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svn commit: r798005 - in /directory: apacheds/trunk/core-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/operations/bind/ apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/event/ apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/direct...

Author: elecharny
Date: Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
New Revision: 798005

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=798005&view=rev
Log:
Fix for DIRSERVER-1276 :
o Filters now store values as a byte[] on the client side, and accordingly to the AT on the server side
o Modified the Nodes, Evaluator, grammar ... accordingly
o Fixed the specific tests

Modified:
    directory/apacheds/trunk/core-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/operations/bind/SimpleBindIT.java
    directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/event/LeafEvaluator.java
    directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/normalization/NormalizationInterceptor.java
    directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/subtree/RefinementLeafEvaluator.java
    directory/apacheds/trunk/server-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/operations/search/SearchIT.java
    directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/EqualityEvaluator.java
    directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/NestedFilterTest.java
    directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/request/Dsmlv2Grammar.java
    directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/searchRequest/SearchRequestTest.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/TwixTransformer.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/actions/StoreMatchValueAction.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/search/ExtensibleMatchFilter.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/AbstractExprNode.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ApproximateNode.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/EqualityNode.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ExtensibleNode.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/FilterParser.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/GreaterEqNode.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/LessEqNode.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SimpleNode.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SubstringNode.java
    directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/util/StringTools.java

Modified: directory/apacheds/trunk/core-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/operations/bind/SimpleBindIT.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/apacheds/trunk/core-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/operations/bind/SimpleBindIT.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/apacheds/trunk/core-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/operations/bind/SimpleBindIT.java (original)
+++ directory/apacheds/trunk/core-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/operations/bind/SimpleBindIT.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
         }
         catch ( InvalidNameException ine )
         {
-            assertEquals( "Bad DN : admin", ine.getMessage() );
+            assertEquals( "No more characters available at position 5", ine.getMessage() );
         }
         catch ( NamingException ne )
         {

Modified: directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/event/LeafEvaluator.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/event/LeafEvaluator.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/event/LeafEvaluator.java (original)
+++ directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/event/LeafEvaluator.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.NotImplementedException;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.EntryAttribute;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientBinaryValue;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientStringValue;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.ApproximateNode;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.EqualityNode;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.ExprNode;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.AttributeType;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.MatchingRule;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Normalizer;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
 
 
 /**
@@ -258,13 +261,32 @@
         }
 
         // check if AVA value exists in attribute
-        if ( attr.contains( node.getValue() ) )
+        AttributeType at = attributeTypeRegistry.lookup( node.getAttribute() );
+        Value<?> value = null;
+        
+        if ( at.getSyntax().isHumanReadable() )
+        {
+            if ( node.getValue() instanceof ClientBinaryValue )
+            {
+                value = new ClientStringValue( StringTools.utf8ToString( (byte[])node.getValue().get() ) );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                value = node.getValue();
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            value = node.getValue();
+        }
+        
+        if ( attr.contains( value ) )
         {
             return true;
         }
 
         // get the normalized AVA filter value
-        Object filterValue = normalizer.normalize( node.getValue().get() );
+        Object filterValue = normalizer.normalize( value.get() );
 
         // check if the normalized value is present
         if ( filterValue instanceof String )
@@ -284,9 +306,9 @@
          * a lookup to work.  For each value we normalize and use the comparator
          * to determine if a match exists.
          */
-        for ( Value<?> value : attr )
+        for ( Value<?> val : attr )
         {
-            Object normValue = normalizer.normalize( value.get() );
+            Object normValue = normalizer.normalize( val.get() );
 
             if ( 0 == comparator.compare( normValue, filterValue ) )
             {

Modified: directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/normalization/NormalizationInterceptor.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/normalization/NormalizationInterceptor.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/normalization/NormalizationInterceptor.java (original)
+++ directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/normalization/NormalizationInterceptor.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 import org.apache.directory.server.schema.registries.AttributeTypeRegistry;
 import org.apache.directory.server.schema.registries.OidRegistry;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.cursor.EmptyCursor;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientBinaryValue;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientStringValue;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.ExprNode;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.name.AttributeTypeAndValue;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.name.LdapDN;
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.name.Rdn;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.AttributeType;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.normalizers.OidNormalizer;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -258,6 +262,15 @@
     public boolean compare( NextInterceptor next, CompareOperationContext opContext ) throws Exception
     {
         opContext.getDn().normalize( attrNormalizers );
+        
+        AttributeType at = opContext.getSession().getDirectoryService().getRegistries().getAttributeTypeRegistry().lookup( opContext.getOid() );
+        
+        if ( at.getSyntax().isHumanReadable() && ( opContext.getValue() instanceof ClientBinaryValue ) )
+        {
+            String value = StringTools.utf8ToString( ((Value<byte[]>)opContext.getValue()).get() );
+            opContext.setValue( new ClientStringValue( value ) );
+        }
+        
         return next.compare( opContext );
     }
     

Modified: directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/subtree/RefinementLeafEvaluator.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/subtree/RefinementLeafEvaluator.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/subtree/RefinementLeafEvaluator.java (original)
+++ directory/apacheds/trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/core/subtree/RefinementLeafEvaluator.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -97,20 +97,26 @@
         }
 
