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Posted to api@directory.apache.org by Sébastien Bahloul <se...@gmail.com> on 2011/11/17 23:49:23 UTC

LDAP filter

Hi guys,

In the API, is there a way to accept simple filters that don't start and
end with parenthesis ? I understand that this is closer to the standards
but it's quite disturbing for people switching from other APIs or that used
mostly other vendors products that don't require such format ?

Best regards,


-- 
Sebastien BAHLOUL
IAM / Security specialist
Ldap Synchronization Connector : http://lsc-project.org
Blog : http://sbahloul.wordpress.com/

Re: LDAP filter

Posted by Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot <pa...@marcelot.net>.

Thanks very much Sébastien!

Regards,
Pierre-Arnaud


On 21 nov. 2011, at 22:55, Sébastien Bahloul wrote:

> Hi Pierre-Arnaud,
> 
> I've just created it as you've proposed:  https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-64 
> 
> Regards, 
> -- 
> Sebastien BAHLOUL
> IAM / Security specialist
> Ldap Synchronization Connector : http://lsc-project.org
> Blog : http://sbahloul.wordpress.com/
> 
> 
> 
> 2011/11/18 Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot <pa...@marcelot.net>
> Hi Sébastien,
> 
> I guess you refer to a filter like:
> attr=value
> instead of:
> (attr=value)
> 
> At the moment, the parser will complain because, as you said, it follows the standards.
> But, it might be a good thing to relax it a little to accept those kinds of simplified 'hacked' filters.
> Since the API's goal is to facilitate LDAP, I think you're right and it makes sense.
> 
> It would be great to create a JIRA issue about it.
> 
> Regards,
> Pierre-Arnaud
> 
> On 17 nov. 2011, at 23:49, Sébastien Bahloul wrote:
> 
>> Hi guys,
>> 
>> In the API, is there a way to accept simple filters that don't start and
>> end with parenthesis ? I understand that this is closer to the standards
>> but it's quite disturbing for people switching from other APIs or that used
>> mostly other vendors products that don't require such format ?
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Sebastien BAHLOUL
>> IAM / Security specialist
>> Ldap Synchronization Connector : http://lsc-project.org
>> Blog : http://sbahloul.wordpress.com/
> 
>

Re: LDAP filter

Posted by Sébastien Bahloul <se...@gmail.com>.

Hi Pierre-Arnaud,

I've just created it as you've proposed:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-64

Regards,
-- 
Sebastien BAHLOUL
IAM / Security specialist
Ldap Synchronization Connector : http://lsc-project.org
Blog : http://sbahloul.wordpress.com/



2011/11/18 Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot <pa...@marcelot.net>

> Hi Sébastien,
>
> I guess you refer to a filter like:
> attr=value
> instead of:
> (attr=value)
>
> At the moment, the parser will complain because, as you said, it follows
> the standards.
> But, it might be a good thing to relax it a little to accept those kinds
> of simplified 'hacked' filters.
> Since the API's goal is to facilitate LDAP, I think you're right and it
> makes sense.
>
> It would be great to create a JIRA issue about it.
>
> Regards,
> Pierre-Arnaud
>
> On 17 nov. 2011, at 23:49, Sébastien Bahloul wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> In the API, is there a way to accept simple filters that don't start and
> end with parenthesis ? I understand that this is closer to the standards
> but it's quite disturbing for people switching from other APIs or that used
> mostly other vendors products that don't require such format ?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> --
> Sebastien BAHLOUL
> IAM / Security specialist
> Ldap Synchronization Connector : http://lsc-project.org
> Blog : http://sbahloul.wordpress.com/
>
>
>

Re: LDAP filter

Posted by Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot <pa...@marcelot.net>.

Hi Sébastien,

I guess you refer to a filter like:
attr=value
instead of:
(attr=value)

At the moment, the parser will complain because, as you said, it follows the standards.
But, it might be a good thing to relax it a little to accept those kinds of simplified 'hacked' filters.
Since the API's goal is to facilitate LDAP, I think you're right and it makes sense.

It would be great to create a JIRA issue about it.

Regards,
Pierre-Arnaud

On 17 nov. 2011, at 23:49, Sébastien Bahloul wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> In the API, is there a way to accept simple filters that don't start and
> end with parenthesis ? I understand that this is closer to the standards
> but it's quite disturbing for people switching from other APIs or that used
> mostly other vendors products that don't require such format ?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> -- 
> Sebastien BAHLOUL
> IAM / Security specialist
> Ldap Synchronization Connector : http://lsc-project.org
> Blog : http://sbahloul.wordpress.com/

Re: LDAP filter

Posted by Kiran Ayyagari <ka...@apache.org>.

you can construct using the XXXNode classes present in the API [1]

[1] https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/directory/shared/trunk/ldap/model/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/model/filter

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Sébastien Bahloul
<se...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> In the API, is there a way to accept simple filters that don't start and
> end with parenthesis ? I understand that this is closer to the standards
> but it's quite disturbing for people switching from other APIs or that used
> mostly other vendors products that don't require such format ?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> --
> Sebastien BAHLOUL
> IAM / Security specialist
> Ldap Synchronization Connector : http://lsc-project.org
> Blog : http://sbahloul.wordpress.com/
>



-- 
Kiran Ayyagari