Added specs and doc

2 files changed, 66 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
index b727960d96..c6e9242a4f 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
@@ -371,7 +371,48 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
         </taglist>
       </desc>
     </func>
-
+    <func>
+      <name name="ipv4_address" arity="1" />
+      <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+	<p>Returns a ipv4 address tuple</p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+    <func>
+      <name name="ipv4strict_address" arity="1" />
+      <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address strict.</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+	<p>Returns a ipv4 address tuple</p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+    <func>
+      <name name="ipv6_address" arity="1" />
+      <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+	<p>Returns a ipv6 address tuple</p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+    <func>
+      <name name="ipv6strict_address" arity="1" />
+      <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address strict.</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+	<p>Returns a ipv4 address tuple</p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+    <func>
+      <name name="parse_address" arity="1" />
+      <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address.</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+	<p>Returns a ipv4 or ipv6 address tuple</p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+    <func>
+      <name name="parse_strict_address" arity="1" />
+      <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address strict.</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+	<p>Returns a ipv4 or ipv6 address tuple</p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
     <func>
       <name name="peername" arity="1"/>
       <fsummary>Return the address and port for the other end of a connection</fsummary>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/inet.erl b/lib/kernel/src/inet.erl
index 133cc523fa..e6f6a28896 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/inet.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/inet.erl
@@ -529,21 +529,45 @@ getservbyname(Name, Protocol) when is_atom(Name) ->
 	Error -> Error
     end.
 
+-spec ipv4_address(Address) ->
+	{ok, IPv4Address} | {error, einval} when
+      Address :: string(),
+      IPv4Address :: ip_address().
 ipv4_address(Addr) ->
     inet_parse:ipv4_address(Addr).
 
+-spec ipv6_address(Address) ->
+	{ok, IPv6Address} | {error, einval} when
+      Address :: string(),
+      IPv6Address :: ip_address().
 ipv6_address(Addr) ->
     inet_parse:ipv6_address(Addr).
 
+-spec ipv4strict_address(Address) ->
+	{ok, IPv4Address} | {error, einval} when
+      Address :: string(),
+      IPv4Address :: ip_address().
 ipv4strict_address(Addr) ->
     inet_parse:ipv4strict_address(Addr).
 
+-spec ipv6strict_address(Address) ->
+	{ok, IPv6Address} | {error, einval} when
+      Address :: string(),
+      IPv6Address :: ip_address().
 ipv6strict_address(Addr) ->
     inet_parse:ipv6strict_address(Addr).
 
+-spec parse_address(Address) ->
+	{ok, IPAddress} | {error, einval} when
+      Address :: string(),
+      IPAddress :: ip_address().
 parse_address(Addr) ->
     inet_parse:address(Addr).
 
+-spec parse_strict_address(Address) ->
+	{ok, IPAddress} | {error, einval} when
+      Address :: string(),
+      IPAddress :: ip_address().
 parse_strict_address(Addr) ->
     inet_parse:strict_address(Addr).