doggo should only query one resolver by default about doggo HOT 5 CLOSED

@mr-karan I see your point, but I actually agree with @sekrause that it is not practical to always type @ServerName to get a quick resolve. There should be at least an option to query just one DNS server (first one or random one or both options) available to the user. Also, it would be nice to have a file like ~/.doggo.rc to put all needed options, like dig has ~/.digrc. Otherwise kudos to developer, nice job!

P.S. One more note - doggo output is wider than dig and this breaks results on narrower terminals. It would be nice to have an option to narrow the available output (maybe DNS resolver address not needed if we already specify @ option?). This narrow option could be also used in ~/.doggo.rc for people who want dig-like output.

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No, I think the current implementation is correct. dig chooses one resolver randomly and you won't know which one unless you read the whole output. I want doggo to act in the most deterministic way possible, no surprises for the end user.

If you want to query a single nameserver, you can always do that with @.

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There should be at least an option to query just one DNS server (first one or random one or both options) available to the user

Ah yeah. This makes sense, I can make it configurable, the default however will be to query all. 👍

Also, it would be nice to have a file like ~/.doggo.rc to put all needed options, like dig has ~/.digrc

I'd thought about it too, will explore :)

This narrow option could be also used in ~/.doggo.rc for people who want dig-like output

Yeah, I can remove the nameserver field in --narrow but then again, the terminal windows can be resized even smaller which would break. Maybe it makes sense to add an option similar to dig +x here instead.

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Indeed! For the terminal window, the width of the output depends on the length of the record queried, of course, but for the dig it is usually less than 100 symbols and often even less than 80. That fits to the default terminal size for most distros, so this is something a future --narrow option could aim for :)

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Released a new version: #35

./bin/doggo.bin mrkaran.dev --strategy=<first|random|all>

It's set to all to maintain backward compatibility.

In addition, have added a --short flag too for just emitting the answer section like dig.

Please feel free to re-open in case I missed something. Thanks!

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