Introduce OctetsFrom and OctetsInto.

src/base/charstr.rs

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ use core::{cmp, fmt, hash, ops, str};
 };
 use super::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use super::octets::{
-    Compose, EmptyBuilder, FromBuilder, IntoBuilder, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef,
-    Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
+    Compose, EmptyBuilder, FromBuilder, IntoBuilder, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom,
+    OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
 };
 use super::str::{BadSymbol, Symbol, SymbolError};
 
@@ -163,6 +163,20 @@ impl CharStr<[u8]> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<CharStr<SrcOctets>> for CharStr<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: CharStr<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Octets::octets_from(source.0).map(|octets| {
+            unsafe {
+                Self::from_octets_unchecked(octets)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- FromStr
 
 impl<Octets> str::FromStr for CharStr<Octets>

src/base/message.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use super::iana::{Class, Rcode, Rtype};
 use super::message_builder::{AdditionalBuilder, AnswerBuilder};
 use super::name::ParsedDname;
 use super::octets::{
-    OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
+    OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
 };
 use super::opt::{Opt, OptRecord};
 use super::question::Question;
@@ -597,6 +597,20 @@ impl<Octets: AsRef<[u8]>> AsRef<[u8]> for Message<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Message<SrcOctets>> for Message<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Message<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Octets::octets_from(source.octets).map(|octets| {
+            unsafe {
+                Self::from_octets_unchecked(octets)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- IntoIterator
 
 impl<'a, Octets> IntoIterator for &'a Message<Octets>

src/base/name/dname.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use core::str::FromStr;
 use super::super::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use super::super::octets::{
     Compose, EmptyBuilder, FormError, FromBuilder, OctetsBuilder, OctetsExt,
-    OctetsRef, Parse, Parser, ParseError, ShortBuf
+    OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, Parser, ParseError, ShortBuf
 };
 use super::builder::{DnameBuilder, FromStrError};
 use super::label::{Label, LabelTypeError, SplitLabelError};
@@ -588,6 +588,20 @@ impl<Octets: AsRef<T> + ?Sized, T: ?Sized> AsRef<T> for Dname<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Dname<SrcOctets>> for Dname<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Dname<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Octets::octets_from(source.0).map(|octets| {
+            unsafe {
+                Self::from_octets_unchecked(octets)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- FromStr
 
 impl<Octets> FromStr for Dname<Octets>

src/base/name/relative.rs

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use core::cmp::Ordering;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")] use std::vec::Vec;
 #[cfg(feature = "bytes")] use bytes::Bytes;
 use super::super::octets::{
-    Compose, IntoBuilder, OctetsBuilder, OctetsExt, OctetsRef, ParseError,
-    ShortBuf
+    Compose, IntoBuilder, OctetsBuilder, OctetsExt, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef,
+    ParseError, ShortBuf
 };
 use super::builder::{DnameBuilder, PushError};
 use super::chain::{Chain, LongChainError};
@@ -569,6 +569,21 @@ impl<Octets: AsRef<T> + ?Sized, T: ?Sized> AsRef<T> for RelativeDname<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets>
+OctetsFrom<RelativeDname<SrcOctets>> for RelativeDname<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: RelativeDname<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Octets::octets_from(source.0).map(|octets| {
+            unsafe {
+                Self::from_octets_unchecked(octets)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- ToLabelIter and ToRelativeDname
 
 impl<'a, Octets> ToLabelIter<'a> for RelativeDname<Octets>

src/base/octets.rs

@@ -313,6 +313,86 @@ impl<'a, A: Array<Item = u8>> OctetsRef for &'a SmallVec<A> {
 }
 
