DNS-based language dictionary =============================== This example shows how to create a simple language dictionary based on **DNS** service within 15 minutes. The translation will be performed using TXT resource records. Key parts ----------- Initialization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On **init()** module loads dictionary from a text file containing records in ``word [tab] translation`` format. :: def init(id, cfg): log_info("pythonmod: dict init") f = open("examples/dict_data.txt", "r") ... The suitable file can be found at http://slovnik.zcu.cz DNS query and word lookup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Let's define the following format od DNS queries: ``word1[.]word2[.] ... wordN[.]{en,cs}[._dict_.cz.]``. Word lookup is done by simple ``dict`` lookup from broken DNS request. Query name is divided into a list of labels. This list is accessible as qname_list attribute. :: aword = ' '.join(qstate.qinfo.qname_list[0:-4]) #skip last four labels adict = qstate.qinfo.qname_list[-4] #get 4th label from the end words = [] #list of words if (adict == "en") and (aword in en_dict): words = en_dict[aword] if (adict == "cs") and (aword in cz_dict): words = cz_dict[aword] # CS -> EN In the first step, we get a string in the form: ``word1[space]word2[space]...word[space]``. In the second assignment, fourth label from the end is obtained. This label should contains *"cs"* or *"en"*. This label determines the direction of translation. Forming of a DNS reply ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DNS reply is formed only on valid match and added as TXT answer. :: msg = DNSMessage(qstate.qinfo.qname_str, RR_TYPE_TXT, RR_CLASS_IN, PKT_AA) for w in words: msg.answer.append("%s 300 IN TXT \"%s\"" % (qstate.qinfo.qname_str, w.replace("\"", "\\\""))) if not msg.set_return_msg(qstate): qstate.ext_state[id] = MODULE_ERROR return True qstate.return_rcode = RCODE_NOERROR qstate.ext_state[id] = MODULE_FINISHED return True In the first step, a :class:`DNSMessage` instance is created for a given query *(type TXT)*. The fourth argument specifies the flags *(authoritative answer)*. In the second step, we append TXT records containing the translation *(on the right side of RR)*. Then, the response is finished and ``qstate.return_msg`` contains new response. If no error, the module sets :attr:`module_qstate.return_rcode` and :attr:`module_qstate.ext_state`. **Steps:** 1. create :class:`DNSMessage` instance 2. append TXT records containing the translation 3. set response to ``qstate.return_msg`` Testing ------- Run the Unbound server: ``root@localhost>unbound -dv -c ./test-dict.conf`` In case you use own configuration file, don't forget to enable Python module:: module-config: "validator python iterator" and use valid script path:: python-script: "./examples/dict.py" The translation from english word *"a bar fly"* to Czech can be done by doing: ``>>>dig TXT @127.0.0.1 a.bar.fly.en._dict_.cz`` :: ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 48691 ;; flags: aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;a.bar.fly.en._dict_.cz. IN TXT ;; ANSWER SECTION: a.bar.fly.en._dict_.cz. 300 IN TXT "barov\253 povale\232" ;; Query time: 5 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1) ;; WHEN: Mon Jan 01 17:44:18 2009 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 67 ``>>>dig TXT @127.0.0.1 nic.cs._dict_.cz`` :: ; <<>> DiG 9.5.0-P2 <<>> TXT @127.0.0.1 nic.cs._dict_.cz ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 58710 ;; flags: aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 6, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;nic.cs._dict_.cz. IN TXT ;; ANSWER SECTION: nic.cs._dict_.cz. 300 IN TXT "aught" nic.cs._dict_.cz. 300 IN TXT "naught" nic.cs._dict_.cz. 300 IN TXT "nihil" nic.cs._dict_.cz. 300 IN TXT "nix" nic.cs._dict_.cz. 300 IN TXT "nothing" nic.cs._dict_.cz. 300 IN TXT "zilch" ;; Query time: 0 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1) ;; WHEN: Mon Jan 01 17:45:39 2009 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 143 Proof that the unbound still works as resolver. ``>>>dig A @127.0.0.1 www.nic.cz`` :: ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 19996 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 5 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;www.nic.cz. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: www.nic.cz. 1662 IN A 217.31.205.50 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: ... Complete source code -------------------- .. literalinclude:: ../../examples/dict.py :language: python