/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- * * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public * License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file * except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/ * * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS * IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or * implied. See the License for the specific language governing * rights and limitations under the License. * * The Original Code is mozilla.org code. * * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape * Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are * Copyright (C) 1999 Netscape Communications Corporation. All * Rights Reserved. * * Contributor(s): */ package netscape.ldap; import java.util.*; import java.io.*; /** * This interface summarizes the basic functionality available in the * Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) version 2. (See * RFC 1777 * for the definition of the protocol.) *
* * In the general model for this protocol, objects exist under a directory * in a particular server. Objects are identified by unique, hierarchical names * called Distinguished Names, commonly abreviated "DN". An example of a DN: *
* cn=Barbara Jensen,ou=Product Development,o=Ace Industry,c=us ** Objects have attributes, of the form *
* attributeName = attributeValue(s) ** Attribute names must be Strings, and attribute values can be any 8-bit * sequence (Strings or binary values). * * @version 1.0 */ public interface LDAPv2 { /** * The default port number for LDAP servers. You can specify * this identifier when calling the
LDAPConnection.connect
* method to connect to an LDAP server.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#connect
*/
public final static int DEFAULT_PORT = 389;
/**
* Option specifying how aliases are dereferenced.
* * * This option can have one of the following values: *
DEREF_NEVER
* DEREF_FINDING
* DEREF_SEARCHING
* DEREF_ALWAYS
* * * @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption * @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption */ public static final int DEREF = 2; /** * Option specifying the maximum number of search results to * return. *
*
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
*/
public static final int SIZELIMIT = 3;
/**
* Option specifying the maximum number of milliseconds to
* wait for an operation to complete.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
*/
public static final int TIMELIMIT = 4;
/**
* Option specifying the maximum number of milliseconds the
* server should spend returning search results before aborting
* the search.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
*/
public static final int SERVER_TIMELIMIT = 5;
/**
* Option specifying whether or not referrals to other LDAP
* servers are followed automatically.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPRebind
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPRebindAuth
*/
public static final int REFERRALS = 8;
/**
* Option specifying the object containing the method for
* getting authentication information (the distinguished name
* and password) used during a referral. For example, when
* referred to another LDAP server, your client uses this object
* to obtain the DN and password. Your client authenticates to
* the LDAP server using this DN and password.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPRebind
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPRebindAuth
*/
public static final int REFERRALS_REBIND_PROC = 9;
/**
* Option specifying the maximum number of referrals to follow
* in a sequence when requesting an LDAP operation.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
*/
public static final int REFERRALS_HOP_LIMIT = 10;
/**
* Option specifying the object containing the method for
* authenticating to the server.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPBind
*/
public static final int BIND = 13;
/**
* Option specifying the version of the LDAP protocol
* used by your client when interacting with the LDAP server.
* If no version is set, the default version is 2. If you
* are planning to use LDAP v3 features (such as controls
* or extended operations), you should set this version to 3
* or specify version 3 as an argument to the authenticate
* method of the LDAPConnection
object.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#authenticate(int, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
*/
public static final int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 17;
/**
* Option specifying the number of results to return at a time.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
*/
public static final int BATCHSIZE = 20;
/*
* Valid options for Scope
*/
/**
* Specifies that the scope of a search includes
* only the base DN (distinguished name).
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#search(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String, java.lang.String[], boolean, netscape.ldap.LDAPSearchConstraints)
*/
public static final int SCOPE_BASE = 0;
/**
* Specifies that the scope of a search includes
* only the entries one level below the base DN (distinguished name).
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#search(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String, java.lang.String[], boolean, netscape.ldap.LDAPSearchConstraints) */
public static final int SCOPE_ONE = 1;
/**
* Specifies that the scope of a search includes
* the base DN (distinguished name) and all entries at all levels
* beneath that base.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#search(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String, java.lang.String[], boolean, netscape.ldap.LDAPSearchConstraints) */
public static final int SCOPE_SUB = 2;
/*
* Valid options for Dereference
*/
/**
* Specifies that aliases are never dereferenced.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
*/
public static final int DEREF_NEVER = 0;
/**
* Specifies that aliases are dereferenced when searching the
* entries beneath the starting point of the search (but
* not when finding the starting entry).
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
*/
public static final int DEREF_SEARCHING = 1;
/**
* Specifies that aliases are dereferenced when finding the
* starting point for the search (but not when searching
* under that starting entry).
