Package com.softwareag.dir.extdirsvc.datamodel

Interface IExternalDirDataService

public interface IExternalDirDataService

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	authenticateImpl(String uid, int type, Object credentials)	Concrete directory service provider must implement this
List<IPrincipalModel>	getMembership(int type, boolean parents_or_children, String dn, int resultSize)
default List<IPrincipalModel>	getMembershipShortCut(int type, String userDN)	Should return all groups the principal is member of.
int	getTotalPrincipalCount(int type)	Return the total count of users or groups
default boolean	isActive()
default boolean	isConnected()
List<IPrincipalModel>	listPrincipals(int type, int start, int end)	List the registered principals, either users or groups
IPrincipalModel	lookupByID(int type, String uid)	Lookup a principal based on its uid
List<IPrincipalModel>	search(int type, ISearchQuery query, IPagingCookie cookie)	This isn't an LDAP query, but merely a wildcard query, such as 'bob'
void	setConfigData(String data)	Setter for config data that comes from the originating Directory Service
default boolean	supportsMembershipShortCut()	Indicates whether the service supports a one call search for all nested groups the user is member of.
default boolean	supportsNestedGroups()	Indicates whether the service supports nested groups.

Method Details

authenticateImpl

boolean authenticateImpl(String uid,
 int type,
 Object credentials)

Concrete directory service provider must implement this

search

List<IPrincipalModel> search(int type,
 ISearchQuery query,
 IPagingCookie cookie)
                      throws PortalException

This isn't an LDAP query, but merely a wildcard query, such as 'bob'

Parameters:

type - either IDirConstants.TYPE_USER or IDirConstants.TYPE_GROUP

queryString -

pagingCookie -

Throws:

PortalException

lookupByID

IPrincipalModel lookupByID(int type,
 String uid)

Lookup a principal based on its uid

Parameters:

type - either IDirConstants.TYPE_USER or IDirConstants.TYPE_GROUP

uid -

Throws:

PortalException

getMembership

List<IPrincipalModel> getMembership(int type,
 boolean parents_or_children,
 String dn,
 int resultSize)

Parameters:

type - either IDirConstants.TYPE_USER or IDirConstants.TYPE_GROUP

dn -

parents_or_children - if true returns groups the principal is member of, else returns the members of the principal or empty list in case of user

resultSize -

Returns:

ALL groups the principal is member of or ALL children of the principal

listPrincipals

List<IPrincipalModel> listPrincipals(int type,
 int start,
 int end)

List the registered principals, either users or groups

getTotalPrincipalCount

int getTotalPrincipalCount(int type)

Return the total count of users or groups

setConfigData

void setConfigData(String data)

Setter for config data that comes from the originating Directory Service

supportsNestedGroups

default boolean supportsNestedGroups()

Indicates whether the service supports nested groups. Default is false.

supportsMembershipShortCut

default boolean supportsMembershipShortCut()

Indicates whether the service supports a one call search for all nested groups the user is member of. Default is false.

getMembershipShortCut

default List<IPrincipalModel> getMembershipShortCut(int type,
 String userDN)

Should return all groups the principal is member of. Called only if the service's supportsNestedGroups() and supportsMembershipShortCut() methods return true.

isActive

default boolean isActive()

isConnected

default boolean isConnected()

Returns:

Whether a connection is established to the external directory service