Added network utils

utils/netutils.cpp

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+#include "netutils.h"
+
+QHostAddress parseHostAddress(const QString &hostAddress)
+{
+    static const QMap<QString, QHostAddress> specialHostAddresses {
+        { QStringLiteral("QHostAddress::Null"), QHostAddress::Null },
+        { QStringLiteral("QHostAddress::Broadcast"), QHostAddress::Broadcast },
+        { QStringLiteral("QHostAddress::LocalHost"), QHostAddress::LocalHost },
+        { QStringLiteral("QHostAddress::LocalHostIPv6"), QHostAddress::LocalHostIPv6 },
+        { QStringLiteral("QHostAddress::Any"), QHostAddress::Any },
+        { QStringLiteral("QHostAddress::AnyIPv6"), QHostAddress::AnyIPv6 },
+        { QStringLiteral("QHostAddress::AnyIPv4"), QHostAddress::AnyIPv4 }
+    };
+
+    const auto iter = specialHostAddresses.find(hostAddress);
+    if(iter != specialHostAddresses.constEnd())
+        return *iter;
+
+    return QHostAddress(hostAddress);
+}

utils/netutils.h

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+#pragma once
+
+#include "dbnetworklib_global.h"
+
+#include <QHostAddress>
+
+QHostAddress DBNETWORKLIB_EXPORT parseHostAddress(const QString &hostAddress);