 
+//------------ OctetsFrom ----------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Convert a type from one octets type to another.
+///
+/// This trait allows creating a value of a type that is generic over an
+/// octets sequence from an identical value using a different type of octets
+/// sequence.
+///
+/// This is different from just `From` in that the conversion may fail if the
+/// source sequence is longer than the space available for the target type.
+pub trait OctetsFrom<Source>: Sized {
+    /// Performs the conversion.
+    fn octets_from(source: Source) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf>;
+}
+
+
+impl<'a, Source: AsRef<[u8]> + 'a> OctetsFrom<&'a Source> for &'a [u8] {
+    fn octets_from(source: &'a Source) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(source.as_ref())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl<Source> OctetsFrom<Source> for Vec<u8>
+where Self: From<Source> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Source) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(From::from(source))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
+impl<Source> OctetsFrom<Source> for Bytes
+where Self: From<Source> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Source) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(From::from(source))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
+impl<Source> OctetsFrom<Source> for BytesMut
+where Self: From<Source> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Source) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(From::from(source))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(features = "smallvec")]
+impl<Source, A> OctetsFrom<Source> for SmallVec<A>
+where Source: AsRef<u8>, A: Array<Item = u8> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Source) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(smallvec::ToSmallVec::to_smallvec(source.as_ref()))
+    }
+}
+
+
+//------------ OctetsInto ----------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Convert a type from one octets type to another.
+///
+/// This trait allows trading in a value of a type that is generic over an
+/// octets sequence for an identical value using a different type of octets
+/// sequence.
+///
+/// This is different from just `Into` in that the conversion may fail if the
+/// source sequence is longer than the space available for the target type.
+///
+/// This trait has a blanket implementation for all pairs of types where 
+/// `OctetsFrom` has been implemented.
+pub trait OctetsInto<Target> {
+    /// Performs the conversion.
+    fn octets_into(self) -> Result<Target, ShortBuf>;
+}
+
+impl<Source, Target: OctetsFrom<Source>> OctetsInto<Target> for Source {
+    fn octets_into(self) -> Result<Target, ShortBuf> {
+        Target::octets_from(self)
+    }
+}
+
+
 //------------ OctetsBuilder -------------------------------------------------
 
 /// A buffer to construct an octet sequence.
@@ -557,11 +637,6 @@ impl<A: Array<Item = u8>> EmptyBuilder for SmallVec<A> {
 /// An octets type that can be converted into an octets builder.
 pub trait IntoBuilder {
     /// The type of octets builder this octets type can be converted into.
-    ///
-    /// If `Builder` implements [`IntoOctets`], the `Octets` associated
-    /// type of that trait must be `Self`.
-    ///
-    /// [`IntoOctets`]: trait.IntoOctets.html
     type Builder: OctetsBuilder;
 
     /// Converts an octets value into an octets builder.
@@ -620,12 +695,6 @@ impl<A: Array<Item = u8>> IntoBuilder for SmallVec<A> {
 //------------ FromBuilder ---------------------------------------------------
 
 /// An octets type that can be created from an octets builder.
-///
-/// This trait is a mirror of [`IntoOctets`] and only exists because otherwise
-/// trait bounds become ridiculously complex. The implementations of the two
-/// traits must behave identically.
-///
-/// [`IntoOctets`]: trait.IntoOctets.html
 pub trait FromBuilder: AsRef<[u8]> + Sized {
     /// The type of builder this octets type can be created from.
     type Builder: OctetsBuilder<Octets = Self>;

src/base/opt/mod.rs

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ use super::iana::{OptionCode, OptRcode, Rtype};
 use super::header::Header;
 use super::name::ToDname;
 use super::octets::{
-    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser,
+    ShortBuf
 };
 use super::rdata::RtypeRecordData;
 use super::record::Record;
@@ -104,6 +105,16 @@ impl<Octets: AsRef<[u8]>> Opt<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Opt<SrcOctets>> for Opt<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Opt<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Octets::octets_from(source.octets).map(|octets| Opt { octets })
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<Opt<Other>> for Opt<Octets>
@@ -410,6 +421,22 @@ impl<Octets, N: ToDname> From<Record<N, Opt<Octets>>> for OptRecord<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<OptRecord<SrcOctets>> for OptRecord<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: OptRecord<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(OptRecord {
+            udp_payload_size: source.udp_payload_size,
+            ext_rcode: source.ext_rcode,
+            version: source.version,
+            flags: source.flags,
+            data: Opt::octets_from(source.data)?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- Deref and AsRef
 
 impl<Octets> ops::Deref for OptRecord<Octets> {

src/base/question.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use super::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use super::iana::{Class, Rtype};
 use super::name::{ParsedDname, ToDname};
 use super::octets::{
-    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, Parser, ParseError, ShortBuf
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, Parser, ParseError,
+    ShortBuf
 };
 
