python dependency

[eviltik]

Hi @silverwind !

Thank you for this module.

Suggestion 1: mention that this module need python to be installed on the system.
Suggestion 2: rewrite the python code into a js one 💃

[silverwind]

1. It's mentioned at the top of the readme, maybe not prominent enough.
2. Very hard as there is nothing comparable to Python's netaddr in JS land, so I'd first have to create a general-purpose IP library that's up to the task.

[eviltik]

I was looking for a libs like your's, but finaly i've made something just to fit my needs here https://github.com/eviltik/cidr-clean. Features are not the same as yours.

https://github.com/rs/node-netmask under the wood, it can be interesting for your general-purpose IP lib perhaps

Cheers !

[silverwind]

Unfortunately, it has no IPv6 support, which I consider a must-have.

[eviltik]

absolutely :(

rs/node-netmask#8

[eviltik]

btw, this can help

• https://github.com/whitequark/ipaddr.js
• https://github.com/beaugunderson/ip-address

[silverwind]

I've started a rewrite in JS, it's not quite bug-free yet and a bit heavy on the dependencies, but should get there eventually.

[silverwind]

2.0.0 is out which is now pure Javascript.