HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 plug-in reference
Table Of Contents
- HP-UX Directory Server plug-in reference
- Table of Contents
- Part I Introduction to Directory Server plug-ins
- 1 An overview of Directory Server plug-ins
- 2 Writing and compiling plug-ins
- 3 Configuring plug-ins
- 4 An example plug-in
- Part II Writing functions and plug-ins
- 5 Front end API functions
- 5.1 Logging messages
- 5.2 Adding notes to access log entries
- 5.3 Sending data to the client
- 5.4 Determining if an operation was abandoned
- 5.5 Working with entries, attributes, and values
- 5.6 Working with DNs and RDNs
- 5.7 Working with search filters
- 5.8 Checking passwords
- 6 Writing pre- and postoperation plug-ins
- 7 Defining functions for LDAP operations
- 7.1 Specifying start and close functions
- 7.2 Processing an LDAP bind operation
- 7.3 Processing an LDAP unbind operation
- 7.4 Processing an LDAP search operation
- 7.5 Processing an LDAP compare operation
- 7.6 Processing an LDAP add operation
- 7.7 Processing an LDAP modify operation
- 7.8 Processing an LDAP modify RDN operation
- 7.9 Processing an LDAP delete operation
- 7.10 Processing an LDAP abandon operation
- 8 Defining functions for authentication
- 8.1 Understanding authentication methods
- 8.2 How the Directory Server identifies clients
- 8.3 How the authentication process works
- 8.4 Writing your own authentication plug-in
- 8.5 Writing a preoperation bind plug-in
- 8.6 Using SASL with an LDAP client
- 9 Writing entry store/fetch plug-ins
- 10 Writing extended operation plug-ins
- 11 Writing matching rule plug-ins
- 11.1 Understanding matching rules
- 11.2 Understanding matching rule plug-ins
- 11.3 Indexing based on matching rules
- 11.4 Handling extensible match filters
- 11.4.1 How the server handles the filter
- 11.4.2 Query operators in matching rules
- 11.4.3 Writing a filter factory function
- 11.4.4 Getting and setting parameters in filter factory functions
- 11.4.5 Writing a filter index function
- 11.4.6 Getting and setting parameters in filter index functions
- 11.4.7 Writing a filter matching function
- 11.5 Handling sorting by matching rules
- 11.6 Writing a destructor function
- 11.7 Writing an initialization function
- 11.8 Registering matching rule functions
- 11.9 Specifying start and close functions
- 12 Using the custom distribution logic
- 13 Using data interoperability plug-ins
- 5 Front end API functions
- Part III Data type and structure reference
- 14 Data type and structure reference
- 14.1 berval
- 14.2 computed_attr_context
- 14.3 LDAPControl
- 14.4 LDAPMod
- 14.5 mrFilterMatchFn
- 14.6 plugin_referral_entry_callback
- 14.7 plugin_result_callback
- 14.8 plugin_search_entry_callback
- 14.9 send_ldap_referral_fn_ptr_t
- 14.10 send_ldap_result_fn_ptr_t
- 14.11 send_ldap_search_entry_fn_ptr_t
- 14.12 Slapi_Attr
- 14.13 Slapi_Back end
- 14.14 slapi_back end_state_change_fnptr
- 14.15 Slapi_ComponentID
- 14.16 slapi_compute_callback_t
- 14.17 slapi_compute_output_t
- 14.18 Slapi_Connection
- 14.19 Slapi_CondVar
- 14.20 Slapi_Counter
- 14.21 Slapi_DN
- 14.22 Slapi_Entry
