ifaddrsx

A Rust library for retrieving network interface information, including names and IP addresses of all active network interfaces. This crate provides a cross-platform solution that works on Windows, Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like systems.

Features

• Get network interface names
• Retrieve IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for each interface
• Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like systems)
• Easy-to-use API
• No unsafe code (except for necessary FFI bindings)

Installation

Add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]

ifaddrsx = "0.3"

Usage

use ifaddrsx::get_ifaddrs;

fn main() {
    let ifaddrs = get_ifaddrs().unwrap();
    for ifaddr in ifaddrs {
        println!("Interface: {}", ifaddr.name);
        println!("  IP Addresses: {:?}", ifaddr.ips);
    }
}

Platform Support

• Windows (via WinAPI)
• Linux (via netlink)
• macOS and other Unix-like systems (via getifaddrs)

Dependencies

• bitflags: For flag handling
• ipnetwork: IP address manipulation
• libc: System library bindings
• Platform-specific dependencies:
  • Windows: winapi with network-related features
  • Unix: nix for network operations

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Author

Sprite Tong spritetong@gmail.com