Fix bug 5913.
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1 /*
2 ldb database library
4 Copyright (C) Andrew Tridgell 2004
5 Copyright (C) Stefan Metzmacher 2004
6 Copyright (C) Simo Sorce 2005-2006
8 ** NOTE! The following LGPL license applies to the ldb
9 ** library. This does NOT imply that all of Samba is released
10 ** under the LGPL
12 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
13 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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27 * Name: ldb
29 * Component: ldb header
31 * Description: defines for base ldb API
33 * Author: Andrew Tridgell
34 * Author: Stefan Metzmacher
37 /**
38 \file ldb.h Samba's ldb database
40 This header file provides the main API for ldb.
43 #ifndef _LDB_H_
45 /*! \cond DOXYGEN_IGNORE */
46 #define _LDB_H_ 1
47 /*! \endcond */
50 major restrictions as compared to normal LDAP:
52 - no async calls.
53 - each record must have a unique key field
54 - the key must be representable as a NULL terminated C string and may not
55 contain a comma or braces
57 major restrictions as compared to tdb:
59 - no explicit locking calls
60 UPDATE: we have transactions now, better than locking --SSS.
64 #ifndef ldb_val
65 /**
66 Result value
68 An individual lump of data in a result comes in this format. The
69 pointer will usually be to a UTF-8 string if the application is
70 sensible, but it can be to anything you like, including binary data
71 blobs of arbitrary size.
73 \note the data is null (0x00) terminated, but the length does not
74 include the terminator.
76 struct ldb_val {
77 uint8_t *data; /*!< result data */
78 size_t length; /*!< length of data */
80 #endif
82 /*! \cond DOXYGEN_IGNORE */
83 #ifndef PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE
84 #define PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(a,b)
85 #endif
86 /*! \endcond */
88 /* opaque ldb_dn structures, see ldb_dn.c for internals */
89 struct ldb_dn_component;
90 struct ldb_dn;
92 /**
93 There are a number of flags that are used with ldap_modify() in
94 ldb_message_element.flags fields. The LDA_FLAGS_MOD_ADD,
95 LDA_FLAGS_MOD_DELETE and LDA_FLAGS_MOD_REPLACE flags are used in
96 ldap_modify() calls to specify whether attributes are being added,
97 deleted or modified respectively.
99 #define LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK 0x3
102 Flag value used in ldap_modify() to indicate that attributes are
103 being added.
105 \sa LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK
107 #define LDB_FLAG_MOD_ADD 1
110 Flag value used in ldap_modify() to indicate that attributes are
111 being replaced.
113 \sa LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK
115 #define LDB_FLAG_MOD_REPLACE 2
118 Flag value used in ldap_modify() to indicate that attributes are
119 being deleted.
121 \sa LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK
123 #define LDB_FLAG_MOD_DELETE 3
126 OID for logic AND comaprison.
128 This is the well known object ID for a logical AND comparitor.
130 #define LDB_OID_COMPARATOR_AND "1.2.840.113556.1.4.803"
133 OID for logic OR comparison.
135 This is the well known object ID for a logical OR comparitor.
137 #define LDB_OID_COMPARATOR_OR "1.2.840.113556.1.4.804"
140 results are given back as arrays of ldb_message_element
142 struct ldb_message_element {
143 unsigned int flags;
144 const char *name;
145 unsigned int num_values;
146 struct ldb_val *values;
151 a ldb_message represents all or part of a record. It can contain an arbitrary
152 number of elements.
154 struct ldb_message {
155 struct ldb_dn *dn;
156 unsigned int num_elements;
157 struct ldb_message_element *elements;
158 void *private_data; /* private to the backend */
161 enum ldb_changetype {
162 LDB_CHANGETYPE_NONE=0,
163 LDB_CHANGETYPE_ADD,
164 LDB_CHANGETYPE_DELETE,
165 LDB_CHANGETYPE_MODIFY
169 LDIF record
171 This structure contains a LDIF record, as returned from ldif_read()
172 and equivalent functions.
174 struct ldb_ldif {
175 enum ldb_changetype changetype; /*!< The type of change */
176 struct ldb_message *msg; /*!< The changes */
179 enum ldb_scope {LDB_SCOPE_DEFAULT=-1,
180 LDB_SCOPE_BASE=0,
181 LDB_SCOPE_ONELEVEL=1,
182 LDB_SCOPE_SUBTREE=2};
184 struct ldb_context;
186 /* debugging uses one of the following levels */
187 enum ldb_debug_level {LDB_DEBUG_FATAL, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR,
188 LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, LDB_DEBUG_TRACE};
191 the user can optionally supply a debug function. The function
192 is based on the vfprintf() style of interface, but with the addition
193 of a severity level
195 struct ldb_debug_ops {
196 void (*debug)(void *context, enum ldb_debug_level level,
197 const char *fmt, va_list ap) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3,0);
198 void *context;
202 The user can optionally supply a custom utf8 functions,
203 to handle comparisons and casefolding.
205 struct ldb_utf8_fns {
206 void *context;
207 char *(*casefold)(void *context, void *mem_ctx, const char *s);
211 Flag value for database connection mode.
213 If LDB_FLG_RDONLY is used in ldb_connect, then the database will be
214 opened read-only, if possible.
