Package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk

Interface LDAPInterface

  • All Known Subinterfaces:
    FullLDAPInterface
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractConnectionPool, InMemoryDirectoryServer, LDAPConnection, LDAPConnectionPool, LDAPReadWriteConnectionPool, LDAPThreadLocalConnectionPool, MockableLDAPConnection
    @NotExtensible
@ThreadSafety(level=INTERFACE_NOT_THREADSAFE)
public interface LDAPInterface
    This interface defines a set of methods that are available for objects that may be used to communicate with an LDAP directory server. This can be used to facilitate development of methods which can be used for either a single LDAP connection or an LDAP connection pool. Note that this interface does not include support for bind or extended operations, as they may alter the state of the underlying connection (or connection-like object), and care must be taken when invoking such operations. The FullLDAPInterface interface is a subclass of this interface that does include support for bind and extended operations, but those methods should be used with care to ensure that they do not inappropriately alter the state of the associated object.

    At present, all implementations provided by the LDAP SDK are at least mostly threadsafe and can be used to process multiple requests concurrently. However, this is not a hard requirement and it is conceivable that in the future a new implementation could be added which is not inherently threadsafe. It is recommended that code which requires thread safety either provide their own external synchronization or use one of the subclasses which explicitly provides thread safety rather than relying on this generic interface.

    • Method Detail

      • getRootDSE

        RootDSE getRootDSE()
            throws LDAPException
        Retrieves the directory server root DSE.
        Returns:
        The directory server root DSE, or null if it is not available.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If a problem occurs while attempting to retrieve the server root DSE.

      • getSchema

        Schema getSchema()
          throws LDAPException
        Retrieves the directory server schema definitions, using the subschema subentry DN contained in the server's root DSE. For directory servers containing a single schema, this should be sufficient for all purposes. For servers with multiple schemas, it may be necessary to specify the DN of the target entry for which to obtain the associated schema.
        Returns:
        The directory server schema definitions, or null if the schema information could not be retrieved (e.g, the client does not have permission to read the server schema).
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If a problem occurs while attempting to retrieve the server schema.

      • getSchema

        Schema getSchema​(java.lang.String entryDN)
          throws LDAPException
        Retrieves the directory server schema definitions that govern the specified entry. The subschemaSubentry attribute will be retrieved from the target entry, and then the appropriate schema definitions will be loaded from the entry referenced by that attribute. This may be necessary to ensure correct behavior in servers that support multiple schemas.
        Parameters:
        entryDN - The DN of the entry for which to retrieve the associated schema definitions. It may be null or an empty string if the subschemaSubentry attribute should be retrieved from the server's root DSE.
        Returns:
        The directory server schema definitions, or null if the schema information could not be retrieved (e.g, the client does not have permission to read the server schema).
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If a problem occurs while attempting to retrieve the server schema.

      • getEntry

        SearchResultEntry getEntry​(java.lang.String dn)
                    throws LDAPException
        Retrieves the entry with the specified DN. All user attributes will be requested in the entry to return.
        Parameters:
        dn - The DN of the entry to retrieve. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The requested entry, or null if the target entry does not exist or no entry was returned (e.g., if the authenticated user does not have permission to read the target entry).
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If a problem occurs while sending the request or reading the response.

      • getEntry

        SearchResultEntry getEntry​(java.lang.String dn,
                           java.lang.String... attributes)
                    throws LDAPException
        Retrieves the entry with the specified DN.
        Parameters:
        dn - The DN of the entry to retrieve. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes to request for the target entry. If it is null, then all user attributes will be requested.
        Returns:
        The requested entry, or null if the target entry does not exist or no entry was returned (e.g., if the authenticated user does not have permission to read the target entry).
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If a problem occurs while sending the request or reading the response.

      • add

        LDAPResult add​(java.lang.String dn,
               Attribute... attributes)
        throws LDAPException
        Processes an add operation with the provided information.
        Parameters:
        dn - The DN of the entry to add. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes to include in the entry to add. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the add operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the add request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • add

        LDAPResult add​(java.lang.String dn,
               java.util.Collection<Attribute> attributes)
        throws LDAPException
        Processes an add operation with the provided information.
        Parameters:
        dn - The DN of the entry to add. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes to include in the entry to add. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the add operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the add request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • add

        LDAPResult add​(Entry entry)
        throws LDAPException
        Processes an add operation with the provided information.
        Parameters:
        entry - The entry to add. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the add operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the add request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • add

        LDAPResult add​(java.lang.String... ldifLines)
        throws LDIFException,
               LDAPException
        Processes an add operation with the provided information.
        Parameters:
        ldifLines - The lines that comprise an LDIF representation of the entry to add. It must not be empty or null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the add operation.
        Throws:
        LDIFException - If the provided entry lines cannot be decoded as an entry in LDIF form.
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the add request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • add

