package net import ( "errors" "fmt" "net" "strconv" "strings" ) // Listen takes addr:portmin-portmax and binds to the first available port // Example: Listen("localhost:5000-6000", fn) func Listen(addr string, fn func(string) (net.Listener, error)) (net.Listener, error) { if strings.Count(addr, ":") == 1 && strings.Count(addr, "-") == 0 { return fn(addr) } // host:port || host:min-max host, ports, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr) if err != nil { return nil, err } if host == "::" { host = fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", host) } // try to extract port range prange := strings.Split(ports, "-") // single port if len(prange) < 2 { return fn(addr) } // we have a port range // extract min port min, err := strconv.Atoi(prange[0]) if err != nil { return nil, errors.New("unable to extract port range") } // extract max port max, err := strconv.Atoi(prange[1]) if err != nil { return nil, errors.New("unable to extract port range") } // range the ports for port := min; port <= max; port++ { // try bind to host:port ln, err := fn(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, port)) if err == nil { return ln, nil } // hit max port if port == max { return nil, err } } // why are we here? return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to bind to %s", addr) }