216 #define LDB_FLG_RDONLY 1
219 Flag value for database connection mode.
221 If LDB_FLG_NOSYNC is used in ldb_connect, then the database will be
222 opened without synchronous operations, if possible.
224 #define LDB_FLG_NOSYNC 2
227 Flag value to specify autoreconnect mode.
229 If LDB_FLG_RECONNECT is used in ldb_connect, then the backend will
230 be opened in a way that makes it try to auto reconnect if the
231 connection is dropped (actually make sense only with ldap).
233 #define LDB_FLG_RECONNECT 4
236 Flag to tell backends not to use mmap
238 #define LDB_FLG_NOMMAP 8
241 structures for ldb_parse_tree handling code
243 enum ldb_parse_op { LDB_OP_AND=1, LDB_OP_OR=2, LDB_OP_NOT=3,
244 LDB_OP_EQUALITY=4, LDB_OP_SUBSTRING=5,
245 LDB_OP_GREATER=6, LDB_OP_LESS=7, LDB_OP_PRESENT=8,
246 LDB_OP_APPROX=9, LDB_OP_EXTENDED=10 };
248 struct ldb_parse_tree {
249 enum ldb_parse_op operation;
250 union {
251 struct {
252 struct ldb_parse_tree *child;
253 } isnot;
254 struct {
255 const char *attr;
256 struct ldb_val value;
257 } equality;
258 struct {
259 const char *attr;
260 int start_with_wildcard;
261 int end_with_wildcard;
262 struct ldb_val **chunks;
263 } substring;
264 struct {
265 const char *attr;
266 } present;
267 struct {
268 const char *attr;
269 struct ldb_val value;
270 } comparison;
271 struct {
272 const char *attr;
273 int dnAttributes;
274 char *rule_id;
275 struct ldb_val value;
276 } extended;
277 struct {
278 unsigned int num_elements;
279 struct ldb_parse_tree **elements;
280 } list;
281 } u;
284 struct ldb_parse_tree *ldb_parse_tree(void *mem_ctx, const char *s);
285 char *ldb_filter_from_tree(void *mem_ctx, struct ldb_parse_tree *tree);
288 Encode a binary blob
290 This function encodes a binary blob using the encoding rules in RFC
291 2254 (Section 4). This function also escapes any non-printable
292 characters.
294 \param ctx the memory context to allocate the return string in.
295 \param val the (potentially) binary data to be encoded
297 \return the encoded data as a null terminated string
299 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>.
301 char *ldb_binary_encode(void *ctx, struct ldb_val val);
304 Encode a string
306 This function encodes a string using the encoding rules in RFC 2254
307 (Section 4). This function also escapes any non-printable
308 characters.
310 \param mem_ctx the memory context to allocate the return string in.
311 \param string the string to be encoded
313 \return the encoded data as a null terminated string
315 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>.
317 char *ldb_binary_encode_string(void *mem_ctx, const char *string);
320 functions for controlling attribute handling
322 typedef int (*ldb_attr_handler_t)(struct ldb_context *, void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_val *, struct ldb_val *);
323 typedef int (*ldb_attr_comparison_t)(struct ldb_context *, void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_val *, const struct ldb_val *);
326 attribute handler structure
328 attr -> The attribute name
329 flags -> LDB_ATTR_FLAG_*
330 ldif_read_fn -> convert from ldif to binary format
331 ldif_write_fn -> convert from binary to ldif format
332 canonicalise_fn -> canonicalise a value, for use by indexing and dn construction
333 comparison_fn -> compare two values
336 struct ldb_attrib_handler {
338 const char *attr;
339 unsigned flags;
341 ldb_attr_handler_t ldif_read_fn;
342 ldb_attr_handler_t ldif_write_fn;
343 ldb_attr_handler_t canonicalise_fn;
344 ldb_attr_comparison_t comparison_fn;
348 The attribute is not returned by default
350 #define LDB_ATTR_FLAG_HIDDEN (1<<0)
352 /* the attribute handler name should be freed when released */
353 #define LDB_ATTR_FLAG_ALLOCATED (1<<1)
356 The attribute is constructed from other attributes
358 #define LDB_ATTR_FLAG_CONSTRUCTED (1<<1)
361 LDAP attribute syntax for a DN
363 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for a DN.
365 See <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
367 #define LDB_SYNTAX_DN "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12"
370 LDAP attribute syntax for a Directory String
372 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for a Directory String.
374 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
376 #define LDB_SYNTAX_DIRECTORY_STRING "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15"
379 LDAP attribute syntax for an integer
381 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for an integer.
383 See <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
385 #define LDB_SYNTAX_INTEGER "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.27"
388 LDAP attribute syntax for an octet string
390 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for an octet string.
392 See <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
394 #define LDB_SYNTAX_OCTET_STRING "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.40"
397 LDAP attribute syntax for UTC time.
399 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for a UTC time.
401 See <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
403 #define LDB_SYNTAX_UTC_TIME "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.53"
405 #define LDB_SYNTAX_OBJECTCLASS "LDB_SYNTAX_OBJECTCLASS"
407 /* sorting helpers */
408 typedef int (*ldb_qsort_cmp_fn_t) (void *v1, void *v2, void *opaque);
411 OID for the paged results control. This control is included in the
412 searchRequest and searchResultDone messages as part of the controls
413 field of the LDAPMessage, as defined in Section 4.1.12 of
414 LDAP v3.
416 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2696.txt">RFC 2696</a>.