         // check if AVA value exists in attribute
-        if ( objectClasses.contains( node.getValue() ) )
-        {
-            return true;
-        }
-
         // If the filter value for the objectClass is an OID we need to resolve a name
         String value = null;
+        
         if ( node.getValue() instanceof ClientStringValue )
         {
             value = ( String ) node.getValue().get();
+
+            if ( objectClasses.contains( value ) )
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         else if ( node.getValue() instanceof ClientBinaryValue )
         {
-            value = "#" + StringTools.toHexString( ( byte[] ) node.getValue().get() );
+            value = StringTools.utf8ToString(  ( byte[] ) node.getValue().get() );
+            
+            if ( objectClasses.contains( value ) )
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         else
         {
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@
             while ( list.hasNext() )
             {
                 String objectClass = ( String ) list.next();
+                
                 if ( objectClasses.contains( objectClass ) )
                 {
                     return true;

Modified: directory/apacheds/trunk/server-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/operations/search/SearchIT.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/apacheds/trunk/server-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/operations/search/SearchIT.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/apacheds/trunk/server-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/operations/search/SearchIT.java (original)
+++ directory/apacheds/trunk/server-integ/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/operations/search/SearchIT.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@
 import javax.naming.ldap.Control;
 import javax.naming.ldap.LdapContext;
 
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPAsynchronousConnection;
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPAttribute;
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPAttributeSet;
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection;
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPEntry;
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPException;
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPMessage;
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPSearchListener;
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPSearchResults;
+import netscape.ldap.LDAPUrl;
+
 import org.apache.directory.server.core.integ.Level;
 import org.apache.directory.server.core.integ.annotations.ApplyLdifs;
 import org.apache.directory.server.core.integ.annotations.CleanupLevel;
@@ -54,6 +65,7 @@
 import org.apache.directory.server.ldap.LdapServer;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.constants.SchemaConstants;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.message.control.SubentriesControl;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
@@ -1625,4 +1637,68 @@
         result.close();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test an abandonned search request.
+     */
+    @Ignore
+    @Test
+    public void testAbandonnedRequest() throws Exception
+    {
+        LDAPConnection asyncCnx = new LDAPConnection();
+        
+        try
+        {
+            // Use the netscape API as JNDI cannot be used to do a search without
+            // first binding.
+            //conn.connect( 3, "localhost", ldapServer.getPort(), "uid=admin,ou=system", "secret" );
+           
+            asyncCnx.connect( 3, "localhost", ldapServer.getPort(), "uid=admin,ou=system", "secret" );
+            
+            // First, add 1000 entries in the server
+            for ( int i = 0; i < 1000; i++ )
+            {
+                LDAPAttributeSet attrs = new LDAPAttributeSet();
+                LDAPAttribute ocls = new LDAPAttribute( "objectclass", new String[]
+                    { "top", "person" } );
+                attrs.add( ocls );
+                attrs.add( new LDAPAttribute( "sn", "Bush" ) );
+                attrs.add( new LDAPAttribute( "cn", "user" + i ) );
+
+                String dn = "cn=user" + i + "," + BASE;
+                LDAPEntry kate = new LDAPEntry( dn, attrs );
+
+                asyncCnx.add( kate );
+            }
+            
+            // Searches for all the entries in ou=system
+            LDAPSearchListener listener = asyncCnx.search( "ou=system", LDAPConnection.SCOPE_SUB,
+                "(ObjectClass=*)", new String[]{"*"}, false, (LDAPSearchListener)null);
+
+            // Now loop on all the elements found, and abandon after 10 elements returned
+            int count = 0;
+            LDAPMessage msg = null;
+            
+            while ( (msg = listener.getResponse() ) != null ) 
+            {
+                count++;
+
+                if ( count == 10 )
+                {
+                    //asyncCnx.abandon( msg.getMessageID() );
+                }
+            }
+            
+            assertEquals( 100, count );
+        }
+        catch ( LDAPException e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            fail( "Should not have caught exception." );
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            // Reset the allowAnonymousAccess flag
+           asyncCnx.disconnect();
+        }
+    }
 }

Modified: directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/EqualityEvaluator.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/EqualityEvaluator.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/EqualityEvaluator.java (original)
+++ directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/EqualityEvaluator.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.comparators.ByteArrayComparator;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.comparators.StringComparator;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.normalizers.NoOpNormalizer;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientBinaryValue;
 import org.apache.directory.server.xdbm.IndexEntry;
 import org.apache.directory.server.xdbm.Store;
 import org.apache.directory.server.xdbm.Index;
@@ -222,7 +224,16 @@
             {
                 // Deal with a String value
                 String serverValue = ((Value<String>)value).getNormalizedValue();
-                String nodeValue = ((Value<String>)node.getValue()).getNormalizedValue();
+                String nodeValue = null;
+                
+                if ( node.getValue() instanceof ClientBinaryValue )
+                {
+                    nodeValue = StringTools.utf8ToString( ((Value<byte[]>)node.getValue()).getNormalizedValue() );
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    nodeValue = ((Value<String>)node.getValue()).getNormalizedValue();
+                }
                 
