*check-ipv6-address.ps1*
================

This PowerShell script checks the given IPv6 address for validity

Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./check-ipv6-address.ps1 [[-Address] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-Address <String>
    Specifies the IPv6 address to check
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./check-ipv6-address fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2
✔️ IPv6 fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2 is valid

```

Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Checks an IPv6 address for validity
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script checks the given IPv6 address for validity
.PARAMETER Address
	Specifies the IPv6 address to check
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./check-ipv6-address fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2
	✔️ IPv6 fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2 is valid
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$Address = "")

function IsIPv6AddressValid { param([string]$IP)
    $IPv4Regex = '(((25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[0-1]?[0-9]{1,2})\.){3}(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[0-1]?[0-9]{1,2}))'
    $G = '[a-f\d]{1,4}'
    $Tail = @(":",
    "(:($G)?|$IPv4Regex)",
    ":($IPv4Regex|$G(:$G)?|)",
    "(:$IPv4Regex|:$G(:$IPv4Regex|(:$G){0,2})|:)",
    "((:$G){0,2}(:$IPv4Regex|(:$G){1,2})|:)",
    "((:$G){0,3}(:$IPv4Regex|(:$G){1,2})|:)",
    "((:$G){0,4}(:$IPv4Regex|(:$G){1,2})|:)")
    [string] $IPv6RegexString = $G
    $Tail | foreach { $IPv6RegexString = "${G}:($IPv6RegexString|$_)" }
    $IPv6RegexString = ":(:$G){0,5}((:$G){1,2}|:$IPv4Regex)|$IPv6RegexString"
    $IPv6RegexString = $IPv6RegexString -replace '\(' , '(?:' # make all groups non-capturing
    [regex] $IPv6Regex = $IPv6RegexString
    if ($IP -imatch "^$IPv6Regex$") {
    	return $true
    } else {
    	return $false
    }
}

try {
	if ($Address -eq "" ) {
		$Address = read-host "Enter IPv6 address to validate"
	}
	if (IsIPv6AddressValid $Address) {
		"✔️  IPv6 $Address is valid"
		exit 0 # success
	} else {
		write-warning "Invalid IPv6 address: $Address"
		exit 1
	}
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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