Package com.nimbusds.common.ldap

Class LDIFResultFormatter

java.lang.Object
com.nimbusds.common.ldap.LDIFResultFormatter
public class LDIFResultFormatter extends Object
Static methods to format complex LDAP result structures as LDIF strings.

See the related JSONResultFormatter class for JSON result formatting.

  • Method Details

    • formatEntry

      public static String formatEntry(com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.Entry entry)
      Formats an LDAP directory entry as an LDIF string.

      Format: 

       dn: entry-DN
 attribute-name-1: value-1
 attribute-name-1: value-2
 attribute-name-1: value-n
 ...
 attribute-name-2: value-1
 ...
      Parameters:
      entry - The directory entry.
      Returns:
      An LDIF string representing the directory entry.

    • formatSearchResult

      public static Map<String,Object> formatSearchResult(com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.SearchResult sr)
      Formats an LDAP search result as a JSON object where the matches are presented as an LDIF string. Otherwise the returned JSON object has the same top level structure as for JSON-formatted search results.

      Format: 

       { 
   "matches"    : "dn: result-entry-DN-1\n
                   attribute-name-1: value-1\n
                   attribute-name-1: value-2\n
                   attribute-name-1: value-n\n
                   ...\n
                   attribute-name-2: value-1\n
                   ...\n
                   \n
                   dn: result-entry-DN-2\n
                   ...\n
                   \n
                   dn: result-entry-DN-3\n
                   ...\n",
   "referrals"  : ["url-1", "url-2", "url-3", ...],
   "page"       : { "totalEntryCount" : n,
                    "more"            : true|false,
                    "cookie"          : "..." },
   "vlv"        : { "totalEntryCount" : n,
                    "offset"          : n,
                    "cookie"          : "..." }
 }
      Parameters:
      sr - The search result.
      Returns:
      A JSON object containing the search result matches as LDIF, referrals and optional control data.