                 if ( comparator != null )
                 {

Modified: directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/NestedFilterTest.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/NestedFilterTest.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/NestedFilterTest.java (original)
+++ directory/apacheds/trunk/xdbm-search/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/server/xdbm/search/impl/NestedFilterTest.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.constants.SchemaConstants;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.ExprNode;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.FilterParser;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
 import org.junit.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -160,12 +161,14 @@
         assertTrue( cursor.next() );
         assertTrue( cursor.available() );
         assertEquals( 7, ( long ) cursor.get().getId() );
-        assertEquals( "apache", cursor.get().getValue() );
+        assertEquals( "apache", 
+            StringTools.utf8ToString( (byte[])cursor.get().getValue() ) );
 
         assertTrue( cursor.next() );
         assertTrue( cursor.available() );
         assertEquals( 9, ( long ) cursor.get().getId() );
-        assertEquals( "apache", cursor.get().getValue() );
+        assertEquals( "apache", 
+            StringTools.utf8ToString( (byte[])cursor.get().getValue() ) );
 
         assertFalse( cursor.next() );
     }

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/request/Dsmlv2Grammar.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/request/Dsmlv2Grammar.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/request/Dsmlv2Grammar.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/request/Dsmlv2Grammar.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -2619,11 +2619,14 @@
                 {
                     if ( ParserUtils.isBase64BinaryValue( xpp, typeValue ) )
                     {
-                        filter.setMatchValue( Base64.decode( nextText.trim().toCharArray() ) );
+                        filter.setMatchValue( 
+                            new ClientBinaryValue( 
+                                Base64.decode( nextText.trim().toCharArray() ) ) );
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        filter.setMatchValue( nextText.trim() );
+                        filter.setMatchValue( 
+                            new ClientStringValue( nextText.trim() ) );
                     }
                 }
             }

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/searchRequest/SearchRequestTest.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/searchRequest/SearchRequestTest.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/searchRequest/SearchRequestTest.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/dsml-parser/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/shared/dsmlv2/searchRequest/SearchRequestTest.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.codec.search.SearchRequestCodec;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.codec.search.SubstringFilter;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.EntryAttribute;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.SearchScope;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
 
@@ -1544,7 +1545,7 @@
 
         ExtensibleMatchFilter extensibleMatchFilter = ( ExtensibleMatchFilter ) filter;
 
-        assertEquals( "A Value", extensibleMatchFilter.getMatchValue() );
+        assertEquals( "A Value", extensibleMatchFilter.getMatchValue().get() );
 
         assertEquals( false, extensibleMatchFilter.isDnAttributes() );
     }
@@ -1578,7 +1579,7 @@
 
         ExtensibleMatchFilter extensibleMatchFilter = ( ExtensibleMatchFilter ) filter;
 
-        assertEquals( "DSMLv2.0 rocks!!", new String( ( byte[] ) extensibleMatchFilter.getMatchValue() ) );
+        assertEquals( "DSMLv2.0 rocks!!", new String( ( byte[] ) extensibleMatchFilter.getMatchValue().get() ) );
 
         assertEquals( false, extensibleMatchFilter.isDnAttributes() );
     }

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/TwixTransformer.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/TwixTransformer.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/TwixTransformer.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/TwixTransformer.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.codec.util.LdapURLEncodingException;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.EntryAttribute;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Modification;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.AndNode;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.ApproximateNode;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.BranchNode;
@@ -558,28 +559,14 @@
                         attribute = filter.getType();
                     }
 
-                    Object value = filter.getMatchValue();
+                    Value<?> value = filter.getMatchValue();
 
                     if ( filter.getMatchingRule() != null )
                     {
                         matchingRule = filter.getMatchingRule();
                     }
 
-                    if ( value instanceof String )
-                    {
-                        branch = new ExtensibleNode( attribute, (String)value, matchingRule, filter.isDnAttributes() );
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        if ( value != null )
-                        {
-                            branch = new ExtensibleNode( attribute, (byte[])value, matchingRule, filter.isDnAttributes() );
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            branch = new ExtensibleNode( attribute, (byte[])null, matchingRule, filter.isDnAttributes() );
-                        }
-                    }
+                    branch = new ExtensibleNode( attribute, value, matchingRule, filter.isDnAttributes() );
                 }
 
                 return branch;
@@ -718,7 +705,7 @@
                     String attribute = ((ExtensibleNode)exprNode).getAttribute();
                     String matchingRule = ((ExtensibleNode)exprNode).getMatchingRuleId();
                     boolean dnAttributes = ((ExtensibleNode)exprNode).hasDnAttributes();
-                    Object value = ((ExtensibleNode)exprNode).getValue();
+                    Value<?> value = ((ExtensibleNode)exprNode).getValue();
 
                     if ( attribute != null )
                     {

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/actions/StoreMatchValueAction.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/actions/StoreMatchValueAction.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/actions/StoreMatchValueAction.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/actions/StoreMatchValueAction.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.codec.LdapMessageContainer;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.codec.search.ExtensibleMatchFilter;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.codec.search.SearchRequestCodec;
-import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientBinaryValue;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
         ExtensibleMatchFilter extensibleMatchFilter = ( ExtensibleMatchFilter ) searchRequest
             .getTerminalFilter();
         
