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+# netmask.rb -- find the netmask of the primary ipaddress
+# Copyright (C) 2007 David Schmitt <david@schmitt.edv-bus.at>
+# Copyright (C) 2007 Mark 'phips' Phillips
+# See LICENSE for the full license granted to you.
+# idea and originial source by Mark 'phips' Phillips
+
+def get_netmask
+ netmask = nil;
+ ipregex = %r{(\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}}
+
+ ops = nil
+ case Facter.kernel
+ when 'Linux'
+ ops = {
+ :ifconfig => '/sbin/ifconfig',
+ :regex => %r{\s+ inet\saddr: #{Facter.ipaddress} .*? Mask: (#{ipregex})}x,
+ :munge => nil,
+ }
+ when 'SunOS'
+ ops = {
+ :ifconfig => '/usr/sbin/ifconfig -a',
+ :regex => %r{\s+ inet\s+? #{Facter.ipaddress} \+? mask (\w{8})}x,
+ :munge => Proc.new { |mask| mask.scan(/../).collect do |byte| byte.to_i(16) end.join('.') }
+ }
+ end
+
+ %x{#{ops[:ifconfig]}}.split(/\n/).collect do |line|
+ matches = line.match(ops[:regex])
+ if !matches.nil?
+ if ops[:munge].nil?
+ netmask = matches[1]
+ else
+ netmask = ops[:munge].call(matches[1])
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ netmask
+end
+
+Facter.add("netmask") do
+ confine :kernel => [ :sunos, :linux ]
+ setcode do
+ get_netmask
+ end
+end
+
+