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ pub struct Question<N> {
 
 /// # Creation and Conversion
 ///
-impl<N: ToDname> Question<N> {
+impl<N> Question<N> {
     /// Creates a new question from its three componets.
     pub fn new(qname: N, qtype: Rtype, qclass: Class) -> Self {
         Question { qname, qtype, qclass }
@@ -95,6 +96,19 @@ impl<N: ToDname> From<(N, Rtype)> for Question<N> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Name, SrcName> OctetsFrom<Question<SrcName>> for Question<Name>
+where Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Question<SrcName>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Question::new(
+            Name::octets_from(source.qname)?,
+            source.qtype, source.qclass
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<N, NN> PartialEq<Question<NN>> for Question<N>

src/base/rdata.rs

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ use core::cmp::Ordering;
 use super::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use super::iana::Rtype;
 use super::octets::{
-    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser,
+    ShortBuf
 };
 
 
@@ -220,6 +221,22 @@ impl UnknownRecordData<Bytes> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets>
+OctetsFrom<UnknownRecordData<SrcOctets>> for UnknownRecordData<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(
+        source: UnknownRecordData<SrcOctets>
+    ) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(UnknownRecordData {
+            rtype: source.rtype,
+            data: Octets::octets_from(source.data)?
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<UnknownRecordData<Other>>

src/base/record.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ use super::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use super::iana::{Class, Rtype};
 use super::name::{ParsedDname, ToDname};
 use super::octets::{
-    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, Parser, ParseError, ShortBuf
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, Parser, ParseError,
+    ShortBuf
 };
 use super::rdata::{RecordData, ParseRecordData};
 
@@ -182,6 +183,27 @@ impl<N, D> From<(N, u32, D)> for Record<N, D> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+//
+// XXX We don’t have blanket FromOctets for a type T into itself, so this may
+//     not always work as expected. Not sure what we can do about it?
+
+impl<Name, Data, SrcName, SrcData>
+OctetsFrom<Record<SrcName, SrcData>> for Record<Name, Data>
+where Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName>, Data: OctetsFrom<SrcData> {
+    fn octets_from(
+        source: Record<SrcName, SrcData>
+    ) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Record {
+            owner: Name::octets_from(source.owner)?,
+            class: source.class,
+            ttl: source.ttl,
+            data: Data::octets_from(source.data)?
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<N, NN, D, DD> PartialEq<Record<NN, DD>> for Record<N, D>

src/rdata/macros.rs

@@ -60,6 +60,39 @@ macro_rules! rdata_types {
         }
 
 
+        //--- OctetsFrom
+
+        impl<Octets, SrcOctets, Name, SrcName>
+            $crate::base::octets::OctetsFrom<
+                MasterRecordData<SrcOctets, SrcName>
+            >
+            for MasterRecordData<Octets, Name>
+        where
+            Octets: $crate::base::octets::OctetsFrom<SrcOctets>,
+            Name: $crate::base::octets::OctetsFrom<SrcName>
+        {
+            fn octets_from(
+                source: MasterRecordData<SrcOctets, SrcName>
+            ) -> Result<Self, $crate::base::octets::ShortBuf> {
+                match source {
+                    $( $( $(
+                        MasterRecordData::$mtype(inner) => {
+                            $mtype::octets_from(inner).map(
+                                MasterRecordData::$mtype
+                            )
+                        }
+                    )* )* )*
+                    MasterRecordData::Other(inner) => {
+                        $crate::base::rdata::
+                        UnknownRecordData::octets_from(inner).map(
+                            MasterRecordData::Other
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+
         //--- From
 
         $( $( $(
@@ -449,6 +482,51 @@ macro_rules! rdata_types {
         }
 
 
+        //--- OctetsFrom
+
+        impl<Octets, SrcOctets, Name, SrcName>
+            $crate::base::octets::OctetsFrom<
+                AllRecordData<SrcOctets, SrcName>
+            >
+            for AllRecordData<Octets, Name>
+        where
+            Octets: $crate::base::octets::OctetsFrom<SrcOctets>,
+            Name: $crate::base::octets::OctetsFrom<SrcName>
+        {
+            fn octets_from(
+                source: AllRecordData<SrcOctets, SrcName>
+            ) -> Result<Self, $crate::base::octets::ShortBuf> {
+                match source {
+                    $( $( $(
+                        AllRecordData::$mtype(inner) => {
+                            $mtype::octets_from(inner).map(
+                                AllRecordData::$mtype
+                            )
+                        }
+                    )* )* )*
+                    $( $( $(
+                        AllRecordData::$ptype(inner) => {
+                            $ptype::octets_from(inner).map(
+                                AllRecordData::$ptype
+                            )
+                        }
+                    )* )* )*
+                    AllRecordData::Opt(inner) => {
+                        $crate::base::opt::Opt::octets_from(inner).map(
+                            AllRecordData::Opt
+                        )
+                    }
+                    AllRecordData::Other(inner) => {
+                        $crate::base::rdata::
+                        UnknownRecordData::octets_from(inner).map(
+                            AllRecordData::Other
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+
         //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
         impl<O, OO, N, NN> PartialEq<AllRecordData<OO, NN>>
@@ -745,6 +823,18 @@ macro_rules! dname_type {
         }
 
