curl_xml plugin: add AddressFamily

[collectd.git] / src / collectd.conf.pod

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 70ed9bc..cf04872 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -2087,6 +2087,7 @@ The B<curl_xml plugin> uses B<libcurl> (L<http://curl.haxx.se/>) and B<libxml2>
 
  <Plugin "curl_xml">
    <URL "http://localhost/stats.xml">
+     AddressFamily "any"
      Host "my_host"
      #Plugin "curl_xml"
      Instance "some_instance"
@@ -2123,6 +2124,18 @@ Within the B<URL> block the following options are accepted:
 
 =over 4
 
+=item B<AddressFamily> I<Type>
+
+IP version to resolve URL to. Useful in cases when hostname in URL resolves
+to both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, and you are interested in using one of them
+specifically.
+Use C<ipv4> to enforce IPv4, C<ipv6> to enforce IPv6, or C<any> to keep the
+default behavior of resolving addresses to all IP versions your system allows.
+If C<libcurl> is compiled without IPv6 support, using C<ipv6> will result in
+a warning and fallback to C<any>.
+If C<Type> cannot be parsed, a warning will be printed and the whole B<URL>
+block will be ignored.
+
 =item B<Host> I<Name>
 
 Use I<Name> as the host name when submitting values. Defaults to the global