feat: add dns_resolve_all flag to trace to all resolved ips (#743)

src/config.rs

@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ pub struct TrippyConfig {
     pub tui_bindings: TuiBindings,
     pub mode: Mode,
     pub privilege_mode: PrivilegeMode,
+    pub dns_resolve_all: bool,
     pub report_cycles: usize,
     pub geoip_mmdb_file: Option<String>,
     pub max_rounds: Option<usize>,
@@ -277,13 +278,16 @@ impl TryFrom<(Args, &Platform)> for TrippyConfig {
             cfg_file_trace.unprivileged,
             constants::DEFAULT_UNPRIVILEGED,
         );
-
         let privilege_mode = if unprivileged {
             PrivilegeMode::Unprivileged
         } else {
             PrivilegeMode::Privileged
         };
-
+        let dns_resolve_all = cfg_layer_bool_flag(
+            args.dns_resolve_all,
+            cfg_file_dns.dns_resolve_all,
+            constants::DEFAULT_DNS_RESOLVE_ALL,
+        );
         let verbose = args.verbose;
         let log_format = cfg_layer(
             args.log_format,
@@ -499,7 +503,7 @@ impl TryFrom<(Args, &Platform)> for TrippyConfig {
         validate_privilege(privilege_mode, has_privileges, needs_privileges)?;
         validate_logging(mode, verbose)?;
         validate_strategy(multipath_strategy, unprivileged)?;
-        validate_multi(mode, protocol, &args.targets)?;
+        validate_multi(mode, protocol, &args.targets, dns_resolve_all)?;
         validate_ttl(first_ttl, max_ttl)?;
         validate_max_inflight(max_inflight)?;
         validate_read_timeout(read_timeout)?;
@@ -554,6 +558,7 @@ impl TryFrom<(Args, &Platform)> for TrippyConfig {
             tui_bindings,
             mode,
             privilege_mode,
+            dns_resolve_all,
             report_cycles,
             geoip_mmdb_file,
             max_rounds,
@@ -640,18 +645,25 @@ fn validate_strategy(strategy: MultipathStrategy, unprivileged: bool) -> anyhow:
 }
 
 /// We only allow multiple targets to be specified for the Tui and for `Icmp` tracing.
-fn validate_multi(mode: Mode, protocol: TracerProtocol, targets: &[String]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+fn validate_multi(
+    mode: Mode,
+    protocol: TracerProtocol,
+    targets: &[String],
+    dns_resolve_all: bool,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     match (mode, protocol) {
         (Mode::Stream | Mode::Pretty | Mode::Markdown | Mode::Csv | Mode::Json, _)
-            if targets.len() > 1 =>
+            if targets.len() > 1 || dns_resolve_all =>
         {
             Err(anyhow!(
                 "only a single target may be specified for this mode"
             ))
         }
-        (_, TracerProtocol::Tcp | TracerProtocol::Udp) if targets.len() > 1 => Err(anyhow!(
-            "only a single target may be specified for TCP and UDP tracing"
-        )),
+        (_, TracerProtocol::Tcp | TracerProtocol::Udp) if targets.len() > 1 || dns_resolve_all => {
+            Err(anyhow!(
+                "only a single target may be specified for TCP and UDP tracing"
+            ))
+        }
         _ => Ok(()),
     }
 }

src/config/cmd.rs

@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[arg(value_enum, short = 'r', long)]
     pub dns_resolve_method: Option<DnsResolveMethodConfig>,
 
+    /// Trace to all IPs resolved from DNS lookup [default: false]
+    #[arg(short = 'y', long)]
+    pub dns_resolve_all: bool,
+
     /// The maximum time to wait to perform DNS queries [default: 5s]
     #[arg(long)]
     pub dns_timeout: Option<String>,

src/config/constants.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ pub const DEFAULT_MODE: Mode = Mode::Tui;
 /// The default value for `unprivileged`.
 pub const DEFAULT_UNPRIVILEGED: bool = false;
 
+/// The default value for `all_resolved_ips`.
+pub const DEFAULT_DNS_RESOLVE_ALL: bool = false;
+
 /// The default value for `log-format`.
 pub const DEFAULT_LOG_FORMAT: LogFormat = LogFormat::Pretty;
 

src/config/file.rs

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ pub struct ConfigStrategy {
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct ConfigDns {
     pub dns_resolve_method: Option<DnsResolveMethodConfig>,
+    pub dns_resolve_all: Option<bool>,
     pub dns_lookup_as_info: Option<bool>,
     pub dns_timeout: Option<String>,
 }

src/frontend/render/settings.rs

@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ fn format_dns_settings(app: &TuiApp) -> Vec<SettingsItem> {
             "dns-resolve-method",
             format_dns_method(app.resolver.config().resolve_method),
         ),
+        SettingsItem::new(
+            "dns-resolve-all",
+            format!("{}", app.tracer_config().dns_resolve_all),
+        ),
         SettingsItem::new(
             "dns-lookup-as-info",
             format!("{}", app.tui_config.lookup_as_info),
@@ -393,7 +397,7 @@ fn format_theme_settings(app: &TuiApp) -> Vec<SettingsItem> {
 pub const SETTINGS_TABS: [(&str, usize); 6] = [
     ("Tui", 7),
     ("Trace", 14),
-    ("Dns", 3),
+    ("Dns", 4),
     ("GeoIp", 1),
     ("Bindings", 26),
     ("Theme", 27),