- 14.23 Slapi_Filter
- 14.24 Slapi_MatchingRuleEntry
- 14.25 Slapi_Mod
- 14.26 Slapi_Mods
- 14.27 Slapi_Mutex
- 14.28 Slapi_Operation
- 14.29 Slapi_PBlock
- 14.30 Slapi_PluginDesc
- 14.31 Slapi_RDN
- 14.32 Slapi_Task
- 14.33 Slapi_UniqueID
- 14.34 Slapi_Value
- 14.35 Slapi_ValueSet
- 14.36 Synchronization callbacks and data types
- 14 Data type and structure reference
- Part IV Function reference
- 15 Distribution routines
- 16 Functions for access control
- 17 Functions for internal operations and plug-in callback
- 18 Functions for setting internal operation flags
- 19 Functions for handling attributes
- 19.1 slapi_attr_add_value()
- 19.2 slapi_attr_basetype()
- 19.3 slapi_attr_dup()
- 19.4 slapi_attr_first_value()
- 19.5 slapi_attr_flag_is_set()
- 19.6 slapi_attr_free()
- 19.7 slapi_attr_get_bervals_copy()
- 19.8 slapi_attr_get_flags()
- 19.9 slapi_attr_get_numvalues()
- 19.10 slapi_attr_get_oid_copy()
- 19.11 slapi_attr_get_type()
- 19.12 slapi_attr_get_valueset()
- 19.13 slapi_attr_init()
- 19.14 slapi_attr_new()
- 19.15 slapi_attr_next_value()
- 19.16 slapi_attr_set_valueset()
- 19.17 slapi_attr_syntax_normalize()
- 19.18 slapi_attr_type2plugin()
- 19.19 slapi_attr_type_cmp()
- 19.20 slapi_attr_types_equivalent()
- 19.21 slapi_attr_value_cmp()
- 19.22 slapi_attr_value_find()
- 19.23 slapi_valueset_set_from_smod()
- 20 Functions for managing back end operations
- 20.1 slapi_be_addsuffix()
- 20.2 slapi_be_delete_onexit()
- 20.3 slapi_be_exist()
- 20.4 slapi_be_free()
- 20.5 slapi_be_get_instance_info()
- 20.6 slapi_be_get_name()
- 20.7 slapi_be_get_readonly()
- 20.8 slapi_be_getentrypoint()
- 20.9 slapi_be_getsuffix()
- 20.10 slapi_be_gettype()
- 20.11 slapi_be_is_flag_set()
- 20.12 slapi_be_issuffix()
- 20.13 slapi_be_logchanges()
- 20.14 slapi_be_new()
- 20.15 slapi_be_private()
- 20.16 slapi_be_select()
- 20.17 slapi_be_select_by_instance_name()
- 20.18 slapi_be_set_flag()
- 20.19 slapi_be_set_instance_info()
- 20.20 slapi_be_set_readonly()
- 20.21 slapi_be_setentrypoint()
- 20.22 slapi_get_first_back end()
- 20.23 slapi_get_first_suffix()
- 20.24 slapi_get_next_back end()
- 20.25 slapi_get_next_suffix()
- 20.26 slapi_is_root_suffix()
- 20.27 slapi_register_back end_state_change()
- 20.28 slapi_unregister_back end_state_change()
- 21 Functions for dealing with controls
- 22 Functions for syntax plug-ins
- 23 Functions for managing memory
- 24 Functions for managing entries
- 24.1 slapi_entry2str()
- 24.2 slapi_entry2str_with_options()
- 24.3 slapi_entry_add_rdn_values()
- 24.4 slapi_entry_add_string()
- 24.5 slapi_entry_add_value()
- 24.6 slapi_entry_add_values_sv()
- 24.7 slapi_entry_add_valueset()
- 24.8 slapi_entry_alloc()
- 24.9 slapi_entry_apply_mods()
- 24.10 slapi_entry_attr_delete()
- 24.11 slapi_entry_attr_find()
- 24.12 slapi_entry_attr_get_bool()
- 24.13 slapi_entry_attr_get_charptr()
- 24.14 slapi_entry_attr_get_charray()
- 24.15 slapi_entry_attr_get_int()
- 24.16 slapi_entry_attr_get_long()
- 24.17 slapi_entry_attr_get_uint()
- 24.18 slapi_entry_attr_get_ulong()
- 24.19 slapi_entry_attr_has_syntax_value()
- 24.20 slapi_entry_attr_merge_sv()
