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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
14 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
15 version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
17 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
18 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
19 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
20 Lesser General Public License for more details.
22 You should have received a copy 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 */
49 #include <stdbool.h>
50 #include <talloc.h>
51 #include <tevent.h>
52 #include <ldb_version.h>
53 #include <ldb_errors.h>
56 major restrictions as compared to normal LDAP:
58 - each record must have a unique key field
59 - the key must be representable as a NULL terminated C string and may not
60 contain a comma or braces
62 major restrictions as compared to tdb:
64 - no explicit locking calls, but we have transactions when using ldb_tdb
68 #ifndef ldb_val
69 /**
70 Result value
72 An individual lump of data in a result comes in this format. The
73 pointer will usually be to a UTF-8 string if the application is
74 sensible, but it can be to anything you like, including binary data
75 blobs of arbitrary size.
77 \note the data is null (0x00) terminated, but the length does not
78 include the terminator.
80 struct ldb_val {
81 uint8_t *data; /*!< result data */
82 size_t length; /*!< length of data */
84 #endif
86 /*! \cond DOXYGEN_IGNORE */
87 #ifndef PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE
88 #define PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(a,b)
89 #endif
91 #ifndef _DEPRECATED_
92 #if (__GNUC__ >= 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1 )
93 #define _DEPRECATED_ __attribute__ ((deprecated))
94 #else
95 #define _DEPRECATED_
96 #endif
97 #endif
98 /*! \endcond */
100 /* opaque ldb_dn structures, see ldb_dn.c for internals */
101 struct ldb_dn_component;
102 struct ldb_dn;
105 There are a number of flags that are used with ldap_modify() in
106 ldb_message_element.flags fields. The LDB_FLAGS_MOD_ADD,
107 LDB_FLAGS_MOD_DELETE and LDB_FLAGS_MOD_REPLACE flags are used in
108 ldap_modify() calls to specify whether attributes are being added,
109 deleted or modified respectively.
111 #define LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK 0x3
114 use this to extract the mod type from the operation
116 #define LDB_FLAG_MOD_TYPE(flags) ((flags) & LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK)
119 Flag value used in ldap_modify() to indicate that attributes are
120 being added.
122 \sa LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK
124 #define LDB_FLAG_MOD_ADD 1
127 Flag value used in ldap_modify() to indicate that attributes are
128 being replaced.
130 \sa LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK
132 #define LDB_FLAG_MOD_REPLACE 2
135 Flag value used in ldap_modify() to indicate that attributes are
136 being deleted.
138 \sa LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK
140 #define LDB_FLAG_MOD_DELETE 3
143 flag bits on an element usable only by the internal implementation
145 #define LDB_FLAG_INTERNAL_MASK 0xFFFFFFF0
148 OID for logic AND comaprison.
150 This is the well known object ID for a logical AND comparitor.
152 #define LDB_OID_COMPARATOR_AND "1.2.840.113556.1.4.803"
155 OID for logic OR comparison.
157 This is the well known object ID for a logical OR comparitor.
159 #define LDB_OID_COMPARATOR_OR "1.2.840.113556.1.4.804"
162 results are given back as arrays of ldb_message_element
164 struct ldb_message_element {
165 unsigned int flags;
166 const char *name;
167 unsigned int num_values;
168 struct ldb_val *values;
173 a ldb_message represents all or part of a record. It can contain an arbitrary
174 number of elements.
176 struct ldb_message {
177 struct ldb_dn *dn;
178 unsigned int num_elements;
179 struct ldb_message_element *elements;
182 enum ldb_changetype {
183 LDB_CHANGETYPE_NONE=0,
184 LDB_CHANGETYPE_ADD,
185 LDB_CHANGETYPE_DELETE,
186 LDB_CHANGETYPE_MODIFY,
187 LDB_CHANGETYPE_MODRDN
191 LDIF record
193 This structure contains a LDIF record, as returned from ldif_read()
194 and equivalent functions.
196 struct ldb_ldif {
197 enum ldb_changetype changetype; /*!< The type of change */
198 struct ldb_message *msg; /*!< The changes */
201 enum ldb_scope {LDB_SCOPE_DEFAULT=-1,
202 LDB_SCOPE_BASE=0,
203 LDB_SCOPE_ONELEVEL=1,
204 LDB_SCOPE_SUBTREE=2};
206 struct ldb_context;
207 struct tevent_context;
209 /* debugging uses one of the following levels */
210 enum ldb_debug_level {LDB_DEBUG_FATAL, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR,
211 LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, LDB_DEBUG_TRACE};
214 the user can optionally supply a debug function. The function
215 is based on the vfprintf() style of interface, but with the addition
216 of a severity level
218 struct ldb_debug_ops {
219 void (*debug)(void *context, enum ldb_debug_level level,
220 const char *fmt, va_list ap) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3,0);
221 void *context;
225 The user can optionally supply a custom utf8 functions,
226 to handle comparisons and casefolding.
228 struct ldb_utf8_fns {
229 void *context;
230 char *(*casefold)(void *context, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *s, size_t n);
234 Flag value for database connection mode.
236 If LDB_FLG_RDONLY is used in ldb_connect, then the database will be
237 opened read-only, if possible.
239 #define LDB_FLG_RDONLY 1
242 Flag value for database connection mode.
244 If LDB_FLG_NOSYNC is used in ldb_connect, then the database will be
245 opened without synchronous operations, if possible.
247 #define LDB_FLG_NOSYNC 2
250 Flag value to specify autoreconnect mode.
252 If LDB_FLG_RECONNECT is used in ldb_connect, then the backend will
253 be opened in a way that makes it try to auto reconnect if the
254 connection is dropped (actually make sense only with ldap).
256 #define LDB_FLG_RECONNECT 4
259 Flag to tell backends not to use mmap
261 #define LDB_FLG_NOMMAP 8
264 Flag to tell ldif handlers not to force encoding of binary
265 structures in base64
267 #define LDB_FLG_SHOW_BINARY 16
270 Flags to enable ldb tracing
272 #define LDB_FLG_ENABLE_TRACING 32
275 structures for ldb_parse_tree handling code
277 enum ldb_parse_op { LDB_OP_AND=1, LDB_OP_OR=2, LDB_OP_NOT=3,
278 LDB_OP_EQUALITY=4, LDB_OP_SUBSTRING=5,
279 LDB_OP_GREATER=6, LDB_OP_LESS=7, LDB_OP_PRESENT=8,
280 LDB_OP_APPROX=9, LDB_OP_EXTENDED=10 };
282 struct ldb_parse_tree {
283 enum ldb_parse_op operation;
284 union {
285 struct {
286 struct ldb_parse_tree *child;
287 } isnot;
288 struct {
289 const char *attr;
290 struct ldb_val value;
291 } equality;
292 struct {
293 const char *attr;
294 int start_with_wildcard;
295 int end_with_wildcard;
296 struct ldb_val **chunks;
297 } substring;
298 struct {
299 const char *attr;
300 } present;
301 struct {
302 const char *attr;
303 struct ldb_val value;
304 } comparison;
305 struct {
306 const char *attr;
307 int dnAttributes;
308 const char *rule_id;
309 struct ldb_val value;
310 } extended;
311 struct {
312 unsigned int num_elements;
313 struct ldb_parse_tree **elements;
314 } list;
315 } u;
318 struct ldb_parse_tree *ldb_parse_tree(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *s);
319 char *ldb_filter_from_tree(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_parse_tree *tree);
322 Encode a binary blob
324 This function encodes a binary blob using the encoding rules in RFC
325 2254 (Section 4). This function also escapes any non-printable
326 characters.
328 \param mem_ctx the memory context to allocate the return string in.
329 \param val the (potentially) binary data to be encoded
331 \return the encoded data as a null terminated string
333 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>.
335 char *ldb_binary_encode(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_val val);
338 Encode a string
340 This function encodes a string using the encoding rules in RFC 2254
341 (Section 4). This function also escapes any non-printable
342 characters.
344 \param mem_ctx the memory context to allocate the return string in.
345 \param string the string to be encoded
347 \return the encoded data as a null terminated string
349 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>.