418 #define LDB_CONTROL_PAGED_RESULTS_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.319"
421 OID for specifying the returned elements of the ntSecurityDescriptor
423 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ldap/ldap/ldap_server_sd_flags_oid.asp">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
425 #define LDB_CONTROL_SD_FLAGS_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.801"
428 OID for specifying an advanced scope for the search (one partition)
430 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ldap/ldap/ldap_server_domain_scope_oid.asp">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
432 #define LDB_CONTROL_DOMAIN_SCOPE_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1339"
435 OID for specifying an advanced scope for a search
437 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ldap/ldap/ldap_server_search_options_oid.asp">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
439 #define LDB_CONTROL_SEARCH_OPTIONS_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1340"
442 OID for notification
444 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ldap/ldap/ldap_server_notification_oid.asp">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
446 #define LDB_CONTROL_NOTIFICATION_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.528"
449 OID for getting deleted objects
451 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ldap/ldap/ldap_server_show_deleted_oid.asp">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
453 #define LDB_CONTROL_SHOW_DELETED_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.417"
456 OID for extended DN
458 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ldap/ldap/ldap_server_extended_dn_oid.asp">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
460 #define LDB_CONTROL_EXTENDED_DN_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.529"
463 OID for LDAP server sort result extension.
465 This control is included in the searchRequest message as part of
466 the controls field of the LDAPMessage, as defined in Section 4.1.12
467 of LDAP v3. The controlType is set to
468 "1.2.840.113556.1.4.473". The criticality MAY be either TRUE or
469 FALSE (where absent is also equivalent to FALSE) at the client's
470 option.
472 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2891.txt">RFC 2891</a>.
474 #define LDB_CONTROL_SERVER_SORT_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.473"
477 OID for LDAP server sort result response extension.
479 This control is included in the searchResultDone message as part of
480 the controls field of the LDAPMessage, as defined in Section 4.1.12 of
481 LDAP v3.
483 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2891.txt">RFC 2891</a>.
485 #define LDB_CONTROL_SORT_RESP_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.474"
488 OID for LDAP Attribute Scoped Query extension.
490 This control is included in SearchRequest or SearchResponse
491 messages as part of the controls field of the LDAPMessage.
493 #define LDB_CONTROL_ASQ_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1504"
496 OID for LDAP Directory Sync extension.
498 This control is included in SearchRequest or SearchResponse
499 messages as part of the controls field of the LDAPMessage.
501 #define LDB_CONTROL_DIRSYNC_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.841"
505 OID for LDAP Virtual List View Request extension.
507 This control is included in SearchRequest messages
508 as part of the controls field of the LDAPMessage.
510 #define LDB_CONTROL_VLV_REQ_OID "2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.9"
513 OID for LDAP Virtual List View Response extension.
515 This control is included in SearchResponse messages
516 as part of the controls field of the LDAPMessage.
518 #define LDB_CONTROL_VLV_RESP_OID "2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.10"
521 OID to let modifies don't give an error when adding an existing
522 attribute with the same value or deleting an nonexisting one attribute
524 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ldap/ldap/ldap_server_permissive_modify_oid.asp">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
526 #define LDB_CONTROL_PERMISSIVE_MODIFY_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1413"
529 OID for LDAP Extended Operation START_TLS.
531 This Extended operation is used to start a new TLS
532 channel on top of a clear text channel.
534 #define LDB_EXTENDED_START_TLS_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037"
537 OID for LDAP Extended Operation START_TLS.
539 This Extended operation is used to start a new TLS
540 channel on top of a clear text channel.
542 #define LDB_EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.101.119.1"
545 OID for LDAP Extended Operation START_TLS.
547 This Extended operation is used to start a new TLS
548 channel on top of a clear text channel.
550 #define LDB_EXTENDED_FAST_BIND_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1781"
552 struct ldb_sd_flags_control {
554 * request the owner 0x00000001
555 * request the group 0x00000002
556 * request the DACL 0x00000004
557 * request the SACL 0x00000008
559 unsigned secinfo_flags;
562 struct ldb_search_options_control {
564 * DOMAIN_SCOPE 0x00000001
565 * this limits the search to one partition,
566 * and no referrals will be returned.
567 * (Note this doesn't limit the entries by there
568 * objectSid belonging to a domain! Builtin and Foreign Sids
569 * are still returned)
571 * PHANTOM_ROOT 0x00000002
572 * this search on the whole tree on a domain controller
573 * over multiple partitions without referrals.
