package network

import (
	"fmt"
	"net"
)

// GetFirstAddressOf returns the first IPv4 address of the supplied interface name.
func GetFirstAddressOf(name string) (string, error) {
	inf, err := net.InterfaceByName(name)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	addrs, err := inf.Addrs()
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	if len(addrs) <= 0 {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("No address found for %s", name)
	}

	for _, addr := range addrs {
		switch v := addr.(type) {
		case *net.IPNet:
			if ip := v.IP.To4(); ip != nil {
				return v.IP.String(), nil
			}
		}
	}

	return "", fmt.Errorf("No address found for %s", name)
}