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.. _DNSServer:

DNSServer
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Also known as a DNS Resolver, the ``DNSServer`` provides a DNS Server simulation by extending the base Service class.

Key capabilities
================

- Simulates DNS requests and DNSPacket transfer across a network
- Registers domain names and the IP Address linked to the domain name
- Returns the IP address for a given domain name within a DNS Packet that a DNS Client can read
- Leverages the Service base class for install/uninstall, status tracking, etc.

Usage
=====
- Install on a Node via the ``SoftwareManager`` to start the database service.
- Service runs on TCP port 53 by default.

Implementation
==============

- DNS request and responses use a ``DNSPacket`` object
- Extends Service class for integration with ``SoftwareManager``.

Examples
========

Python
""""""

.. code-block:: python

    from ipaddress import IPv4Address

    from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.nodes.host.server import Server
    from primaite.simulator.system.services.dns.dns_server import DNSServer

    # Create Server
    server = Server(config = {
        "hostname":"server",
        "ip_address":"192.168.2.2",
        "subnet_mask":"255.255.255.0",
        "default_gateway":"192.168.1.1",
        "start_up_duration":0,
        }
    )
    server.power_on()

    # Install DNSServer on server
    server.software_manager.install(DNSServer)
    dns_server: DNSServer = server.software_manager.software.get("dns-server")
    dns_server.start()

    # configure DatabaseService
    dns_server.dns_register("example.com", IPv4Address("192.168.10.10"))


Via Configuration
"""""""""""""""""

.. code-block:: yaml

    simulation:
      network:
        nodes:
        - hostname: example_server
        type: server
        ...
        services:
        - type: dns-server
        options:
          domain_mapping:
          example.com: 192.168.0.10
          another-example.com: 192.168.10.10

Configuration
=============


``domain_mapping``
""""""""""""""""""

Domain mapping takes the domain and IP Addresses as a key-value pairs i.e.

If the domain is "example.com" and the IP Address attributed to the domain is 192.168.0.10, then the value should be ``example.com: 192.168.0.10``

The key must be a string and the IP Address must be a valid octet i.e. in the range of ``0.0.0.0`` and ``255.255.255.255``.

``Common Attributes``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

See :ref:`Common Configuration`