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20  
21  package org.apache.directory.api.util;
22  
23  
24  import java.net.InetAddress;
25  
26  
27  /**
28   * Network utils.
29   * 
30   * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
31   */
32  public final class Network
33  {
34      /**
35       * Private constructor.
36       */
37      private Network()
38      {
39      }
40  
41      /** The loopback address (ie, ::1 or 127.0.0.1 */
42      public static final InetAddress LOOPBACK = getLoopbackAddress();
43      
44      /** The loopback hostname */
45      public static final String LOOPBACK_HOSTNAME = getLoopbackHostName();
46  
47  
48      private static String getLoopbackHostName()
49      {
50          InetAddress loopbackAddress = InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress();
51          return loopbackAddress.getCanonicalHostName();
52      }
53  
54  
55      private static InetAddress getLoopbackAddress()
56      {
57          InetAddress loopbackAddress = InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress();
58          return loopbackAddress;
59      }
60  
61  
62      /**
63       * Construct a LDAP URL using the loopback address.
64       * 
65       * @param port The port
66       * @return The Loopback URL
67       */
68      public static String ldapLoopbackUrl( int port )
69      {
70          return "ldap://" + LOOPBACK_HOSTNAME + ":" + port;
71      }
72  }