src/main.rs

@@ -52,12 +52,8 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let _guard = configure_logging(&cfg);
     let resolver = start_dns_resolver(&cfg)?;
     let geoip_lookup = create_geoip_lookup(&cfg)?;
-    let traces: Vec<_> = cfg
-        .targets
-        .iter()
-        .enumerate()
-        .map(|(i, target_host)| start_tracer(&cfg, target_host, platform.pid + i as u16, &resolver))
-        .collect::<anyhow::Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
+    let addrs = resolve_targets(&cfg, &resolver)?;
+    let traces = start_tracers(&cfg, &addrs, platform.pid)?;
     Platform::drop_privileges()?;
     run_frontend(&cfg, resolver, geoip_lookup, traces)?;
     Ok(())
@@ -125,30 +121,54 @@ fn configure_logging(cfg: &TrippyConfig) -> Option<FlushGuard> {
     None
 }
 
+/// Resolve targets.
+fn resolve_targets(cfg: &TrippyConfig, resolver: &DnsResolver) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<TargetInfo>> {
+    cfg.targets
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|target| match resolver.lookup(target) {
+            Ok(addrs) => addrs
+                .into_iter()
+                .enumerate()
+                .take_while(|(i, _)| if cfg.dns_resolve_all { true } else { *i == 0 })
+                .map(|(i, addr)| {
+                    let hostname = if cfg.dns_resolve_all {
+                        format!("{} [{}]", target, i + 1)
+                    } else {
+                        target.to_string()
+                    };
+                    Ok(TargetInfo { hostname, addr })
+                })
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .into_iter(),
+            Err(e) => {
+                vec![Err(anyhow!("failed to resolve target: {} ({})", target, e))].into_iter()
+            }
+        })
+        .collect::<anyhow::Result<Vec<_>>>()
+}
+
+/// Start all tracers.
+fn start_tracers(
+    cfg: &TrippyConfig,
+    addrs: &[TargetInfo],
+    pid: u16,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<TraceInfo>> {
+    addrs
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(i, TargetInfo { hostname, addr })| {
+            start_tracer(cfg, hostname, *addr, pid + i as u16)
+        })
+        .collect::<anyhow::Result<Vec<_>>>()
+}
+
 /// Start a tracer to a given target.
 fn start_tracer(
     cfg: &TrippyConfig,
     target_host: &str,
+    target_addr: IpAddr,
     trace_identifier: u16,
-    resolver: &DnsResolver,
 ) -> Result<TraceInfo, Error> {
-    let target_addr: IpAddr = resolver
-        .lookup(target_host)
-        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("failed to resolve target: {} ({})", target_host, e))?
-        .into_iter()
-        .find(|addr| {
-            matches!(
-                (cfg.addr_family, addr),
-                (TracerAddrFamily::Ipv4, IpAddr::V4(_)) | (TracerAddrFamily::Ipv6, IpAddr::V6(_))
-            )
-        })
-        .ok_or_else(|| {
-            anyhow!(
-                "failed to find an {:?} address for target: {}",
-                cfg.addr_family,
-                target_host
-            )
-        })?;
     let source_addr = match cfg.source_addr {
         None => SourceAddr::discover(target_addr, cfg.port_direction, cfg.interface.as_deref())?,
         Some(addr) => SourceAddr::validate(addr)?,
@@ -270,6 +290,7 @@ fn make_trace_info(
         args.payload_pattern,
         args.interface.clone(),
         args.geoip_mmdb_file.clone(),
+        args.dns_resolve_all,
     )
 }
 
@@ -289,6 +310,13 @@ fn make_tui_config(args: &TrippyConfig) -> TuiConfig {
     )
 }
 
+/// Information about a tracing target.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct TargetInfo {
+    pub hostname: String,
+    pub addr: IpAddr,
+}
+
 /// Information about a `Trace` needed for the Tui, stream and reports.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TraceInfo {
@@ -313,6 +341,7 @@ pub struct TraceInfo {
     pub payload_pattern: u8,
     pub interface: Option<String>,
     pub geoip_mmdb_file: Option<String>,
+    pub dns_resolve_all: bool,
 }
 
 impl TraceInfo {
@@ -340,6 +369,7 @@ impl TraceInfo {
         payload_pattern: u8,
         interface: Option<String>,
         geoip_mmdb_file: Option<String>,
+        dns_resolve_all: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             data,
@@ -363,6 +393,7 @@ impl TraceInfo {
             payload_pattern,
             interface,
             geoip_mmdb_file,
+            dns_resolve_all,
         }
     }
 }

trippy-config-sample.toml

@@ -176,6 +176,12 @@ read-timeout = "10ms"
 #   cloudflare  - Resolve using the Cloudflare `1.1.1.1` DNS service
 dns-resolve-method = "system"
 
+# Trace to all IPs resolved from DNS lookup (ICMP only) [default: false]
+#
+# When set to true a trace will be started for all IPs resolved for all given targets.
+# When set to false a trace will be started for one arbitrarily chosen IP per given target.
+dns-resolve-all = false
+
 # Whether to lookup AS information [default: false]
 #
 # If enabled, AS (autonomous system) information is retrieved during DNS