574 * (This is the default behavior on the Global Catalog Port)
576 unsigned search_options;
579 struct ldb_paged_control {
580 int size;
581 int cookie_len;
582 char *cookie;
585 struct ldb_extended_dn_control {
586 int type;
589 struct ldb_server_sort_control {
590 char *attributeName;
591 char *orderingRule;
592 int reverse;
595 struct ldb_sort_resp_control {
596 int result;
597 char *attr_desc;
600 struct ldb_asq_control {
601 int request;
602 char *source_attribute;
603 int src_attr_len;
604 int result;
607 struct ldb_dirsync_control {
608 int flags;
609 int max_attributes;
610 int cookie_len;
611 char *cookie;
614 struct ldb_vlv_req_control {
615 int beforeCount;
616 int afterCount;
617 int type;
618 union {
619 struct {
620 int offset;
621 int contentCount;
622 } byOffset;
623 struct {
624 int value_len;
625 char *value;
626 } gtOrEq;
627 } match;
628 int ctxid_len;
629 char *contextId;
632 struct ldb_vlv_resp_control {
633 int targetPosition;
634 int contentCount;
635 int vlv_result;
636 int ctxid_len;
637 char *contextId;
640 struct ldb_control {
641 const char *oid;
642 int critical;
643 void *data;
646 enum ldb_request_type {
647 LDB_SEARCH,
648 LDB_ADD,
649 LDB_MODIFY,
650 LDB_DELETE,
651 LDB_RENAME,
652 LDB_EXTENDED,
653 LDB_REQ_REGISTER_CONTROL,
654 LDB_REQ_REGISTER_PARTITION,
655 LDB_SEQUENCE_NUMBER
658 enum ldb_reply_type {
659 LDB_REPLY_ENTRY,
660 LDB_REPLY_REFERRAL,
661 LDB_REPLY_EXTENDED,
662 LDB_REPLY_DONE
665 enum ldb_wait_type {
666 LDB_WAIT_ALL,
667 LDB_WAIT_NONE
670 enum ldb_state {
671 LDB_ASYNC_INIT,
672 LDB_ASYNC_PENDING,
673 LDB_ASYNC_DONE
676 struct ldb_result {
677 unsigned int count;
678 struct ldb_message **msgs;
679 char **refs;
680 struct ldb_control **controls;
683 struct ldb_extended {
684 const char *oid;
685 const char *value;
686 int value_len;
689 struct ldb_reply {
690 enum ldb_reply_type type;
691 struct ldb_message *message;
692 struct ldb_extended *response;
693 char *referral;
694 struct ldb_control **controls;
697 struct ldb_handle {
698 int status;
699 enum ldb_state state;
700 void *private_data;
701 struct ldb_module *module;
704 struct ldb_search {
705 const struct ldb_dn *base;
706 enum ldb_scope scope;
707 const struct ldb_parse_tree *tree;
708 const char * const *attrs;
709 struct ldb_result *res;
712 struct ldb_add {
713 const struct ldb_message *message;
716 struct ldb_modify {
717 const struct ldb_message *message;
720 struct ldb_delete {
721 const struct ldb_dn *dn;
724 struct ldb_rename {
725 const struct ldb_dn *olddn;
726 const struct ldb_dn *newdn;
729 struct ldb_register_control {
730 const char *oid;
733 struct ldb_register_partition {
734 const struct ldb_dn *dn;
737 struct ldb_sequence_number {
738 enum ldb_sequence_type {
739 LDB_SEQ_HIGHEST_SEQ,
740 LDB_SEQ_HIGHEST_TIMESTAMP,
741 LDB_SEQ_NEXT
742 } type;
743 uint64_t seq_num;
744 uint32_t flags;
747 typedef int (*ldb_request_callback_t)(struct ldb_context *, void *, struct ldb_reply *);
748 struct ldb_request {
750 enum ldb_request_type operation;
752 union {
753 struct ldb_search search;
754 struct ldb_add add;
755 struct ldb_modify mod;
756 struct ldb_delete del;
757 struct ldb_rename rename;
758 struct ldb_register_control reg_control;
759 struct ldb_register_partition reg_partition;
760 struct ldb_sequence_number seq_num;
761 } op;
763 struct ldb_control **controls;
765 void *context;
766 ldb_request_callback_t callback;
768 int timeout;
769 time_t starttime;
770 struct ldb_handle *handle;
773 int ldb_request(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_request *request);
775 int ldb_wait(struct ldb_handle *handle, enum ldb_wait_type type);
777 int ldb_set_timeout(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_request *req, int timeout);
778 int ldb_set_timeout_from_prev_req(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_request *oldreq, struct ldb_request *newreq);
779 void ldb_set_create_perms(struct ldb_context *ldb, unsigned int perms);
782 Initialise ldbs' global information
784 This is required before any other LDB call
786 \return 0 if initialisation succeeded, -1 otherwise
788 int ldb_global_init(void);
791 Initialise an ldb context
793 This is required before any other LDB call.
795 \param mem_ctx pointer to a talloc memory context. Pass NULL if there is
796 no suitable context available.
798 \return pointer to ldb_context that should be free'd (using talloc_free())
799 at the end of the program.
801 struct ldb_context *ldb_init(void *mem_ctx);
804 Connect to a database.
806 This is typically called soon after ldb_init(), and is required prior to
807 any search or database modification operations.
809 The URL can be one of the following forms:
810 - tdb://path
811 - ldapi://path
812 - ldap://host
813 - sqlite://path
815 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
816 \param url the URL of the database to connect to, as noted above
817 \param flags a combination of LDB_FLG_* to modify the connection behaviour
818 \param options backend specific options - passed uninterpreted to the backend
820 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
822 \note It is an error to connect to a database that does not exist in readonly mode
823 (that is, with LDB_FLG_RDONLY). However in read-write mode, the database will be
824 created if it does not exist.