351 char *ldb_binary_encode_string(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *string);
354 functions for controlling attribute handling
356 typedef int (*ldb_attr_handler_t)(struct ldb_context *, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_val *, struct ldb_val *);
357 typedef int (*ldb_attr_comparison_t)(struct ldb_context *, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_val *, const struct ldb_val *);
358 struct ldb_schema_attribute;
359 typedef int (*ldb_attr_operator_t)(struct ldb_context *, enum ldb_parse_op operation,
360 const struct ldb_schema_attribute *a,
361 const struct ldb_val *, const struct ldb_val *, bool *matched);
364 attribute handler structure
366 attr -> The attribute name
367 ldif_read_fn -> convert from ldif to binary format
368 ldif_write_fn -> convert from binary to ldif format
369 canonicalise_fn -> canonicalise a value, for use by indexing and dn construction
370 comparison_fn -> compare two values
373 struct ldb_schema_syntax {
374 const char *name;
375 ldb_attr_handler_t ldif_read_fn;
376 ldb_attr_handler_t ldif_write_fn;
377 ldb_attr_handler_t canonicalise_fn;
378 ldb_attr_comparison_t comparison_fn;
379 ldb_attr_operator_t operator_fn;
382 struct ldb_schema_attribute {
383 const char *name;
384 unsigned flags;
385 const struct ldb_schema_syntax *syntax;
388 const struct ldb_schema_attribute *ldb_schema_attribute_by_name(struct ldb_context *ldb,
389 const char *name);
391 struct ldb_dn_extended_syntax {
392 const char *name;
393 ldb_attr_handler_t read_fn;
394 ldb_attr_handler_t write_clear_fn;
395 ldb_attr_handler_t write_hex_fn;
398 const struct ldb_dn_extended_syntax *ldb_dn_extended_syntax_by_name(struct ldb_context *ldb,
399 const char *name);
402 The attribute is not returned by default
404 #define LDB_ATTR_FLAG_HIDDEN (1<<0)
406 /* the attribute handler name should be freed when released */
407 #define LDB_ATTR_FLAG_ALLOCATED (1<<1)
410 The attribute is supplied by the application and should not be removed
412 #define LDB_ATTR_FLAG_FIXED (1<<2)
415 when this is set, attempts to create two records which have the same
416 value for this attribute will return LDB_ERR_ENTRY_ALREADY_EXISTS
418 #define LDB_ATTR_FLAG_UNIQUE_INDEX (1<<3)
421 when this is set, attempts to create two attribute values for this attribute on a single DN will return LDB_ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION
423 #define LDB_ATTR_FLAG_SINGLE_VALUE (1<<4)
426 LDAP attribute syntax for a DN
428 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for a DN.
430 See <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
432 #define LDB_SYNTAX_DN "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12"
435 LDAP attribute syntax for a Directory String
437 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for a Directory String.
439 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
441 #define LDB_SYNTAX_DIRECTORY_STRING "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15"
444 LDAP attribute syntax for an integer
446 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for an integer.
448 See <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
450 #define LDB_SYNTAX_INTEGER "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.27"
453 LDAP attribute syntax for a boolean
455 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for a boolean.
457 See <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
459 #define LDB_SYNTAX_BOOLEAN "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7"
462 LDAP attribute syntax for an octet string
464 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for an octet string.
466 See <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
468 #define LDB_SYNTAX_OCTET_STRING "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.40"
471 LDAP attribute syntax for UTC time.
473 This is the well-known LDAP attribute syntax for a UTC time.
475 See <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt">RFC 2252</a>, Section 4.3.2
477 #define LDB_SYNTAX_UTC_TIME "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.53"
479 #define LDB_SYNTAX_OBJECTCLASS "LDB_SYNTAX_OBJECTCLASS"
481 /* sorting helpers */
482 typedef int (*ldb_qsort_cmp_fn_t) (void *v1, void *v2, void *opaque);
484 /* Individual controls */
487 OID for getting and manipulating attributes from the ldb
488 without interception in the operational module.
489 It can be used to access attribute that used to be stored in the sam
490 and that are now calculated.
492 #define LDB_CONTROL_BYPASS_OPERATIONAL_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.7165.4.3.13"
493 #define LDB_CONTROL_BYPASS_OPERATIONAL_NAME "bypassoperational"
496 OID for recalculate SD control. This control force the
497 dsdb code to recalculate the SD of the object as if the
498 object was just created.
501 #define LDB_CONTROL_RECALCULATE_SD_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.7165.4.3.5"
502 #define LDB_CONTROL_RECALCULATE_SD_NAME "recalculate_sd"
505 REVEAL_INTERNALS is used to reveal internal attributes and DN
506 components which are not normally shown to the user
508 #define LDB_CONTROL_REVEAL_INTERNALS "1.3.6.1.4.1.7165.4.3.6"
509 #define LDB_CONTROL_REVEAL_INTERNALS_NAME "reveal_internals"
512 LDB_CONTROL_AS_SYSTEM is used to skip access checks on operations
513 that are performed by the system, but with a user's credentials, e.g.
514 updating prefix map
516 #define LDB_CONTROL_AS_SYSTEM_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.7165.4.3.7"
519 LDB_CONTROL_PROVISION_OID is used to skip some constraint checks. It's is
520 mainly thought to be used for the provisioning.
522 #define LDB_CONTROL_PROVISION_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.7165.4.3.16"
523 #define LDB_CONTROL_PROVISION_NAME "provision"
525 /* AD controls */
528 OID for the paged results control. This control is included in the
529 searchRequest and searchResultDone messages as part of the controls
530 field of the LDAPMessage, as defined in Section 4.1.12 of
531 LDAP v3.
533 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2696.txt">RFC 2696</a>.
535 #define LDB_CONTROL_PAGED_RESULTS_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.319"
536 #define LDB_CONTROL_PAGED_RESULTS_NAME "paged_results"
539 OID for specifying the returned elements of the ntSecurityDescriptor
541 \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>
543 #define LDB_CONTROL_SD_FLAGS_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.801"
544 #define LDB_CONTROL_SD_FLAGS_NAME "sd_flags"
547 OID for specifying an advanced scope for the search (one partition)
549 \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>
551 #define LDB_CONTROL_DOMAIN_SCOPE_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1339"
552 #define LDB_CONTROL_DOMAIN_SCOPE_NAME "domain_scope"
555 OID for specifying an advanced scope for a search
557 \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>
559 #define LDB_CONTROL_SEARCH_OPTIONS_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1340"
560 #define LDB_CONTROL_SEARCH_OPTIONS_NAME "search_options"
563 OID for notification
565 \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>
567 #define LDB_CONTROL_NOTIFICATION_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.528"
568 #define LDB_CONTROL_NOTIFICATION_NAME "notification"
571 OID for performing subtree deletes
573 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366991(v=VS.85).aspx">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
575 #define LDB_CONTROL_TREE_DELETE_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.805"
576 #define LDB_CONTROL_TREE_DELETE_NAME "tree_delete"
579 OID for getting deleted objects
581 \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>
583 #define LDB_CONTROL_SHOW_DELETED_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.417"
584 #define LDB_CONTROL_SHOW_DELETED_NAME "show_deleted"
587 OID for getting recycled objects
589 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd304621(PROT.13).aspx">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
591 #define LDB_CONTROL_SHOW_RECYCLED_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.2064"
592 #define LDB_CONTROL_SHOW_RECYCLED_NAME "show_recycled"
595 OID for getting deactivated linked attributes
597 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd302781(PROT.13).aspx">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
599 #define LDB_CONTROL_SHOW_DEACTIVATED_LINK_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.2065"
600 #define LDB_CONTROL_SHOW_DEACTIVATED_LINK_NAME "show_deactivated_link"
603 OID for extended DN
605 \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>
607 #define LDB_CONTROL_EXTENDED_DN_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.529"
608 #define LDB_CONTROL_EXTENDED_DN_NAME "extended_dn"
611 OID for LDAP server sort result extension.
613 This control is included in the searchRequest message as part of
614 the controls field of the LDAPMessage, as defined in Section 4.1.12
615 of LDAP v3. The controlType is set to
616 "1.2.840.113556.1.4.473". The criticality MAY be either TRUE or
617 FALSE (where absent is also equivalent to FALSE) at the client's
618 option.
