Mac Address

A Mac Address utility that can validate mac address formats and convert strings to valid macs.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'mac_address'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install mac_address

Usage

MacAddress.new("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff")# => #<MacAddress:0x007fe783981788 @mac_str="aabbccddeeff">MacAddress.new("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff").to_s# => 'aabbccddee'MacAddress.new("invalid mac")# => Raises ArgumentErrorMacAddress.new("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff").to_i# => 187723572702975

The MacAddress class will also remove any cruft or extraneous content. If there's a mac to be found, MacAddress will find it:

MacAddress.new("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:qqqqq")# => #<MacAddress:0x007fe783981788 @mac_str="aabbccddeeff">MacAddress.new("&*^*&(aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:")# => #<MacAddress:0x007fe783981788 @mac_str="aabbccddeeff">

String Extending

'aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff'.to_mac# => 'aabbccddeeff''aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:xx'.to_mac# => 'aabbccddeeff'''.to_mac# => Raises ArgumentError'aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff'.valid_mac?# => true'aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:*&^*qqqq'.valid_mac?# => true'aabbcc'.valid_mac?# => false

Enable strict mode for validation.

'aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff'.valid_mac?(strict: true)# => true'aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:*&^*qqqq'.valid_mac?(strict: true)# => false

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request