826 int ldb_connect(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *url, unsigned int flags, const char *options[]);
829 return an automatic baseDN from the defaultNamingContext of the rootDSE
830 This value have been set in an opaque pointer at connection time
832 const struct ldb_dn *ldb_get_default_basedn(struct ldb_context *ldb);
836 The Default iasync search callback function
838 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
839 \param context the callback context
840 \param ares a single reply from the async core
842 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
844 \note this function expects the context to always be an struct ldb_result pointer
845 AND a talloc context, this function will steal on the context each message
846 from the ares reply passed on by the async core so that in the end all the
847 messages will be in the context (ldb_result) memory tree.
848 Freeing the passed context (ldb_result tree) will free all the resources
849 (the request need to be freed separately and the result doe not depend on the
850 request that can be freed as sson as the search request is finished)
853 int ldb_search_default_callback(struct ldb_context *ldb, void *context, struct ldb_reply *ares);
856 Helper function to build a search request
858 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
859 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
860 \param mem_ctx a talloc emmory context (used as parent of ret_req)
861 \param base the Base Distinguished Name for the query (use ldb_dn_new() for an empty one)
862 \param scope the search scope for the query
863 \param expression the search expression to use for this query
864 \param attrs the search attributes for the query (pass NULL if none required)
865 \param controls an array of controls
866 \param context the callback function context
867 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
869 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
872 int ldb_build_search_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
873 struct ldb_context *ldb,
874 void *mem_ctx,
875 const struct ldb_dn *base,
876 enum ldb_scope scope,
877 const char *expression,
878 const char * const *attrs,
879 struct ldb_control **controls,
880 void *context,
881 ldb_request_callback_t callback);
884 Helper function to build an add request
886 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
887 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
888 \param mem_ctx a talloc emmory context (used as parent of ret_req)
889 \param message contains the entry to be added
890 \param controls an array of controls
891 \param context the callback function context
892 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
894 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
897 int ldb_build_add_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
898 struct ldb_context *ldb,
899 void *mem_ctx,
900 const struct ldb_message *message,
901 struct ldb_control **controls,
902 void *context,
903 ldb_request_callback_t callback);
906 Helper function to build a modify request
908 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
909 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
910 \param mem_ctx a talloc emmory context (used as parent of ret_req)
911 \param message contains the entry to be modified
912 \param controls an array of controls
913 \param context the callback function context
914 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
916 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
919 int ldb_build_mod_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
920 struct ldb_context *ldb,
921 void *mem_ctx,
922 const struct ldb_message *message,
923 struct ldb_control **controls,
924 void *context,
925 ldb_request_callback_t callback);
928 Helper function to build a delete request
930 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
931 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
932 \param mem_ctx a talloc emmory context (used as parent of ret_req)
933 \param dn the DN to be deleted
934 \param controls an array of controls
935 \param context the callback function context
936 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
938 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
941 int ldb_build_del_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
942 struct ldb_context *ldb,
943 void *mem_ctx,
944 const struct ldb_dn *dn,
945 struct ldb_control **controls,
946 void *context,
947 ldb_request_callback_t callback);
950 Helper function to build a rename request
952 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
953 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
954 \param mem_ctx a talloc emmory context (used as parent of ret_req)
955 \param olddn the old DN
956 \param newdn the new DN
957 \param controls an array of controls
958 \param context the callback function context
959 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
961 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
964 int ldb_build_rename_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
965 struct ldb_context *ldb,
966 void *mem_ctx,
967 const struct ldb_dn *olddn,
968 const struct ldb_dn *newdn,
969 struct ldb_control **controls,
970 void *context,
971 ldb_request_callback_t callback);
974 Search the database
976 This function searches the database, and returns
977 records that match an LDAP-like search expression
979 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
980 \param base the Base Distinguished Name for the query (use ldb_dn_new() for an empty one)
981 \param scope the search scope for the query
982 \param expression the search expression to use for this query
983 \param attrs the search attributes for the query (pass NULL if none required)
984 \param res the return result
986 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
988 \note use talloc_free() to free the ldb_result returned
990 int ldb_search(struct ldb_context *ldb,
991 const struct ldb_dn *base,
992 enum ldb_scope scope,
993 const char *expression,
994 const char * const *attrs, struct ldb_result **_res);
997 * a useful search function where you can easily define the expression and
998 * that takes a memory context where results are allocated
1001 int ldb_search_exp_fmt(struct ldb_context *ldb, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1002 struct ldb_result **result, struct ldb_dn *base,
1003 enum ldb_scope scope, const char * const *attrs,
1004 const char *exp_fmt, ...);
1007 like ldb_search() but takes a parse tree
1009 int ldb_search_bytree(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1010 const struct ldb_dn *base,
1011 enum ldb_scope scope,
1012 struct ldb_parse_tree *tree,
1013 const char * const *attrs, struct ldb_result **res);
1016 Add a record to the database.
1018 This function adds a record to the database. This function will fail
1019 if a record with the specified class and key already exists in the
1020 database.
1022 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from
1023 ldb_init())
1024 \param message the message containing the record to add.
1026 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS if the record was added, otherwise
1027 a failure code)
1029 int ldb_add(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1030 const struct ldb_message *message);
1033 Modify the specified attributes of a record
1035 This function modifies a record that is in the database.
1037 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from
1038 ldb_init())
1039 \param message the message containing the changes required.
1041 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS if the record was modified as
1042 requested, otherwise a failure code)
1044 int ldb_modify(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1045 const struct ldb_message *message);
1048 Rename a record in the database
1050 This function renames a record in the database.
1052 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from
1053 ldb_init())
1054 \param olddn the DN for the record to be renamed.
