Class Whois::Server::Adapters::Standard
In: lib/whois/server/adapters/standard.rb
Parent: Base

Standard Adapter

Provides ability to query standard WHOIS interfaces. A standard WHOIS interface accepts socket requests containing the name of the domain and returns a single response containing the record for given query.

  a = Standard.new(:tld, ".it", "whois.nic.it")
  a.request("example.it")

By default, WHOIS interfaces listen on port 43. This adapter also supports an optional port number.

  a = Standard.new(:tld, ".it", "whois.nic.it", :port => 20)
  a.request("example.it")"

Options

The following options can be supplied to customize the creation of a new instance:

  • +:port+ - Specifies a port number different than 43

Methods

request  

Public Instance methods

Executes a WHOIS query to the WHOIS interface listening at host and appends the response to the client buffer.

The standard port of a WHOIS request is 43. You can customize it by passing a +:port+ option.

@param [String] string @return [void]

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