1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/polypcore/socket-server.c b/src/polypcore/socket-server.c
index 5f84911d..b1297496 100644
--- a/src/polypcore/socket-server.c
+++ b/src/polypcore/socket-server.c
@@ -334,6 +334,24 @@ pa_socket_server* pa_socket_server_new_ip_any(pa_mainloop_api *m, uint16_t port,
     return s;
 }
 
+pa_socket_server* pa_socket_server_new_ip_string(pa_mainloop_api *m, const char *name, uint16_t port, const char *tcpwrap_service) {
+    uint8_t ipv6[16];
+    uint32_t ipv4;
+    
+    assert(m);
+    assert(name);
+    assert(port > 0);
+
+    if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, name, ipv6) > 0)
+        return pa_socket_server_new_ipv6(m, ipv6, port, tcpwrap_service);
+
+    if (inet_pton(AF_INET, name, &ipv4) > 0)
+        return pa_socket_server_new_ipv4(m, ntohl(ipv4), port, tcpwrap_service);
+
+    pa_log_warn(__FILE__": failed to parse '%s'.\n", name);
+
+    return NULL;
+}
 
 static void socket_server_free(pa_socket_server*s) {
     assert(s);