Easy-LDAP-Connection-Java-API

Introduction

This is an easy LDAP connection Java API, providing a basic database interface.

• Create a new user
• Get an user
• Update user fields
• Remove an user
• Custom filtering

It was my intention not to implement everything, I just wanted a very simple and very user-friendly API. Of course if you find something very important just send me a mail or fork this project and i will add it.

##Usage

###Instantiation

try {
    connection = new LDAPConnection(Settings.DB_HOST,
                                    Settings.DB_USER_DN,
                                    Settings.DB_LOGIN,
                                    Settings.DB_PASSWORD);
} catch (AuthenticationException e) {
    System.err.println("LDAP -> Wrong Authentication");
} catch (NamingException e) {
    System.err.println("LDAP -> Couldn't connect: " + e.getMessage());
    e.printStackTrace();
}

You can, if you need, specify another port. Default: 389

###Get an user

SearchResult result = connection.getUser(username);

try {
    String uid = result.getAttributes().get("uid").get(0).toString();
    String displayName = result.getAttributes().get("displayName").get(0).toString();
    String mail = result.getAttributes().get("mail").get(0).toString());

    return new Student(uid,displayName,mail);

} catch (NamingException e) {
    return null;
}

###Update user fields

ModificationItem[] mods = new ModificationItem[2];
mods[0] = new ModificationItem(DirContext.REPLACE_ATTRIBUTE, new BasicAttribute("displayName", student.getDisplayName()));
mods[2] = new ModificationItem(DirContext.REPLACE_ATTRIBUTE, new BasicAttribute("mail", student.getPrivateMail()));

connection.updateUser(student.getUID(), mods);

You can also DirContext.ADD_ATTRIBUTE and DirContext.REMOVE_ATTRIBUTE

There are more methods but I think they are easy to understand, but don't hesitate to contact with questions

##License The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2014 Patrick Stillhart

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