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SLAPD-PERL(5)              File Formats Manual             SLAPD-PERL(5)

NAME         top

       slapd-perl - Perl backend to slapd

SYNOPSIS         top

       ETCDIR/slapd.conf

DESCRIPTION         top

       The Perl backend to slapd(8) works by embedding a perl(1)
       interpreter into slapd(8).  Any perl database section of the
       configuration file slapd.conf(5) must then specify what Perl
       module to use.  Slapd then creates a new Perl object that handles
       all the requests for that particular instance of the backend.

       You will need to create a method for each one of the following
       actions:

         * new        # creates a new object,
         * search     # performs the ldap search,
         * compare    # does a compare,
         * modify     # modifies an entry,
         * add        # adds an entry to backend,
         * modrdn     # modifies an entry's rdn,
         * delete     # deletes an ldap entry,
         * config     # module-specific config directives,
         * init       # called after backend is initialized.

       Unless otherwise specified, the methods return the result code
       which will be returned to the client.  Unimplemented actions can
       just return unwillingToPerform (53).

       new    This method is called when the configuration file
              encounters a perlmod line.  The module in that line is
              then effectively `use'd into the perl interpreter, then
              the new method is called to create a new object.  Note
              that multiple instances of that object may be
              instantiated, as with any perl object.  The new method
              receives the class name as argument.

       search This method is called when a search request comes from a
              client.  It arguments are as follows:
                * object reference
                * base DN
                * scope
                * alias dereferencing policy
                * size limit
                * time limit
                * filter string
                * attributes only flag (1 for yes)
                * list of attributes to return (may be empty)

       Return value: (resultcode, ldif-entry, ldif-entry, ...)

       compare
              This method is called when a compare request comes from a
              client.  Its arguments are as follows.
                * object reference
                * dn
                * attribute assertion string

       modify This method is called when a modify request comes from a
              client.  Its arguments are as follows.
                * object reference
                * dn
                * a list formatted as follows
                  ({ "ADD" | "DELETE" | "REPLACE" },
                   attributetype, value...)...

       add    This method is called when a add request comes from a
              client.  Its arguments are as follows.
                * object reference
                * entry in string format

       modrdn This method is called when a modrdn request comes from a
              client.  Its arguments are as follows.
                * object reference
                * dn
                * new rdn
                * delete old dn flag (1 means yes)

       delete This method is called when a delete request comes from a
              client.  Its arguments are as follows.
                * object reference
                * dn

       config This method is called once for each perlModuleConfig line
              in the slapd.conf(5) configuration file.  Its arguments
              are as follows.
                * object reference
                * array of arguments on line

       Return value: nonzero if this is not a valid option.

       init   This method is called after backend is initialized.  Its
              argument is as follows.
                * object reference

       Return value: nonzero if initialization failed.

CONFIGURATION         top

       These slapd.conf options apply to the PERL backend database.
       That is, they must follow a "database perl" line and come before
       any subsequent "backend" or "database" lines.  Other database
       options are described in the slapd.conf(5) manual page.

       perlModulePath /path/to/libs
              Add the path to the @INC variable.

       perlModule ModName
              `Use' the module name ModName from ModName.pm

       filterSearchResults
              Search results are candidates that need to be filtered
              (with the filter in the search request), rather than
              search results to be returned directly to the client.

       perlModuleConfig <arguments>
              Invoke the module's config method with the given
              arguments.

EXAMPLE         top

       There is an example Perl module `SampleLDAP' in the
       slapd/back-perl/ directory in the OpenLDAP source tree.

ACCESS CONTROL         top

       The perl backend does not honor any of the access control
       semantics described in slapd.access(5); all access control is
       delegated to the underlying PERL scripting.  Only read (=r)
       access to the entry pseudo-attribute and to the other attribute
       values of the entries returned by the search operation is
       honored, which is performed by the frontend.

WARNING         top

       The interface of this backend to the perl module MAY change.  Any
       suggestions would greatly be appreciated.

       Note: in previous versions, any unrecognized lines in the
       slapd.conf file were passed to the perl module's config method.
       This behavior is deprecated (but still allowed for backward
       compatibility), and the perlModuleConfig directive should instead
       be used to invoke the module's config method. This compatibility
       feature will be removed at some future date.

FILES         top

       ETCDIR/slapd.conf
              default slapd configuration file

SEE ALSO         top

       slapd.conf(5), slapd(8), perl(1).

COLOPHON         top

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