generate-ip
v2.4.4
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Randomly generate, format, and validate IPv4 + IPv6 + MAC addresses.
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Randomly generate, format, and validate IPv4 + IPv6 + MAC addresses.
💡 About
generate-ip is a lightweight, easy-to-use library that allows you to randomly generate, format & validate IP address(es).
- No external dependencies — Only built-in crypto methods used for secure randomization
- Multi-protocol support — IPv4 + IPv6 + MAC addresses supported
- Multi-environment support — Use in Node.js or the web browser
- Command line usable — Just type
generate-ip
, that's it
⚡ Installation
As a global utility:
$ npm install -g generate-ip
As a dev dependency, from your project root:
$ npm install -D generate-ip
As a runtime dependency, from your project root:
$ npm install generate-ip
🔌 Importing the APIs
Node.js
ECMAScript*:
import { ipv4, ipv6, mac } from 'generate-ip';
CommonJS:
const { ipv4, ipv6, mac } = require('generate-ip');
*Node.js version 14 or higher required
Web
<> HTML script tag:
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/generate-ip.min.js"></script>
ES6:
(async () => {
await import('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/generate-ip.min.js');
// Your code here...
})();
Greasemonkey
...
// @require https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/generate-ip.min.js
// ==/UserScript==
// Your code here...
📝 Note: To always import the latest version (not recommended in production!) remove the @2.4.4
version tag from the jsDelivr URL: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/generate-ip/dist/generate-ip.min.js
📋 API usage
ipv4
methods
💡 Use the ipv4
methods to generate and validate IPv4 addresses.
ipv4.generate([options])
Generates one IPv4 address if qty
option is not given, returning a string:
const ip = ipv4.generate();
console.log(ip); // sample output: '36.42.224.208'
...or multiple IPv4 addresses if qty
option is given, returning an array of strings:
const ips = ipv4.generate({ qty: 3 });
console.log(ips);
/* sample output:
ipv4.generate() » Generating IPv4 addresses...
ipv4.generate() » IPv4 addresses generated!
ipv4.generate() » 194.84.176.172, 192.186.53.120, 50.191.111.87
[ '194.84.176.172', '192.186.53.120', '50.191.111.87' ]
*/
Available options:
Name | Type | Description | Default Value
------------|---------|-------------------------------------|---------------
verbose
| Boolean | Show logging in console/terminal. | true
qty
| Integer | Number of IP addresses to generate. | 1
ipv4.validate(address[, options])
Checks if given address
is a valid IPv4 address:
const ipIsValid = ipv4.validate('36.42.224.208');
console.log(ipIsValid);
/* outputs:
ipv4.validate() » Validating 36.42.224.208...
ipv4.validate() » IP is valid IPv4 address!
true
*/
Available options (passed as object properties):
Name | Type | Description | Default Value
------------|---------|-----------------------------------|---------------
verbose
| Boolean | Show logging in console/terminal. | true
ipv6
methods
💡 Use the ipv6
methods to generate, format, and validate IPv6 addresses.
ipv6.generate([options])
Generates one IPv6 address if qty
option is not given, returning a string:
const ip = ipv6.generate();
console.log(ip); // sample output: '1379:6748:810c:5e16:b6c9:ae2:939f:8f2a'
...or multiple IPv6 addresses if qty
option is given, returning an array of strings:
const ips = ipv4.generate({ qty: 5 });
console.log(ips);
/* sample output:
ipv6.generate() » Generating IPv6 addresses...
ipv6.generate() » IPv6 addresses generated!
