Queries on Apache Directory Server

[Murali K Gandrakota <mu...@in.ibm.com>]

Hi, 

I have some queries on using C-library SDK against ADS 1.5.4. 
1. Does apache provide its own C-SDK for ldap programming? 
2. If not, what if we use SDK's of Tivoli or Mozilla or Sunone. How easy 
is the process of integration or porting.Is it a seamless activity? 
3. Finally, what about the support for VLV controls, paging. 
I heard that 1.5.5 does have support for VLV .When can we expect an 
official stable release build of 1.5.5. 

Regards, 
Murali 

Re: Queries on Apache Directory Server

[Emmanuel Lecharny <el...@apache.org>]

Murali K Gandrakota wrote:
> Hi, 
>   
Hi,

first, don't cross post to dev *and* users mailing list. Pick one list, 
probably users.
> I have some queries on using C-library SDK against ADS 1.5.4. 
> 1. Does apache provide its own C-SDK for ldap programming? 
>   
No. You have plenty of them out there, and I don't think we need another 
one.
> 2. If not, what if we use SDK's of Tivoli or Mozilla or Sunone. How easy 
> is the process of integration or porting.Is it a seamless activity? 
>   
I don't understand the question. What do you want to integrate or port ?
> 3. Finally, what about the support for VLV controls, paging. 
> I heard that 1.5.5 does have support for VLV .When can we expect an 
> official stable release build of 1.5.5. 
>   
1.5.5 have a support for Paging and VLV, controls but it has to be 
double checked, as it's preliminary work at this point.
Regarding 1.5.5, there are still a handfull of issues we want to fix (57 
issues), accordingly to 
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER/fixforversion/12313148

We don't have any date, so far. End of june ?


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cordialement, regards,
Emmanuel Lécharny
www.iktek.com
directory.apache.org

Re: Queries on Apache Directory Server

[Stefan Zoerner <st...@labeo.de>]

Murali K Gandrakota wrote:
> I have some queries on using C-library SDK against ADS 1.5.4.
> 1. Does apache provide its own C-SDK for ldap programming?
> 2. If not, what if we use SDK's of Tivoli or Mozilla or Sunone. How easy 
> is the process of integration or porting.Is it a seamless activity?

There is no porting effort. LDAP is standardized on the wire; no special 
driver or library is needed for different LDAP servers. You can use any 
LDAP client library/SDK with any LDAP server.

For instance, all the SDKs you mention above perfectly work with ApacheDS.

Greetings from Hamburg,
     Stefan