com.wewebu.ow.server.util.ldap

Interface OwLdapSchemaInterpreter

All Known Implementing Classes:

OwADSchemaInterpreter, OwBasicLdapSchemaInterpreter, OwStandardSchemaInterpreter

public interface OwLdapSchemaInterpreter

Schema base LDAP strategy interface. Defines OwLdapConnector operations that are LDAP-schema dependent.

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Since:

3.1.0.0

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	findDistinguishedNameAnonymously(String user_p, OwLdapConnection connection_p) Returns the full distinguished name for the login user to use for authentication later.
OwObjectCollection	findGroupsMatching(OwLdapConnection connection, String pattern) Search for groups that match the pattern.
OwUserInfo	findUserByDNAnonymously(String strID_p, OwLdapConnection connection) Finds a user by its Distinguished Name.
OwUserInfo	findUserByIdAnonymously(String strID_p, OwLdapConnection connection) Finds a user by its ID.
OwUserInfo	findUserByLoginAnonymously(String strID_p, OwLdapConnection connection)
OwObjectCollection	findUserMatching(OwLdapConnection connection, String pattern)
Collection<String>	getAllShortGroupNames(OwLdapConnection connection_p) Reads all groups from the LDAP (e.g.
String	getRecordId(String dname, OwLdapConnection connection)
Collection<String>	getShortGroupNames(OwLdapConnection connection_p) Returns the group names of the user.
String	getUserDisplayName(OwLdapConnection connection_p) Get the user display name, or a null value.
String	getUserDisplayName(String dname, OwLdapConnection connection)
String	getUserId(OwLdapConnection connection_p) Returns a unique ID of the user
String	getUserLongin(String dname, OwLdapConnection connection)
String	getUserLongName(OwLdapConnection connection_p) Gets the user's long name
String	getUserShortName(OwLdapConnection connection_p) Get the user short name, or a null value.
void	init(Properties ldapProperties_p, Properties adminLdapProperties_p) Properties initialization method used to make schema specific initializations of the directory properties

Method Detail

findDistinguishedNameAnonymously

String findDistinguishedNameAnonymously(String user_p,
                                      OwLdapConnection connection_p)
                                        throws OwAuthenticationException,
                                               OwConfigurationException

Returns the full distinguished name for the login user to use for authentication later.

Parameters:

user_p - representing the login name for the user being searched

Returns:

String representing the full distinguished name for the login passed to the method

Throws:

OwAuthenticationException - the user that wants to login is not available in the LDAP

OwConfigurationException - possible cause: the LDAP connector is not set up correctly in the bootstrap.xml (Authentication node)

getAllShortGroupNames

Collection<String> getAllShortGroupNames(OwLdapConnection connection_p)
                                         throws OwAuthenticationException,
                                                OwConfigurationException,
                                                OwInvalidOperationException

Reads all groups from the LDAP (e.g. CN=Builtin)

Returns:

List of the group names

Throws:

OwAuthenticationException - LDAP authorization Exception

OwConfigurationException - possible cause: the LDAP connector is not set up correctly in the bootstrap.xml (Authentication node)

OwInvalidOperationException - if the operation could no be performed due to errors during LDAP access

getShortGroupNames

Collection<String> getShortGroupNames(OwLdapConnection connection_p)
                                      throws OwAuthenticationException,
                                             OwConfigurationException,
                                             OwInvalidOperationException

Returns the group names of the user.

Returns:

List of the group names

Throws:

OwAuthenticationException - LDAP authorization Exception

OwInvalidOperationException - if the operation could no be performed due to errors during LDAP access

OwConfigurationException - possible cause: the LDAP connector is not set up correctly in the bootstrap.xml (Authentication node)

getUserDisplayName

String getUserDisplayName(OwLdapConnection connection_p)
                          throws OwAuthenticationException,
                                 OwConfigurationException,
                                 OwInvalidOperationException

Get the user display name, or a null value.

Returns:

the user short name, or a null value.

Throws:

OwAuthenticationException - thrown when the user is not authenticated.