-        String value = StringTools.utf8ToString( tlv.getValue().getData() );
-        extensibleMatchFilter.setMatchValue( value );
+        byte[] value = tlv.getValue().getData();
+        extensibleMatchFilter.setMatchValue( new ClientBinaryValue( value ) );
 
         // unstack the filters if needed
         searchRequest.unstackFilters( container );

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/search/ExtensibleMatchFilter.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/search/ExtensibleMatchFilter.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/search/ExtensibleMatchFilter.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/codec/search/ExtensibleMatchFilter.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import org.apache.directory.shared.asn1.ber.tlv.Value;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.asn1.codec.EncoderException;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.codec.LdapConstants;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientBinaryValue;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientStringValue;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
 
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@
     private byte[] typeBytes;
 
     /** Matching rule value */
-    private Object matchValue;
+    private org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value<?> matchValue;
 
     /** The dnAttributes flag */
     private boolean dnAttributes = false;
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@
      * 
      * @return Returns the matchValue.
      */
-    public Object getMatchValue()
+    public org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value<?> getMatchValue()
     {
         return matchValue;
     }
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@
      * 
      * @param matchValue The matchValue to set.
      */
-    public void setMatchValue( Object matchValue )
+    public void setMatchValue( org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value<?> matchValue )
     {
         this.matchValue = matchValue;
     }
@@ -225,15 +227,15 @@
 
         if ( matchValue != null )
         {
-            if ( matchValue instanceof String )
+            if ( matchValue instanceof ClientStringValue )
             {
-                int matchValueLength = StringTools.getBytesUtf8( ( String ) matchValue ).length;
+                int matchValueLength = (( ClientStringValue ) matchValue ).get().length();
                 extensibleMatchLength += 1 + TLV.getNbBytes( matchValueLength ) + matchValueLength;
             }
             else
             {
-                extensibleMatchLength += 1 + TLV.getNbBytes( ( ( byte[] ) matchValue ).length )
-                    + ( ( byte[] ) matchValue ).length;
+                int bytesLength = ( (ClientBinaryValue) matchValue ).get().length;
+                extensibleMatchLength += 1 + TLV.getNbBytes( bytesLength ) + bytesLength;
             }
         }
 
@@ -304,9 +306,9 @@
             {
                 buffer.put( ( byte ) LdapConstants.MATCH_VALUE_TAG );
 
-                if ( matchValue instanceof String )
+                if ( matchValue instanceof ClientStringValue )
                 {
-                    byte[] matchValueBytes = StringTools.getBytesUtf8( ( String ) matchValue );
+                    byte[] matchValueBytes = StringTools.getBytesUtf8( (( ClientStringValue ) matchValue).get() );
                     buffer.put( TLV.getBytes( matchValueBytes.length ) );
 
                     if ( matchValueBytes.length != 0 )
@@ -316,11 +318,12 @@
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    buffer.put( TLV.getBytes( ( ( byte[] ) matchValue ).length ) );
+                    int bytesLength = ( ( ClientBinaryValue ) matchValue ).get().length;
+                    buffer.put( TLV.getBytes( bytesLength ) );
 
-                    if ( ( ( byte[] ) matchValue ).length != 0 )
+                    if ( bytesLength != 0 )
                     {
-                        buffer.put( ( byte[] ) matchValue );
+                        buffer.put( ((ClientBinaryValue)matchValue).get() );
                     }
                 }
 

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/AbstractExprNode.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/AbstractExprNode.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/AbstractExprNode.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/AbstractExprNode.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientBinaryValue;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientStringValue;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
+
 
 /**
  * Abstract implementation of a expression node.
@@ -144,17 +149,64 @@
      * @param value Right hand side of "attrId=value" assertion occurring in an LDAP search filter.
      * @return Escaped version of <code>value</code>
      */
-    protected static String escapeFilterValue( Object value )
+    protected static Value<?> escapeFilterValue( Value<?> value )
     {
         StringBuilder sb = null;
         String val;
 
-        if ( !( value instanceof String ) )
+        if ( !( value instanceof ClientStringValue ) )
         {
-            return value.toString();
+            sb = new StringBuilder( ((ClientBinaryValue)value).getReference().length * 3 );
+            
+            for ( byte b:((ClientBinaryValue)value).getReference() )
+            {
+                if ( ( b < 0x7F ) && ( b >= 0 ) )
+                {
+                    switch ( b )
+                    {
+                        case '*' :
+                            sb.append( "\\2A" );
+                            break;
+                            
+                        case '(' :
+                            sb.append( "\\28" );
+                            break;
+                            
+                        case ')' :
+                            sb.append( "\\29" );
+                            break;
+                            
+                        case '\\' :
+                            sb.append( "\\5C" );
+                            break;
+                            
+                        case '\0' :
+                            sb.append( "\\00" );
+                            break;
+                            
+                        default :
+                            sb.append( (char)b );
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    sb.append( '\\' );
+                    String digit = Integer.toHexString( ((byte)b) & 0x00FF );
+                    
+                    if ( digit.length() == 1 )
+                    {
+                        sb.append( '0' );
+                    }
+
+                    sb.append( digit.toUpperCase() );
+                }
+            }
+            
+            return new ClientStringValue( sb.toString() );
         }
 
