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DNS Query MX Records

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Shows how to perform a DNS query to retrieve MX records.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.96 or later.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    const dns = try chilkat.Dns.init();
    defer dns.deinit();

    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.setEmitCompact(false);

    dns.query("MX", "somebody@gmail.com", json) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try dns.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});

    // Sample response.
    // Parsing code below..

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: Chilkat will return the results sorted by "pref" from lowest to highest.
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // {
    //   "answer": {
    //     "mx": [
    //       {
    //         "name": "gmail.com",
    //         "ttl": 491,
    //         "pref": 5,
    //         "domain": "gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "name": "gmail.com",
    //         "ttl": 491,
    //         "pref": 10,
    //         "domain": "alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "name": "gmail.com",
    //         "ttl": 491,
    //         "pref": 20,
    //         "domain": "alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "name": "gmail.com",
    //         "ttl": 491,
    //         "pref": 30,
    //         "domain": "alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "name": "gmail.com",
    //         "ttl": 491,
    //         "pref": 40,
    //         "domain": "alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com"
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    var name: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var ttl: i32 = 0;
    var pref: i32 = 0;
    var domain: [:0]const u8 = "";

    var i: i32 = 0;
    const count_i = json.sizeOfArray("answer.mx");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.setI(i);
        name = try json.stringOf(alloc, "answer.mx[i].name");
        ttl = json.intOf("answer.mx[i].ttl");
        pref = json.intOf("answer.mx[i].pref");
        domain = try json.stringOf(alloc, "answer.mx[i].domain");
        i = i + 1;
    }
}