NAME

Catmandu::Importer::LDAP - Package that imports LDAP directories

SYNOPSIS

# From the command line

# Anonymous bind to find all 'Patrick's
$ catmandu convert LDAP \
        --host ldaps://ldaps.ugent.be \
        --search-filter '(givenName=Patrick)' \
        --search-base 'dc=ugent, dc=be' to YAML

# From Perl

use Catmandu;

my $importer = Catmandu->importer('LDAP',
                     host          => 'ldaps://ldaps.ugent.be' ,
                     search_filter => '(givenName=Patrick)' ,
                     search_base   => 'dc=ugent, dc=be'
                );

my $exporter = Catmandu->exporter('YAML');

$exporter->add_many($importer);

$exporter->commit;

CONFIGURATION

host

The LDAP host to connect to

base

The base to bind to (if not specified it is an anonymous bind)

password

The password needed for the bind

search_base

The DN that is the base object entry relative to which the search is to be performed.

search_filter

One or more search filters. E.g.

(givenName=Patrick)    # search Patrick
(&(givenName=Patrick)(postalCode=9000))  # search Patrick AND postalcode=9000
(|)(givenName=Patrick)(postalCode=9000)) # search Patrick OR postcalcode=9000

METHODS

Every Catmandu::Importer is a Catmandu::Iterable all its methods are inherited. The methods are not idempotent: LDAP streams can only be read once.

SEE ALSO

Catmandu , Catmandu::Importer , Catmandu::Iterable