ipv6.generate() » 8218:19b9:7709:4282:65e1:7ee:319e:32ef, e940:754d:ae46:ae18:94dd:b43c:583:68c2, b570:b4f8:68f:62e2:99cb:ad0f:6237:9d51, 98a7:f4e5:2f4e:8a2d:56bb:dc28:f94a:46a8, ca59:590a:9b6c:ea25:94fa:37d6:9bac:7ff6
[
'8218:19b9:7709:4282:65e1:7ee:319e:32ef',
'e940:754d:ae46:ae18:94dd:b43c:583:68c2',
'b570:b4f8:68f:62e2:99cb:ad0f:6237:9d51',
'98a7:f4e5:2f4e:8a2d:56bb:dc28:f94a:46a8',
'ca59:590a:9b6c:ea25:94fa:37d6:9bac:7ff6'
]
*/
Available options:
Name | Type | Description | Default Value
---------------|---------|--------------------------------------|---------------
verbose
| Boolean | Show logging in console/terminal. | true
qty
| Integer | Number of IP addresses to generate. | 1
leadingZeros
| Boolean | Include leading zeros in hex pieces. | false
doubleColon
| Boolean | Replace series of zeros w/ ::
| true
ipv6.format(ipv6address[, options])
Formats an IPv6 address according to options
passed, returning a string:
const ipv6address = '0d::ffff:192.1.56.10/96',
formattedAddress = ipv6.format(ipv6address, { leadingZeros: true, doubleColon: false });
console.log(formattedAddress);
/* outputs:
ipv6.format() » Expanding '::' into zero series...
ipv6.format() » Adding leading zeros...
ipv6.format() » IP formatted successfully!
ipv6.format() » 000d:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:ffff:192.1.56.10/96
'000d:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:ffff:192.1.56.10/96'
*/
Available options:
Name | Type | Description | Default Value
---------------|---------|--------------------------------------|---------------
verbose
| Boolean | Show logging in console/terminal. | true
leadingZeros
| Boolean | Include leading zeros in hex pieces. | false
doubleColon
| Boolean | Replace series of zeros w/ ::
| true
ipv6.validate(address[, options])
Checks if given address
is a valid IPv6 address:
const ipIsValid = ipv6.validate('0:0:0:0:0:ffff:192.1.56.10/96');
console.log(ipIsValid);
/* outputs:
ipv6.validate() » Validating 0:0:0:0:0:ffff:192.1.56.10/96...
ipv6.validate() » IP is valid IPv6 address!
true
*/
Available options (passed as object properties):
Name | Type | Description | Default Value
------------|---------|-----------------------------------|---------------
verbose
| Boolean | Show logging in console/terminal. | true
mac
methods
💡 Use the mac
methods to generate and validate MAC addresses.
mac.generate([options])
Generates one MAC address if qty
option is not given, returning a string:
const macAddress = mac.generate();
console.log(macAddress); // sample output: '1d:3a:af:21:b1:8c'
...or multiple MAC addresses if qty
option is given, returning an array of strings:
const macAddresses = mac.generate({ qty: 2 });
console.log(macAddresses);
/* sample output:
mac.generate() » Generating MAC addresses...
mac.generate() » MAC addresses generated!
mac.generate() » 1d:3a:af:21:b1:8c, af:fb:6f:b6:1b:8a
[ '1d:3a:af:21:b1:8c', 'af:fb:6f:b6:1b:8a' ]
*/
Available options:
Name | Type | Description | Default Value
---------------|---------|--------------------------------------|---------------
verbose
| Boolean | Show logging in console/terminal. | true
qty
| Integer | Number of IP addresses to generate. | 1
mac.validate(address[, options])
Checks if given address
is a valid MAC address:
const addressIsValid = mac.validate('1d:3a:af:21:b1:8c');
console.log(addressIsValid);
/* outputs:
mac.validate() » Validating 1d:3a:af:21:b1:8c...
mac.validate() » Address is valid MAC address!
true
*/
Available options (passed as object properties):
Name | Type | Description | Default Value
------------|---------|-----------------------------------|---------------
verbose
| Boolean | Show logging in console/terminal. | true
💻 Command line usage
When installed globally, generate-ip can also be used from the command line. The basic command is:
$ generate-ip
Sample output:
📝 Note: To generate other address types, type generate-ipv6
or generate-mac
Command line options
Parameter options:
--qty=n Generate n IP address(es).
Boolean options:
-6, --ipv6 Generate IPv6 address.
-m, --mac Generate MAC address.
-q, --quiet Suppress all logging except errors.
Info commands:
-h, --help Display help screen.
-v, --version Show version number.
🏛️ MIT License
Copyright © 2024 Adam Lui & contributors.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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