- 24.21 slapi_entry_attr_replace_sv()
- 24.22 slapi_entry_attr_set_charptr()
- 24.23 slapi_entry_attr_set_int()
- 24.24 slapi_entry_attr_set_long()
- 24.25 slapi_entry_attr_set_uint()
- 24.26 slapi_entry_attr_set_ulong()
- 24.27 slapi_entry_delete_string()
- 24.28 slapi_entry_delete_values_sv()
- 24.29 slapi_entry_dup()
- 24.30 slapi_entry_first_attr()
- 24.31 slapi_entry_free()
- 24.32 slapi_entry_get_dn()
- 24.33 slapi_entry_get_dn_const()
- 24.34 slapi_entry_get_ndn()
- 24.35 slapi_entry_get_sdn()
- 24.36 slapi_entry_get_sdn_const()
- 24.37 slapi_entry_get_uniqueid()
- 24.38 slapi_entry_has_children()
- 24.39 slapi_entry_init()
- 24.40 slapi_entry_merge_values_sv()
- 24.41 slapi_entry_next_attr()
- 24.42 slapi_entry_rdn_values_present()
- 24.43 slapi_entry_schema_check()
- 24.44 slapi_entry_set_dn()
- 24.45 slapi_entry_set_sdn()
- 24.46 slapi_entry_set_uniqueid()
- 24.47 slapi_entry_size()
- 24.48 slapi_is_rootdse()
- 24.49 slapi_str2entry()
- 25 Functions related to entry flags
- 26 Functions for dealing with filters
- 26.1 slapi_filter_apply()
- 26.2 slapi_filter_compare()
- 26.3 slapi_filter_dup()
- 26.4 slapi_filter_free()
- 26.5 slapi_filter_get_attribute_type()
- 26.6 slapi_filter_get_ava()
- 26.7 slapi_filter_get_choice()
- 26.8 slapi_filter_get_subfilt()
- 26.9 slapi_filter_get_type()
- 26.10 slapi_filter_join()
- 26.11 slapi_filter_join_ex()
- 26.12 slapi_filter_list_first()
- 26.13 slapi_filter_list_next()
- 26.14 slapi_filter_test()
- 26.15 slapi_filter_test_ext()
- 26.16 slapi_filter_test_simple()
- 26.17 slapi_find_matching_paren()
- 26.18 slapi_str2filter()
- 26.19 slapi_vattr_filter_test()
- 27 Functions specific to extended operation
- 28 Functions specific to bind methods
- 29 Functions for thread-safe LDAP connections
- 30 Functions for logging
- 31 Functions for counters
- 32 Functions for handling matching rules
- 32.1 slapi_berval_cmp()
- 32.2 slapi_matchingrule_free()
- 32.3 slapi_matchingrule_get()
- 32.4 slapi_matchingrule_is_ordering()
- 32.5 slapi_matchingrule_new()
- 32.6 slapi_matchingrule_register()
- 32.7 slapi_matchingrule_set()
- 32.8 slapi_matchingrule_unregister()
- 32.9 slapi_mr_filter_index()
- 32.10 slapi_mr_indexer_create()
- 33 Functions for LDAPMod manipulation
- 33.1 slapi_entry2mods()
- 33.2 slapi_mod_add_value()
- 33.3 slapi_mod_done()
- 33.4 slapi_mod_dump()
- 33.5 slapi_mod_free()
- 33.6 slapi_mod_get_first_value()
- 33.7 slapi_mod_get_ldapmod_byref()
- 33.8 slapi_mod_get_ldapmod_passout()
- 33.9 slapi_mod_get_next_value()
- 33.10 slapi_mod_get_num_values()
- 33.11 slapi_mod_get_operation()
- 33.12 slapi_mod_get_type()
- 33.13 slapi_mod_init()
- 33.14 slapi_mod_init_byref()
- 33.15 slapi_mod_init_byval()
- 33.16 slapi_mod_init_passin()
- 33.17 slapi_mod_init_valueset_byval()
- 33.18 slapi_mod_isvalid()
- 33.19 slapi_mod_new()
- 33.20 slapi_mod_remove_value()
- 33.21 slapi_mod_set_operation()
- 33.22 slapi_mod_set_type()
- 33.23 slapi_mods2entry()
- 33.24 slapi_mods_add()
- 33.25 slapi_mods_add_ldapmod()
- 33.26 slapi_mods_add_mod_values()
- 33.27 slapi_mods_add_smod()
- 33.28 slapi_mods_add_modbvps()