620 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2891.txt">RFC 2891</a>.
622 #define LDB_CONTROL_SERVER_SORT_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.473"
623 #define LDB_CONTROL_SERVER_SORT_NAME "server_sort"
626 OID for LDAP server sort result response extension.
628 This control is included in the searchResultDone message as part of
629 the controls field of the LDAPMessage, as defined in Section 4.1.12 of
630 LDAP v3.
632 \sa <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2891.txt">RFC 2891</a>.
634 #define LDB_CONTROL_SORT_RESP_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.474"
635 #define LDB_CONTROL_SORT_RESP_NAME "server_sort_resp"
638 OID for LDAP Attribute Scoped Query extension.
640 This control is included in SearchRequest or SearchResponse
641 messages as part of the controls field of the LDAPMessage.
643 #define LDB_CONTROL_ASQ_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1504"
644 #define LDB_CONTROL_ASQ_NAME "asq"
647 OID for LDAP Directory Sync extension.
649 This control is included in SearchRequest or SearchResponse
650 messages as part of the controls field of the LDAPMessage.
652 #define LDB_CONTROL_DIRSYNC_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.841"
653 #define LDB_CONTROL_DIRSYNC_NAME "dirsync"
657 OID for LDAP Virtual List View Request extension.
659 This control is included in SearchRequest messages
660 as part of the controls field of the LDAPMessage.
662 #define LDB_CONTROL_VLV_REQ_OID "2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.9"
663 #define LDB_CONTROL_VLV_REQ_NAME "vlv"
666 OID for LDAP Virtual List View Response extension.
668 This control is included in SearchResponse messages
669 as part of the controls field of the LDAPMessage.
671 #define LDB_CONTROL_VLV_RESP_OID "2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.10"
672 #define LDB_CONTROL_VLV_RESP_NAME "vlv_resp"
675 OID to let modifies don't give an error when adding an existing
676 attribute with the same value or deleting an nonexisting one attribute
678 \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>
680 #define LDB_CONTROL_PERMISSIVE_MODIFY_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1413"
681 #define LDB_CONTROL_PERMISSIVE_MODIFY_NAME "permissive_modify"
683 /**
684 OID to allow the server to be more 'fast and loose' with the data being added.
686 \sa <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366982(v=VS.85).aspx">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
688 #define LDB_CONTROL_SERVER_LAZY_COMMIT "1.2.840.113556.1.4.619"
691 Control for RODC join -see [MS-ADTS] section 3.1.1.3.4.1.23
693 \sa <a href="">Microsoft documentation of this OID</a>
695 #define LDB_CONTROL_RODC_DCPROMO_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1341"
696 #define LDB_CONTROL_RODC_DCPROMO_NAME "rodc_join"
698 /* Other standardised controls */
701 OID for the allowing client to request temporary relaxed
702 enforcement of constraints of the x.500 model.
704 Mainly used for the OpenLDAP backend.
706 \sa <a href="http://opends.dev.java.net/public/standards/draft-zeilenga-ldap-managedit.txt">draft managedit</a>.
708 #define LDB_CONTROL_RELAX_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.5.12"
709 #define LDB_CONTROL_RELAX_NAME "relax"
711 /* Extended operations */
714 OID for LDAP Extended Operation SEQUENCE_NUMBER
716 This extended operation is used to retrieve the extended sequence number.
718 #define LDB_EXTENDED_SEQUENCE_NUMBER "1.3.6.1.4.1.7165.4.4.3"
721 OID for LDAP Extended Operation PASSWORD_CHANGE.
723 This Extended operation is used to allow user password changes by the user
724 itself.
726 #define LDB_EXTENDED_PASSWORD_CHANGE_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.1.11.1"
730 OID for LDAP Extended Operation FAST_BIND
732 This Extended operations is used to perform a fast bind.
734 #define LDB_EXTENDED_FAST_BIND_OID "1.2.840.113556.1.4.1781"
737 OID for LDAP Extended Operation START_TLS.
739 This Extended operation is used to start a new TLS channel on top of a clear
740 text channel.
742 #define LDB_EXTENDED_START_TLS_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037"
745 OID for LDAP Extended Operation DYNAMIC_REFRESH.
747 This Extended operation is used to create and maintain objects which exist
748 only a specific time, e.g. when a certain client or a certain person is
749 logged in. Data refreshes have to be periodically sent in a specific
750 interval. Otherwise the entry is going to be removed.
752 #define LDB_EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.101.119.1"
754 struct ldb_sd_flags_control {
756 * request the owner 0x00000001
757 * request the group 0x00000002
758 * request the DACL 0x00000004
759 * request the SACL 0x00000008
761 unsigned secinfo_flags;
765 * DOMAIN_SCOPE 0x00000001
766 * this limits the search to one partition,
767 * and no referrals will be returned.
768 * (Note this doesn't limit the entries by there
769 * objectSid belonging to a domain! Builtin and Foreign Sids
770 * are still returned)
772 * PHANTOM_ROOT 0x00000002
773 * this search on the whole tree on a domain controller
774 * over multiple partitions without referrals.
775 * (This is the default behavior on the Global Catalog Port)
778 #define LDB_SEARCH_OPTION_DOMAIN_SCOPE 0x00000001
779 #define LDB_SEARCH_OPTION_PHANTOM_ROOT 0x00000002
781 struct ldb_search_options_control {
782 unsigned search_options;
785 struct ldb_paged_control {
786 int size;
787 int cookie_len;
788 char *cookie;
791 struct ldb_extended_dn_control {
792 int type;
795 struct ldb_server_sort_control {
796 const char *attributeName;
797 const char *orderingRule;
798 int reverse;
801 struct ldb_sort_resp_control {
802 int result;
803 char *attr_desc;
806 struct ldb_asq_control {
807 int request;
808 char *source_attribute;
809 int src_attr_len;
810 int result;
813 struct ldb_dirsync_control {
814 int flags;
815 int max_attributes;
816 int cookie_len;
817 char *cookie;
820 struct ldb_vlv_req_control {
821 int beforeCount;
822 int afterCount;
823 int type;
824 union {
825 struct {
826 int offset;
827 int contentCount;
828 } byOffset;
829 struct {
830 int value_len;
831 char *value;
832 } gtOrEq;
833 } match;
834 int ctxid_len;
835 char *contextId;
838 struct ldb_vlv_resp_control {
839 int targetPosition;
840 int contentCount;
841 int vlv_result;
842 int ctxid_len;
843 char *contextId;
846 struct ldb_control {
847 const char *oid;
848 int critical;
849 void *data;
852 enum ldb_request_type {
853 LDB_SEARCH,
854 LDB_ADD,
855 LDB_MODIFY,
856 LDB_DELETE,
857 LDB_RENAME,
858 LDB_EXTENDED,
859 LDB_REQ_REGISTER_CONTROL,
860 LDB_REQ_REGISTER_PARTITION
863 enum ldb_reply_type {
864 LDB_REPLY_ENTRY,
865 LDB_REPLY_REFERRAL,
866 LDB_REPLY_DONE
869 enum ldb_wait_type {
870 LDB_WAIT_ALL,
871 LDB_WAIT_NONE
874 enum ldb_state {
875 LDB_ASYNC_INIT,
876 LDB_ASYNC_PENDING,
877 LDB_ASYNC_DONE
880 struct ldb_extended {
881 const char *oid;
882 void *data; /* NULL or a valid talloc pointer! talloc_get_type() will be used on it */
885 enum ldb_sequence_type {
886 LDB_SEQ_HIGHEST_SEQ,
887 LDB_SEQ_HIGHEST_TIMESTAMP,
888 LDB_SEQ_NEXT
891 #define LDB_SEQ_GLOBAL_SEQUENCE 0x01
892 #define LDB_SEQ_TIMESTAMP_SEQUENCE 0x02
894 struct ldb_seqnum_request {
895 enum ldb_sequence_type type;
898 struct ldb_seqnum_result {
899 uint64_t seq_num;
900 uint32_t flags;
903 struct ldb_result {
904 unsigned int count;
905 struct ldb_message **msgs;
906 struct ldb_extended *extended;
907 struct ldb_control **controls;
908 char **refs;
911 struct ldb_reply {
912 int error;
913 enum ldb_reply_type type;
914 struct ldb_message *message;
915 struct ldb_extended *response;
916 struct ldb_control **controls;
917 char *referral;
920 struct ldb_request;
921 struct ldb_handle;
923 struct ldb_search {
924 struct ldb_dn *base;
925 enum ldb_scope scope;
926 struct ldb_parse_tree *tree;
927 const char * const *attrs;
928 struct ldb_result *res;
931 struct ldb_add {
932 const struct ldb_message *message;
935 struct ldb_modify {
936 const struct ldb_message *message;
939 struct ldb_delete {
940 struct ldb_dn *dn;
943 struct ldb_rename {
944 struct ldb_dn *olddn;
945 struct ldb_dn *newdn;
948 struct ldb_register_control {
949 const char *oid;
952 struct ldb_register_partition {
953 struct ldb_dn *dn;
956 typedef int (*ldb_request_callback_t)(struct ldb_request *, struct ldb_reply *);
958 struct ldb_request {
960 enum ldb_request_type operation;
962 union {
963 struct ldb_search search;
964 struct ldb_add add;
965 struct ldb_modify mod;
966 struct ldb_delete del;
967 struct ldb_rename rename;
968 struct ldb_extended extended;
969 struct ldb_register_control reg_control;
970 struct ldb_register_partition reg_partition;
971 } op;
973 struct ldb_control **controls;
975 void *context;
976 ldb_request_callback_t callback;
978 int timeout;
979 time_t starttime;
980 struct ldb_handle *handle;
983 int ldb_request(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_request *request);
984 int ldb_request_done(struct ldb_request *req, int status);
985 bool ldb_request_is_done(struct ldb_request *req);
987 int ldb_modules_wait(struct ldb_handle *handle);
988 int ldb_wait(struct ldb_handle *handle, enum ldb_wait_type type);
990 int ldb_set_timeout(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_request *req, int timeout);
991 int ldb_set_timeout_from_prev_req(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_request *oldreq, struct ldb_request *newreq);
992 void ldb_set_create_perms(struct ldb_context *ldb, unsigned int perms);
