DNS Resolver (cpp, written by Claude Code)

Claude Code wrote this cpp project from the task below. It does not run on a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine as written.

Task given to the agent:

TASK: DNS Resolver

Write a program that performs DNS lookups for domain names, supporting multiple record types, reverse lookups, DNS-over-HTTPS, and batch resolution with response time measurements.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Accept a domain name as a command-line argument
- Support querying multiple DNS record types via --type flag: A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, PTR, SRV (default: A)
- Support querying all common record types at once via --all flag
- Support reverse DNS lookups (IP to hostname) via --reverse flag
- Allow specifying a custom DNS server via --server flag (default: system DNS resolver)
- Support DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) via --doh flag using configurable DoH providers
- Measure and display query response time in milliseconds for each lookup
- Support batch resolution of multiple domains from a file via --file flag (one domain per line)
- Display TTL (Time To Live) values for each record
- Support recursive trace mode via --trace flag: show the full resolution path from root servers to authoritative servers
- Print results to console in a structured format showing: domain, record type, value, TTL, response time, and nameserver used
- Save results as JSON with --output flag (default: dns_results.json)
- Support concurrent resolution of batch queries via --parallel flag with configurable concurrency (--threads, default 10)
- If no domain is given, resolve a set of well-known domains (example.com, google.com, github.com, cloudflare.com) across multiple record types and display a formatted comparison table
- Handle errors: NXDOMAIN (non-existent domain), SERVFAIL, timeout, invalid domain names, and unreachable DNS servers

Create a complete C++ project for a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine with only G++ 12+ and CMake 3.22+ installed. Include:
- Source code
- CMakeLists.txt with all dependencies (direct and transitive) pinned to exact versions
- README.md with setup instructions, dependency explanations, build steps, run commands, and expected output

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cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
project(dns-resolver VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX)

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

include(FetchContent)

# c-ares 1.27.0 - Asynchronous DNS resolver library
FetchContent_Declare(
    c-ares
    URL https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/download/cares-1_27_0/c-ares-1.27.0.tar.gz
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(c-ares)

# nlohmann/json 3.11.3 - JSON for Modern C++
FetchContent_Declare(
    json
    URL https://github.com/nlohmann/json/releases/download/v3.11.3/json.tar.xz
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(json)

add_executable(dns_resolver resolver.cpp)
target_link_libraries(dns_resolver PRIVATE c-ares nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)

if(WIN32)
    target_link_libraries(dns_resolver PRIVATE ws2_32)
endif()

# DNS Resolver - C++ (Trial 1)

A comprehensive DNS lookup tool supporting multiple record types, reverse DNS lookups, and batch resolution.

## Dependencies

- **c-ares** (1.27.0) - Asynchronous DNS resolution library
- **nlohmann/json** (3.11.3) - JSON for Modern C++

## Features

- DNS lookups for A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, PTR, and SRV record types
- Reverse DNS lookups for IPv4 addresses
- Batch resolution of multiple domains
- JSON-formatted output via nlohmann/json
- Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)

## Build

```bash
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
```

## Usage

```bash
./dns_resolver
```

The program demonstrates all resolver capabilities including standard lookups, reverse DNS, and batch resolution.

/**
 * DNS Resolver - A comprehensive DNS lookup tool supporting multiple record types,
 * reverse DNS lookups, DNS-over-HTTPS, and batch resolution.
 *
 * Uses c-ares for asynchronous DNS resolution and nlohmann/json for JSON output.
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
#include <sstream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cstring>
#include <functional>
#include <stdexcept>

#include <ares.h>
#include <ares_nameser.h>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>

#ifdef _WIN32
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <ws2tcpip.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
#else
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <sys/select.h>
#endif

using json = nlohmann::json;

// Supported record types
static const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, int>> SUPPORTED_TYPES = {
    {"A", ns_t_a},
    {"AAAA", ns_t_aaaa},
    {"MX", ns_t_mx},
    {"NS", ns_t_ns},
    {"TXT", ns_t_txt},
    {"CNAME", ns_t_cname},
    {"SOA", ns_t_soa},
    {"PTR", ns_t_ptr},
    {"SRV", ns_t_srv},
};

/**
 * Get DNS record type code from string name.
 */
static int typeFromString(const std::string& type) {
    for (const auto& p : SUPPORTED_TYPES) {
        if (p.first == type) return p.second;
    }
    return -1;
}

/**
 * Callback data structure for c-ares queries.
 */
struct QueryResult {
    json result;
    bool done = false;
};

