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NAME

       ldap_str2syntax,        ldap_syntax2str,        ldap_syntax2name,        ldap_syntax_free,
       ldap_str2matchingrule,           ldap_matchingrule2str,            ldap_matchingrule2name,
       ldap_matchingrule_free,           ldap_str2attributetype,          ldap_attributetype2str,
       ldap_attributetype2name,          ldap_attributetype_free,           ldap_str2objectclass,
       ldap_objectclass2str,   ldap_objectclass2name,  ldap_objectclass_free,  ldap_scherr2str  -
       Schema definition handling routines

LIBRARY

       OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <ldap.h>
       #include <ldap_schema.h>

       LDAPSyntax * ldap_str2syntax(s, code, errp, flags)
       const char * s;
       int * code;
       const char ** errp;
       const int flags;

       char * ldap_syntax2str(syn)
       const LDAPSyntax * syn;

       const char * ldap_syntax2name(syn)
       LDAPSyntax * syn;

       ldap_syntax_free(syn)
       LDAPSyntax * syn;

       LDAPMatchingRule * ldap_str2matchingrule(s, code, errp, flags)
       const char * s;
       int * code;
       const char ** errp;
       const int flags;

       char * ldap_matchingrule2str(mr);
       const LDAPMatchingRule * mr;

       const char * ldap_matchingrule2name(mr)
       LDAPMatchingRule * mr;

       ldap_matchingrule_free(mr)
       LDAPMatchingRule * mr;

       LDAPAttributeType * ldap_str2attributetype(s, code, errp, flags)
       const char * s;
       int * code;
       const char ** errp;
       const int flags;

       char * ldap_attributetype2str(at)
       const LDAPAttributeType * at;

       const char * ldap_attributetype2name(at)
       LDAPAttributeType * at;

       ldap_attributetype_free(at)
       LDAPAttributeType * at;

       LDAPObjectClass * ldap_str2objectclass(s, code, errp, flags)
       const char * s;
       int * code;
       const char ** errp;
       const int flags;

       char * ldap_objectclass2str(oc)
       const LDAPObjectClass * oc;

       const char * ldap_objectclass2name(oc)
       LDAPObjectClass * oc;

       ldap_objectclass_free(oc)
       LDAPObjectClass * oc;

       char * ldap_scherr2str(code)
       int code;

DESCRIPTION

       These routines are used to parse schema definitions in the syntax defined in RFC 4512 into
       structs  and  handle  these  structs.   These  routines  handle four kinds of definitions:
       syntaxes, matching rules, attribute types and object classes.  For each  definition  kind,
       four routines are provided.

       ldap_str2xxx()  takes  a  definition  in RFC 4512 format in argument s as a NUL-terminated
       string and returns, if possible, a pointer to a newly allocated struct of the  appropriate
       kind.   The  caller  is responsible for freeing the struct by calling ldap_xxx_free() when
       not needed any longer.  The routine returns NULL if some problem happened.  In this  case,
       the  integer  pointed  at  by  argument  code  will  receive  an error code (see below the
       description of ldap_scherr2str() for an explanation of the values) and a pointer to a NUL-
       terminated  string  will  be placed where requested by argument errp , indicating where in
       argument s the error happened, so it must not be freed by the caller.  Argument flags is a
       bit  mask  of  parsing  options  controlling the relaxation of the syntax recognized.  The
       following values are defined:

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_NONE
              strict parsing according to RFC 4512.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_NO_OID
              permit definitions that do not contain an initial OID.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_QUOTED
              permit quotes around some items that should not have them.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_DESCR
              permit a descr instead of a numeric OID in  places  where  the  syntax  expect  the
              latter.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_DESCR_PREFIX
              permit that the initial numeric OID contains a prefix in descr format.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ALLOW_ALL
              be very liberal, include all options.

       The structures returned are as follows:

              typedef struct ldap_schema_extension_item {
                      char *lsei_name;        /* Extension name */
                      char **lsei_values;     /* Extension values */
              } LDAPSchemaExtensionItem;

              typedef struct ldap_syntax {
                      char *syn_oid;          /* OID */
                      char **syn_names;       /* Names */
                      char *syn_desc;         /* Description */
                      LDAPSchemaExtensionItem **syn_extensions; /* Extension */
              } LDAPSyntax;

              typedef struct ldap_matchingrule {
                      char *mr_oid;           /* OID */
                      char **mr_names;        /* Names */
                      char *mr_desc;          /* Description */
                      int  mr_obsolete;       /* Is obsolete? */
                      char *mr_syntax_oid;    /* Syntax of asserted values */
                      LDAPSchemaExtensionItem **mr_extensions; /* Extensions */
              } LDAPMatchingRule;