993 void ldb_set_modules_dir(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *path);
994 struct tevent_context;
995 void ldb_set_event_context(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct tevent_context *ev);
996 struct tevent_context * ldb_get_event_context(struct ldb_context *ldb);
999 Initialise ldbs' global information
1001 This is required before any other LDB call
1003 \return 0 if initialisation succeeded, -1 otherwise
1005 int ldb_global_init(void);
1008 Initialise an ldb context
1010 This is required before any other LDB call.
1012 \param mem_ctx pointer to a talloc memory context. Pass NULL if there is
1013 no suitable context available.
1015 \return pointer to ldb_context that should be free'd (using talloc_free())
1016 at the end of the program.
1018 struct ldb_context *ldb_init(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct tevent_context *ev_ctx);
1021 Connect to a database.
1023 This is typically called soon after ldb_init(), and is required prior to
1024 any search or database modification operations.
1026 The URL can be one of the following forms:
1027 - tdb://path
1028 - ldapi://path
1029 - ldap://host
1030 - sqlite://path
1032 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
1033 \param url the URL of the database to connect to, as noted above
1034 \param flags a combination of LDB_FLG_* to modify the connection behaviour
1035 \param options backend specific options - passed uninterpreted to the backend
1037 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1039 \note It is an error to connect to a database that does not exist in readonly mode
1040 (that is, with LDB_FLG_RDONLY). However in read-write mode, the database will be
1041 created if it does not exist.
1044 typedef void (*ldb_async_timeout_fn) (void *);
1045 typedef bool (*ldb_async_callback_fn) (void *);
1046 typedef int (*ldb_async_ctx_add_op_fn)(void *, time_t, void *, ldb_async_timeout_fn, ldb_async_callback_fn);
1047 typedef int (*ldb_async_ctx_wait_op_fn)(void *);
1049 void ldb_async_ctx_set_private_data(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1050 void *private_data);
1051 void ldb_async_ctx_set_add_op(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1052 ldb_async_ctx_add_op_fn add_op);
1053 void ldb_async_ctx_set_wait_op(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1054 ldb_async_ctx_wait_op_fn wait_op);
1056 int ldb_connect(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *url, unsigned int flags, const char *options[]);
1059 return an automatic basedn from the rootDomainNamingContext of the rootDSE
1060 This value have been set in an opaque pointer at connection time
1062 struct ldb_dn *ldb_get_root_basedn(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1065 return an automatic basedn from the configurationNamingContext of the rootDSE
1066 This value have been set in an opaque pointer at connection time
1068 struct ldb_dn *ldb_get_config_basedn(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1071 return an automatic basedn from the schemaNamingContext of the rootDSE
1072 This value have been set in an opaque pointer at connection time
1074 struct ldb_dn *ldb_get_schema_basedn(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1077 return an automatic baseDN from the defaultNamingContext of the rootDSE
1078 This value have been set in an opaque pointer at connection time
1080 struct ldb_dn *ldb_get_default_basedn(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1083 The default async search callback function
1085 \param req the request we are callback of
1086 \param ares a single reply from the async core
1088 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1090 \note this function expects req->context to always be an struct ldb_result pointer
1091 AND a talloc context, this function will steal on the context each message
1092 from the ares reply passed on by the async core so that in the end all the
1093 messages will be in the context (ldb_result) memory tree.
1094 Freeing the passed context (ldb_result tree) will free all the resources
1095 (the request need to be freed separately and the result doe not depend on the
1096 request that can be freed as sson as the search request is finished)
1099 int ldb_search_default_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares);
1102 The default async extended operation callback function
1104 \param req the request we are callback of
1105 \param ares a single reply from the async core
1107 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1109 int ldb_op_default_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares);
1111 int ldb_modify_default_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares);
1114 Helper function to build a search request
1116 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
1117 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
1118 \param mem_ctx a talloc memory context (used as parent of ret_req)
1119 \param base the Base Distinguished Name for the query (use ldb_dn_new() for an empty one)
1120 \param scope the search scope for the query
1121 \param expression the search expression to use for this query
1122 \param attrs the search attributes for the query (pass NULL if none required)
1123 \param controls an array of controls
1124 \param context the callback function context
1125 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
1126 \param the parent request if any
1128 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1131 int ldb_build_search_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
1132 struct ldb_context *ldb,
1133 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1134 struct ldb_dn *base,
1135 enum ldb_scope scope,
1136 const char *expression,
1137 const char * const *attrs,
1138 struct ldb_control **controls,
1139 void *context,
1140 ldb_request_callback_t callback,
1141 struct ldb_request *parent);
1143 int ldb_build_search_req_ex(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
1144 struct ldb_context *ldb,
1145 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1146 struct ldb_dn *base,
1147 enum ldb_scope scope,
1148 struct ldb_parse_tree *tree,
1149 const char * const *attrs,
1150 struct ldb_control **controls,
1151 void *context,
1152 ldb_request_callback_t callback,
1153 struct ldb_request *parent);
1156 Helper function to build an add request
1158 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
1159 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
1160 \param mem_ctx a talloc memory context (used as parent of ret_req)
1161 \param message contains the entry to be added
1162 \param controls an array of controls
1163 \param context the callback function context
1164 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
1165 \param the parent request if any
1167 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1170 int ldb_build_add_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
1171 struct ldb_context *ldb,
1172 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1173 const struct ldb_message *message,
1174 struct ldb_control **controls,
1175 void *context,
1176 ldb_request_callback_t callback,
1177 struct ldb_request *parent);
1180 Helper function to build a modify request
1182 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
1183 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
1184 \param mem_ctx a talloc memory context (used as parent of ret_req)
1185 \param message contains the entry to be modified
1186 \param controls an array of controls
1187 \param context the callback function context
1188 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
1189 \param the parent request if any
1191 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1194 int ldb_build_mod_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
1195 struct ldb_context *ldb,
1196 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1197 const struct ldb_message *message,
1198 struct ldb_control **controls,
1199 void *context,
1200 ldb_request_callback_t callback,
1201 struct ldb_request *parent);
1204 Helper function to build a delete request
1206 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
1207 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
1208 \param mem_ctx a talloc memory context (used as parent of ret_req)
1209 \param dn the DN to be deleted
1210 \param controls an array of controls
1211 \param context the callback function context
1212 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
1213 \param the parent request if any
1215 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1218 int ldb_build_del_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
1219 struct ldb_context *ldb,
1220 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1221 struct ldb_dn *dn,
1222 struct ldb_control **controls,
1223 void *context,
1224 ldb_request_callback_t callback,
1225 struct ldb_request *parent);
1228 Helper function to build a rename request
1230 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
1231 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
1232 \param mem_ctx a talloc memory context (used as parent of ret_req)
1233 \param olddn the old DN
1234 \param newdn the new DN
1235 \param controls an array of controls
1236 \param context the callback function context
1237 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
1238 \param the parent request if any
1240 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1243 int ldb_build_rename_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
1244 struct ldb_context *ldb,