- 33.29 slapi_mods_add_string()
- 33.30 slapi_mods_done()
- 33.31 slapi_mods_dump()
- 33.32 slapi_mods_free()
- 33.33 slapi_mods_get_first_mod()
- 33.34 slapi_mods_get_first_smod()
- 33.35 slapi_mods_get_ldapmods_byref()
- 33.36 slapi_mods_get_ldapmods_passout()
- 33.37 slapi_mods_get_next_mod()
- 33.38 slapi_mods_get_next_smod()
- 33.39 slapi_mods_get_num_mods()
- 33.40 slapi_mods_init()
- 33.41 slapi_mods_init_byref()
- 33.42 slapi_mods_init_passin()
- 33.43 slapi_mods_insert_after()
- 33.44 slapi_mods_insert_at()
- 33.45 slapi_mods_insert_before()
- 33.46 slapi_mods_insert_smod_at()
- 33.47 slapi_mods_insert_smod_before()
- 33.48 slapi_mods_iterator_backone()
- 33.49 slapi_mods_new()
- 33.50 slapi_mods_remove()
- 34 Functions for monitoring operations
- 35 Functions for managing parameter block
- 36 Functions for handling passwords
- 37 Functions for managing RDNs
- 37.1 slapi_rdn_add()
- 37.2 slapi_rdn_compare()
- 37.3 slapi_rdn_contains()
- 37.4 slapi_rdn_contains_attr()
- 37.5 slapi_rdn_done()
- 37.6 slapi_rdn_free()
- 37.7 slapi_rdn_get_first()
- 37.8 slapi_rdn_get_index()
- 37.9 slapi_rdn_get_index_attr()
- 37.10 slapi_rdn_get_next()
- 37.11 slapi_rdn_get_num_components()
- 37.12 slapi_rdn_get_rdn()
- 37.13 slapi_rdn_get_nrdn()
- 37.14 slapi_rdn_init()
- 37.15 slapi_rdn_init_dn()
- 37.16 slapi_rdn_init_rdn()
- 37.17 slapi_rdn_init_sdn()
- 37.18 slapi_rdn_isempty()
- 37.19 slapi_rdn_new()
- 37.20 slapi_rdn_new_dn()
- 37.21 slapi_rdn_new_rdn()
- 37.22 slapi_rdn_new_sdn()
- 37.23 slapi_rdn_remove()
- 37.24 slapi_rdn_remove_attr()
- 37.25 slapi_rdn_remove_index()
- 37.26 slapi_rdn_set_dn()
- 37.27 slapi_rdn_set_rdn()
- 37.28 slapi_rdn_set_sdn()
- 37.29 slapi_rdn2typeval()
- 38 Functions for managing roles
- 39 Functions for managing DNs
- 39.1 slapi_dn_isroot()
- 39.2 slapi_dn_normalize_case()
- 39.3 slapi_dn_normalize_to_end()
- 39.4 slapi_moddn_get_newdn()
- 39.5 slapi_sdn_add_rdn()
- 39.6 slapi_sdn_compare()
- 39.7 slapi_sdn_copy()
- 39.8 slapi_sdn_done()
- 39.9 slapi_sdn_dup()
- 39.10 slapi_sdn_free()
- 39.11 slapi_sdn_get_back end_parent()
- 39.12 slapi_sdn_get_dn()
- 39.13 slapi_sdn_get_ndn()
- 39.14 slapi_sdn_get_ndn_len()
- 39.15 slapi_sdn_get_parent()
- 39.16 slapi_sdn_get_rdn()
- 39.17 slapi_sdn_is_rdn_component()
- 39.18 slapi_sdn_isempty()
- 39.19 slapi_sdn_isgrandparent()
- 39.20 slapi_sdn_isparent()
- 39.21 slapi_sdn_issuffix()
- 39.22 slapi_sdn_new()
- 39.23 slapi_sdn_new_dn_byref()
- 39.24 slapi_sdn_new_dn_byval()
- 39.25 slapi_sdn_new_dn_passin()
- 39.26 slapi_sdn_new_ndn_byref()
- 39.27 slapi_sdn_new_ndn_byval()
- 39.28 slapi_sdn_scope_test()
- 39.29 slapi_sdn_set_dn_byref()
- 39.30 slapi_sdn_set_dn_byval()
- 39.31 slapi_sdn_set_dn_passin()
- 39.32 slapi_sdn_set_ndn_byref()
- 39.33 slapi_sdn_set_ndn_byval()
- 39.34 slapi_sdn_set_parent()
- 39.35 slapi_sdn_set_rdn()
- 40 Functions for sending entries and results to the client
- 41 Functions related to UTF-8
- 41.1 slapi_has8thBit()
- 41.2 slapi_utf8casecmp()
- 41.3 slapi_UTF8CASECMP()
- 41.4 slapi_utf8ncasecmp()
- 41.5 slapi_UTF8NCASECMP()
- 41.6 slapi_utf8isLower()
- 41.7 slapi_UTF8ISLOWER()