 
+        //--- OctetsFrom
+
+        impl<Name, SrcName> OctetsFrom<$target<SrcName>> for $target<Name>
+        where Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+            fn octets_from(source: $target<SrcName>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+                Name::octets_from(source.$field).map(|name| {
+                    Self::new(name)
+                })
+            }
+        }
+
+
         //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
         impl<N, NN> PartialEq<$target<NN>> for $target<N>

src/rdata/rfc1035.rs

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ use crate::base::str::Symbol;
 use crate::base::name::{ParsedDname, ToDname};
 use crate::base::net::Ipv4Addr;
 use crate::base::octets::{
-    Compose, EmptyBuilder, FromBuilder, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse,
-    ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
+    Compose, EmptyBuilder, FromBuilder, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef,
+    Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
 };
 use crate::base::rdata::RtypeRecordData;
 use crate::base::serial::Serial;
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ impl A {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl OctetsFrom<A> for A {
+    fn octets_from(source: A) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(source)
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- From and FromStr
 
 impl From<Ipv4Addr> for A {
@@ -211,6 +220,19 @@ impl<Octets> Hinfo<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Hinfo<SrcOctets>> for Hinfo<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Hinfo<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Hinfo::new(
+            CharStr::octets_from(source.cpu)?,
+            CharStr::octets_from(source.os)?
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<Hinfo<Other>> for Hinfo<Octets>
@@ -434,6 +456,19 @@ impl<N> Minfo<N> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Name, SrcName> OctetsFrom<Minfo<SrcName>> for Minfo<Name>
+where Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Minfo<SrcName>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Minfo::new(
+            Name::octets_from(source.rmailbx)?,
+            Name::octets_from(source.emailbx)?
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<N, NN> PartialEq<Minfo<NN>> for Minfo<N>
@@ -595,6 +630,19 @@ impl<N> Mx<N> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Name, SrcName> OctetsFrom<Mx<SrcName>> for Mx<Name>
+where Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Mx<SrcName>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Mx::new(
+            source.preference,
+            Name::octets_from(source.exchange)?
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<N, NN> PartialEq<Mx<NN>> for Mx<N>
@@ -759,6 +807,18 @@ impl<Octets> From<Octets> for Null<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Null<SrcOctets>> for Null<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Null<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Octets::octets_from(source.data).map(|octets| {
+            Self::new(octets)
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<Null<Other>> for Null<Octets>
@@ -957,6 +1017,24 @@ impl<N> Soa<N> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Name, SrcName> OctetsFrom<Soa<SrcName>> for Soa<Name>
+where Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Soa<SrcName>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Soa::new(
+            Name::octets_from(source.mname)?,
+            Name::octets_from(source.rname)?,
+            source.serial,
+            source.refresh,
+            source.retry,
+            source.expire,
+            source.minimum
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<N, NN> PartialEq<Soa<NN>> for Soa<N>
@@ -1223,6 +1301,16 @@ impl<Octets: AsRef<[u8]>> Txt<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Txt<SrcOctets>> for Txt<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Txt<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Octets::octets_from(source.0).map(Self)
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- IntoIterator
 
 impl<'a, Octets: AsRef<[u8]>> IntoIterator for &'a Txt<Octets> {

src/rdata/rfc2782.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::base::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use crate::base::iana::Rtype;
 use crate::base::name::{ParsedDname, ToDname};
 use crate::base::octets::{
-    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, Parser, ParseError,
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, Parser, ParseError,
     ShortBuf
 };
 use crate::base::rdata::RtypeRecordData;
@@ -58,6 +58,19 @@ impl<N> Srv<N> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Name, SrcName> OctetsFrom<Srv<SrcName>> for Srv<Name>
+where Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Srv<SrcName>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Srv::new(
+            source.priority, source.weight, source.port,
+            Name::octets_from(source.target)?
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<N, NN> PartialEq<Srv<NN>> for Srv<N>

src/rdata/rfc2845.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::base::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use crate::base::iana::{Rtype, TsigRcode};
 use crate::base::name::{ParsedDname, ToDname};
 use crate::base::octets::{
-    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser,
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser,
     ShortBuf
 };
 use crate::base::rdata::RtypeRecordData;
@@ -165,6 +165,27 @@ impl<O, N> Tsig<O, N> {
     }
 }
 