1245 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1246 struct ldb_dn *olddn,
1247 struct ldb_dn *newdn,
1248 struct ldb_control **controls,
1249 void *context,
1250 ldb_request_callback_t callback,
1251 struct ldb_request *parent);
1254 Add a ldb_control to a ldb_request
1256 \param req the request struct where to add the control
1257 \param oid the object identifier of the control as string
1258 \param critical whether the control should be critical or not
1259 \param data a talloc pointer to the control specific data
1261 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1263 int ldb_request_add_control(struct ldb_request *req, const char *oid, bool critical, void *data);
1266 replace a ldb_control in a ldb_request
1268 \param req the request struct where to add the control
1269 \param oid the object identifier of the control as string
1270 \param critical whether the control should be critical or not
1271 \param data a talloc pointer to the control specific data
1273 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1275 int ldb_request_replace_control(struct ldb_request *req, const char *oid, bool critical, void *data);
1278 check if a control with the specified "oid" exist and return it
1279 \param req the request struct where to add the control
1280 \param oid the object identifier of the control as string
1282 \return the control, NULL if not found
1284 struct ldb_control *ldb_request_get_control(struct ldb_request *req, const char *oid);
1287 check if a control with the specified "oid" exist and return it
1288 \param rep the reply struct where to add the control
1289 \param oid the object identifier of the control as string
1291 \return the control, NULL if not found
1293 struct ldb_control *ldb_reply_get_control(struct ldb_reply *rep, const char *oid);
1296 Search the database
1298 This function searches the database, and returns
1299 records that match an LDAP-like search expression
1301 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
1302 \param mem_ctx the memory context to use for the request and the results
1303 \param result the return result
1304 \param base the Base Distinguished Name for the query (use ldb_dn_new() for an empty one)
1305 \param scope the search scope for the query
1306 \param attrs the search attributes for the query (pass NULL if none required)
1307 \param exp_fmt the search expression to use for this query (printf like)
1309 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1311 \note use talloc_free() to free the ldb_result returned
1313 int ldb_search(struct ldb_context *ldb, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1314 struct ldb_result **result, struct ldb_dn *base,
1315 enum ldb_scope scope, const char * const *attrs,
1316 const char *exp_fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(7,8);
1319 Add a record to the database.
1321 This function adds a record to the database. This function will fail
1322 if a record with the specified class and key already exists in the
1323 database.
1325 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from
1326 ldb_init())
1327 \param message the message containing the record to add.
1329 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS if the record was added, otherwise
1330 a failure code)
1332 int ldb_add(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1333 const struct ldb_message *message);
1336 Modify the specified attributes of a record
1338 This function modifies a record that is in the database.
1340 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from
1341 ldb_init())
1342 \param message the message containing the changes required.
1344 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS if the record was modified as
1345 requested, otherwise a failure code)
1347 int ldb_modify(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1348 const struct ldb_message *message);
1351 Rename a record in the database
1353 This function renames a record in the database.
1355 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from
1356 ldb_init())
1357 \param olddn the DN for the record to be renamed.
1358 \param newdn the new DN
1360 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS if the record was renamed as
1361 requested, otherwise a failure code)
1363 int ldb_rename(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_dn *olddn, struct ldb_dn *newdn);
1366 Delete a record from the database
1368 This function deletes a record from the database.
1370 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from
1371 ldb_init())
1372 \param dn the DN for the record to be deleted.
1374 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS if the record was deleted,
1375 otherwise a failure code)
1377 int ldb_delete(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_dn *dn);
1380 The default async extended operation callback function
1382 \param req the request we are callback of
1383 \param ares a single reply from the async core
1385 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1387 \note this function expects req->context to always be an struct ldb_result pointer
1388 AND a talloc context, this function will steal on the context each message
1389 from the ares reply passed on by the async core so that in the end all the
1390 messages will be in the context (ldb_result) memory tree.
1391 Freeing the passed context (ldb_result tree) will free all the resources
1392 (the request need to be freed separately and the result doe not depend on the
1393 request that can be freed as sson as the search request is finished)
1396 int ldb_extended_default_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares);
1400 Helper function to build a extended request
1402 \param ret_req the request structure is returned here (talloced on mem_ctx)
1403 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
1404 \param mem_ctx a talloc memory context (used as parent of ret_req)
1405 \param oid the OID of the extended operation.
1406 \param data a void pointer a the extended operation specific parameters,
1407 it needs to be NULL or a valid talloc pointer! talloc_get_type() will be used on it
1408 \param controls an array of controls
1409 \param context the callback function context
1410 \param the callback function to handle the async replies
1411 \param the parent request if any
1413 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS on success, or a failure code)
1415 int ldb_build_extended_req(struct ldb_request **ret_req,
1416 struct ldb_context *ldb,
1417 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1418 const char *oid,
1419 void *data,/* NULL or a valid talloc pointer! talloc_get_type() will be used on it */
1420 struct ldb_control **controls,
1421 void *context,
1422 ldb_request_callback_t callback,
1423 struct ldb_request *parent);
1426 call an extended operation
1428 \param ldb the context associated with the database (from ldb_init())
1429 \param oid the OID of the extended operation.
1430 \param data a void pointer a the extended operation specific parameters,
1431 it needs to be NULL or a valid talloc pointer! talloc_get_type() will be used on it
1432 \param res the result of the extended operation
1434 \return result code (LDB_SUCCESS if the extended operation returned fine,
1435 otherwise a failure code)
1437 int ldb_extended(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1438 const char *oid,
1439 void *data,/* NULL or a valid talloc pointer! talloc_get_type() will be used on it */
1440 struct ldb_result **res);
1443 Obtain current/next database sequence number
1445 int ldb_sequence_number(struct ldb_context *ldb, enum ldb_sequence_type type, uint64_t *seq_num);
1448 start a transaction
1450 int ldb_transaction_start(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1453 first phase of two phase commit
1455 int ldb_transaction_prepare_commit(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1458 commit a transaction
1460 int ldb_transaction_commit(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1463 cancel a transaction
1465 int ldb_transaction_cancel(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1468 cancel a transaction with no error if no transaction is pending
1469 used when we fork() to clear any parent transactions
1471 int ldb_transaction_cancel_noerr(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1475 return extended error information from the last call
1477 const char *ldb_errstring(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1480 return a string explaining what a ldb error constant meancs
1482 const char *ldb_strerror(int ldb_err);
1485 setup the default utf8 functions
1486 FIXME: these functions do not yet handle utf8
1488 void ldb_set_utf8_default(struct ldb_context *ldb);
1491 Casefold a string
1493 \param ldb the ldb context
1494 \param mem_ctx the memory context to allocate the result string
1495 memory from.
1496 \param s the string that is to be folded
1497 \return a copy of the string, converted to upper case
1499 \note The default function is not yet UTF8 aware. Provide your own
1500 set of functions through ldb_set_utf8_fns()
1502 char *ldb_casefold(struct ldb_context *ldb, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *s, size_t n);
1505 Check the attribute name is valid according to rfc2251
1506 \param s the string to check
1508 \return 1 if the name is ok
1510 int ldb_valid_attr_name(const char *s);
1513 ldif manipulation functions
1517 Write an LDIF message
1519 This function writes an LDIF message using a caller supplied write
1520 function.
