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LDAP_SCHEMA(3)          Library Functions Manual          LDAP_SCHEMA(3)

NAME         top

       ldap_str2syntax, ldap_syntax2str, ldap_syntax2name,
       ldap_syntax_free, ldap_str2matchingrule, ldap_matchingrule2str,
       ldap_matchingrule2name, ldap_matchingrule_free,
       ldap_str2attributetype, ldap_attributetype2str,
       ldap_attributetype2name, ldap_attributetype_free,
       ldap_str2objectclass, ldap_objectclass2str,
       ldap_objectclass2name, ldap_objectclass_free, ldap_scherr2str -
       Schema definition handling routines

LIBRARY         top

       OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <ldap.h>
       #include <ldap_schema.h>

       LDAPSyntax * ldap_str2syntax(s, code, errp, flags)
       const char * s;
       int * code;
       const char ** errp;
       const int flags;

       char * ldap_syntax2str(syn)
       const LDAPSyntax * syn;

       const char * ldap_syntax2name(syn)
       LDAPSyntax * syn;

       ldap_syntax_free(syn)
       LDAPSyntax * syn;

       LDAPMatchingRule * ldap_str2matchingrule(s, code, errp, flags)
       const char * s;
       int * code;
       const char ** errp;
       const int flags;

       char * ldap_matchingrule2str(mr);
       const LDAPMatchingRule * mr;

       const char * ldap_matchingrule2name(mr)
       LDAPMatchingRule * mr;

       ldap_matchingrule_free(mr)
       LDAPMatchingRule * mr;

       LDAPAttributeType * ldap_str2attributetype(s, code, errp, flags)
       const char * s;
       int * code;
       const char ** errp;
       const int flags;

       char * ldap_attributetype2str(at)
       const LDAPAttributeType * at;

       const char * ldap_attributetype2name(at)
       LDAPAttributeType * at;

       ldap_attributetype_free(at)
       LDAPAttributeType * at;

       LDAPObjectClass * ldap_str2objectclass(s, code, errp, flags)
       const char * s;
       int * code;
       const char ** errp;
       const int flags;

       char * ldap_objectclass2str(oc)
       const LDAPObjectClass * oc;

       const char * ldap_objectclass2name(oc)
       LDAPObjectClass * oc;

       ldap_objectclass_free(oc)
       LDAPObjectClass * oc;

       char * ldap_scherr2str(code)
       int code;

DESCRIPTION         top

       These routines are used to parse schema definitions in the syntax
       defined in RFC 4512 into structs and handle these structs.  These
       routines handle four kinds of definitions: syntaxes, matching
       rules, attribute types and object classes.  For each definition
       kind, four routines are provided.

       ldap_str2xxx() takes a definition in RFC 4512 format in argument
       s as a NUL-terminated string and returns, if possible, a pointer
       to a newly allocated struct of the appropriate kind.  The caller
       is responsible for freeing the struct by calling ldap_xxx_free()
       when not needed any longer.  The routine returns NULL if some
       problem happened.  In this case, the integer pointed at by
       argument code will receive an error code (see below the
       description of ldap_scherr2str() for an explanation of the
       values) and a pointer to a NUL-terminated string will be placed
       where requested by argument errp , indicating where in argument s
       the error happened, so it must not be freed by the caller.
       Argument flags is a bit mask of parsing options controlling the
       relaxation of the syntax recognized.  The following values are
       defined:

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_NONE
              strict parsing according to RFC 4512.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_NO_OID
              permit definitions that do not contain an initial OID.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_QUOTED
              permit quotes around some items that should not have them.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_DESCR
              permit a descr instead of a numeric OID in places where
              the syntax expect the latter.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_DESCR_PREFIX
              permit that the initial numeric OID contains a prefix in
              descr format.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_ALL
              be very liberal, include all options.

       The structures returned are as follows:

              typedef struct ldap_schema_extension_item {
                      char *lsei_name;        /* Extension name */
                      char **lsei_values;     /* Extension values */
              } LDAPSchemaExtensionItem;

              typedef struct ldap_syntax {
                      char *syn_oid;          /* OID */
                      char **syn_names;       /* Names */
                      char *syn_desc;         /* Description */
                      LDAPSchemaExtensionItem **syn_extensions; /* Extension */
              } LDAPSyntax;

              typedef struct ldap_matchingrule {
                      char *mr_oid;           /* OID */
                      char **mr_names;        /* Names */
                      char *mr_desc;          /* Description */
                      int  mr_obsolete;       /* Is obsolete? */
                      char *mr_syntax_oid;    /* Syntax of asserted values */
                      LDAPSchemaExtensionItem **mr_extensions; /* Extensions */
              } LDAPMatchingRule;

