org.ldaptive.beans.persistence
Interface LdapEntryManager<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of object to manage

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultLdapEntryManager

public interface LdapEntryManager<T>

Interface to manage objects that have been annotated to contain LDAP data.

Version:

$Revision: 2971 $ $Date: 2014-04-17 16:28:19 -0400 (Thu, 17 Apr 2014) $

Author:

Middleware Services

Method Summary

org.ldaptive.Response<Void>	add(T object) Adds the supplied annotated object to an LDAP.
org.ldaptive.Response<Void>	delete(T object) Deletes the supplied annotated object from an LDAP.
T	find(T object) Searches for the supplied annotated object in an LDAP and returns the object mapped with it's ldap attribute properties set.
org.ldaptive.Response<Void>	merge(T object) Merges the supplied annotated object in an LDAP.

Method Detail

find

T find(T object)
       throws org.ldaptive.LdapException

Searches for the supplied annotated object in an LDAP and returns the object mapped with it's ldap attribute properties set.

Parameters:

object - to find

Returns:

mapped object

Throws:

org.ldaptive.LdapException - if the object cannot be found

add

org.ldaptive.Response<Void> add(T object)
                                throws org.ldaptive.LdapException

Adds the supplied annotated object to an LDAP.

Parameters:

object - to add

Returns:

LDAP response from the add operation

Throws:

org.ldaptive.LdapException - if the add fails

merge

org.ldaptive.Response<Void> merge(T object)
                                  throws org.ldaptive.LdapException

Merges the supplied annotated object in an LDAP. See MergeOperation.

Parameters:

object - to merge

Returns:

LDAP response from the merge operation

Throws:

org.ldaptive.LdapException - if the merge fails

delete

org.ldaptive.Response<Void> delete(T object)
                                   throws org.ldaptive.LdapException

Deletes the supplied annotated object from an LDAP.

Parameters:

object - to delete

Returns:

LDAP response from the delete operation

Throws:

org.ldaptive.LdapException - if the delete fails