1522 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1523 \param fprintf_fn a function pointer for the write function. This must take
1524 a private data pointer, followed by a format string, and then a variable argument
1525 list.
1526 \param private_data pointer that will be provided back to the write
1527 function. This is useful for maintaining state or context.
1528 \param ldif the message to write out
1530 \return the total number of bytes written, or an error code as returned
1531 from the write function.
1533 \sa ldb_ldif_write_file for a more convenient way to write to a
1534 file stream.
1536 \sa ldb_ldif_read for the reader equivalent to this function.
1538 int ldb_ldif_write(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1539 int (*fprintf_fn)(void *, const char *, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3),
1540 void *private_data,
1541 const struct ldb_ldif *ldif);
1544 Clean up an LDIF message
1546 This function cleans up a LDIF message read using ldb_ldif_read()
1547 or related functions (such as ldb_ldif_read_string() and
1548 ldb_ldif_read_file().
1550 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1551 \param msg the message to clean up and free
1554 void ldb_ldif_read_free(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_ldif *msg);
1557 Read an LDIF message
1559 This function creates an LDIF message using a caller supplied read
1560 function.
1562 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1563 \param fgetc_fn a function pointer for the read function. This must
1564 take a private data pointer, and must return a pointer to an
1565 integer corresponding to the next byte read (or EOF if there is no
1566 more data to be read).
1567 \param private_data pointer that will be provided back to the read
1568 function. This is udeful for maintaining state or context.
1570 \return the LDIF message that has been read in
1572 \note You must free the LDIF message when no longer required, using
1573 ldb_ldif_read_free().
1575 \sa ldb_ldif_read_file for a more convenient way to read from a
1576 file stream.
1578 \sa ldb_ldif_read_string for a more convenient way to read from a
1579 string (char array).
1581 \sa ldb_ldif_write for the writer equivalent to this function.
1583 struct ldb_ldif *ldb_ldif_read(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1584 int (*fgetc_fn)(void *), void *private_data);
1587 Read an LDIF message from a file
1589 This function reads the next LDIF message from the contents of a
1590 file stream. If you want to get all of the LDIF messages, you will
1591 need to repeatedly call this function, until it returns NULL.
1593 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1594 \param f the file stream to read from (typically from fdopen())
1596 \sa ldb_ldif_read_string for an equivalent function that will read
1597 from a string (char array).
1599 \sa ldb_ldif_write_file for the writer equivalent to this function.
1602 struct ldb_ldif *ldb_ldif_read_file(struct ldb_context *ldb, FILE *f);
1605 Read an LDIF message from a string
1607 This function reads the next LDIF message from the contents of a char
1608 array. If you want to get all of the LDIF messages, you will need
1609 to repeatedly call this function, until it returns NULL.
1611 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1612 \param s pointer to the char array to read from
1614 \sa ldb_ldif_read_file for an equivalent function that will read
1615 from a file stream.
1617 \sa ldb_ldif_write for a more general (arbitrary read function)
1618 version of this function.
1620 struct ldb_ldif *ldb_ldif_read_string(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char **s);
1623 Parse a modrdn LDIF message from a struct ldb_message
1625 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1626 \param ldif the preparsed LDIF chunk (from ldb_ldif_read())
1628 \param mem_ctx the memory context that's used for return values
1630 \param olddn the old dn as struct ldb_dn, if not needed pass NULL
1631 \param newrdn the new rdn as struct ldb_dn, if not needed pass NULL
1632 \param deleteoldrdn the deleteoldrdn value as bool, if not needed pass NULL
1633 \param newsuperior the newsuperior dn as struct ldb_dn, if not needed pass NULL
1634 *newsuperior can be NULL as it is optional in the LDIF
1635 \param newdn the full constructed new dn as struct ldb_dn, if not needed pass NULL
1638 int ldb_ldif_parse_modrdn(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1639 const struct ldb_ldif *ldif,
1640 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1641 struct ldb_dn **olddn,
1642 struct ldb_dn **newrdn,
1643 bool *deleteoldrdn,
1644 struct ldb_dn **newsuperior,
1645 struct ldb_dn **newdn);
1648 Write an LDIF message to a file
1650 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1651 \param f the file stream to write to (typically from fdopen())
1652 \param msg the message to write out
1654 \return the total number of bytes written, or a negative error code
1656 \sa ldb_ldif_read_file for the reader equivalent to this function.
1658 int ldb_ldif_write_file(struct ldb_context *ldb, FILE *f, const struct ldb_ldif *msg);
1661 Write an LDIF message to a string
1663 \param ldb the ldb context (from ldb_init())
1664 \param mem_ctx the talloc context on which to attach the string)
1665 \param msg the message to write out
1667 \return the string containing the LDIF, or NULL on error
1669 \sa ldb_ldif_read_string for the reader equivalent to this function.
1671 char * ldb_ldif_write_string(struct ldb_context *ldb, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1672 const struct ldb_ldif *msg);
1676 Produce a string form of an ldb message
1678 convenient function to turn a ldb_message into a string. Useful for
1679 debugging
1681 char *ldb_ldif_message_string(struct ldb_context *ldb, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1682 enum ldb_changetype changetype,
1683 const struct ldb_message *msg);
1687 Base64 encode a buffer
1689 \param mem_ctx the memory context that the result is allocated
1690 from.
1691 \param buf pointer to the array that is to be encoded
1692 \param len the number of elements in the array to be encoded
1694 \return pointer to an array containing the encoded data
1696 \note The caller is responsible for freeing the result
1698 char *ldb_base64_encode(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *buf, int len);
1701 Base64 decode a buffer
1703 This function decodes a base64 encoded string in place.
1705 \param s the string to decode.
1707 \return the length of the returned (decoded) string.
1709 \note the string is null terminated, but the null terminator is not
1710 included in the length.