- 41.8 slapi_utf8isUpper()
- 41.9 slapi_UTF8ISUPPER()
- 41.10 slapi_utf8StrToLower()
- 41.11 slapi_UTF8STRTOLOWER()
- 41.12 slapi_utf8StrToUpper()
- 41.13 slapi_UTF8STRTOUPPER()
- 41.14 slapi_utf8ToLower()
- 41.15 slapi_UTF8TOLOWER()
- 41.16 slapi_utf8ToUpper()
- 41.17 slapi_UTF8TOUPPER()
- 42 Functions for handling values
- 42.1 slapi_value_compare()
- 42.2 slapi_value_dup()
- 42.3 slapi_value_free()
- 42.4 slapi_value_get_berval()
- 42.5 slapi_value_get_int()
- 42.6 slapi_value_get_length()
- 42.7 slapi_value_get_long()
- 42.8 slapi_value_get_string()
- 42.9 slapi_value_get_uint()
- 42.10 slapi_value_get_ulong()
- 42.11 slapi_value_init()
- 42.12 slapi_value_init_berval()
- 42.13 slapi_value_init_string()
- 42.14 slapi_value_init_string_passin()
- 42.15 slapi_value_new()
- 42.16 slapi_value_new_berval()
- 42.17 slapi_value_new_string()
- 42.18 slapi_value_new_string_passin()
- 42.19 slapi_value_new_value()
- 42.20 slapi_value_set()
- 42.21 slapi_value_set_berval()
- 42.22 slapi_value_set_int()
- 42.23 slapi_value_set_string()
- 42.24 slapi_value_set_string_passin()
- 42.25 slapi_value_set_value()
- 43 Functions for handling valuesets
- 43.1 slapi_valueset_add_value()
- 43.2 slapi_valueset_add_value_ext()
- 43.3 slapi_valueset_count()
- 43.4 slapi_valueset_done()
- 43.5 slapi_valueset_find()
- 43.6 slapi_valueset_first_value()
- 43.7 slapi_valueset_free()
- 43.8 slapi_valueset_init()
- 43.9 slapi_valueset_new()
- 43.10 slapi_valueset_next_value()
- 43.11 slapi_valueset_set_from_smod()
- 43.12 slapi_valueset_set_valueset()
- 44 Functions specific to virtual attribute service
- 45 Functions for managing locks and synchronization
- 46 Functions for managing computed attributes
- 47 Functions for manipulating bits
- 48 Functions for registering object extensions
- 49 Functions related to data interoperability
- 50 Functions for registering additional plug-ins
- 51 Functions for server tasks
- 51.1 slapi_destroy_task()
- 51.2 slapi_new_task()
- 51.3 slapi_task_begin()
- 51.4 slapi_task_cancel()
- 51.5 slapi_task_dec_refcount()
- 51.6 slapi_task_finish()
- 51.7 slapi_task_get_data()
- 51.8 slapi_task_get_refcount()
- 51.9 slapi_task_get_state()
- 51.10 slapi_task_inc_progress()
- 51.11 slapi_task_inc_refcount()
- 51.12 slapi_task_log_notice()
- 51.13 slapi_task_log_status()
- 51.14 slapi_task_register_handler()
- 51.15 slapi_task_set_data()
- 51.16 slapi_task_set_cancel_fn()
- 51.17 slapi_task_set_destructor_fn()
- 51.18 slapi_task_status_changed()
- Part V Parameter block reference
- 52 Parameters for registering plug-in functions
- 53 Parameters accessible to all plug-ins
- 53.1 Information about the database
- 53.2 Information about the connection
- 53.3 Information about the operation
- 53.4 Information about extended operations
- 53.5 Information about the transaction
- 53.6 Information about access control lists
- 53.7 Notes in the access log
- 53.8 Information about the plug-in
- 53.9 Information about command-line arguments
- 53.10 Information about attributes
- 53.11 Information about targets
- 54 Parameters for the bind function