1055 \param newdn the new DN
1057 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS if the record was renamed as
1058 requested, otherwise a failure code)
1060 int ldb_rename(struct ldb_context *ldb, const struct ldb_dn *olddn, const struct ldb_dn *newdn);
1063 Delete a record from the database
1065 This function deletes a record from the database.
1067 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from
1068 ldb_init())
1069 \param dn the DN for the record to be deleted.
1071 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS if the record was deleted,
1072 otherwise a failure code)
1074 int ldb_delete(struct ldb_context *ldb, const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1077 start a transaction
1079 int ldb_transaction_start(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1082 commit a transaction
1084 int ldb_transaction_commit(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1087 cancel a transaction
1089 int ldb_transaction_cancel(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1093 return extended error information from the last call
1095 const char *ldb_errstring(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1098 return a string explaining what a ldb error constant meancs
1100 const char *ldb_strerror(int ldb_err);
1103 setup the default utf8 functions
1104 FIXME: these functions do not yet handle utf8
1106 void ldb_set_utf8_default(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1109 Casefold a string
1111 \param ldb the ldb context
1112 \param mem_ctx the memory context to allocate the result string
1113 memory from.
1114 \param s the string that is to be folded
1115 \return a copy of the string, converted to upper case
1117 \note The default function is not yet UTF8 aware. Provide your own
1118 set of functions through ldb_set_utf8_fns()
1120 char *ldb_casefold(struct ldb_context *ldb, void *mem_ctx, const char *s);
1123 Check the attribute name is valid according to rfc2251
1124 \param s tthe string to check
1126 \return 1 if the name is ok
1128 int ldb_valid_attr_name(const char *s);
1131 ldif manipulation functions
1134 Write an LDIF message
1136 This function writes an LDIF message using a caller supplied write
1137 function.
1139 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1140 \param fprintf_fn a function pointer for the write function. This must take
1141 a private data pointer, followed by a format string, and then a variable argument
1142 list.
1143 \param private_data pointer that will be provided back to the write
1144 function. This is useful for maintaining state or context.
1145 \param ldif the message to write out
1147 \return the total number of bytes written, or an error code as returned
1148 from the write function.
1150 \sa ldb_ldif_write_file for a more convenient way to write to a
1151 file stream.
1153 \sa ldb_ldif_read for the reader equivalent to this function.
1155 int ldb_ldif_write(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1156 int (*fprintf_fn)(void *, const char *, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3),
1157 void *private_data,
1158 const struct ldb_ldif *ldif);
1161 Clean up an LDIF message
1163 This function cleans up a LDIF message read using ldb_ldif_read()
1164 or related functions (such as ldb_ldif_read_string() and
1165 ldb_ldif_read_file().
1167 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1168 \param msg the message to clean up and free
1171 void ldb_ldif_read_free(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_ldif *msg);
1174 Read an LDIF message
1176 This function creates an LDIF message using a caller supplied read
1177 function.
1179 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1180 \param fgetc_fn a function pointer for the read function. This must
1181 take a private data pointer, and must return a pointer to an
1182 integer corresponding to the next byte read (or EOF if there is no
1183 more data to be read).
1184 \param private_data pointer that will be provided back to the read
1185 function. This is udeful for maintaining state or context.
1187 \return the LDIF message that has been read in
1189 \note You must free the LDIF message when no longer required, using
1190 ldb_ldif_read_free().
1192 \sa ldb_ldif_read_file for a more convenient way to read from a
1193 file stream.
1195 \sa ldb_ldif_read_string for a more convenient way to read from a
1196 string (char array).
1198 \sa ldb_ldif_write for the writer equivalent to this function.
1200 struct ldb_ldif *ldb_ldif_read(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1201 int (*fgetc_fn)(void *), void *private_data);
1204 Read an LDIF message from a file
1206 This function reads the next LDIF message from the contents of a
1207 file stream. If you want to get all of the LDIF messages, you will
1208 need to repeatedly call this function, until it returns NULL.
1210 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1211 \param f the file stream to read from (typically from fdopen())
1213 \sa ldb_ldif_read_string for an equivalent function that will read
1214 from a string (char array).
1216 \sa ldb_ldif_write_file for the writer equivalent to this function.
1219 struct ldb_ldif *ldb_ldif_read_file(struct ldb_context *ldb, FILE *f);
1222 Read an LDIF message from a string
1224 This function reads the next LDIF message from the contents of a char
1225 array. If you want to get all of the LDIF messages, you will need
1226 to repeatedly call this function, until it returns NULL.
1228 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1229 \param s pointer to the char array to read from
1231 \sa ldb_ldif_read_file for an equivalent function that will read
1232 from a file stream.
1234 \sa ldb_ldif_write for a more general (arbitrary read function)
1235 version of this function.
1237 struct ldb_ldif *ldb_ldif_read_string(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char **s);
1240 Write an LDIF message to a file
1242 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1243 \param f the file stream to write to (typically from fdopen())
1244 \param msg the message to write out
1246 \return the total number of bytes written, or a negative error code
1248 \sa ldb_ldif_read_file for the reader equivalent to this function.
1250 int ldb_ldif_write_file(struct ldb_context *ldb, FILE *f, const struct ldb_ldif *msg);
1253 Base64 encode a buffer
1255 \param mem_ctx the memory context that the result is allocated
1256 from.
