcgpsyWgH8Y8ajJz1Cu72KnS5uo2Aa2LpzU7kinSoooo4/p2p-circuit/p2p/QmUjNmr8TgJCn1Ao7DvMy4cjoZU15b9bwSCBLE3vwXiwgj | |
P2P | "p2p", aka "ipfs", over Reliable or WebRTCStar or "p2p" format multiaddr | /p2p/QmcgpsyWgH8Y8ajJz1Cu72KnS5uo2Aa2LpzU7kinSoooo4 /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/20008/ws/p2p/QmUjNmr8TgJCn1Ao7DvMy4cjoZU15b9bwSCBLE3vwXiwgj |
Where multiaddr may be:
Returns true/false
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A multiaddr validator
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