NAME

Catalyst::Model::LDAP - LDAP model class for Catalyst

SYNOPSIS

# Use the Catalyst helper
script/myapp_create.pl model People LDAP ldap.ufl.edu ou=People,dc=ufl,dc=edu

# lib/MyApp/Model/People.pm
package MyApp::Model::People;

use base 'Catalyst::Model::LDAP';

__PACKAGE__->config(
    host         => 'ldap.ufl.edu',
    base         => 'ou=People,dc=ufl,dc=edu',
    dn           => '',
    password     => '',
    options      => {},  # Options passed to all Net::LDAP methods
                         # (e.g. SASL for bind or sizelimit for
                         # search)
);

1;

# In your controller
my $entries = $c->comp('M::People')->search('(sn=TEST)');
print $entries->[0]->get_value('sn');

DESCRIPTION

This is the Net::LDAP model class for Catalyst. It is nothing more than a simple wrapper for Net::LDAP.

METHODS

new

Create a new Catalyst LDAP model component.

search

Search the directory using a given filter. Returns an arrayref containing the matching Net::LDAP::Entry objects (if any).

my $entries = $c->comp('M::People')->search('(sn=TEST)');
print $entries->[0]->get_value('sn');

_execute

Bind to the server and execute the specified Net::LDAP method, passing in the specified arguments.

_client

Return an LDAP connection, bound to the server using the current configuration.

SEE ALSO

• Catalyst

• Net::LDAP

• Catalyst::Model::LDAP::Cached

TODO

• Add other LDAP methods

AUTHOR

Daniel Westermann-Clark <danieltwc@cpan.org>

Based on work started by <salih@ip-plus.net> on the Catalyst mailing list:

http://lists.rawmode.org/pipermail/catalyst/2005-June/000712.html

LICENSE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.