-        val = ( String ) value;
+        val = ( ( ClientStringValue ) value ).get();
+        
         for ( int i = 0; i < val.length(); i++ )
         {
             char ch = val.charAt( i );
@@ -163,21 +215,26 @@
             switch ( ch )
             {
                 case '*':
-                    replace = "\\2a";
+                    replace = "\\2A";
                     break;
+                    
                 case '(':
                     replace = "\\28";
                     break;
+                    
                 case ')':
                     replace = "\\29";
                     break;
+                    
                 case '\\':
-                    replace = "\\5c";
+                    replace = "\\5C";
                     break;
+                    
                 case '\0':
                     replace = "\\00";
                     break;
             }
+            
             if ( replace != null )
             {
                 if ( sb == null )
@@ -193,7 +250,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        return ( sb == null ? val : sb.toString() );
+        return ( sb == null ? value : new ClientStringValue( sb.toString() ) );
     }
 
 

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ApproximateNode.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ApproximateNode.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ApproximateNode.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ApproximateNode.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     {
         StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
     
-        buf.append( '(' ).append( getAttribute() ).append( "~=" ).append( getValueEscaped() );
+        buf.append( '(' ).append( getAttribute() ).append( "~=" ).append( getEscapedValue() );
 
         buf.append( super.toString() );
         

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/EqualityNode.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/EqualityNode.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/EqualityNode.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/EqualityNode.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     {
         StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
     
-        buf.append( '(' ).append( getAttribute() ).append( "=" ).append( getValueEscaped() );
+        buf.append( '(' ).append( getAttribute() ).append( "=" ).append( getEscapedValue() );
 
         buf.append( super.toString() );
         

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ExtensibleNode.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ExtensibleNode.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ExtensibleNode.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/ExtensibleNode.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientBinaryValue;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientStringValue;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
 
 
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@
 public class ExtensibleNode extends LeafNode
 {
     /** The value of the attribute to match for */
-    private byte[] value;
+    private Value<?> value;
 
     /** The matching rules id */
     private String matchingRuleId;
@@ -63,32 +66,11 @@
      * @param matchingRuleId the OID of the matching rule
      * @param dnAttributes the dn attributes
      */
-    public ExtensibleNode(String attribute, String value, String matchingRuleId, boolean dnAttributes)
-    {
-        this( attribute, StringTools.getBytesUtf8( value ), matchingRuleId, dnAttributes );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new ExtensibleNode object.
-     * 
-     * @param attribute the attribute used for the extensible assertion
-     * @param value the value to match for
-     * @param matchingRuleId the OID of the matching rule
-     * @param dnAttributes the dn attributes
-     */
-    public ExtensibleNode( String attribute, byte[] value, String matchingRuleId, boolean dnAttributes )
+    public ExtensibleNode( String attribute, Value<?> value, String matchingRuleId, boolean dnAttributes )
     {
         super( attribute, AssertionType.EXTENSIBLE );
 
-        if ( value != null )
-        {
-            this.value = new byte[ value.length ];
-            System.arraycopy( value, 0, this.value, 0, value.length );
-        } else {
-            this.value = null;
-        }
-
+        this.value = value;
         this.matchingRuleId = matchingRuleId;
         this.dnAttributes = dnAttributes;
     }
@@ -160,27 +142,34 @@
      * 
      * @return the value
      */
-    public final byte[] getValue()
+    public final Value<?> getValue()
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+
+    /** 
+     * @return representation of value, escaped for use in a filter if required 
+     */
+    public Value<?> getEscapedValue()
     {
-        if ( value == null )
+        if ( value instanceof ClientStringValue )
         {
-            return null;
+            return AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue( value );
         }
-
-        final byte[] copy = new byte[ value.length ];
-        System.arraycopy( value, 0, copy, 0, value.length );
-        return copy;
+        
+        return value;
     }
 
-
+    
     /**
      * Sets the value.
      * 
      * @param value the value
      */
-    public final void setValue( String value)
+    public final void setValue( Value<?> value)
     {
-        this.value = StringTools.getBytesUtf8( value );
+        this.value = value;
     }
 
     
@@ -195,7 +184,7 @@
         h = h*17 + super.hashCode();
         h = h*17 + ( dnAttributes ? 1 : 0 );
         h = h*17 + matchingRuleId.hashCode();
-        h = h*17 + Arrays.hashCode( value );
+        h = h*17 + value.hashCode();
         
         return h;
     }
@@ -215,9 +204,7 @@
         buf.append( "-EXTENSIBLE-" );
         buf.append( matchingRuleId );
         buf.append( "-" );
-        buf.append( StringTools.utf8ToString( value ) );
-        buf.append( "/" );
-        buf.append( StringTools.dumpBytes( value ) );
+        buf.append( value );
 
         buf.append( super.toString() );
         

