LDAP_URL(3LDAP) LDAP Library Functions LDAP_URL(3LDAP)

NAME


ldap_url, ldap_is_ldap_url, ldap_url_parse, ldap_url_parse_nodn,
ldap_free_urldesc, ldap_url_search, ldap_url_search_s,
ldap_url_search_st, ldap_dns_to_url, ldap_dn_to_url - LDAP Uniform
Resource Locator functions

SYNOPSIS


cc[ flag... ] file... -lldap[ library... ]
#include <lber.h>
#include <ldap.h>

int ldap_is_ldap_url(char *url);


int ldap_url_parse(char *url, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp);


int ldap_url_parse_nodn(char *url, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp);


ldap_free_urldesc(LDAPURLDesc *ludp);


int ldap_url_search(LDAP *ld, char *url, int attrsonly);


int ldap_url_search_s(LDAP *ld, char *url,
int attrsonly, LDAPMessage **res);


int ldap_url_search_st(LDAP *ld, char *url, int attrsonly,
struct timeval *timeout, LDAPMessage **res);


char *ldap_dns_to_url(LDAP *ld, char *dns_name, char *attrs,
char *scope, char *filter);


char *ldap_dn_to_url(LDAP *ld, char *dn, int nameparts);


DESCRIPTION


These functions support the use of LDAP URLs (Uniform Resource Locators).
The following shows the formatting used for LDAP URLs.

ldap://hostport/dn[?attributes[?scope[?filter]]]


where:

hostport
Host name with an optional :portnumber.


dn
Base DN to be used for an LDAP search operation.


attributes
Comma separated list of attributes to be retrieved.


scope
One of these three strings: base one sub (default=base).


filter
LDAP search filter as used in a call to ldap_search(3LDAP).


The following is an example of an LDAP URL:

ldap://ldap.itd.umich.edu/c=US?o,description?one?o=umich


URLs preceded URL: or wrapped in angle-brackets are tolerated. URLs can
also be preceded by URL: and wrapped in angle-brackets.


ldap_is_ldap_url() returns a non-zero value if url looks like an LDAP URL
(as opposed to some other kind of URL). It can be used as a quick check
for an LDAP URL; the ldap_url_parse() function should be used if a more
thorough check is needed.


ldap_url_parse() breaks down an LDAP URL passed in url into its component
pieces. If successful, zero is returned, an LDAP URL description is
allocated, filled in, and ludpp is set to point to it. See RETURN VALUES
for values returned upon error.


ldap_url_parse_nodn() acts just like ldap_url_parse() but does not
require dn in the LDAP URL.


ldap_free_urldesc() should be called to free an LDAP URL description that
was obtained from a call to ldap_url_parse().


ldap_url_search() initiates an asynchronous LDAP search based on the
contents of the url string. This function acts just like
ldap_search(3LDAP) except that many search parameters are pulled out of
the URL.


ldap_url_search_s() performs a synchronous LDAP search based on the
contents of the url string. This function acts just like
ldap_search_s(3LDAP) except that many search parameters are pulled out of
the URL.


ldap_url_search_st() performs a synchronous LDAP URL search with a
specified timeout. This function acts just like ldap_search_st(3LDAP)
except that many search parameters are pulled out of the URL.


ldap_dns_to_url() locates the LDAP URL associated with a DNS domain name.
The supplied DNS domain name is converted into a distinguished name. The
directory entry specified by that distinguished name is searched for a
labeled URI attribute. If successful then the corresponding LDAP URL is
returned. If unsuccessful then that entry's parent is searched and so on
until the target distinguished name is reduced to only two nameparts. If
dns_name is NULL then the environment variable LOCALDOMAIN is used. If
attrs is not NULL then it is appended to the URL's attribute list. If
scope is not NULL then it overrides the URL's scope. If filter is not
NULL then it is merged with the URL's filter. If an error is encountered
then zero is returned, otherwise a string URL is returned. The caller
should free the returned string if it is non-zero.


ldap_dn_to_url() locates the LDAP URL associated with a distinguished
name. The number of nameparts in the supplied distinguished name must be
provided. The specified directory entry is searched for a labeledURI
attribute. If successful then the LDAP URL is returned. If unsuccessful
then that entry's parent is searched and so on until the target
distinguished name is reduced to only two nameparts. If an error is
encountered then zero is returned, otherwise a string URL is returned.
The caller should free the returned string if it is non-zero.

RETURN VALUES


Upon error, one of these values is returned for ldap_url_parse():

LDAP_URL_ERR_BADSCOPE
URL scope string is invalid.


LDAP_URL_ERR_HOSTPORT
URL hostport is invalid.


LDAP_URL_ERR_MEM
Can't allocate memory space.


LDAP_URL_ERR_NODN
URL has no DN (required).


LDAP_URL_ERR_NOTLDAP
URL doesn't begin with ldap://.


ATTRIBUTES


See attributes(7) for a description of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|Interface Stability | Evolving |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO


ldap(3LDAP), ldap_search(3LDAP), attributes(7)


An LDAP URL Format, Tim Howes and Mark Smith, December 1995. Internet
Draft (work in progress). Currently available at this URL.

ftp://ds.internic.net/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-asid-ldap-format-03.txt


December 2, 2003 LDAP_URL(3LDAP)