appypod-rattail/shared/ldap_connector.py
2013-09-06 16:19:56 +02:00

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Python

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
try:
import ldap
except ImportError:
# For people that do not care about ldap.
ldap = None
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class LdapConnector:
'''This class manages the communication with a LDAP server.'''
def __init__(self, serverUri, tentatives=5, ssl=False, timeout=5,
tool=None):
# The URI of the LDAP server, ie ldap://some.ldap.server:389.
self.serverUri = serverUri
# The object that will represent the LDAP server
self.server = None
# The number of trials the connector will at most perform to the LDAP
# server, when executing a query in it.
self.tentatives = tentatives
self.ssl = ssl
# The timeout for every query to the LDAP.
self.timeout = timeout
# A tool from a Appy application can be given and will be used, ie for
# logging purpose.
self.tool = tool
def log(self, message, type='info'):
'''Logs via a Appy tool if available.'''
if self.tool: self.tool.log(message, type=type)
def connect(self, login, password):
'''Connects to the LDAP server using p_login and p_password as
credentials. If the connection succeeds, a server object is created
in self.server and tuple (True, None) is returned. Else, tuple
(False, errorMessage) is returned.'''
try:
self.server = ldap.initialize(self.serverUri)
self.server.simple_bind_s(login, password)
return True, None
except ldap.LDAPError, le:
message = str(le)
self.log('%s: connect error with login %s (%s).' % \
(self.serverUri, login, message))
return False, message
def getFilter(self, values):
'''Builds and returns a LDAP filter based on p_values, a tuple or list
of tuples (name,value).'''
return '(&%s)' % ''.join(['(%s=%s)' % (n, v) for n, v in values])
def search(self, baseDn, scope, filter, attributes=None):
'''Performs a query in the LDAP at node p_baseDn, with the given
p_scope. p_filter is a LDAP filter that constraints the search. It
can be computed from a list of tuples (value, name) by method
m_getFilter. p_attributes is the list of attributes that we will
retrieve from the LDAP. If None, all attributes will be retrieved.'''
if self.ssl: self.server.start_tls_s()
try:
# Get the LDAP constant corresponding to p_scope.
scope = getattr(ldap, 'SCOPE_%s' % scope)
# Perform the query.
for i in range(self.tentatives):
try:
return self.server.search_st(\
baseDn, scope, filterstr=filter, attrlist=attributes,
timeout=self.timeout)
except ldap.TIMEOUT:
pass
except ldap.LDAPError, le:
self.log('LDAP query error %s: %s' % \
(le.__class__.__name__, str(le)))
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