ldap-activerecord-gateway
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This is an implementation of an LDAP server which uses active record as the data source.
The server is read-only, and can serve information from any AR model that implements the
#search(string) class method and the #to_ldap_entry instance method.
To use, configure the server by creating a conf/ldap-server.yml file (see ldap-server.example.yml).
The important bits are rails_dir, active_record_model, basedn, and port. Once that's done,
run "./bin/ldap-server.rb start", wait for it to daemonize, and check the log file under $RAILS_ROOT/log/ for
errors. To stop, run "./bin/ldap-server.rb", and if you reconfigure the server or change the underlying
AR model, restart it with "./bin/ldap-server.rb restart".
To test, point your addressbook (ie: Thunderbird or OS X Address Book) at the server and run a search.
Example AR class:
class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
def fullname
"#{firstname} #{lastname}"
end
def to_ldap_entry
{
"objectclass" => ["top", "person", "organizationalPerson", "inetOrgPerson", "mozillaOrgPerson"],
"uid" => ["tbotter-#{id}"],
"sn" => [lastname],
"givenName" => [firstname],
"cn" => [fullname],
"title" => [title],
"o" => [company],
"mail" => [email],
"telephonenumber" => [work_phone],
"homephone" => [home_phone],
"fax" => [fax],
"mobile" => [mobile],
"street" => [address],
"l" => [city],
"st" => [state],
"postalcode" => [zip],
}
end
def self.search(query)
Person.find(:all,
:conditions => ["(email LIKE ?) OR (firstname LIKE ?) OR (lastname LIKE ?)",
"#{query}%", "#{query}%", "#{query}%"])
end
end
Have fun.
