Re: [ldapext] Sorted attribute values

[Howard Chu <hyc@highlandsun.com>]

Richard Megginson wrote:
> Would it be possible to use attribute subtypes for the weights?  This 
> could possibly solve a problem for many LDAP users - how to store a list 
> of multiple values in order and have the server return them in the same 
> order.

Hm, did you mean actual subtypes, or just attribute options? Something like

foo;x-weight-10: Animal
foo;x-weight-3: Vegetable
foo;x-weight-1: Mineral

That's an interesting idea, although it would still confuse older 
clients that only look for the attribute "foo" in the search responses.

Or did I misunderstand the suggestion?

> > So, given an attribute
> > foo: {10}Animal
> > foo: {3}Vegetable
> > foo: {1}Mineral
> >
> > a search response with weighted sorting would return
> > foo: Mineral
> > foo: Vegetable
> > foo: Animal


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  -- Howard Chu
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  Director, Highland Sun        http://highlandsun.com/hyc
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