Function ipKeyGenerator

source/ip-key-generator.ts:19–39

(ip: string, ipv6Subnet: number | false = 56)

 * @public
 */
export function ipKeyGenerator(ip: string, ipv6Subnet: number | false = 56) {
	if (isIPv6(ip)) {
		const address = new Address6(ip)

		// First, check if the address is IPv4 mapped to IPv6 (e.g., ::ffff:x.y.z.w),
		// as is common on servers with dual-stack networks (both IPv4 and IPv6). If
		// this is the case, we extract and return the IPv4 address. Otherwise, the
		// default subnet value of 56 (or any 32 to 80 subnet) ignores the unique IP
		// address in the last two octets completely.
		if (address.is4()) return address.to4().correctForm()

		// For IPv6, return the network address of the subnet in CIDR format
		if (ipv6Subnet) {
			const subnet = new Address6(`${ip}/${ipv6Subnet}`)
			return subnet.networkForm()
		}
	}

	// For IPv4, just return the IP address itself
	return ip
}