276474 - Sorting function that handles IP addresses + domain names

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 282220

(Core :: Networking, defect)

Description

[benc]

Many components sort by domain, but they treat the hostname/IP as a string. What
is needed, is a sort function that treats domains as hierarchically sorted, and
IP addresses as numerically sorted.

A centralized function that supported a couple flags would probably better than
putting duplicate code in each module.

Comment 1

[Ian Pottinger]

Attachment: version 0.1 IPv4 only

A preliminary attempt at solving the problem.  Only affects IPv4 addresses.  IPv6 address will pass through untouched and sorted alphanumerically.

Comment 2

[Frankie]

H Martins wrote equivalent code that it attached to bug 282220.

Comment 3

[Henrique Martins]

I submitted an attachment to bug 282220 almost two years ago that I think solves this for IPv4. It was rejected because it had no comments, when the original file had not a single comment line before.  I then submitted almost the same version for review, but fully commented, and haven't heard anything since.

Every time I get updated I have to manually patch browser.jar, which is kind of a a pain. And I don't really understand the meaning of this bug depending on 282220.

I also have an IPv6 version almost ready ....