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
*/
public static final int DEREF_FINDING = 2;
/**
* Specifies that aliases are always dereferenced.
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#getOption
* @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setOption
*/
public static final int DEREF_ALWAYS = 3;
/**
* Connects to the LDAP server.
* @param host hostname of the LDAP server
* @param port port number of the LDAP server. To specify the
* default port, use DEFAULT_PORT
.
* @exception LDAPException Failed to connect to the server.
*/
public void connect (String host, int port) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Connects and authenticates to the LDAP server.
* @param host hostname of the LDAP server
* @param port port number of the LDAP server. To specify the
* default port, use DEFAULT_PORT
.
* @param dn distinguished name to use for authentication
* @param passwd password for authentication
* @exception LDAPException Failed to connect and authenticate to the server.
*/
public void connect (String host, int port, String dn, String passwd)
throws LDAPException;
/**
* Disconnects from the LDAP server. Subsequent operational calls
* will first try to re-establish the connection to the same LDAP server.
* @exception LDAPException Failed to disconnect from the server.
*/
public void disconnect() throws LDAPException;
/**
* Notifies the server to not send additional results associated with this
* LDAPSearchResults
object, and discards any results already
* received.
* @param results LDAPSearchResults object returned from a search
* @exception LDAPException Failed to notify the server.
*/
public void abandon(LDAPSearchResults results) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Authenticates user with the LDAP server.
* @param DN distinguished name to use for authentication
* @param passwd password for authentication
* @exception LDAPException Failed to authenticate to the server.
*/
public void authenticate (String DN, String passwd) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Authenticates user with the LDAP server.
* @param DN distinguished name to use for authentication
* @param passwd password for authentication
* @exception LDAPException Failed to authenticate to the server.
*/
public void bind (String DN, String passwd) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Read the entry corresponding to the specified distinguished name (DN).
* @param DN distinguished name of the entry to retrieve
* @exception LDAPException Failed to retrieve the specified entry.
*/
public LDAPEntry read (String DN) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Read the entry corresponding to the specified distinguished name (DN),
* and retrieve only the specified attributes.
* @param DN distinguished name of the entry to retrieve
* @param attrs names of attributes to retrieve
* @exception LDAPException Failed to retrieve the specified entry.
*/
public LDAPEntry read (String DN, String attrs[]) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Read the entry corresponding to the specified distinguished name (DN),
* and retrieve only the specified attributes.
* @param DN distinguished name of the entry to retrieve
* @param attrs names of attributes to retrieve
* @param cons the constraints set for the read operation
* @exception LDAPException Failed to retrieve the specified entry.
*/
public LDAPEntry read (String DN, String attrs[], LDAPSearchConstraints cons)
throws LDAPException;
/**
* Searches for entries in the directory.
* @param base starting point for the search in the directory
* (distinguished name)
* @param scope indicates whether the scope of the search includes
* only the base DN (equivalent to a read operation), only the entries
* one level below the base DN, or all entries at all levels beneath
* the base DN (including the base DN itself)
* @param filter String which describes the search criteria. The format
* of the string is described fully in
* RFC 1558.
* @param attrs names of the attributes to return for each matching
* directory entry. If null
, all attributes are returned.
* @param attrsOnly if true
, the search will return only the names of
* the attributes (and not their values)
* @exception LDAPException Failed to complete the requested search.
*/
public LDAPSearchResults search (String base, int scope, String filter,
String[] attrs, boolean attrsOnly) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Searches for entries in the directory.
* @param base starting point for the search in the directory
* (distinguished name)
* @param scope indicates whether the scope of the search includes
* only the base DN (equivalent to a read operation), only the entries
* one level below the base DN, or all entries at all levels beneath
* the base DN (including the base DN itself)
* @param filter String which describes the search criteria. The format
* of the string is described fully in
* RFC 1558.
* @param attrs names of the attributes to return for each matching
* directory entry. If null
, all attributes are returned.
* @param attrsOnly if true
, the search will return only the names of
* the attributes (and not their values)
* @param cons constraints specific to the search (for example, the maximum number
* of entries to return or the maximum time to wait for the search operation to complete)
* @exception LDAPException Failed to complete the requested search.
