convertIpStringToBinary fails in some scenarios because it tries to handle a situation in which the input has already been converted. It would probably be better if it were just simple wrappers around inet_pton().
In particular, a valid IPv6 address in its string representation can be a valid IPv4 address in its binary representation. Similarly, a valid IPv6 address in its binary representation can be a different IPv6's string representation.
For example:
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In particular, a valid IPv6 address in its string representation can be a valid IPv4 address in its binary representation. Similarly, a valid IPv6 address in its binary representation can be a different IPv6's string representation.
For example:
- ...
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