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/FilterParser.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/FilterParser.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/FilterParser.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/FilterParser.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 import java.text.ParseException;
 
-import javax.naming.InvalidNameException;
-
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientBinaryValue;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientStringValue;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.AttributeUtils;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.Position;
@@ -211,17 +211,20 @@
      * HEX            = '0'-'9' / 'A'-'F' / 'a'-'f'
      * unicodeSubset     = %x01-27 / %x2B-5B / %x5D-FFFF
      */
-    private static String parseAssertionValue( String filter, Position pos, boolean preserveEscapedChars ) throws ParseException
+    private static Value<?> parseAssertionValue( String filter, Position pos, boolean preserveEscapedChars ) throws ParseException
     {
         int start = pos.start;
-        boolean foundHex = false;
-
         char c = StringTools.charAt( filter, pos.start );
+        
+        // Create a buffer big enough to contain the value once converted
+        byte[] value = new byte[ filter.length() - pos.start];
+        int current = 0;
 
         do
         {
             if ( StringTools.isUnicodeSubset( c ) )
             {
+                value[current++] = (byte)c;
                 pos.start++;
             }
             else if ( StringTools.isCharASCII( filter, pos.start, '\\' ) )
@@ -242,8 +245,8 @@
                 // second hex
                 if ( StringTools.isHex( filter, pos.start ) )
                 {
+                    value[current++] = StringTools.getHexValue( filter.charAt( pos.start - 1 ), filter.charAt( pos.start ) );
                     pos.start++;
-                    foundHex = true;
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -258,23 +261,21 @@
         }
         while ( ( c = StringTools.charAt( filter, pos.start ) ) != '\0' );
 
-        String ret = filter.substring( start, pos.start );
-        if ( !preserveEscapedChars && foundHex )
+        if ( current != 0 )
         {
-            try
-            {
-                ret = StringTools.decodeEscapedHex( ret );
-            }
-            catch ( InvalidNameException e )
-            {
-                throw new ParseException( "Unable to decode escaped hex sequences: '" + ret + "': " + e, pos.start );
-            }
+            byte[] result = new byte[ current ];
+            System.arraycopy( value, 0, result, 0, current );
+            
+            return new ClientBinaryValue( result );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return new ClientBinaryValue();
         }
-        return ret;
     }
 
 
-    private static String parseAssertionValue( String filter, Position pos ) throws ParseException
+    private static Value<?> parseAssertionValue( String filter, Position pos ) throws ParseException
     {
         return parseAssertionValue( filter, pos, false );
     }
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@
     /**
      * Parse a substring
      */
-    private static ExprNode parseSubstring( String attr, String initial, String filter, Position pos )
+    private static ExprNode parseSubstring( String attr, Value<?> initial, String filter, Position pos )
         throws ParseException
     {
         if ( StringTools.isCharASCII( filter, pos.start, '*' ) )
@@ -291,11 +292,12 @@
             // We have found a '*' : this is a substring
             SubstringNode node = new SubstringNode( attr );
 
-            if ( !StringTools.isEmpty( initial ) )
+            if ( initial != null && !initial.isNull() )
             {
                 // We have a substring starting with a value : val*...
-                // Set the initial value
-                node.setInitial( initial );
+                // Set the initial value. It must be a String
+                String initialStr = StringTools.utf8ToString( (byte[])initial.get() );
+                node.setInitial( initialStr );
             }
 
             pos.start++;
@@ -303,16 +305,17 @@
             // 
             while ( true )
             {
-                String assertionValue = parseAssertionValue( filter, pos );
+                Value<?> assertionValue = parseAssertionValue( filter, pos );
 
                 // Is there anything else but a ')' after the value ?
                 if ( StringTools.isCharASCII( filter, pos.start, ')' ) )
                 {
                     // Nope : as we have had [initial] '*' (any '*' ) *,
                     // this is the final
-                    if ( !StringTools.isEmpty( assertionValue ) )
+                    if ( !assertionValue.isNull() )
                     {
-                        node.setFinal( assertionValue );
+                        String finalStr = StringTools.utf8ToString( (byte[])assertionValue.get() );
+                        node.setFinal( finalStr );
                     }
 
                     return node;
@@ -322,9 +325,10 @@
                     // We have a '*' : it's an any
                     // If the value is empty, that means we have more than 
                     // one consecutive '*' : do nothing in this case.
-                    if ( !StringTools.isEmpty( assertionValue ) )
+                    if ( !assertionValue.isNull() )
                     {
-                        node.addAny( assertionValue );
+                        String anyStr = StringTools.utf8ToString( (byte[])assertionValue.get() );
+                        node.addAny( anyStr );
                     }
 
                     pos.start++;
@@ -374,7 +378,6 @@
         if ( StringTools.isCharASCII( filter, pos.start, '*' ) )
         {
             // To be a present node, the next char should be a ')'
-            //StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
             pos.start++;
 
             if ( StringTools.isCharASCII( filter, pos.start, ')' ) )
@@ -393,18 +396,18 @@
         else if ( StringTools.isCharASCII( filter, pos.start, ')' ) )
         {
             // An empty equality Node
-            return new EqualityNode( attr, new ClientStringValue( "" ) );
+            return new EqualityNode( attr, new ClientBinaryValue() );
         }
         else
         {
             // A substring or an equality node
-            String value = parseAssertionValue( filter, pos );
+            Value<?> value = parseAssertionValue( filter, pos );
 