1712 int ldb_base64_decode(char *s);
1714 /* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_dn.c */
1717 Get the linear form of a DN (without any extended components)
1719 \param dn The DN to linearize
1722 const char *ldb_dn_get_linearized(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1725 Allocate a copy of the linear form of a DN (without any extended components) onto the supplied memory context
1727 \param dn The DN to linearize
1728 \param mem_ctx TALLOC context to return result on
1731 char *ldb_dn_alloc_linearized(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_dn *dn);
1734 Get the linear form of a DN (with any extended components)
1736 \param mem_ctx TALLOC context to return result on
1737 \param dn The DN to linearize
1738 \param mode Style of extended DN to return (0 is HEX representation of binary form, 1 is a string form)
1740 char *ldb_dn_get_extended_linearized(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_dn *dn, int mode);
1741 const struct ldb_val *ldb_dn_get_extended_component(struct ldb_dn *dn, const char *name);
1742 int ldb_dn_set_extended_component(struct ldb_dn *dn, const char *name, const struct ldb_val *val);
1743 void ldb_dn_extended_filter(struct ldb_dn *dn, const char * const *accept_list);
1744 void ldb_dn_remove_extended_components(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1745 bool ldb_dn_has_extended(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1747 int ldb_dn_extended_add_syntax(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1748 unsigned flags,
1749 const struct ldb_dn_extended_syntax *syntax);
1751 /**
1752 Allocate a new DN from a string
1754 \param mem_ctx TALLOC context to return resulting ldb_dn structure on
1755 \param dn The new DN
1757 \note The DN will not be parsed at this time. Use ldb_dn_validate to tell if the DN is syntacticly correct
1760 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_new(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *dn);
1761 /**
1762 Allocate a new DN from a printf style format string and arguments
1764 \param mem_ctx TALLOC context to return resulting ldb_dn structure on
1765 \param new_fms The new DN as a format string (plus arguments)
1767 \note The DN will not be parsed at this time. Use ldb_dn_validate to tell if the DN is syntacticly correct
1770 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_new_fmt(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *new_fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3,4);
1771 /**
1772 Allocate a new DN from a struct ldb_val (useful to avoid buffer overrun)
1774 \param mem_ctx TALLOC context to return resulting ldb_dn structure on
1775 \param dn The new DN
1777 \note The DN will not be parsed at this time. Use ldb_dn_validate to tell if the DN is syntacticly correct
1780 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_from_ldb_val(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_context *ldb, const struct ldb_val *strdn);
1783 Determine if this DN is syntactically valid
1785 \param dn The DN to validate
1788 bool ldb_dn_validate(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1790 char *ldb_dn_escape_value(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_val value);
1791 const char *ldb_dn_get_casefold(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1792 char *ldb_dn_alloc_casefold(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_dn *dn);
1794 int ldb_dn_compare_base(struct ldb_dn *base, struct ldb_dn *dn);
1795 int ldb_dn_compare(struct ldb_dn *edn0, struct ldb_dn *edn1);
1797 bool ldb_dn_add_base(struct ldb_dn *dn, struct ldb_dn *base);
1798 bool ldb_dn_add_base_fmt(struct ldb_dn *dn, const char *base_fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
1799 bool ldb_dn_add_child(struct ldb_dn *dn, struct ldb_dn *child);
1800 bool ldb_dn_add_child_fmt(struct ldb_dn *dn, const char *child_fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
1801 bool ldb_dn_remove_base_components(struct ldb_dn *dn, unsigned int num);
1802 bool ldb_dn_remove_child_components(struct ldb_dn *dn, unsigned int num);
1804 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_copy(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_dn *dn);
1805 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_get_parent(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_dn *dn);
1806 char *ldb_dn_canonical_string(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_dn *dn);
1807 char *ldb_dn_canonical_ex_string(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_dn *dn);
1808 int ldb_dn_get_comp_num(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1809 int ldb_dn_get_extended_comp_num(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1810 const char *ldb_dn_get_component_name(struct ldb_dn *dn, unsigned int num);
1811 const struct ldb_val *ldb_dn_get_component_val(struct ldb_dn *dn, unsigned int num);
1812 const char *ldb_dn_get_rdn_name(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1813 const struct ldb_val *ldb_dn_get_rdn_val(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1814 int ldb_dn_set_component(struct ldb_dn *dn, int num, const char *name, const struct ldb_val val);
1816 bool ldb_dn_is_valid(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1817 bool ldb_dn_is_special(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1818 bool ldb_dn_check_special(struct ldb_dn *dn, const char *check);
1819 bool ldb_dn_is_null(struct ldb_dn *dn);
1820 int ldb_dn_update_components(struct ldb_dn *dn, const struct ldb_dn *ref_dn);
1824 Compare two attributes
1826 This function compares to attribute names. Note that this is a
1827 case-insensitive comparison.
1829 \param a the first attribute name to compare
1830 \param b the second attribute name to compare
1832 \return 0 if the attribute names are the same, or only differ in
1833 case; non-zero if there are any differences
1835 attribute names are restricted by rfc2251 so using
1836 strcasecmp and toupper here is ok.
1837 return 0 for match
1839 #define ldb_attr_cmp(a, b) strcasecmp(a, b)
1840 char *ldb_attr_casefold(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *s);
1841 int ldb_attr_dn(const char *attr);
1844 Create an empty message
1846 \param mem_ctx the memory context to create in. You can pass NULL
1847 to get the top level context, however the ldb context (from
1848 ldb_init()) may be a better choice
1850 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_new(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx);
1853 Find an element within an message
1855 struct ldb_message_element *ldb_msg_find_element(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1856 const char *attr_name);
1859 Compare two ldb_val values
1861 \param v1 first ldb_val structure to be tested
1862 \param v2 second ldb_val structure to be tested
1864 \return 1 for a match, 0 if there is any difference
1866 int ldb_val_equal_exact(const struct ldb_val *v1, const struct ldb_val *v2);
1869 find a value within an ldb_message_element
1871 \param el the element to search
1872 \param val the value to search for
1874 \note This search is case sensitive
1876 struct ldb_val *ldb_msg_find_val(const struct ldb_message_element *el,
1877 struct ldb_val *val);
1880 add a new empty element to a ldb_message
1882 int ldb_msg_add_empty(struct ldb_message *msg,
1883 const char *attr_name,
1884 int flags,
1885 struct ldb_message_element **return_el);
1888 add a element to a ldb_message
1890 int ldb_msg_add(struct ldb_message *msg,
1891 const struct ldb_message_element *el,
1892 int flags);
1893 int ldb_msg_add_value(struct ldb_message *msg,
1894 const char *attr_name,
1895 const struct ldb_val *val,
1896 struct ldb_message_element **return_el);
1897 int ldb_msg_add_steal_value(struct ldb_message *msg,
1898 const char *attr_name,
1899 struct ldb_val *val);
1900 int ldb_msg_add_steal_string(struct ldb_message *msg,
1901 const char *attr_name, char *str);
1902 int ldb_msg_add_string(struct ldb_message *msg,
1903 const char *attr_name, const char *str);
1904 int ldb_msg_add_linearized_dn(struct ldb_message *msg, const char *attr_name,
1905 struct ldb_dn *dn);
1906 int ldb_msg_add_fmt(struct ldb_message *msg,
1907 const char *attr_name, const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3,4);
1910 compare two message elements - return 0 on match
1912 int ldb_msg_element_compare(struct ldb_message_element *el1,
1913 struct ldb_message_element *el2);
1914 int ldb_msg_element_compare_name(struct ldb_message_element *el1,
1915 struct ldb_message_element *el2);
1918 Find elements in a message.
1920 This function finds elements and converts to a specific type, with
1921 a give default value if not found. Assumes that elements are
1922 single valued.
1924 const struct ldb_val *ldb_msg_find_ldb_val(const struct ldb_message *msg, const char *attr_name);
1925 int ldb_msg_find_attr_as_int(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1926 const char *attr_name,
1927 int default_value);
1928 unsigned int ldb_msg_find_attr_as_uint(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1929 const char *attr_name,
1930 unsigned int default_value);
1931 int64_t ldb_msg_find_attr_as_int64(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1932 const char *attr_name,
1933 int64_t default_value);
1934 uint64_t ldb_msg_find_attr_as_uint64(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1935 const char *attr_name,
1936 uint64_t default_value);
1937 double ldb_msg_find_attr_as_double(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1938 const char *attr_name,
1939 double default_value);
1940 int ldb_msg_find_attr_as_bool(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1941 const char *attr_name,
1942 int default_value);
1943 const char *ldb_msg_find_attr_as_string(const struct ldb_message *msg,
1944 const char *attr_name,
1945 const char *default_value);
1947 struct ldb_dn *ldb_msg_find_attr_as_dn(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1948 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1949 const struct ldb_message *msg,
1950 const char *attr_name);
1952 void ldb_msg_sort_elements(struct ldb_message *msg);
1954 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_copy_shallow(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1955 const struct ldb_message *msg);
1956 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_copy(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1957 const struct ldb_message *msg);
1960 * ldb_msg_canonicalize() is now depreciated
1961 * Please use ldb_msg_normalize() instead
1963 * NOTE: Returned ldb_message object is allocated
1964 * into *ldb's context. Callers are recommended
1965 * to steal the returned object into a TALLOC_CTX
1966 * with short lifetime.
1968 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_canonicalize(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1969 const struct ldb_message *msg) _DEPRECATED_;
1971 int ldb_msg_normalize(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1972 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
1973 const struct ldb_message *msg,
1974 struct ldb_message **_msg_out);
1978 * ldb_msg_diff() is now depreciated
1979 * Please use ldb_msg_difference() instead
1981 * NOTE: Returned ldb_message object is allocated
1982 * into *ldb's context. Callers are recommended
1983 * to steal the returned object into a TALLOC_CTX
1984 * with short lifetime.
1986 struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_diff(struct ldb_context *ldb,
1987 struct ldb_message *msg1,
1988 struct ldb_message *msg2) _DEPRECATED_;
1991 * return a ldb_message representing the differences between msg1 and msg2.