1257 \param buf pointer to the array that is to be encoded
1258 \param len the number of elements in the array to be encoded
1260 \return pointer to an array containing the encoded data
1262 \note The caller is responsible for freeing the result
1264 char *ldb_base64_encode(void *mem_ctx, const char *buf, int len);
1267 Base64 decode a buffer
1269 This function decodes a base64 encoded string in place.
1271 \param s the string to decode.
1273 \return the length of the returned (decoded) string.
1275 \note the string is null terminated, but the null terminator is not
1276 included in the length.
1278 int ldb_base64_decode(char *s);
1280 int ldb_attrib_add_handlers(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1281 const struct ldb_attrib_handler *handlers,
1282 unsigned num_handlers);
1284 /* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_dn.c */
1286 int ldb_dn_is_special(const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1287 int ldb_dn_check_special(const struct ldb_dn *dn, const char *check);
1288 char *ldb_dn_escape_value(void *mem_ctx, struct ldb_val value);
1289 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_new(void *mem_ctx);
1290 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_explode(void *mem_ctx, const char *dn);
1291 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_explode_or_special(void *mem_ctx, const char *dn);
1292 char *ldb_dn_linearize(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *edn);
1293 char *ldb_dn_linearize_casefold(struct ldb_context *ldb, void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *edn);
1294 int ldb_dn_compare_base(struct ldb_context *ldb, const struct ldb_dn *base, const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1295 int ldb_dn_compare(struct ldb_context *ldb, const struct ldb_dn *edn0, const struct ldb_dn *edn1);
1296 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_casefold(struct ldb_context *ldb, void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *edn);
1297 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_explode_casefold(struct ldb_context *ldb, void *mem_ctx, const char *dn);
1298 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_copy_partial(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *dn, int num_el);
1299 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_copy(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1300 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_copy_rebase(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *old, const struct ldb_dn *old_base, const struct ldb_dn *new_base);
1301 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_get_parent(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1302 struct ldb_dn_component *ldb_dn_build_component(void *mem_ctx, const char *attr,
1303 const char *val);
1304 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_build_child(void *mem_ctx, const char *attr,
1305 const char * value,
1306 const struct ldb_dn *base);
1307 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_compose(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *dn1, const struct ldb_dn *dn2);
1308 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_string_compose(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *base, const char *child_fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3,4);
1309 char *ldb_dn_canonical_string(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1310 char *ldb_dn_canonical_ex_string(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1311 int ldb_dn_get_comp_num(const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1312 const char *ldb_dn_get_component_name(const struct ldb_dn *dn, unsigned int num);
1313 const struct ldb_val *ldb_dn_get_component_val(const struct ldb_dn *dn, unsigned int num);
1314 const char *ldb_dn_get_rdn_name(const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1315 const struct ldb_val *ldb_dn_get_rdn_val(const struct ldb_dn *dn);
1316 int ldb_dn_set_component(struct ldb_dn *dn, int num, const char *name, const struct ldb_val val);
1320 /* useful functions for ldb_message structure manipulation */
1321 int ldb_dn_cmp(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *dn1, const char *dn2);
1324 Compare two attributes
1326 This function compares to attribute names. Note that this is a
1327 case-insensitive comparison.
1329 \param attr1 the first attribute name to compare
1330 \param attr2 the second attribute name to compare
1332 \return 0 if the attribute names are the same, or only differ in
1333 case; non-zero if there are any differences
1335 int ldb_attr_cmp(const char *attr1, const char *attr2);
1336 char *ldb_attr_casefold(void *mem_ctx, const char *s);
1337 int ldb_attr_dn(const char *attr);
1340 Create an empty message
1342 \param mem_ctx the memory context to create in. You can pass NULL
1343 to get the top level context, however the ldb context (from
1344 ldb_init()) may be a better choice
1346 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_new(void *mem_ctx);
1349 Find an element within an message
1351 struct ldb_message_element *ldb_msg_find_element(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1352 const char *attr_name);
1355 Compare two ldb_val values
1357 \param v1 first ldb_val structure to be tested
1358 \param v2 second ldb_val structure to be tested
1360 \return 1 for a match, 0 if there is any difference
1362 int ldb_val_equal_exact(const struct ldb_val *v1, const struct ldb_val *v2);
1365 find a value within an ldb_message_element
1367 \param el the element to search
1368 \param val the value to search for
1370 \note This search is case sensitive
1372 struct ldb_val *ldb_msg_find_val(const struct ldb_message_element *el,
1373 struct ldb_val *val);
1376 add a new empty element to a ldb_message
1378 int ldb_msg_add_empty(struct ldb_message *msg,
1379 const char *attr_name,
1380 int flags,
1381 struct ldb_message_element **return_el);
1384 add a element to a ldb_message
1386 int ldb_msg_add(struct ldb_message *msg,
1387 const struct ldb_message_element *el,
1388 int flags);
1389 int ldb_msg_add_value(struct ldb_message *msg,
1390 const char *attr_name,
1391 const struct ldb_val *val,
1392 struct ldb_message_element **return_el);
1393 int ldb_msg_add_steal_value(struct ldb_message *msg,
1394 const char *attr_name,
1395 struct ldb_val *val);
1396 int ldb_msg_add_steal_string(struct ldb_message *msg,
1397 const char *attr_name, char *str);
1398 int ldb_msg_add_string(struct ldb_message *msg,
1399 const char *attr_name, const char *str);
1400 int ldb_msg_add_fmt(struct ldb_message *msg,
1401 const char *attr_name, const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3,4);
1404 compare two message elements - return 0 on match
1406 int ldb_msg_element_compare(struct ldb_message_element *el1,
1407 struct ldb_message_element *el2);
1410 Find elements in a message.
1412 This function finds elements and converts to a specific type, with
1413 a give default value if not found. Assumes that elements are
1414 single valued.
