#27 | Sort IPs in list. Added support for IPv6 so it can be sorted as well

msp/msp/doctype/ip_network/ip_network.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
+import socket
 from ipaddress import IPv4Address, IPv4Network
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ class IPNetwork(Document):
 			SELECT
 				ipa.name as ip_address_name,
 				ipa.ip_address,
+				ipa.protocol,
 				ito.name as it_object_name,
 				ito.title,
 				ito.type,
@@ -35,15 +37,19 @@ class IPNetwork(Document):
 			used_ips.append({
 				'ip_address': ip_network_reserved_range.start,
 				'title': ip_network_reserved_range.type,
-				'type': 'DHCP Range Start'
+				'type': 'DHCP Range Start',
+				'protocol': ip_network_reserved_range.protocol
 			})
 			used_ips.append({
 				'ip_address': ip_network_reserved_range.end,
 				'title': ip_network_reserved_range.type,
-				'type': 'DHCP Range End'
+				'type': 'DHCP Range End',
+				'protocol': ip_network_reserved_range.protocol
 			})
 
-		return used_ips
+		# Sorting method is using inet_pton built in function which is used to convert IPs from string format to a packed, binary format to be able to compare them. It supports IPv4 and IPv6 IPs
+		# @see https://docs.python.org/3/library/socket.html#socket.inet_pton and https://stackoverflow.com/a/6545090 for more information
+		return sorted(used_ips, key=lambda item: socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET if item['protocol'] == 'IPv4' or not item['protocol'] else socket.AF_INET6 , item['ip_address']))
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def calculate_network_data(doc):

msp/msp/doctype/ip_network_reserved_range/ip_network_reserved_range.json

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "start",
   "end",
   "type",
+  "protocol",
   "description"
  ],
  "fields": [
@@ -35,12 +36,19 @@
    "fieldname": "description",
    "fieldtype": "Text Editor",
    "label": "Description"
+  },
+  {
+   "default": "IPv4",
+   "fieldname": "protocol",
+   "fieldtype": "Select",
+   "label": "Protocol",
+   "options": "IPv4\nIPv6"
   }
  ],
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "istable": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2022-08-17 13:44:07.476976",
+ "modified": "2022-09-05 09:57:47.527108",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "MSP",
  "name": "IP Network Reserved Range",