              typedef struct ldap_attributetype {
                      char *at_oid;           /* OID */
                      char **at_names;        /* Names */
                      char *at_desc;          /* Description */
                      int  at_obsolete;       /* Is obsolete? */
                      char *at_sup_oid;       /* OID of superior type */
                      char *at_equality_oid;  /* OID of equality matching rule */
                      char *at_ordering_oid;  /* OID of ordering matching rule */
                      char *at_substr_oid;    /* OID of substrings matching rule */
                      char *at_syntax_oid;    /* OID of syntax of values */
                      int  at_syntax_len;     /* Suggested minimum maximum length */
                      int  at_single_value;   /* Is single-valued?  */
                      int  at_collective;     /* Is collective? */
                      int  at_no_user_mod;    /* Are changes forbidden through LDAP? */
                      int  at_usage;          /* Usage, see below */
                      LDAPSchemaExtensionItem **at_extensions; /* Extensions */
              } LDAPAttributeType;

              typedef struct ldap_objectclass {
                      char *oc_oid;           /* OID */
                      char **oc_names;        /* Names */
                      char *oc_desc;          /* Description */
                      int  oc_obsolete;       /* Is obsolete? */
                      char **oc_sup_oids;     /* OIDs of superior classes */
                      int  oc_kind;           /* Kind, see below */
                      char **oc_at_oids_must; /* OIDs of required attribute types */
                      char **oc_at_oids_may;  /* OIDs of optional attribute types */
                      LDAPSchemaExtensionItem **oc_extensions; /* Extensions */
              } LDAPObjectClass;

       Some integer fields (those described with a question mark) have a
       truth value, for these fields the possible values are:

       LDAP_SCHEMA_NO
              The answer to the question is no.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_YES
              The answer to the question is yes.

       For attribute types, the following usages are possible:

       LDAP_SCHEMA_USER_APPLICATIONS
              the attribute type is non-operational.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_DIRECTORY_OPERATION
              the attribute type is operational and is pertinent to the
              directory itself, i.e. it has the same value on all
              servers that provide the entry containing this attribute
              type.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_DISTRIBUTED_OPERATION
              the attribute type is operational and is pertinent to
              replication, shadowing or other distributed directory
              aspect.  TBC.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_DSA_OPERATION
              the attribute type is operational and is pertinent to the
              directory server itself, i.e. it may have different values
              for the same entry when retrieved from different servers
              that provide the entry.

       Object classes can be of three kinds:

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ABSTRACT
              the object class is abstract, i.e. there cannot be entries
              of this class alone.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_STRUCTURAL
              the object class is structural, i.e. it describes the main
              role of the entry.  On some servers, once the entry is
              created the set of structural object classes assigned
              cannot be changed: none of those present can be removed
              and none other can be added.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_AUXILIARY
              the object class is auxiliary, i.e. it is intended to go
              with other, structural, object classes.  These can be
              added or removed at any time if attribute types are added
              or removed at the same time as needed by the set of object
              classes resulting from the operation.

       Routines ldap_xxx2name() return a canonical name for the
       definition.

       Routines ldap_xxx2str() return a string representation in the
       format described by RFC 4512 of the struct passed in the
       argument.  The string is a newly allocated string that must be
       freed by the caller.  These routines may return NULL if no memory
       can be allocated for the string.

       ldap_scherr2str() returns a NUL-terminated string with a text
       description of the error found.  This is a pointer to a static
       area, so it must not be freed by the caller.  The argument code
       comes from one of the parsing routines and can adopt the
       following values:

       LDAP_SCHERR_OUTOFMEM
              Out of memory.

       LDAP_SCHERR_UNEXPTOKEN
              Unexpected token.

       LDAP_SCHERR_NOLEFTPAREN
              Missing opening parenthesis.

       LDAP_SCHERR_NORIGHTPAREN
              Missing closing parenthesis.

       LDAP_SCHERR_NODIGIT
              Expecting digit.

       LDAP_SCHERR_BADNAME
              Expecting a name.

       LDAP_SCHERR_BADDESC
              Bad description.

       LDAP_SCHERR_BADSUP
              Bad superiors.

       LDAP_SCHERR_DUPOPT
              Duplicate option.

       LDAP_SCHERR_EMPTY
              Unexpected end of data.

SEE ALSO         top

       ldap(3)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS         top

       OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP
       Project <http://www.openldap.org/>.  OpenLDAP Software is derived
       from the University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.

COLOPHON         top

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