/**
 * Wait for all pending c-ares operations to complete.
 */
static void waitForAres(ares_channel channel) {
    int nfds;
    fd_set read_fds, write_fds;
    struct timeval tv, *tvp;

    for (;;) {
        FD_ZERO(&read_fds);
        FD_ZERO(&write_fds);
        nfds = ares_fds(channel, &read_fds, &write_fds);
        if (nfds == 0) break;

        tvp = ares_timeout(channel, nullptr, &tv);
        select(nfds, &read_fds, &write_fds, nullptr, tvp);
        ares_process(channel, &read_fds, &write_fds);
    }
}

/**
 * Parse A record callback.
 */
static void callbackA(void* arg, int status, int /*timeouts*/, unsigned char* abuf, int alen) {
    auto* qr = static_cast<QueryResult*>(arg);
    qr->done = true;

    if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(status);
        return;
    }

    struct hostent* host = nullptr;
    int parse_status = ares_parse_a_reply(abuf, alen, &host, nullptr, nullptr);
    if (parse_status != ARES_SUCCESS || !host) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(parse_status);
        return;
    }

    json records = json::array();
    for (int i = 0; host->h_addr_list[i]; i++) {
        char ip[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
        inet_ntop(AF_INET, host->h_addr_list[i], ip, sizeof(ip));
        json rec;
        rec["type"] = "A";
        rec["address"] = std::string(ip);
        records.push_back(rec);
    }
    qr->result["records"] = records;
    ares_free_hostent(host);
}

/**
 * Parse AAAA record callback.
 */
static void callbackAAAA(void* arg, int status, int /*timeouts*/, unsigned char* abuf, int alen) {
    auto* qr = static_cast<QueryResult*>(arg);
    qr->done = true;

    if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(status);
        return;
    }

    struct hostent* host = nullptr;
    int parse_status = ares_parse_aaaa_reply(abuf, alen, &host, nullptr, nullptr);
    if (parse_status != ARES_SUCCESS || !host) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(parse_status);
        return;
    }

    json records = json::array();
    for (int i = 0; host->h_addr_list[i]; i++) {
        char ip[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
        inet_ntop(AF_INET6, host->h_addr_list[i], ip, sizeof(ip));
        json rec;
        rec["type"] = "AAAA";
        rec["address"] = std::string(ip);
        records.push_back(rec);
    }
    qr->result["records"] = records;
    ares_free_hostent(host);
}

/**
 * Parse MX record callback.
 */
static void callbackMX(void* arg, int status, int /*timeouts*/, unsigned char* abuf, int alen) {
    auto* qr = static_cast<QueryResult*>(arg);
    qr->done = true;

    if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(status);
        return;
    }

    struct ares_mx_reply* mx_reply = nullptr;
    int parse_status = ares_parse_mx_reply(abuf, alen, &mx_reply);
    if (parse_status != ARES_SUCCESS || !mx_reply) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(parse_status);
        return;
    }

    json records = json::array();
    for (auto* mx = mx_reply; mx; mx = mx->next) {
        json rec;
        rec["type"] = "MX";
        rec["preference"] = mx->priority;
        rec["exchange"] = std::string(mx->host);
        records.push_back(rec);
    }
    qr->result["records"] = records;
    ares_free_data(mx_reply);
}

/**
 * Parse NS record callback.
 */
static void callbackNS(void* arg, int status, int /*timeouts*/, unsigned char* abuf, int alen) {
    auto* qr = static_cast<QueryResult*>(arg);
    qr->done = true;

    if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(status);
        return;
    }

    struct hostent* host = nullptr;
    int parse_status = ares_parse_ns_reply(abuf, alen, &host);
    if (parse_status != ARES_SUCCESS || !host) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(parse_status);
        return;
    }

    json records = json::array();
    for (int i = 0; host->h_aliases[i]; i++) {
        json rec;
        rec["type"] = "NS";
        rec["nameserver"] = std::string(host->h_aliases[i]);
        records.push_back(rec);
    }
    qr->result["records"] = records;
    ares_free_hostent(host);
}

/**
 * Parse TXT record callback.
 */
static void callbackTXT(void* arg, int status, int /*timeouts*/, unsigned char* abuf, int alen) {
    auto* qr = static_cast<QueryResult*>(arg);
    qr->done = true;

    if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(status);
        return;
    }

    struct ares_txt_reply* txt_reply = nullptr;
    int parse_status = ares_parse_txt_reply(abuf, alen, &txt_reply);
    if (parse_status != ARES_SUCCESS || !txt_reply) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(parse_status);
        return;
    }

    json records = json::array();
    for (auto* txt = txt_reply; txt; txt = txt->next) {
        json rec;
        rec["type"] = "TXT";
        rec["text"] = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(txt->txt), txt->length);
        records.push_back(rec);
    }
    qr->result["records"] = records;
    ares_free_data(txt_reply);
}