1416 const struct ldb_val *ldb_msg_find_ldb_val(const struct ldb_message *msg, const char *attr_name);
1417 int ldb_msg_find_attr_as_int(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1418 const char *attr_name,
1419 int default_value);
1420 unsigned int ldb_msg_find_attr_as_uint(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1421 const char *attr_name,
1422 unsigned int default_value);
1423 int64_t ldb_msg_find_attr_as_int64(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1424 const char *attr_name,
1425 int64_t default_value);
1426 uint64_t ldb_msg_find_attr_as_uint64(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1427 const char *attr_name,
1428 uint64_t default_value);
1429 double ldb_msg_find_attr_as_double(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1430 const char *attr_name,
1431 double default_value);
1432 int ldb_msg_find_attr_as_bool(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1433 const char *attr_name,
1434 int default_value);
1435 const char *ldb_msg_find_attr_as_string(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1436 const char *attr_name,
1437 const char *default_value);
1439 struct ldb_dn *ldb_msg_find_attr_as_dn(void *mem_ctx,
1440 const struct ldb_message *msg,
1441 const char *attr_name);
1443 void ldb_msg_sort_elements(struct ldb_message *msg);
1445 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_copy_shallow(void *mem_ctx,
1446 const struct ldb_message *msg);
1447 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_copy(void *mem_ctx,
1448 const struct ldb_message *msg);
1450 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_canonicalize(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1451 const struct ldb_message *msg);
1454 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_diff(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1455 struct ldb_message *msg1,
1456 struct ldb_message *msg2);
1458 int ldb_msg_check_string_attribute(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1459 const char *name,
1460 const char *value);
1463 Integrity check an ldb_message
1465 This function performs basic sanity / integrity checks on an
1466 ldb_message.
1468 \param msg the message to check
1470 \return LDB_SUCCESS if the message is OK, or a non-zero error code
1471 (one of LDB_ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX, LDB_ERR_ENTRY_ALREADY_EXISTS or
1472 LDB_ERR_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_SYNTAX) if there is a problem with a
1473 message.
1475 int ldb_msg_sanity_check(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1476 const struct ldb_message *msg);
1479 Duplicate an ldb_val structure
1481 This function copies an ldb value structure.
1483 \param mem_ctx the memory context that the duplicated value will be
1484 allocated from
1485 \param v the ldb_val to be duplicated.
1487 \return the duplicated ldb_val structure.
1489 struct ldb_val ldb_val_dup(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_val *v);
1492 this allows the user to set a debug function for error reporting
1494 int ldb_set_debug(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1495 void (*debug)(void *context, enum ldb_debug_level level,
1496 const char *fmt, va_list ap) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3,0),
1497 void *context);
1500 this allows the user to set custom utf8 function for error reporting
1502 void ldb_set_utf8_fns(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1503 void *context,
1504 char *(*casefold)(void *, void *, const char *));
1507 this sets up debug to print messages on stderr
1509 int ldb_set_debug_stderr(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1511 /* control backend specific opaque values */
1512 int ldb_set_opaque(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *name, void *value);
1513 void *ldb_get_opaque(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *name);
1515 const struct ldb_attrib_handler *ldb_attrib_handler(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1516 const char *attrib);
1519 const char **ldb_attr_list_copy(void *mem_ctx, const char * const *attrs);
1520 const char **ldb_attr_list_copy_add(void *mem_ctx, const char * const *attrs, const char *new_attr);
1521 int ldb_attr_in_list(const char * const *attrs, const char *attr);
1524 void ldb_parse_tree_attr_replace(struct ldb_parse_tree *tree,
1525 const char *attr,
1526 const char *replace);
1528 int ldb_msg_rename_attr(struct ldb_message *msg, const char *attr, const char *replace);
1529 int ldb_msg_copy_attr(struct ldb_message *msg, const char *attr, const char *replace);
1530 void ldb_msg_remove_attr(struct ldb_message *msg, const char *attr);
1533 Convert a time structure to a string
1535 This function converts a time_t structure to an LDAP formatted time
1536 string.
1538 \param mem_ctx the memory context to allocate the return string in
1539 \param t the time structure to convert
1541 \return the formatted string, or NULL if the time structure could
1542 not be converted
1544 char *ldb_timestring(void *mem_ctx, time_t t);
1547 Convert a string to a time structure
1549 This function converts an LDAP formatted time string to a time_t
1550 structure.
1552 \param s the string to convert
1554 \return the time structure, or 0 if the string cannot be converted
1556 time_t ldb_string_to_time(const char *s);
1559 void ldb_qsort (void *const pbase, size_t total_elems, size_t size, void *opaque, ldb_qsort_cmp_fn_t cmp);
1560 #endif