        LDAPResult add​(AddRequest addRequest)
        throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided add request.
        Parameters:
        addRequest - The add request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the add operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the add request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • add

        LDAPResult add​(ReadOnlyAddRequest addRequest)
        throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided add request.
        Parameters:
        addRequest - The add request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the add operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the add request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • compare

        CompareResult compare​(java.lang.String dn,
                      java.lang.String attributeName,
                      java.lang.String assertionValue)
               throws LDAPException
        Processes a compare operation with the provided information.
        Parameters:
        dn - The DN of the entry in which to make the comparison. It must not be null.
        attributeName - The attribute name for which to make the comparison. It must not be null.
        assertionValue - The assertion value to verify in the target entry. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the compare operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the compare request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • compare

        CompareResult compare​(CompareRequest compareRequest)
               throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided compare request.
        Parameters:
        compareRequest - The compare request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the compare operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the compare request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • compare

        CompareResult compare​(ReadOnlyCompareRequest compareRequest)
               throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided compare request.
        Parameters:
        compareRequest - The compare request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the compare operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the compare request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • delete

        LDAPResult delete​(java.lang.String dn)
           throws LDAPException
        Deletes the entry with the specified DN.
        Parameters:
        dn - The DN of the entry to delete. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the delete operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the delete request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • delete

        LDAPResult delete​(DeleteRequest deleteRequest)
           throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided delete request.
        Parameters:
        deleteRequest - The delete request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the delete operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the delete request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • delete

        LDAPResult delete​(ReadOnlyDeleteRequest deleteRequest)
           throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided delete request.
        Parameters:
        deleteRequest - The delete request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the delete operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the delete request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modify

        LDAPResult modify​(java.lang.String dn,
                  Modification mod)
           throws LDAPException
        Applies the provided modification to the specified entry.
        Parameters:
        dn - The DN of the entry to modify. It must not be null.
        mod - The modification to apply to the target entry. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modify

        LDAPResult modify​(java.lang.String dn,
                  Modification... mods)
           throws LDAPException
        Applies the provided set of modifications to the specified entry.
        Parameters:
        dn - The DN of the entry to modify. It must not be null.
        mods - The set of modifications to apply to the target entry. It must not be null or empty. *
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modify

        LDAPResult modify​(java.lang.String dn,
                  java.util.List<Modification> mods)
           throws LDAPException
        Applies the provided set of modifications to the specified entry.
        Parameters:
        dn - The DN of the entry to modify. It must not be null.
        mods - The set of modifications to apply to the target entry. It must not be null or empty.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modify

        LDAPResult modify​(java.lang.String... ldifModificationLines)
           throws LDIFException,
                  LDAPException
        Processes a modify request from the provided LDIF representation of the changes.
        Parameters:
        ldifModificationLines - The lines that comprise an LDIF representation of a modify change record. It must not be null or empty.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify operation.
        Throws:
        LDIFException - If the provided set of lines cannot be parsed as an LDIF modify change record.
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modify

        LDAPResult modify​(ModifyRequest modifyRequest)
           throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided modify request.
        Parameters:
        modifyRequest - The modify request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modify

        LDAPResult modify​(ReadOnlyModifyRequest modifyRequest)
           throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided modify request.
        Parameters:
        modifyRequest - The modify request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modifyDN

        LDAPResult modifyDN​(java.lang.String dn,
                    java.lang.String newRDN,
                    boolean deleteOldRDN)
             throws LDAPException
        Performs a modify DN operation with the provided information.
        Parameters:
        dn - The current DN for the entry to rename. It must not be null.
        newRDN - The new RDN to use for the entry. It must not be null.
        deleteOldRDN - Indicates whether to delete the current RDN value from the entry.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify DN operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify DN request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modifyDN

        LDAPResult modifyDN​(java.lang.String dn,
                    java.lang.String newRDN,
                    boolean deleteOldRDN,
                    java.lang.String newSuperiorDN)
             throws LDAPException
        Performs a modify DN operation with the provided information.
        Parameters:
        dn - The current DN for the entry to rename. It must not be null.
        newRDN - The new RDN to use for the entry. It must not be null.
        deleteOldRDN - Indicates whether to delete the current RDN value from the entry.
        newSuperiorDN - The new superior DN for the entry. It may be null if the entry is not to be moved below a new parent.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify DN operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify DN request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modifyDN

        LDAPResult modifyDN​(ModifyDNRequest modifyDNRequest)
             throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided modify DN request.
        Parameters:
        modifyDNRequest - The modify DN request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify DN operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify DN request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • modifyDN

