Re: API for assertion control

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

Michael Ströder wrote:
> HI!
>
> I'd like to implement the assertion control in python-ldap.
>
> Are there already any utility functions usable for generating the 
> control value? Basically this would be turning a filter string 
> representation into the BER. Yes?
>
> Preferrably in OpenLDAP 2.3.x libs (since 2.3 is currently the minimum 
> requirement for building python-ldap).

AFAIK, there's none.  You could easily implement one by moving the code 
available in clients/tools/common.c into a specific (non-existing yet) 
libraries/libldap/assertion.c file that implements the control 
manipulation along the lines already set for other well-known controls; 
see libraries/libldap/ppolicy.c or similar for guidelines.  You ought to 
create some

	int ldap_create_assertion_control(LDAP *ld, LDAPControl **ctrlp,
		char *filter, int iscritical)

function.  Please provide a patch using the ITS (or commit it, if you 
feel comfortable with it).  If you feel uncomfortable, just submit a 
feature request with the ITS.

p.


Ing. Pierangelo Masarati
OpenLDAP Core Team

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