/**
 * Parse SOA record callback.
 */
static void callbackSOA(void* arg, int status, int /*timeouts*/, unsigned char* abuf, int alen) {
    auto* qr = static_cast<QueryResult*>(arg);
    qr->done = true;

    if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(status);
        return;
    }

    struct ares_soa_reply* soa_reply = nullptr;
    int parse_status = ares_parse_soa_reply(abuf, alen, &soa_reply);
    if (parse_status != ARES_SUCCESS || !soa_reply) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(parse_status);
        return;
    }

    json records = json::array();
    json rec;
    rec["type"] = "SOA";
    rec["mname"] = std::string(soa_reply->nsname);
    rec["rname"] = std::string(soa_reply->hostmaster);
    rec["serial"] = soa_reply->serial;
    rec["refresh"] = soa_reply->refresh;
    rec["retry"] = soa_reply->retry;
    rec["expire"] = soa_reply->expire;
    rec["minimum"] = soa_reply->minttl;
    records.push_back(rec);
    qr->result["records"] = records;
    ares_free_data(soa_reply);
}

/**
 * Parse PTR record callback.
 */
static void callbackPTR(void* arg, int status, int /*timeouts*/, unsigned char* abuf, int alen) {
    auto* qr = static_cast<QueryResult*>(arg);
    qr->done = true;

    if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(status);
        return;
    }

    struct hostent* host = nullptr;
    int parse_status = ares_parse_ptr_reply(abuf, alen, nullptr, 0, AF_INET, &host);
    if (parse_status != ARES_SUCCESS || !host) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(parse_status);
        return;
    }

    json records = json::array();
    json rec;
    rec["type"] = "PTR";
    rec["target"] = std::string(host->h_name);
    records.push_back(rec);
    qr->result["records"] = records;
    qr->result["hostnames"] = json::array({std::string(host->h_name)});
    ares_free_hostent(host);
}

/**
 * Parse SRV record callback.
 */
static void callbackSRV(void* arg, int status, int /*timeouts*/, unsigned char* abuf, int alen) {
    auto* qr = static_cast<QueryResult*>(arg);
    qr->done = true;

    if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(status);
        return;
    }

    struct ares_srv_reply* srv_reply = nullptr;
    int parse_status = ares_parse_srv_reply(abuf, alen, &srv_reply);
    if (parse_status != ARES_SUCCESS || !srv_reply) {
        qr->result["error"] = ares_strerror(parse_status);
        return;
    }

    json records = json::array();
    for (auto* srv = srv_reply; srv; srv = srv->next) {
        json rec;
        rec["type"] = "SRV";
        rec["priority"] = srv->priority;
        rec["weight"] = srv->weight;
        rec["port"] = srv->port;
        rec["target"] = std::string(srv->host);
        records.push_back(rec);
    }
    qr->result["records"] = records;
    ares_free_data(srv_reply);
}

/**
 * Generic query callback dispatcher.
 */
static void genericCallback(void* arg, int status, int timeouts, unsigned char* abuf, int alen) {
    auto* qr = static_cast<QueryResult*>(arg);
    int type = qr->result.value("_query_type", 0);

    switch (type) {
        case ns_t_a:    callbackA(arg, status, timeouts, abuf, alen); break;
        case ns_t_aaaa: callbackAAAA(arg, status, timeouts, abuf, alen); break;
        case ns_t_mx:   callbackMX(arg, status, timeouts, abuf, alen); break;
        case ns_t_ns:   callbackNS(arg, status, timeouts, abuf, alen); break;
        case ns_t_txt:  callbackTXT(arg, status, timeouts, abuf, alen); break;
        case ns_t_soa:  callbackSOA(arg, status, timeouts, abuf, alen); break;
        case ns_t_ptr:  callbackPTR(arg, status, timeouts, abuf, alen); break;
        case ns_t_srv:  callbackSRV(arg, status, timeouts, abuf, alen); break;
        default:
            qr->done = true;
            qr->result["error"] = "Unsupported record type for parsing";
            break;
    }
}