+
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets, Name, SrcName>
+    OctetsFrom<Tsig<SrcOctets, SrcName>> for Tsig<Octets, Name>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets>, Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+    fn octets_from(
+        source: Tsig<SrcOctets, SrcName>
+    ) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Tsig::new(
+            Name::octets_from(source.algorithm)?,
+            source.time_signed,
+            source.fudge,
+            Octets::octets_from(source.mac)?,
+            source.original_id,
+            source.error,
+            Octets::octets_from(source.other)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<O, OO, N, NN> PartialEq<Tsig<OO, NN>> for Tsig<O, N>

src/rdata/rfc3596.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::base::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use crate::base::iana::Rtype;
 use crate::base::net::Ipv6Addr;
 use crate::base::octets::{
-    Compose, OctetsBuilder, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
 };
 use crate::base::rdata::RtypeRecordData;
 #[cfg(feature="master")] use crate::master::scan::{
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ impl core::str::FromStr for Aaaa {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl OctetsFrom<Aaaa> for Aaaa {
+    fn octets_from(source: Aaaa) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(source)
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- CanonicalOrd
 
 impl CanonicalOrd for Aaaa {

src/rdata/rfc4034.rs

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use crate::base::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use crate::base::iana::{DigestAlg, Rtype, SecAlg};
 use crate::base::name::{ParsedDname, ToDname};
 use crate::base::octets::{
-    Compose, EmptyBuilder, FormError, FromBuilder, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef,
-    Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
+    Compose, EmptyBuilder, FormError, FromBuilder, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom,
+    OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
 };
 use crate::base::rdata::{RtypeRecordData};
 use crate::base::serial::Serial;
@@ -157,6 +157,19 @@ impl<Octets> Dnskey<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Dnskey<SrcOctets>> for Dnskey<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Dnskey<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Dnskey::new(
+            source.flags, source.protocol, source.algorithm,
+            Octets::octets_from(source.public_key)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<Dnskey<Other>> for Dnskey<Octets> 
@@ -355,6 +368,22 @@ impl<Name> ProtoRrsig<Name> {
     }
 }
 
+
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Name, SrcName> OctetsFrom<ProtoRrsig<SrcName>> for ProtoRrsig<Name>
+where Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+    fn octets_from(source: ProtoRrsig<SrcName>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(ProtoRrsig::new(
+            source.type_covered, source.algorithm, source.labels,
+            source.original_ttl, source.expiration, source.inception,
+            source.key_tag,
+            Name::octets_from(source.signer_name)?
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- Compose
 
 impl<Name: Compose> Compose for ProtoRrsig<Name> {
@@ -476,6 +505,25 @@ impl<Octets, Name> Rrsig<Octets, Name> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets, Name, SrcName>
+    OctetsFrom<Rrsig<SrcOctets, SrcName>> for Rrsig<Octets, Name>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets>, Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+    fn octets_from(
+        source: Rrsig<SrcOctets, SrcName>
+    ) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Rrsig::new(
+            source.type_covered, source.algorithm, source.labels,
+            source.original_ttl, source.expiration, source.inception,
+            source.key_tag,
+            Name::octets_from(source.signer_name)?,
+            Octets::octets_from(source.signature)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<N, NN, O, OO> PartialEq<Rrsig<OO, NN>> for Rrsig<O, N>
@@ -759,6 +807,22 @@ impl<Octets, Name> Nsec<Octets, Name> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets, Name, SrcName>
+    OctetsFrom<Nsec<SrcOctets, SrcName>> for Nsec<Octets, Name>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets>, Name: OctetsFrom<SrcName> {
+    fn octets_from(
+        source: Nsec<SrcOctets, SrcName>
+    ) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Nsec::new(
+            Name::octets_from(source.next_name)?,
+            RtypeBitmap::octets_from(source.types)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<O, OO, N, NN> PartialEq<Nsec<OO, NN>> for Nsec<O, N>
@@ -943,6 +1007,19 @@ impl<Octets> Ds<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Ds<SrcOctets>> for Ds<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Ds<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Ds::new(
+            source.key_tag, source.algorithm, source.digest_type,
+            Octets::octets_from(source.digest)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<Ds<Other>> for Ds<Octets>
@@ -1188,6 +1265,17 @@ impl<T, Octets: AsRef<T>> AsRef<T> for RtypeBitmap<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets>
+    OctetsFrom<RtypeBitmap<SrcOctets>> for RtypeBitmap<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: RtypeBitmap<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Octets::octets_from(source.0).map(RtypeBitmap)
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<O, OO> PartialEq<RtypeBitmap<OO>> for RtypeBitmap<O>