             // Is there anything else but a ')' after the value ?
             if ( StringTools.isCharASCII( filter, pos.start, ')' ) )
             {
                 // This is an equality node
-                return new EqualityNode( attr, new ClientStringValue( value ) );
+                return new EqualityNode( attr, value );
             }
 
             return parseSubstring( attr, value, filter, pos );
@@ -430,9 +433,6 @@
         LeafNode node = null;
         String attr = null;
 
-        // Relax the grammar a bit : we can have spaces 
-        // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
-
         if ( c == '\0' )
         {
             throw new ParseException( "Bad char", pos.start );
@@ -448,9 +448,6 @@
             // We must have an attribute
             attr = AttributeUtils.parseAttribute( filter, pos, true );
 
-            // Relax the grammar a bit : we can have spaces 
-            // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
-
             // Now, we may have a present, substring, simple or an extensible
             c = StringTools.charAt( filter, pos.start );
 
@@ -474,7 +471,7 @@
                     pos.start++;
 
                     // Parse the value and create the node
-                    node = new ApproximateNode( attr, new ClientStringValue( parseAssertionValue( filter, pos ) ) );
+                    node = new ApproximateNode( attr, parseAssertionValue( filter, pos ) );
                     return node;
 
                 case '>':
@@ -490,7 +487,7 @@
                     pos.start++;
 
                     // Parse the value and create the node
-                    node = new GreaterEqNode( attr, new ClientStringValue( parseAssertionValue( filter, pos ) ) );
+                    node = new GreaterEqNode( attr, parseAssertionValue( filter, pos ) );
                     return node;
 
                 case '<':
@@ -506,7 +503,7 @@
                     pos.start++;
 
                     // Parse the value and create the node
-                    node = new LessEqNode( attr, new ClientStringValue( parseAssertionValue( filter, pos ) ) );
+                    node = new LessEqNode( attr, parseAssertionValue( filter, pos ) );
                     return node;
 
                 case ':':
@@ -536,31 +533,19 @@
     {
         BranchNode bNode = ( BranchNode ) node;
 
-        // Relax the grammar a bit : we can have spaces 
-        // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
-
         // We must have at least one filter
         ExprNode child = parseFilterInternal( filter, pos );
 
         // Add the child to the node children
         bNode.addNode( child );
 
-        // Relax the grammar a bit : we can have spaces 
-        // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
-
-        // Now, iterate though all the remaining filters, if any
+        // Now, iterate recusively though all the remaining filters, if any
         while ( ( child = parseFilterInternal( filter, pos ) ) != null )
         {
             // Add the child to the node children
             bNode.addNode( child );
-
-            // Relax the grammar a bit : we can have spaces 
-            // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
         }
 
-        // Relax the grammar a bit : we can have spaces 
-        // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
-
         return node;
     }
 
@@ -583,9 +568,6 @@
     {
         ExprNode node = null;
 
-        // Relax the grammar a bit : we can have spaces 
-        // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
-
         if ( pos.start == pos.length )
         {
             throw new ParseException( "Empty filterComp", pos.start );
@@ -633,9 +615,6 @@
      */
     private static ExprNode parseFilterInternal( String filter, Position pos ) throws ParseException
     {
-        // relax the grammar by allowing spaces
-        // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
-
         // Check for the left '('
         if ( !StringTools.isCharASCII( filter, pos.start, '(' ) )
         {
@@ -652,9 +631,6 @@
 
         pos.start++;
 
-        // relax the grammar by allowing spaces
-        // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
-
         // parse the filter component
         ExprNode node = parseFilterComp( filter, pos );
 
@@ -663,9 +639,6 @@
             throw new ParseException( "Bad filter", pos.start );
         }
 
-        // relax the grammar by allowing spaces
-        // StringTools.trimLeft( filter, pos );
-
         // Check that we have a right ')'
         if ( !StringTools.isCharASCII( filter, pos.start, ')' ) )
         {

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/GreaterEqNode.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/GreaterEqNode.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/GreaterEqNode.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/GreaterEqNode.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     {
         StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
 
-        buf.append( '(' ).append( getAttribute() ).append( ">=" ).append( getValueEscaped() );
+        buf.append( '(' ).append( getAttribute() ).append( ">=" ).append( getEscapedValue() );
 
         buf.append( super.toString() );
 

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/LessEqNode.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/LessEqNode.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/LessEqNode.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/LessEqNode.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     {
         StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
 
-        buf.append( '(' ).append( getAttribute() ).append( "<=" ).append( getValueEscaped() );
+        buf.append( '(' ).append( getAttribute() ).append( "<=" ).append( getEscapedValue() );
 
         buf.append( super.toString() );
 

