4 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/vat/CMakeLists.txt b/src/vat/CMakeLists.txt
index d512d9c1730..84a42f3e3f9 100644
--- a/src/vat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/vat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ add_vpp_executable(vpp_api_test ENABLE_EXPORTS
   plugin.c
   json_format.c
   types.c
+  ip_types_api.c
+  protocols.def
 
   DEPENDS api_headers
 
@@ -65,4 +67,3 @@ add_vpp_executable(vpp_restart
   SOURCES restart.c
   LINK_LIBRARIES svm svmdb vppinfra Threads::Threads rt
 )
-
diff --git a/src/vat/api_format.c b/src/vat/api_format.c
index a6f53dff557..1230ab5b059 100644
--- a/src/vat/api_format.c
+++ b/src/vat/api_format.c
@@ -263,6 +263,26 @@ unformat_ethernet_type_host_byte_order (unformat_input_t * input,
   return 0;
 }
 
+/* Parse an IP46 address. */
+uword
+unformat_ip46_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args)
+{
+  ip46_address_t *ip46 = va_arg (*args, ip46_address_t *);
+  ip46_type_t type = va_arg (*args, ip46_type_t);
+  if ((type != IP46_TYPE_IP6) &&
+      unformat (input, "%U", unformat_ip4_address, &ip46->ip4))
+    {
+      ip46_address_mask_ip4 (ip46);
+      return 1;
+    }
+  else if ((type != IP46_TYPE_IP4) &&
+	   unformat (input, "%U", unformat_ip6_address, &ip46->ip6))
+    {
+      return 1;
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /* Parse an IP6 address. */
 uword
 unformat_ip6_address (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args)
@@ -758,6 +778,16 @@ set_ip4_address (vl_api_address_t * a, u32 v)
     }
 }
 
+void
+ip_set (ip46_address_t * dst, void *src, u8 is_ip4)
+{
+  if (is_ip4)
+    dst->ip4.as_u32 = ((ip4_address_t *) src)->as_u32;
+  else
+    clib_memcpy_fast (&dst->ip6, (ip6_address_t *) src,
+		      sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+}
+
 static void
 increment_mac_address (u8 * mac)
 {
diff --git a/src/vat/ip_types_api.c b/src/vat/ip_types_api.c
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..9a9dfb8b518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vat/ip_types_api.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../vnet/ip/ip_types_api.c
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vat/protocols.def b/src/vat/protocols.def
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..dbd32f57f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vat/protocols.def
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../vnet/ip/protocols.def
+\ No newline at end of file