can use multiple ips now for `blacklist -a`

- also a few more verbose functions (comments)

blacklist.cpp

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
  * SOME SPECIAL NOTES FOR THIS PROGRAM
  *  1. When compiling, use -lboost_system in 'link-libraries'
  *  2. When compiling for other hosts, use -static in 'linker-options'
- *
- *
+ *     (doesn't work always)
  */
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -94,7 +93,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   if(checkIptables() == false)
     return 1;
 
-  if(argc < 2 || argc > 3)
+  //if(argc < 2 || argc > 3)
+  if(argc < 2)
   {
     printHelp(false);
     return 0;
@@ -111,6 +111,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     if(checkRoot() == false)
       return 1;
 
+    if(argc > 3)
+    {
+      // many args, iterate over them
+      for(int i = 2; i < argc; i++)
+      {
+        // cout << i << ": " << argv[i] << endl;
+        cmd = addIpToFile(Filename, argv[i]);
+        if(cmd == false)
+          continue;
+      }
+      return 0;
+    }
+
     if(argc != 3)
       return 1;
 
@@ -272,19 +285,19 @@ void printHelp(bool printAll)
   cout << "blacklist " << Version::VERSION_STRING << ", ";
   cout << Version::STATUS << endl;
   cout << Version::COPYRIGHT << endl;
-  cout << "Usage:  blacklist [options] <ip-address>" << endl;
+  cout << "Usage:  blacklist [options] <ip-address>";
   if(printAll == true)
   {
     cout << "The blacklist file is located at: " << DEFAULT_FILENAME << endl;
-    cout << "Options:  -a   add ip-address (to file)" << endl;
-    cout << "          -d   delete ip-address (from file)" << endl;
+    cout << "Options:  -a   add ip-address(es) (to file)" << endl;
+    cout << "          -d   delete ip-address (from file) (still only 1!)" << endl;
     cout << "          -l   list ip-addresses (from file)" << endl;
     cout << "          -f   find ip-address in file" << endl;
     cout << "          -c   check file (sort and remove dulicates)" << endl;
     cout << "          -r   reload (check file, flush iptables, load ips from file)" << endl;
     cout << "          -C   count ip-addresses (from file)" << endl;
     cout << "          -L   list ip-addresses (from iptables)" << endl;
-    cout << "          -F   flush (iptables)" << endl;
+    cout << "          -F   flush (iptables)";
   }
 
 }
@@ -463,7 +476,7 @@ int checkIp(string ip)
   boost::asio::ip::address::from_string(ip, ec);
   if(ec)
   {
-    cout << ec.message() << endl;
+    cerr << ec.message() << ": " << ip;
     return ec.value();
   }
 
@@ -495,7 +508,7 @@ inline bool addIpToFile(const char *filename, string ip)
   File.close();
 
   // disable auto-check for now
-  //checkFile(Filename);
+  checkFile(filename);
 
   return true;
 }
@@ -513,11 +526,13 @@ inline bool removeIpFromFile(const char *filename, string ip)
   cmd = checkIp(ip);
   if(cmd != 0)
   {
+    // input is not an IP
     return false;
   }
 
   if(!findIpInFile(filename, ip))
   {
+    // IP not found in blacklist file
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -526,12 +541,14 @@ inline bool removeIpFromFile(const char *filename, string ip)
   ifstream inFile(filename);
   if(!inFile.is_open())
   {
+    // can't open file for reading
     return false;
   }
 
   ofstream outFile(tmpFile, ios::out);
   if(!outFile.is_open())
   {
+    // can't open tmp file for writing
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -549,12 +566,14 @@ inline bool removeIpFromFile(const char *filename, string ip)
   ifstream a(tmpFile);
   if(!a.is_open())
   {
+    // now we can't open previosly created tmp file oO`
     return false;
   }
 
   ofstream b(filename, ios::out);
   if(!b.is_open())
   {
+    // can't open blacklist file for ordered/checked write
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -624,14 +643,14 @@ inline bool findIpInFile(const char *filename, string ip)
     if(boost::iequals(ip, line) == true)
     {
       //cout << ip << " found in " << filename << endl;
-      cout << "Found." << endl;
+      cerr << "Found: " << ip << endl;
       iFound = 1;
       return true;
     }
   }
   if(iFound == 0)
   {
-    cout << "Not found." << endl;
+    cerr << "Not found: " << ip << endl;
     //cout << ip << " not found in " << filename << endl;
   }
   File.close();

version.h

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 namespace Version{
 	
 	//Software Status
-	static const char STATUS[] =  "Release Candidate [chronos-vs]";
+	static const char STATUS[] =  "RCx [nod.oe7drt.com]";
 	
 	//Miscellaneous Version Types
-	static const char VERSION_STRING [] = "0.5.2";
+	static const char VERSION_STRING [] = "0.6.0";
 
 	//Copyright line usable in the program
-	static const char COPYRIGHT [] = "Copyright ©2015-2022 Dominic Reich\n";
+	static const char COPYRIGHT [] = "Copyright ©2015-2023 Dominic Reich\n";
 
 }
 #endif //VERSION_H