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SimpleNode.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SimpleNode.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SimpleNode.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SimpleNode.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.constants.SchemaConstants;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientBinaryValue;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientStringValue;
 
 
 /**
@@ -85,15 +87,9 @@
     /** 
      * @return representation of value, escaped for use in a filter if required 
      */
-    protected Object getValueEscaped()
+    public Value<?> getEscapedValue()
     {
-        Object valueEscaped = value.get();
-
-        if ( valueEscaped instanceof String )
-        {
-            valueEscaped = AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue( valueEscaped );
-        }
-        return valueEscaped;
+        return AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue( value );
     }
 
 

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SubstringNode.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SubstringNode.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SubstringNode.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/filter/SubstringNode.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 import javax.naming.NamingException;
 
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
+import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client.ClientStringValue;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Normalizer;
 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.StringTools;
 
@@ -119,6 +121,15 @@
     }
 
 
+    /** 
+     * @return representation of the inital, escaped for use in a filter if required 
+     *
+    public String getEscapedInitial()
+    {
+        return AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue( initialPattern );
+    }
+    
+    
     /**
      * Gets the initial fragment.
      * 
@@ -149,6 +160,20 @@
     }
 
 
+    /** 
+     * @return representation of the final, escaped for use in a filter if required 
+     *
+    public Value<?> getEscapedFinal()
+    {
+        if ( finalPattern instanceof ClientStringValue )
+        {
+            return AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue( finalPattern );
+        }
+        
+        return finalPattern;
+    }
+    
+    
     /**
      * Set the final pattern
      * @param finalPattern The final pattern
@@ -159,6 +184,30 @@
     }
 
 
+    /** 
+     * @return representation of the any, escaped for use in a filter if required 
+     *
+    public List<Value<?>> getEscapedAny()
+    {
+        if ( anyPattern != null )
+        {
+            List<Value<?>> anyEscaped = new ArrayList<Value<?>>(anyPattern.size() );
+            
+            for ( Value<?> value:anyPattern )
+            {
+                if ( value instanceof ClientStringValue )
+                {
+                    anyEscaped.add( AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue( value ) );
+                }
+            }
+            
+            return anyEscaped;
+        }
+        
+        return anyPattern;
+    }
+    
+    
     /**
      * Gets the list of wildcard surrounded any fragments.
      * 
@@ -199,6 +248,8 @@
      */
     public final Pattern getRegex( Normalizer normalizer ) throws NamingException
     {
+        boolean isBinary = false;
+        
         if ( ( anyPattern != null ) && ( anyPattern.size() > 0 ) )
         {
             String[] any = new String[anyPattern.size()];
@@ -285,7 +336,7 @@
 
         if ( null != initialPattern )
         {
-            buf.append( AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue(initialPattern) ).append( '*' );
+            buf.append( AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue( new ClientStringValue( initialPattern ) ) ).append( '*' );
         }
         else
         {
@@ -296,14 +347,14 @@
         {
             for ( String any:anyPattern )
             {
-                buf.append( AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue(any) );
+                buf.append( AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue( new ClientStringValue( any ) ) );
                 buf.append( '*' );
             }
         }
 
         if ( null != finalPattern )
         {
-            buf.append( AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue(finalPattern) );
+            buf.append( AbstractExprNode.escapeFilterValue( new ClientStringValue( finalPattern ) ) );
         }
 
         buf.append( super.toString() );

Modified: directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/util/StringTools.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/util/StringTools.java?rev=798005&r1=798004&r2=798005&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/util/StringTools.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/trunk/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/util/StringTools.java Sun Jul 26 23:43:19 2009
@@ -3457,6 +3457,59 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * Convert an escaoed list of bytes to a byte[]
+     * 
+     * @param str the string containing hex escapes
+     * @return the converted byte[]
+     */
+    public static final byte[] convertEscapedHex( String str ) throws InvalidNameException
+    {
+        if ( str == null )
+        {
+            throw new InvalidNameException( "Expected string to be non-null " +
+            "with valid index."  );
+        }
+        
+        int length = str.length();
+        
+        if ( length == 0 )
+        {
+            throw new InvalidNameException( "Expected string to be non-empty " +
+            "with valid index."  );
+        }
+        
+        // create buffer and add everything before start of scan
+        byte[] buf = new byte[ str.length()/3];
+        int pos = 0;
+        
+        // start scaning until we find an escaped series of bytes
+        for ( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
+        {
+            char c = str.charAt( i );
+            
+            if ( c == '\\' )
+            {
+                // we have the start of a hex escape sequence
+                if ( isHex( str, i+1 ) && isHex ( str, i+2 ) )
+                {
+                    byte value = ( byte ) ( (StringTools.HEX_VALUE[str.charAt( i+1 )] << 4 ) + 
+                        StringTools.HEX_VALUE[str.charAt( i+2 )] );
+                    
+                    i+=2;
+                    buf[pos++] = value;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                throw new InvalidNameException( "The DN must contain valid escaped characters." );
+            }
+        }
+
+        return buf;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * Collects an hex sequence from a string, and returns the value
      * as an integer, after having modified the initial value (the escaped
      * hex value is transsformed to the byte it represents).