              typedef struct ldap_attributetype {
                      char *at_oid;           /* OID */
                      char **at_names;        /* Names */
                      char *at_desc;          /* Description */
                      int  at_obsolete;       /* Is obsolete? */
                      char *at_sup_oid;       /* OID of superior type */
                      char *at_equality_oid;  /* OID of equality matching rule */
                      char *at_ordering_oid;  /* OID of ordering matching rule */
                      char *at_substr_oid;    /* OID of substrings matching rule */
                      char *at_syntax_oid;    /* OID of syntax of values */
                      int  at_syntax_len;     /* Suggested minimum maximum length */
                      int  at_single_value;   /* Is single-valued?  */
                      int  at_collective;     /* Is collective? */
                      int  at_no_user_mod;    /* Are changes forbidden through LDAP? */
                      int  at_usage;          /* Usage, see below */
                      LDAPSchemaExtensionItem **at_extensions; /* Extensions */
              } LDAPAttributeType;

              typedef struct ldap_objectclass {
                      char *oc_oid;           /* OID */
                      char **oc_names;        /* Names */
                      char *oc_desc;          /* Description */
                      int  oc_obsolete;       /* Is obsolete? */
                      char **oc_sup_oids;     /* OIDs of superior classes */
                      int  oc_kind;           /* Kind, see below */
                      char **oc_at_oids_must; /* OIDs of required attribute types */
                      char **oc_at_oids_may;  /* OIDs of optional attribute types */
                      LDAPSchemaExtensionItem **oc_extensions; /* Extensions */
              } LDAPObjectClass;

       Some  integer  fields (those described with a question mark) have a truth value, for these
       fields the possible values are:

       LDAP_SCHEMA_NO
              The answer to the question is no.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_YES
              The answer to the question is yes.

       For attribute types, the following usages are possible:

       LDAP_SCHEMA_USER_APPLICATIONS
              the attribute type is non-operational.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_DIRECTORY_OPERATION
              the attribute type is operational and is pertinent to the directory itself, i.e. it
              has  the  same value on all servers that master the entry containing this attribute
              type.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_DISTRIBUTED_OPERATION
              the attribute type is operational and is pertinent  to  replication,  shadowing  or
              other distributed directory aspect.  TBC.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_DSA_OPERATION
              the  attribute type is operational and is pertinent to the directory server itself,
              i.e. it may have different values for the same entry when retrieved from  different
              servers that master the entry.

       Object classes can be of three kinds:

       LDAP_SCHEMA_ABSTRACT
              the object class is abstract, i.e. there cannot be entries of this class alone.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_STRUCTURAL
              the  object  class is structural, i.e. it describes the main role of the entry.  On
              some servers, once the entry is  created  the  set  of  structural  object  classes
              assigned cannot be changed: none of those present can be removed and none other can
              be added.

       LDAP_SCHEMA_AUXILIARY
              the object class is auxiliary, i.e. it is intended to go  with  other,  structural,
              object  classes.   These can be added or removed at any time if attribute types are
              added or removed at the same time as needed by the set of object classes  resulting
              from the operation.

       Routines ldap_xxx2name() return a canonical name for the definition.

       Routines ldap_xxx2str() return a string representation in the format described by RFC 4512
       of the struct passed in the argument.  The string is a newly allocated string that must be
       freed by the caller.  These routines may return NULL if no memory can be allocated for the
       string.

       ldap_scherr2str() returns a NUL-terminated string with a text  description  of  the  error
       found.   This  is  a pointer to a static area, so it must not be freed by the caller.  The
       argument code comes from one of the parsing routines and can adopt the following values:

       LDAP_SCHERR_OUTOFMEM
              Out of memory.

       LDAP_SCHERR_UNEXPTOKEN
              Unexpected token.

       LDAP_SCHERR_NOLEFTPAREN
              Missing opening parenthesis.

       LDAP_SCHERR_NORIGHTPAREN
              Missing closing parenthesis.

       LDAP_SCHERR_NODIGIT
              Expecting digit.

       LDAP_SCHERR_BADNAME
              Expecting a name.

       LDAP_SCHERR_BADDESC
              Bad description.

       LDAP_SCHERR_BADSUP
              Bad superiors.

       LDAP_SCHERR_DUPOPT
              Duplicate option.

       LDAP_SCHERR_EMPTY
              Unexpected end of data.

SEE ALSO

       ldap(3)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

       OpenLDAP   Software   is   developed   and   maintained   by    The    OpenLDAP    Project
       <http://www.openldap.org/>.   OpenLDAP Software is derived from the University of Michigan
       LDAP 3.3 Release.