class PG::TextEncoder::Inet

def encode(value)
	case value
	when IPAddr
		default_prefix = (value.family == Socket::AF_INET ? 32 : 128)
		s = value.to_s
		if value.respond_to?(:prefix)
			prefix = value.prefix
		else
			range = value.to_range
			prefix  = default_prefix - Math.log(((range.end.to_i - range.begin.to_i) + 1), 2).to_i
		end
		s << "/" << prefix.to_s if prefix != default_prefix
		s
	else
		value
	end
end