src/rdata/rfc5155.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ use crate::base::charstr::CharStr;
 use crate::base::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use crate::base::iana::{Nsec3HashAlg, Rtype};
 use crate::base::octets::{
-    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser,
+    ShortBuf
 };
 use crate::base::rdata::RtypeRecordData;
 #[cfg(feature="master")] use crate::master::scan::{
@@ -75,6 +76,21 @@ impl<Octets> Nsec3<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Nsec3<SrcOctets>> for Nsec3<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Nsec3<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Nsec3::new(
+            source.hash_algorithm, source.flags, source.iterations,
+            CharStr::octets_from(source.salt)?,
+            CharStr::octets_from(source.next_owner)?,
+            RtypeBitmap::octets_from(source.types)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<Nsec3<Other>> for Nsec3<Octets>
@@ -321,6 +337,20 @@ impl<Octets> Nsec3param<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets>
+    OctetsFrom<Nsec3param<SrcOctets>> for Nsec3param<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Nsec3param<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Nsec3param::new(
+            source.hash_algorithm, source.flags, source.iterations,
+            CharStr::octets_from(source.salt)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<Nsec3param<Other>> for Nsec3param<Octets>

src/rdata/rfc6672.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use crate::base::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use crate::base::iana::Rtype;
 use crate::base::name::{ParsedDname, ToDname};
-use crate::base::octets::{Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf};
+use crate::base::octets::{
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser,
+    ShortBuf
+};
 use crate::base::rdata::RtypeRecordData;
 #[cfg(feature = "master")]
 use crate::master::scan::{CharSource, Scan, ScanError, Scanner};

src/rdata/rfc7344.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use core::cmp::Ordering;
 use crate::base::cmp::CanonicalOrd;
 use crate::base::iana::{DigestAlg, Rtype, SecAlg};
 use crate::base::octets::{
-    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser, ShortBuf
+    Compose, OctetsBuilder, OctetsFrom, OctetsRef, Parse, ParseError, Parser,
+    ShortBuf
 };
 use crate::base::rdata::RtypeRecordData;
 #[cfg(feature="master")] use crate::master::scan::{
@@ -59,6 +60,19 @@ impl<Octets> Cdnskey<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Cdnskey<SrcOctets>> for Cdnskey<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Cdnskey<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Cdnskey::new(
+            source.flags, source.protocol, source.algorithm,
+            Octets::octets_from(source.public_key)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<Cdnskey<Other>> for Cdnskey<Octets> 
@@ -248,6 +262,19 @@ impl<Octets> Cds<Octets> {
 }
 
 
+//--- OctetsFrom
+
+impl<Octets, SrcOctets> OctetsFrom<Cds<SrcOctets>> for Cds<Octets>
+where Octets: OctetsFrom<SrcOctets> {
+    fn octets_from(source: Cds<SrcOctets>) -> Result<Self, ShortBuf> {
+        Ok(Cds::new(
+            source.key_tag, source.algorithm, source.digest_type,
+            Octets::octets_from(source.digest)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+
 //--- PartialEq and Eq
 
 impl<Octets, Other> PartialEq<Cds<Other>> for Cds<Octets>

src/resolv/stub/mod.rs

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const RETRY_RANDOM_PORT: usize = 10;
 /// A DNS stub resolver.
 ///
 /// This type collects all information making it possible to start DNS
-/// queries. You can create a new resoler using the system’s configuration
+/// queries. You can create a new resolver using the system’s configuration
 /// using the [`new()`] associate function or using your own configuration
 /// with [`from_conf()`].
 ///