net.sf.xbus.technical.ldap
Class LDAPSender

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.xbus.technical.ldap.LDAPSender

All Implemented Interfaces:

ObjectSender, Sender

public class LDAPSender
extends java.lang.Object
implements Sender, ObjectSender

The LDAPSender sends requests to a LDAP server and returns the results. The request and the response are XML documents.

Please refer to the documentation about the structure of the XML documents.

Constructor Summary

LDAPSender(XBUSSystem destination)
The constructor stores the destination.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	execute(java.lang.String function, java.lang.Object callData) Sends requests to the LDAP server and return the results.
java.lang.String	getType() A Sender can send data either as a String or as an Object to the neighboring system.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LDAPSender

public LDAPSender(XBUSSystem destination)

The constructor stores the destination.

Parameters:

destination - definition of the interface in standard.conf

Throws:

XException - never thrown

Method Detail

execute

public java.lang.Object execute(java.lang.String function,
                                java.lang.Object callData)
                         throws XException

Sends requests to the LDAP server and return the results. Currently only searching for entries is implemented.

Specified by:

execute in interface ObjectSender

Parameters:

function - not used

callData - XML document containing requests

Returns:

XML document with results

Throws:

XException - in case of errors

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

Description copied from interface: Sender

A Sender can send data either as a String or as an Object to the neighboring system.
When working with Strings the Sender must fulfill two preconditions:

• getType returns Constants.TYPE_TEXT
• The class implements the interface TextSender

When working with Objects the Sender must also fulfill two preconditions:

• getType returns Constants.TYPE_OBJECT
• The class implements the interface ObjectSender

Specified by:

getType in interface Sender

Returns:

Constants.TYPE_OBJECT

See Also:

Sender.getType()