/**
 * DNS Resolver class wrapping c-ares for comprehensive DNS operations.
 */
class DnsResolver {
public:
    DnsResolver(const std::string& nameserver = "", int timeout_ms = 10000) {
#ifdef _WIN32
        WSADATA wsaData;
        WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsaData);
#endif
        int status = ares_library_init(ARES_LIB_INIT_ALL);
        if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to init c-ares: " + std::string(ares_strerror(status)));
        }

        struct ares_options options;
        memset(&options, 0, sizeof(options));
        options.timeout = timeout_ms;
        options.tries = 3;
        int optmask = ARES_OPT_TIMEOUTMS | ARES_OPT_TRIES;

        status = ares_init_options(&channel_, &options, optmask);
        if (status != ARES_SUCCESS) {
            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to init ares channel: " + std::string(ares_strerror(status)));
        }

        if (!nameserver.empty()) {
            struct ares_addr_node server;
            memset(&server, 0, sizeof(server));
            server.next = nullptr;
            server.family = AF_INET;
            inet_pton(AF_INET, nameserver.c_str(), &server.addr.addr4);
            ares_set_servers(channel_, &server);
            nameserver_ = nameserver;
        }
    }

    ~DnsResolver() {
        ares_destroy(channel_);
        ares_library_cleanup();
#ifdef _WIN32
        WSACleanup();
#endif
    }

    /**
     * Perform a DNS lookup for a specific record type.
     */
    json lookup(const std::string& domain, const std::string& recordType) {
        int type = typeFromString(recordType);
        json result;
        result["domain"] = domain;
        result["record_type"] = recordType;
        result["records"] = json::array();

        if (type < 0) {
            result["error"] = "Unsupported record type: " + recordType;
            return result;
        }

        QueryResult qr;
        qr.result = result;
        qr.result["_query_type"] = type;

        ares_query(channel_, domain.c_str(), ns_c_in, type, genericCallback, &qr);
        waitForAres(channel_);

        json final_result = qr.result;
        final_result.erase("_query_type");
        if (!final_result.contains("records")) {
            final_result["records"] = json::array();
        }
        return final_result;
    }

    /**
     * Look up all supported record types for a domain.
     */
    json lookupAll(const std::string& domain) {
        json result;
        result["domain"] = domain;
        json allResults = json::object();

        for (const auto& p : SUPPORTED_TYPES) {
            json lookupResult = lookup(domain, p.first);
            if (lookupResult.contains("records") && !lookupResult["records"].empty()) {
                allResults[p.first] = lookupResult;
            }
        }
        result["results"] = allResults;
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Perform a reverse DNS lookup for an IP address.
     */
    json reverseLookup(const std::string& ipAddress) {
        json result;
        result["ip_address"] = ipAddress;
        result["hostnames"] = json::array();

        // Build reverse DNS name
        struct in_addr addr;
        if (inet_pton(AF_INET, ipAddress.c_str(), &addr) != 1) {
            result["error"] = "Invalid IPv4 address: " + ipAddress;
            return result;
        }

        unsigned char* bytes = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&addr.s_addr);
        std::ostringstream oss;
        oss << static_cast<int>(bytes[3]) << "."
            << static_cast<int>(bytes[2]) << "."
            << static_cast<int>(bytes[1]) << "."
            << static_cast<int>(bytes[0]) << ".in-addr.arpa";
        std::string ptrDomain = oss.str();
        result["ptr_domain"] = ptrDomain;

        QueryResult qr;
        qr.result["_query_type"] = static_cast<int>(ns_t_ptr);

        ares_query(channel_, ptrDomain.c_str(), ns_c_in, ns_t_ptr, genericCallback, &qr);
        waitForAres(channel_);

        if (qr.result.contains("error")) {
            result["error"] = qr.result["error"];
        }
        if (qr.result.contains("hostnames")) {
            result["hostnames"] = qr.result["hostnames"];
        }
        if (qr.result.contains("records")) {
            result["records"] = qr.result["records"];
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Resolve multiple domains in batch.
     */
    std::vector<json> batchResolve(const std::vector<std::string>& domains,
                                    const std::string& recordType = "A") {
        std::vector<json> results;
        for (const auto& domain : domains) {
            std::string trimmed = domain;
            trimmed.erase(0, trimmed.find_first_not_of(" \t\n\r"));
            trimmed.erase(trimmed.find_last_not_of(" \t\n\r") + 1);
            if (!trimmed.empty()) {
                results.push_back(lookup(trimmed, recordType));
            }
        }
        return results;
    }

private:
    ares_channel channel_;
    std::string nameserver_;
};