*/
public LDAPSearchResults search (String base, int scope, String filter,
String[] attrs, boolean attrsOnly, LDAPSearchConstraints cons)
throws LDAPException;
/**
* Compares the given entry's attribute value to the specified
* attribute value.
* @param DN distinguished name of the entry that you want compared
* against the specified attribute value
* @param attr attribute name and value to use in the comparison
* @exception LDAPException Failed to perform the comparison.
*/
public boolean compare (String DN, LDAPAttribute attr) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Compares the given entry's attribute value to the specified
* attribute value.
* @param DN distinguished name of the entry that you want compared
* against the specified attribute value
* @param attr attribute name and value to use in the comparison
* @param cons the constraints set for the compare operation
* @exception LDAPException Failed to perform the comparison.
*/
public boolean compare (String DN, LDAPAttribute attr,
LDAPConstraints cons) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Adds an entry to the directory.
* @param entry new entry to add to the directory
* @exception LDAPException Failed to add the entry to the directory.
*/
public void add (LDAPEntry entry) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Adds an entry to the directory.
* @param entry new entry to add to the directory
* @param cons the constraints set for the add operation
* @exception LDAPException Failed to add the entry to the directory.
*/
public void add (LDAPEntry entry, LDAPConstraints cons)
throws LDAPException;
/**
* Modifies an attribute of a directory entry.
* @param DN distinguished name identifying the entry to modify
* @param mod the modification to make
* @exception LDAPException Failed to modify the specified entry.
*/
public void modify (String DN, LDAPModification mod) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Modifies an attribute of a directory entry.
* @param DN distinguished name identifying the entry to modify
* @param mod the modification to make
* @param cons the constraints set for the modify operation
* @exception LDAPException Failed to modify the specified entry.
*/
public void modify (String DN, LDAPModification mod,
LDAPConstraints cons) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Modifies the attributes of a directory entry.
* @param DN distinguished name identifying the entry to modify
* @param mod list of the modifications to make
* @exception LDAPException Failed to modify the specified entry.
*/
public void modify (String DN, LDAPModificationSet mods ) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Modifies the attributes of a directory entry.
* @param DN distinguished name identifying the entry to modify
* @param mod list of the modifications to make
* @param cons the constraints set for the modify operation
* @exception LDAPException Failed to modify the specified entry.
*/
public void modify (String DN, LDAPModificationSet mods,
LDAPConstraints cons ) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Removes an entry from the directory.
* @param DN distinguished name identifying the entry to remove
* @exception LDAPException Failed to remove the entry from the directory.
*/
public void delete( String DN ) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Removes an entry from the directory.
* @param DN distinguished name identifying the entry to remove
* @param cons the constraints set for the delete operation
* @exception LDAPException Failed to remove the entry from the directory.
*/
public void delete( String DN, LDAPConstraints cons )
throws LDAPException;
/**
* Changes the name of an entry in the directory.
* @param DN distinguished name (DN) of entry
* @param newRDN the new relative distinguished name (RDN) of the entry
* @param deleteOldRDN true
if the original RDN should no longer
* be an attribute of the entry; false
if it should
* @exception LDAPException Failed to rename the entry in the directory.
*/
public void rename ( String DN, String newRDN, boolean deleteOldRDN )
throws LDAPException;
/**
* Changes the name of an entry in the directory.
* @param DN distinguished name (DN) of entry
* @param newRDN new relative distinguished name (RDN) of the entry
* @param deleteOldRDN specifies whether or not the original RDN remains
* as an attribute of the entry. If true
, the original RDN
* is no longer an attribute of the entry.
* @param cons the constraints set for the rename operation
* @exception LDAPException Failed to rename the entry in the directory.
*/
public void rename ( String DN, String newRDN, boolean deleteOldRDN,
LDAPConstraints cons ) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Retrieves an option that applies to the connection.
* The particular meaning may be implementation-dependent.
* The standard options are the options described by
* the LDAPSearchConstraints
and LDAPConstraints
* classes.
* @exception LDAPException Failed to retrieve the value of the specified option.
*/
public Object getOption( int option ) throws LDAPException;
/**
* Sets an option that applies to the connection.
* The particular meaning may be implementation-dependent.
* The standard options are the options described by
* the LDAPSearchConstraints
and LDAPConstraints
* classes.
* @exception LDAPException Failed to set the specified option.
*/
public void setOption( int option, Object value ) throws LDAPException;
}