        LDAPResult modifyDN​(ReadOnlyModifyDNRequest modifyDNRequest)
             throws LDAPException
        Processes the provided modify DN request.
        Parameters:
        modifyDNRequest - The modify DN request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        The result of processing the modify DN operation.
        Throws:
        LDAPException - If the server rejects the modify DN request, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(java.lang.String baseDN,
                    SearchScope scope,
                    java.lang.String filter,
                    java.lang.String... attributes)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information. The search result entries and references will be collected internally and included in the SearchResult object that is returned.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        filter - The string representation of the filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(java.lang.String baseDN,
                    SearchScope scope,
                    Filter filter,
                    java.lang.String... attributes)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information. The search result entries and references will be collected internally and included in the SearchResult object that is returned.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        filter - The filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(SearchResultListener searchResultListener,
                    java.lang.String baseDN,
                    SearchScope scope,
                    java.lang.String filter,
                    java.lang.String... attributes)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided, then it will have been used to make any entries and references available, and they will not be available through the getSearchEntries and getSearchReferences methods).
        Parameters:
        searchResultListener - The search result listener that should be used to return results to the client. It may be null if the search results should be collected internally and returned in the SearchResult object.
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        filter - The string representation of the filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, potentially including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(SearchResultListener searchResultListener,
                    java.lang.String baseDN,
                    SearchScope scope,
                    Filter filter,
                    java.lang.String... attributes)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided, then it will have been used to make any entries and references available, and they will not be available through the getSearchEntries and getSearchReferences methods).
        Parameters:
        searchResultListener - The search result listener that should be used to return results to the client. It may be null if the search results should be collected internally and returned in the SearchResult object.
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        filter - The filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, potentially including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(java.lang.String baseDN,
                    SearchScope scope,
                    DereferencePolicy derefPolicy,
                    int sizeLimit,
                    int timeLimit,
                    boolean typesOnly,
                    java.lang.String filter,
                    java.lang.String... attributes)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information. The search result entries and references will be collected internally and included in the SearchResult object that is returned.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        derefPolicy - The dereference policy the server should use for any aliases encountered while processing the search.
        sizeLimit - The maximum number of entries that the server should return for the search. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        timeLimit - The maximum length of time in seconds that the server should spend processing this search request. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        typesOnly - Indicates whether to return only attribute names in matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
        filter - The string representation of the filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(java.lang.String baseDN,
                    SearchScope scope,
                    DereferencePolicy derefPolicy,
                    int sizeLimit,
                    int timeLimit,
                    boolean typesOnly,
                    Filter filter,
                    java.lang.String... attributes)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information. The search result entries and references will be collected internally and included in the SearchResult object that is returned.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        derefPolicy - The dereference policy the server should use for any aliases encountered while processing the search.
        sizeLimit - The maximum number of entries that the server should return for the search. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        timeLimit - The maximum length of time in seconds that the server should spend processing this search request. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        typesOnly - Indicates whether to return only attribute names in matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
        filter - The filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(SearchResultListener searchResultListener,
                    java.lang.String baseDN,
                    SearchScope scope,
                    DereferencePolicy derefPolicy,
                    int sizeLimit,
                    int timeLimit,
                    boolean typesOnly,
                    java.lang.String filter,
                    java.lang.String... attributes)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided, then it will have been used to make any entries and references available, and they will not be available through the getSearchEntries and getSearchReferences methods).
        Parameters:
        searchResultListener - The search result listener that should be used to return results to the client. It may be null if the search results should be collected internally and returned in the SearchResult object.
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        derefPolicy - The dereference policy the server should use for any aliases encountered while processing the search.
        sizeLimit - The maximum number of entries that the server should return for the search. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        timeLimit - The maximum length of time in seconds that the server should spend processing this search request. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        typesOnly - Indicates whether to return only attribute names in matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
        filter - The string representation of the filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, potentially including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(SearchResultListener searchResultListener,
                    java.lang.String baseDN,
                    SearchScope scope,
                    DereferencePolicy derefPolicy,
                    int sizeLimit,
                    int timeLimit,
                    boolean typesOnly,
                    Filter filter,
                    java.lang.String... attributes)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided, then it will have been used to make any entries and references available, and they will not be available through the getSearchEntries and getSearchReferences methods).
        Parameters:
        searchResultListener - The search result listener that should be used to return results to the client. It may be null if the search results should be collected internally and returned in the SearchResult object.
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        derefPolicy - The dereference policy the server should use for any aliases encountered while processing the search.
        sizeLimit - The maximum number of entries that the server should return for the search. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        timeLimit - The maximum length of time in seconds that the server should spend processing this search request. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        typesOnly - Indicates whether to return only attribute names in matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
        filter - The filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, potentially including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(SearchRequest searchRequest)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes the provided search request.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided, then it will have been used to make any entries and references available, and they will not be available through the getSearchEntries and getSearchReferences methods).
        Parameters:
        searchRequest - The search request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, potentially including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • search

