package nat import ( "fmt" "strconv" "strings" ) // ParsePortRange parses and validates the specified string as a port-range (8000-9000) func ParsePortRange(ports string) (uint64, uint64, error) { if ports == "" { return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("empty string specified for ports") } if !strings.Contains(ports, "-") { start, err := strconv.ParseUint(ports, 10, 16) end := start return start, end, err } parts := strings.Split(ports, "-") start, err := strconv.ParseUint(parts[0], 10, 16) if err != nil { return 0, 0, err } end, err := strconv.ParseUint(parts[1], 10, 16) if err != nil { return 0, 0, err } if end < start { return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid range specified for port: %s", ports) } return start, end, nil }