rfc(1)

IETF RFC reader tool

install

with npm

$ npm install rfc -g

with git

$ npm install github:jwerle/rfc -g

usage

search

$ rfc search punycode
  ... searching

  3492   Punycode: A Bootstring encoding of Unicode for Internationalized
         Domain Names in Applications (IDNA). A. Costello. March 2003.
         (Format: TXT=67439 bytes) (Updated by RFC5891) (Status: PROPOSED
         STANDARD)

  1 result

view

$ rfc open 3492

Network Working Group                                        A. Costello
Request for Comments: 3492                 Univ. of California, Berkeley
Category: Standards Track                                     March 2003


              Punycode: A Bootstring encoding of Unicode
       for Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA)

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   Punycode is a simple and efficient transfer encoding syntax designed
   for use with Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA).
   It uni

...

module

var rfc = require('rfc')

var count = 0;
rfc.search('idna')
.on('error', function (err) {
  // handle error
})
.on('result', function (result) {
  count++;
  console.log("  %d %s", result.rfc, result.desc);
})
.on('end', function () {
  console.log("  got %d result(s)", count);
});

api

RFC_BASE_URL

IETF RFC Base URL

RFC_INDEX_URL

IETF RFC Index file URL

RFC_CACHE

Default RFC cache

RFC_CACHE_INDEX

Default RFC Index cache file name

sync()

Sync RFC Index file to a local file (RFC_CACHE_INDEX) in a directory defined by the environment variable RFC_CACHE.

sync() returns a stream that is readable.

rfc.sync()
.on('data', function (chunk) {
  console.log(chunk)
});

search(query)

Searches RFC Index based on a query

rfc.search('idna')
.on('result', function (result) {
  console.log("%d (%s) %s",
    result.rfc,
    result.path,
    result.desc);
});

debug

DEBUG tags: rfc:search, rfc:match, rfc:sync See visionmedia/debug for details on usage.

license

MIT