        SearchResult search​(ReadOnlySearchRequest searchRequest)
             throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes the provided search request.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided, then it will have been used to make any entries and references available, and they will not be available through the getSearchEntries and getSearchReferences methods).
        Parameters:
        searchRequest - The search request to be processed. It must not be null.
        Returns:
        A search result object that provides information about the processing of the search, potentially including the set of matching entries and search references returned by the server.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, or if a problem is encountered while sending the request or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • searchForEntry

        SearchResultEntry searchForEntry​(java.lang.String baseDN,
                                 SearchScope scope,
                                 java.lang.String filter,
                                 java.lang.String... attributes)
                          throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information. It is expected that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic message or response controls) are needed.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        filter - The string representation of the filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        The entry that was returned from the search, or null if no entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, if more than a single entry is returned, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • searchForEntry

        SearchResultEntry searchForEntry​(java.lang.String baseDN,
                                 SearchScope scope,
                                 Filter filter,
                                 java.lang.String... attributes)
                          throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information. It is expected that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic message or response controls) are needed.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        filter - The string representation of the filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        The entry that was returned from the search, or null if no entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, if more than a single entry is returned, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • searchForEntry

        SearchResultEntry searchForEntry​(java.lang.String baseDN,
                                 SearchScope scope,
                                 DereferencePolicy derefPolicy,
                                 int timeLimit,
                                 boolean typesOnly,
                                 java.lang.String filter,
                                 java.lang.String... attributes)
                          throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information. It is expected that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic message or response controls) are needed.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        derefPolicy - The dereference policy the server should use for any aliases encountered while processing the search.
        timeLimit - The maximum length of time in seconds that the server should spend processing this search request. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        typesOnly - Indicates whether to return only attribute names in matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
        filter - The string representation of the filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        The entry that was returned from the search, or null if no entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, if more than a single entry is returned, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • searchForEntry

        SearchResultEntry searchForEntry​(java.lang.String baseDN,
                                 SearchScope scope,
                                 DereferencePolicy derefPolicy,
                                 int timeLimit,
                                 boolean typesOnly,
                                 Filter filter,
                                 java.lang.String... attributes)
                          throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes a search operation with the provided information. It is expected that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic message or response controls) are needed.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        baseDN - The base DN for the search request. It must not be null.
        scope - The scope that specifies the range of entries that should be examined for the search.
        derefPolicy - The dereference policy the server should use for any aliases encountered while processing the search.
        timeLimit - The maximum length of time in seconds that the server should spend processing this search request. A value of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
        typesOnly - Indicates whether to return only attribute names in matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
        filter - The filter to use to identify matching entries. It must not be null.
        attributes - The set of attributes that should be returned in matching entries. It may be null or empty if the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to be requested.
        Returns:
        The entry that was returned from the search, or null if no entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, if more than a single entry is returned, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • searchForEntry

        SearchResultEntry searchForEntry​(SearchRequest searchRequest)
                          throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes the provided search request. It is expected that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic message or response controls) are needed.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        searchRequest - The search request to be processed. If it is configured with a search result listener or a size limit other than one, then the provided request will be duplicated with the appropriate settings.
        Returns:
        The entry that was returned from the search, or null if no entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, if more than a single entry is returned, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.

      • searchForEntry

        SearchResultEntry searchForEntry​(ReadOnlySearchRequest searchRequest)
                          throws LDAPSearchException
        Processes the provided search request. It is expected that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic message or response controls) are needed.

        Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an LDAPSearchException will be thrown In some cases, one or more search result entries or references may have been returned before the failure response is received. In this case, the LDAPSearchException methods like getEntryCount, getSearchEntries, getReferenceCount, and getSearchReferences may be used to obtain information about those entries and references.
        Parameters:
        searchRequest - The search request to be processed. If it is configured with a search result listener or a size limit other than one, then the provided request will be duplicated with the appropriate settings.
        Returns:
        The entry that was returned from the search, or null if no entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
        Throws:
        LDAPSearchException - If the search does not complete successfully, if more than a single entry is returned, or if a problem is encountered while parsing the provided filter string, sending the request, or reading the response. If one or more entries or references were returned before the failure was encountered, then the LDAPSearchException object may be examined to obtain information about those entries and/or references.