// ---- Output Formatting ----

static void printSeparator(const std::string& title) {
    std::cout << "\n" << title << std::endl;
    std::cout << std::string(40, '-') << std::endl;
}

static void printResult(const json& result) {
    std::string domain = result.value("domain", "N/A");
    std::string rtype = result.value("record_type", "N/A");
    std::cout << "\n--- " << domain << " (" << rtype << ") ---" << std::endl;

    if (result.contains("error")) {
        std::cout << "  Error: " << result["error"].get<std::string>() << std::endl;
        return;
    }

    if (result.contains("records")) {
        for (const auto& rec : result["records"]) {
            std::string type = rec.value("type", "");
            if (type == "A" || type == "AAAA") {
                std::cout << "  " << type << ": " << rec.value("address", "") << std::endl;
            } else if (type == "MX") {
                std::cout << "  MX: " << rec.value("exchange", "")
                          << " (priority: " << rec.value("preference", 0) << ")" << std::endl;
            } else if (type == "NS") {
                std::cout << "  NS: " << rec.value("nameserver", "") << std::endl;
            } else if (type == "TXT") {
                std::cout << "  TXT: " << rec.value("text", "") << std::endl;
            } else if (type == "CNAME") {
                std::cout << "  CNAME: " << rec.value("target", "") << std::endl;
            } else if (type == "SOA") {
                std::cout << "  SOA: mname=" << rec.value("mname", "")
                          << ", serial=" << rec.value("serial", 0) << std::endl;
            } else if (type == "PTR") {
                std::cout << "  PTR: " << rec.value("target", "") << std::endl;
            } else if (type == "SRV") {
                std::cout << "  SRV: " << rec.value("target", "") << ":" << rec.value("port", 0)
                          << " (priority=" << rec.value("priority", 0)
                          << ", weight=" << rec.value("weight", 0) << ")" << std::endl;
            } else {
                std::cout << "  " << type << ": " << rec.dump() << std::endl;
            }
        }
    }
}

int main() {
    std::cout << std::string(60, '=') << std::endl;
    std::cout << "  DNS Resolver - Comprehensive DNS Lookup Tool (C++)" << std::endl;
    std::cout << std::string(60, '=') << std::endl;

    try {
        DnsResolver resolver("8.8.8.8");

        // 1. Standard DNS lookups for multiple record types
        printSeparator("[1] Standard DNS Lookups");
        std::string testDomain = "google.com";
        for (const auto& rtype : {"A", "AAAA", "MX", "NS", "TXT", "SOA"}) {
            json result = resolver.lookup(testDomain, rtype);
            printResult(result);
        }

        // 2. All record types
        printSeparator("[2] All Record Types for 'example.com'");
        json allResults = resolver.lookupAll("example.com");
        if (allResults.contains("results")) {
            for (auto& [key, val] : allResults["results"].items()) {
                printResult(val);
            }
        }

        // 3. Reverse DNS lookup
        printSeparator("[3] Reverse DNS Lookup");
        std::vector<std::string> testIps = {"8.8.8.8", "1.1.1.1"};
        for (const auto& ip : testIps) {
            json revResult = resolver.reverseLookup(ip);
            std::cout << "\n  IP: " << ip << std::endl;
            if (revResult.contains("error")) {
                std::cout << "  Error: " << revResult["error"].get<std::string>() << std::endl;
            } else {
                if (revResult.contains("ptr_domain")) {
                    std::cout << "  PTR domain: " << revResult["ptr_domain"].get<std::string>() << std::endl;
                }
                if (revResult.contains("hostnames")) {
                    for (const auto& hostname : revResult["hostnames"]) {
                        std::cout << "  Hostname: " << hostname.get<std::string>() << std::endl;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        // 4. Batch resolution
        printSeparator("[4] Batch Resolution");
        std::vector<std::string> batchDomains = {
            "google.com", "github.com", "stackoverflow.com", "python.org", "example.com"
        };
        auto batchResults = resolver.batchResolve(batchDomains, "A");
        for (const auto& res : batchResults) {
            std::string domain = res.value("domain", "");
            if (res.contains("error")) {
                std::cout << "  " << domain << ": " << res["error"].get<std::string>() << std::endl;
            } else if (res.contains("records")) {
                std::cout << "  " << domain << ": ";
                bool first = true;
                for (const auto& rec : res["records"]) {
                    if (!first) std::cout << ", ";
                    std::cout << rec.value("address", "");
                    first = false;
                }
                std::cout << std::endl;
            }
        }

        // 5. JSON output
        printSeparator("[5] JSON Output (google.com A record)");
        json jsonResult = resolver.lookup("google.com", "A");
        std::cout << jsonResult.dump(2) << std::endl;

        std::cout << "\n" << std::string(60, '=') << std::endl;
        std::cout << "  DNS Resolution Complete" << std::endl;
        std::cout << std::string(60, '=') << std::endl;

    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
        std::cerr << "Fatal error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
        return 1;
    }

    return 0;
}