org.springframework.ldap.odm.core

Interface OdmManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

OdmManagerImpl

Deprecated.

This functionality is automatically available in LdapTemplate as of version 2.0

public interface OdmManager

The OdmManager interface provides generic CRUD (create/read/update/delete) and searching operations against an LDAP directory.

Each managed Java class must be appropriately annotated using org.springframework.ldap.odm.annotations.

Author:

Paul Harvey <paul.at.pauls-place.me.uk>, Mattias Hellborg Arthursson

See Also:

Entry, Attribute, Id, Transient

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	create(Object entry) Deprecated. Create the given entry in the LDAP directory.
void	delete(Object entry) Deprecated. Delete an entry from the LDAP directory.
<T> List<T>	findAll(Class<T> clazz, Name base, SearchControls searchControls) Deprecated. Find all entries in the LDAP directory of a given type.
<T> T	read(Class<T> clazz, Name dn) Deprecated. Read a named entry from the LDAP directory.
<T> List<T>	search(Class<T> clazz, LdapQuery query) Deprecated. Search for entries in the LDAP directory.
<T> List<T>	search(Class<T> clazz, Name base, String filter, SearchControls searchControls) Deprecated. Search for entries in the LDAP directory.
void	update(Object entry) Deprecated. Update the given entry in the LDAP directory.

Method Detail

read

<T> T read(Class<T> clazz,
           Name dn)

Deprecated.

Read a named entry from the LDAP directory.

Type Parameters:

T - The Java type to return

Parameters:

clazz - The Java type to return

dn - The distinguished name of the entry to read from the LDAP directory.

Returns:

The entry as read from the directory

Throws:

NamingException - on error.

create

void create(Object entry)

Deprecated.

Create the given entry in the LDAP directory.

Parameters:

entry - The entry to be create, it must not already exist in the directory.

Throws:

NamingException - on error.

update

void update(Object entry)

Deprecated.

Update the given entry in the LDAP directory.

Parameters:

entry - The entry to update, it must already exist in the directory.

Throws:

NamingException - on error.

delete

void delete(Object entry)

Deprecated.

Delete an entry from the LDAP directory.

Parameters:

entry - The entry to delete, it must already exist in the directory.

Throws:

NamingException - on error.

findAll

<T> List<T> findAll(Class<T> clazz,
                    Name base,
                    SearchControls searchControls)

Deprecated.

Find all entries in the LDAP directory of a given type.

Type Parameters:

T - The Java type to return

Parameters:

clazz - The Java type to return

base - The root of the sub-tree at which to begin the search.

searchControls - The scope of the search.

Returns:

All entries that are of the type represented by the given Java class

Throws:

NamingException - on error.

search

<T> List<T> search(Class<T> clazz,
                   Name base,
                   String filter,
                   SearchControls searchControls)

Deprecated.

Search for entries in the LDAP directory.

Only those entries that both match the given search filter and are represented by the given Java class are returned

Type Parameters:

T - The Java type to return

Parameters:

clazz - The Java type to return

base - The root of the sub-tree at which to begin the search.

filter - An LDAP search filter.

searchControls - The scope of the search.

Returns:

All matching entries.

Throws:

NamingException - on error.

See Also:

Sun's JNDI tutorial description of search filters., LDAP: String Representation of Search Filters RFC.

search

<T> List<T> search(Class<T> clazz,
                   LdapQuery query)

Deprecated.

Search for entries in the LDAP directory.

Only those entries that both match the query search filter and are represented by the given Java class are returned.

Type Parameters:

T - The Java type to return

Parameters:

clazz - The Java type to return

query - the LDAP query specification

Returns:

All matching entries.

Throws:

NamingException - on error.

See Also:

LdapQueryBuilder