OwInvalidOperationException - thrown when the "displayName" attribute cannot be resolved.

OwConfigurationException - possible cause: the LDAP connector is not set up correctly in the bootstrap.xml (Authentication node)

getUserShortName

String getUserShortName(OwLdapConnection connection_p)
                        throws OwAuthenticationException,
                               OwConfigurationException,
                               OwInvalidOperationException

Get the user short name, or a null value.

Returns:

the user short name, or a null value.

Throws:

OwAuthenticationException - thrown when the user is not authenticated.

OwInvalidOperationException - thrown when the "name" attribute cannot be resolved.

OwConfigurationException - possible cause: the LDAP connector is not set up correctly in the bootstrap.xml (Authentication node)

getUserLongName

String getUserLongName(OwLdapConnection connection_p)
                       throws OwAuthenticationException,
                              OwConfigurationException,
                              OwInvalidOperationException

Gets the user's long name

Returns:

a String

Throws:

OwAuthenticationException - LDAP authorization Exception

OwInvalidOperationException - invalid LDAP operation

OwConfigurationException - possible cause: the LDAP connector is not set up correctly in the bootstrap.xml (Authentication node)

getUserId

String getUserId(OwLdapConnection connection_p)
                 throws OwAuthenticationException,
                        OwInvalidOperationException,
                        OwConfigurationException

Returns a unique ID of the user

Returns:

a String

Throws:

OwAuthenticationException - LDAP authorization Exception

OwInvalidOperationException - invalid LDAP operation

OwConfigurationException - possible cause: the LDAP connector is not set up correctly in the bootstrap.xml (Authentication node)

init

void init(Properties ldapProperties_p,
        Properties adminLdapProperties_p)
          throws OwConfigurationException

Properties initialization method used to make schema specific initializations of the directory properties

Parameters:

ldapProperties_p - user based properties

adminLdapProperties_p - admin user based properties

Throws:

OwConfigurationException

findUserByDNAnonymously

OwUserInfo findUserByDNAnonymously(String strID_p,
                                 OwLdapConnection connection)
                                   throws OwException

Finds a user by its Distinguished Name.

Parameters:

strID_p -

connection -

Returns:

user with the given DN.

Throws:

OwException - Throws OwObjectNotFoundException if no user was found.

findUserByIdAnonymously

OwUserInfo findUserByIdAnonymously(String strID_p,
                                 OwLdapConnection connection)
                                   throws OwException

Finds a user by its ID.

Parameters:

strID_p -

connection -

Returns:

user with the given DN.

Throws:

OwException - Throws OwObjectNotFoundException if no user was found.

findUserMatching

OwObjectCollection findUserMatching(OwLdapConnection connection,
                                  String pattern)
                                    throws OwException

Parameters:

connection -

pattern -

Returns:

A list of user names.

Throws:

OwException

findGroupsMatching

OwObjectCollection findGroupsMatching(OwLdapConnection connection,
                                    String pattern)
                                      throws OwException

Search for groups that match the pattern.

Parameters:

connection -

pattern -

Returns:

a collection of OwUserInfo representing groups that match the pattern.

Throws:

OwException

Since:

4.1.1.0

getUserDisplayName

String getUserDisplayName(String dname,
                        OwLdapConnection connection)
                          throws OwException

Parameters:

dname - User DN.

connection -

Returns:

the display name of the given user.

Throws:

OwException

getUserLongin

String getUserLongin(String dname,
                   OwLdapConnection connection)
                     throws OwException

Parameters:

dname -

connection -

Returns:

The login associated with this user.

Throws:

OwException

Since:

4.2.0.0

getRecordId

String getRecordId(String dname,
                 OwLdapConnection connection)
                   throws OwException

Parameters:

dname -

connection -

Returns:

the value of the LDAP attribute that is configured to be used as OWD ID.

Throws:

OwException

findUserByLoginAnonymously

OwUserInfo findUserByLoginAnonymously(String strID_p,
                                    OwLdapConnection connection)
                                      throws OwException

Throws:

OwException