# Dns Component

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Async DNS resolver.

The main point of the DNS component is to provide async DNS resolution.
However, it is really a toolkit for working with DNS messages, and could
easily be used to create a DNS server.

## Basic usage

The most basic usage is to just create a resolver through the resolver
factory. All you need to give it is a nameserver, then you can start resolving
names, baby!

```php
$loop = React\EventLoop\Factory::create();
$factory = new React\Dns\Resolver\Factory();
$dns = $factory->create('8.8.8.8', $loop);

$dns->resolve('igor.io')->then(function ($ip) {
    echo "Host: $ip\n";
});

$loop->run();
```

But there's more.

## Caching

You can cache results by configuring the resolver to use a `CachedExecutor`:

```php
$loop = React\EventLoop\Factory::create();
$factory = new React\Dns\Resolver\Factory();
$dns = $factory->createCached('8.8.8.8', $loop);

$dns->resolve('igor.io')->then(function ($ip) {
    echo "Host: $ip\n";
});

...

$dns->resolve('igor.io')->then(function ($ip) {
    echo "Host: $ip\n";
});

$loop->run();
```

If the first call returns before the second, only one query will be executed.
The second result will be served from cache.

## Install

The recommended way to install this library is [through Composer](http://getcomposer.org).
[New to Composer?](http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md)

This will install the latest supported version:

```bash
$ composer require react/dns:~0.4.0
```

If you care a lot about BC, you may also want to look into supporting legacy versions:

```bash
$ composer require "react/dns:~0.4.0|~0.3.0"
```

More details and upgrade guides can be found in the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md).

## License

MIT, see [LICENSE file](LICENSE).

## References

* [RFC 1034](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1034) Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities
* [RFC 1035](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1035) Domain Names - Implementation and Specification