From 1c51d44d82e9ddd1aa6effcba6b39ee97e3ca044 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evan Hunt <each@isc.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 15:51:49 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] add new functions to classify rdata types

- dns_rdatatype_ismulti() returns true if a given type can have
  multiple answers: ANY, RRSIG, or SIG.
- dns_rdatatype_issig() returns true for a signature: RRSIG or SIG.
- dns_rdatatype_isaddr() returns true for an address: A or AAAA.
- dns_rdatatype_isalias() returns true for an alias: CNAME or DNAME.
---
 lib/dns/include/dns/rdata.h | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/dns/rdata.c             | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/rdata.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/rdata.h
index ac255b2028..5fd4c85ba9 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/rdata.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/rdata.h
@@ -594,6 +594,31 @@ dns_rdatatype_isknown(dns_rdatatype_t type);
  *
  */
 
+bool
+dns_rdatatype_ismulti(dns_rdatatype_t type);
+/*%<
+ * Return true iff a query for the rdata type can have multiple
+ * unrelated answers in a response: ANY, RRSIG, or SIG.
+ */
+
+bool
+dns_rdatatype_issig(dns_rdatatype_t type);
+/*%<
+ * Return true iff the rdata type is a signature: either RRSIG or SIG.
+ */
+
+bool
+dns_rdatatype_isaddr(dns_rdatatype_t type);
+/*%<
+ * Return true iff the rdata type is an address: either A or AAAA.
+ */
+
+bool
+dns_rdatatype_isalias(dns_rdatatype_t type);
+/*%<
+ * Return true iff the rdata type is an alias: either CNAME or DNAME.
+ */
+
 isc_result_t
 dns_rdata_additionaldata(dns_rdata_t *rdata, const dns_name_t *owner,
 			 dns_additionaldatafunc_t add, void *arg);
diff --git a/lib/dns/rdata.c b/lib/dns/rdata.c
index d4cfc6c4e7..8d33324b34 100644
--- a/lib/dns/rdata.c
+++ b/lib/dns/rdata.c
@@ -2461,6 +2461,27 @@ dns_rdatatype_isknown(dns_rdatatype_t type) {
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool
+dns_rdatatype_ismulti(dns_rdatatype_t type) {
+	return type == dns_rdatatype_any || type == dns_rdatatype_rrsig ||
+	       type == dns_rdatatype_sig;
+}
+
+bool
+dns_rdatatype_issig(dns_rdatatype_t type) {
+	return type == dns_rdatatype_rrsig || type == dns_rdatatype_sig;
+}
+
+bool
+dns_rdatatype_isaddr(dns_rdatatype_t type) {
+	return type == dns_rdatatype_a || type == dns_rdatatype_aaaa;
+}
+
+bool
+dns_rdatatype_isalias(dns_rdatatype_t type) {
+	return type == dns_rdatatype_cname || type == dns_rdatatype_dname;
+}
+
 void
 dns_rdata_exists(dns_rdata_t *rdata, dns_rdatatype_t type) {
 	REQUIRE(rdata != NULL);