- 55 Parameters for the search function
- 56 Parameters that convert strings to entries
- 57 Parameters for the add function
- 58 Parameters for the compare function
- 59 Parameters for the delete function
- 60 Parameters for the modify function
- 61 Parameters for the modify RDN function
- 62 Parameters for the abandon function
- 63 Parameters for the matching rule function
- 64 Parameters for LDBM back end pre- and postoperation functions
- 65 Parameters for the database
- 66 Parameters for LDAP functions
- 67 Parameters for error logging
- 68 Parameters for filters
- 69 Parameters for password storage
- 70 Parameters for resource limits
- 71 Parameters for the virtual attribute service
- Part VI Support and other resources
- Glossary
- Index
66 Parameters for LDAP functions
The parameters listed in this section can be used with functions that you can call to perform
LDAP operations from a plug-in. These internal operations do not return any data to a client.
• “Parameters for LDAP operations”
• “Parameters for LDAP control”
• “Parameters for generating LDIF strings”
66.1 Parameters for LDAP operations
DescriptionData typeParameter ID
Result code of the internal LDAP operation.
intSLAPI_PLUGIN_INTOP_RESULT
Array of entries found by an internal LDAP search
operation. See slapi_search_internal_pb() for details.
See also “Slapi_Entry” for information on the
Slapi_Entry data type.
Slapi_Entry **SLAPI_PLUGIN_INTOP_SEARCH_ENTRIES
Array of referrals (in the form of LDAP URLs) found
by an internal LDAP search operation. See
slapi_search_internal_pb() for details.
char **SLAPI_PLUGIN_INTOP_SEARCH_REFERRALS
The following function sets all three parameters: slapi_search_internal_pb()
The following functions set only the SLAPI_PLUGIN_INTOP_RESULT parameter:
• slapi_add_internal_pb()
• slapi_delete_internal_pb()
• slapi_modify_internal_pb()
• slapi_modrdn_internal_pb()
66.2 Parameters for LDAP control
The parameters listed below provide information about LDAP controls that are used in LDAP
operations.
DescriptionData typeParameter ID
This control applies to the LDAP abandon operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_ABANDON
This control applies to the LDAP add operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_ADD
This control applies to any LDAP operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_ANY
This control applies to the LDAP bind operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_BIND
This control applies to the LDAP compare operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_COMPARE
This control applies to the LDAP delete operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_DELETE
This control applies to the LDAPv3 extended
operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_EXTENDED
This control applies to the LDAP modify DN
operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_MODDN
This control applies to the LDAP modify operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_MODIFY
This control applies to the LDAPv3 modify RDN
operation.
LDAPControl *SLAPI_OPERATION_MODRDN
66.1 Parameters for LDAP operations 423