1992 * If you then use this in a ldb_modify() call,
1993 * it can be used to save edits to a message
1995 * Result message is constructed as follows:
1996 * - LDB_FLAG_MOD_ADD - elements found only in msg2
1997 * - LDB_FLAG_MOD_REPLACE - elements in msg2 that have
1998 * different value in msg1
1999 * Value for msg2 element is used
2000 * - LDB_FLAG_MOD_DELETE - elements found only in msg2
2002 * @return LDB_SUCCESS or LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR
2004 int ldb_msg_difference(struct ldb_context *ldb,
2005 TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
2006 struct ldb_message *msg1,
2007 struct ldb_message *msg2,
2008 struct ldb_message **_msg_out);
2011 Tries to find a certain string attribute in a message
2013 \param msg the message to check
2014 \param name attribute name
2015 \param value attribute value
2017 \return 1 on match and 0 otherwise.
2019 int ldb_msg_check_string_attribute(const struct ldb_message *msg,
2020 const char *name,
2021 const char *value);
2024 Integrity check an ldb_message
2026 This function performs basic sanity / integrity checks on an
2027 ldb_message.
2029 \param ldb context in which to perform the checks
2030 \param msg the message to check
2032 \return LDB_SUCCESS if the message is OK, or a non-zero error code
2033 (one of LDB_ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX, LDB_ERR_ENTRY_ALREADY_EXISTS or
2034 LDB_ERR_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_SYNTAX) if there is a problem with a
2035 message.
2037 int ldb_msg_sanity_check(struct ldb_context *ldb,
2038 const struct ldb_message *msg);
2041 Duplicate an ldb_val structure
2043 This function copies an ldb value structure.
2045 \param mem_ctx the memory context that the duplicated value will be
2046 allocated from
2047 \param v the ldb_val to be duplicated.
2049 \return the duplicated ldb_val structure.
2051 struct ldb_val ldb_val_dup(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_val *v);
2054 this allows the user to set a debug function for error reporting
2056 int ldb_set_debug(struct ldb_context *ldb,
2057 void (*debug)(void *context, enum ldb_debug_level level,
2058 const char *fmt, va_list ap) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3,0),
2059 void *context);
2062 this allows the user to set custom utf8 function for error reporting
2064 void ldb_set_utf8_fns(struct ldb_context *ldb,
2065 void *context,
2066 char *(*casefold)(void *, void *, const char *, size_t n));
2069 this sets up debug to print messages on stderr
2071 int ldb_set_debug_stderr(struct ldb_context *ldb);
2073 /* control backend specific opaque values */
2074 int ldb_set_opaque(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *name, void *value);
2075 void *ldb_get_opaque(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *name);
2077 const char **ldb_attr_list_copy(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char * const *attrs);
2078 const char **ldb_attr_list_copy_add(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char * const *attrs, const char *new_attr);
2079 int ldb_attr_in_list(const char * const *attrs, const char *attr);
2081 int ldb_msg_rename_attr(struct ldb_message *msg, const char *attr, const char *replace);
2082 int ldb_msg_copy_attr(struct ldb_message *msg, const char *attr, const char *replace);
2083 void ldb_msg_remove_attr(struct ldb_message *msg, const char *attr);
2084 void ldb_msg_remove_element(struct ldb_message *msg, struct ldb_message_element *el);
2087 void ldb_parse_tree_attr_replace(struct ldb_parse_tree *tree,
2088 const char *attr,
2089 const char *replace);
2092 shallow copy a tree - copying only the elements array so that the caller
2093 can safely add new elements without changing the message
2095 struct ldb_parse_tree *ldb_parse_tree_copy_shallow(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
2096 const struct ldb_parse_tree *ot);
2099 Convert a time structure to a string
2101 This function converts a time_t structure to an LDAP formatted
2102 GeneralizedTime string.
2104 \param mem_ctx the memory context to allocate the return string in
2105 \param t the time structure to convert
2107 \return the formatted string, or NULL if the time structure could
2108 not be converted
2110 char *ldb_timestring(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, time_t t);
2113 Convert a string to a time structure
2115 This function converts an LDAP formatted GeneralizedTime string
2116 to a time_t structure.
2118 \param s the string to convert
2120 \return the time structure, or 0 if the string cannot be converted
2122 time_t ldb_string_to_time(const char *s);
2125 convert a LDAP GeneralizedTime string in ldb_val format to a
2126 time_t.
2128 int ldb_val_to_time(const struct ldb_val *v, time_t *t);
2131 Convert a time structure to a string
2133 This function converts a time_t structure to an LDAP formatted
2134 UTCTime string.
2136 \param mem_ctx the memory context to allocate the return string in
2137 \param t the time structure to convert
2139 \return the formatted string, or NULL if the time structure could
2140 not be converted
2142 char *ldb_timestring_utc(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, time_t t);
2145 Convert a string to a time structure
2147 This function converts an LDAP formatted UTCTime string
2148 to a time_t structure.
2150 \param s the string to convert
2152 \return the time structure, or 0 if the string cannot be converted
2154 time_t ldb_string_utc_to_time(const char *s);
2157 void ldb_qsort (void *const pbase, size_t total_elems, size_t size, void *opaque, ldb_qsort_cmp_fn_t cmp);
2159 #ifndef discard_const
2160 #define discard_const(ptr) ((void *)((uintptr_t)(ptr)))
2161 #endif
2164 a wrapper around ldb_qsort() that ensures the comparison function is
2165 type safe. This will produce a compilation warning if the types
2166 don't match
2168 #define LDB_TYPESAFE_QSORT(base, numel, opaque, comparison) \
2169 do { \
2170 if (numel > 1) { \
2171 ldb_qsort(base, numel, sizeof((base)[0]), discard_const(opaque), (ldb_qsort_cmp_fn_t)comparison); \
2172 comparison(&((base)[0]), &((base)[1]), opaque); \
2174 } while (0)
2176 /* allow ldb to also call TYPESAFE_QSORT() */
2177 #ifndef TYPESAFE_QSORT
2178 #define TYPESAFE_QSORT(base, numel, comparison) \
2179 do { \
2180 if (numel > 1) { \
2181 qsort(base, numel, sizeof((base)[0]), (int (*)(const void *, const void *))comparison); \
2182 comparison(&((base)[0]), &((base)[1])); \
2184 } while (0)
2185 #endif
2190 Convert a control into its string representation.
2192 \param mem_ctx TALLOC context to return result on, and to allocate error_string on
2193 \param control A struct ldb_control to convert
2195 \return string representation of the control
2197 char* ldb_control_to_string(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_control *control);
2199 Convert a string representing a control into a ldb_control structure
2201 \param ldb LDB context
2202 \param mem_ctx TALLOC context to return result on, and to allocate error_string on
2203 \param control_strings A string-formatted control
2205 \return a ldb_control element
2207 struct ldb_control *ldb_parse_control_from_string(struct ldb_context *ldb, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *control_strings);
2209 Convert an array of string represention of a control into an array of ldb_control structures
2211 \param ldb LDB context
2212 \param mem_ctx TALLOC context to return result on, and to allocate error_string on
2213 \param control_strings Array of string-formatted controls
2215 \return array of ldb_control elements
2217 struct ldb_control **ldb_parse_control_strings(struct ldb_context *ldb, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char **control_strings);
2220 return the ldb flags
2222 unsigned int ldb_get_flags(struct ldb_context *ldb);
2224 /* set the ldb flags */
2225 void ldb_set_flags(struct ldb_context *ldb, unsigned flags);
2228 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_binary_from_ldb_val(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
2229 struct ldb_context *ldb,
2230 const struct ldb_val *strdn);
2232 int ldb_dn_get_binary(struct ldb_dn *dn, struct ldb_val *val);
2233 int ldb_dn_set_binary(struct ldb_dn *dn, struct ldb_val *val);
2235 /* debugging functions for ldb requests */
2236 void ldb_req_set_location(struct ldb_request *req, const char *location);
2237 const char *ldb_req_location(struct ldb_request *req);
2239 /* set the location marker on a request handle - used for debugging */
2240 #define LDB_REQ_SET_LOCATION(req) ldb_req_set_location(req, __location__)
2243 minimise a DN. The caller must pass in a validated DN.
2245 If the DN has an extended component then only the first extended
2246 component is kept, the DN string is stripped.
2248 The existing dn is modified
2250 bool ldb_dn_minimise(struct ldb_dn *dn);
2253 compare a ldb_val to a string
2255 int ldb_val_string_cmp(const struct ldb_val *v, const char *str);
2257 #endif