ethermaker
The ethermaker package implements a set of tools and APIs for
generating MAC addresses.
Features
- Generates MAC addresses.
- Describes MAC addresses.
- Written in pure Java 21 for safety and portability.
- High coverage test suite (100%, minus an unreachable private constructor).
- OSGi-ready
- JPMS-ready
- ISC license.
Usage
Usage: ethermaker [options] [command] [command options]
Options:
--verbose
Set the minimum logging verbosity level.
Default: info
Possible Values: [trace, debug, info, warn, error]
Use the "help" command to examine specific commands:
$ ethermaker help help.
Command-line arguments can be placed one per line into a file, and the file
can be referenced using the @ symbol:
$ echo help > file.txt
$ echo help >> file.txt
$ ethermaker @file.txt
Commands:
describe Describe MAC addresses
generate Generate MAC addresses
help Show detailed help messages for commands.
version Show the application version.
Documentation:
https://www.io7m.com/software/ethermaker/
To generate a set of ten random unicast MAC addresses:
$ ethermaker generate --count 10
68:cb:e4:d4:2d:94
22:c5:8c:99:22:15
8a:2c:2b:cd:71:98
5e:6e:8b:da:a3:00
dc:ab:be:0b:5f:14
d0:24:40:33:53:db
0a:2f:4e:20:eb:11
8c:95:69:ac:42:d2
32:9c:da:f3:a6:c8
f4:de:7f:4d:4e:5b
To generate a set of ten random MAC addresses under the organization C419D1:
$ ethermaker generate --count 10 --organization C419D1
c4:19:d1:39:d9:e3
c4:19:d1:f7:80:95
c4:19:d1:f8:d0:73
c4:19:d1:ef:b6:16
c4:19:d1:1e:60:db
c4:19:d1:25:91:23
c4:19:d1:7f:59:d1
c4:19:d1:60:30:0d
c4:19:d1:3e:78:eb
c4:19:d1:a5:f1:cb
To describe a set of MAC addresses:
$ ethermaker generate --count 10 --organization C419D1 | ethermaker describe
Address: c4:19:d1:83:97:9b, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Address: c4:19:d1:8f:84:77, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Address: c4:19:d1:50:af:bb, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Address: c4:19:d1:4a:f2:1e, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Address: c4:19:d1:97:30:58, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Address: c4:19:d1:d9:d7:a3, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Address: c4:19:d1:53:d2:98, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Address: c4:19:d1:ee:f3:d2, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Address: c4:19:d1:43:c0:41, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Address: c4:19:d1:e3:53:89, Multicast: false, Broadcast: false, Local: false
Releases & Development Snapshots
Releases
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The most recently released version of the package is 1.0.1.
1.0.1 Release (2024-06-23Z)
- Update org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.10 → 2.0.13.
- Update commons-io:commons-io:2.15.1 → 2.16.1.
- Update junit.version:5.10.1 → 5.10.2.
- Update ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.14 → 1.5.6.
- Update org.immutables:value:2.10.0 → 2.10.1.
- Update nl.jqno.equalsverifier:equalsverifier:3.15.5 → 3.16.1.
The compiled artifacts for the release (and all previous releases) are available on Maven Central.
Maven Modules
<dependency> <group>com.io7m.ethermaker</group> <artifactId>com.io7m.ethermaker.core</artifactId> <version>1.0.1</version> </dependency><dependency> <group>com.io7m.ethermaker</group> <artifactId>com.io7m.ethermaker.tests</artifactId> <version>1.0.1</version> </dependency><dependency> <group>com.io7m.ethermaker</group> <artifactId>com.io7m.ethermaker.cmdline</artifactId> <version>1.0.1</version> </dependency>
Previous Releases
The changelogs for the most recent previous releases are as follows:
1.0.0 Release (2020-07-28Z)
- Initial release
Development Snapshots
At the time of writing, the current unstable development version of the package is 1.0.2-SNAPSHOT.
Development snapshots may be available in the Central Portal Snapshots repository. Snapshots are published to this repository every time the project is built by the project's continuous integration system, but snapshots do expire after around ninety days and so may or may not be available depending on when a build of the package was last triggered.
Manual
This project does not have any user manuals or other documentation beyond what might be present on the page above.
Sources
This project uses Git to manage source code.
Repository: https://www.github.com/io7m-com/ethermaker
$ git clone --recursive https://www.github.com/io7m-com/ethermaker
Issues
This project uses GitHub Issues to track issues.
License
Copyright © 2023 Mark Raynsford <code@io7m.com> https://www.io7m.com Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.