---
name: "Net::RIPEWhois::in"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "asused"
version: "3.72-14"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Net::RIPEWhois::in"
---

# Net::RIPEWhois::in(3pm)

Perl extension for accessing inetnum objects from RIPE whois database.

## NAME

Net::RIPWhois::in - Perl extension for accessing inetnum objects from RIPE whois database.

## SYNOPSIS

use Net::RIPEWhois::in

`$in` = new Net::RIPEWhois::in;

`@in` = getIn($whois, `$prefix`, `$ALLOCOPT`);

`$whois`-\>**closeWhois()**;

## DESCRIPTION

Get inetnum objects from RIPE whois server. Validate as allocation object.

## METHODS

### debug

Get or set the debug.

`$in`-\>**debug**(1); set the debug.

`$in`-\>debug(undef);  turn off the `$debug`;

### error

($errNo, `$errMsg`) = `$in`-\>error; `$in`-\>(undef, undef, true); reset the error message

Will get the last error no and error string;

if `$whois`-\>debug is set  @{$in-\>{'errMsgAll'}}  and   @{$in-\>{'errNoAll'}} will have the list of all errors  and error numbers.

### new

`$in` = new Net::RIPEWhois::in

Creates a new inetnum object. ENV variables WHOISHOST and WHOISPORT

### getIn

Return a list of inetnum objects returned by whois.

`$whois` = new Net::RIPEWhois;

`@in` = `$in`-\>getIn($whois, `$prefix`, `$ALLOCOPT`);

Selected attributes of inetnum are stored in data structure i\<inetnum\>. Should always query with fast raw output used by the RIPE whois db.

`$in`-\>{inetnum}{attribute}

return  undef on error. use `$in`-\>**error()** to get error no. and message.

### splitWhoisAns

Split the response string from whois ans and return list of inetnum on success.

`@inList`  = `$in`-\>splitWhoisAns( `$whoisAnsRef`);

Returns undef on error.

Splitting depending on fast raw output format from whois db. Use `"-F"` to get fast raw output.

### validAlloc

Check the inetnum  is an alloation or not.

Using netname  same as regid, translated "." to `"-"` .

mnt-by RIPE-NCC-MNT ,RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT

status  ALLOCATED PA, ALLOCATED PI, ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED and not in IANA Delegated list. As specified in the specification when queried `"-L"` `"-T"` in the range database should return max 3 inetnum objects. Assignment, Allocation & IANA delegation to RIPE. Skip if it is an IANA delegation and aply the previous check.

`@valid` = `$in`-\>validAlloc(@inlist);

undef on error.

### checkYYYYmmDD

Function used to check dates are valid or not. Converts to UTC on  YYYYMMDD and concert back to date format if these to matchs treated ad valid date.

`$YYYYMMDD` = checkYYYYmmDD($YYYYMMDD);  Accepts YYMMDD and YYYYMMDD formats. YYMMDD is treated as 19YYMMDD

## FILES

*/ncc/ip-reg/delegations* perl file with list of IANA delegations.

## REQUIRES

perl module ipv4pack

## AUTHOR

Antony \<antony@ripe.net\>  software group RIPE NCC \<softies@ripe.net\>

## SEE ALSO

[**perl**(1)](/perl/1.md), **Net::RIPEWhois**(3), [**whois**(1)](/whois/1.md)