(validator) Allow RPC endpoint to bind IPv6 address

[grooviegermanikus]

--rpc-bind-address rejects IPv6 addresses: ::1, [::1], [::]

Custom { kind: Uncategorized, error: "failed to lookup address information: nodename nor servname provided, or not known" }

EmptyHost

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[grooviegermanikus]

Problem: solana_net_utils::parse_host validates host by:

1. parse it using Url crate
2. run OS resolver

pub fn parse_host(host: &str) -> Result<IpAddr, String> {
    // First, check if the host syntax is valid. This check is needed because addresses
    // such as `("localhost:1234", 0)` will resolve to IPs on some networks.
    let parsed_url = Url::parse(&format!("http://{host}")).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
    if parsed_url.port().is_some() {
        return Err(format!("Expected port in URL: {host}"));
    }

    // Next, check to see if it resolves to an IP address
    let ips: Vec<_> = (host, 0)
        .to_socket_addrs()
        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?
        .map(|socket_address| socket_address.ip())
        .collect();
    if ips.is_empty() {
        Err(format!("Unable to resolve host: {host}"))
    } else {
        Ok(ips[0])
    }
}

[grooviegermanikus]

proposed solution I:

• remove parsed_url check completely

proposed solution II:

• call Url::parse with both "http://{host}" and "http://[{host}]"