Added Dataset::to_ldif

Author: blackhedd

lib/net/ldap/dataset.rb

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def Dataset::read_ldif io
           # $1 is the attribute name
           # $2 is a colon iff the attr-value is base-64 encoded
           # $' is the attr-value
-          #attrvalue = ($2 == ":") ? Base64.decode64($') : $'
+          # Avoid the Base64 class because not all Ruby versions have it.
           attrvalue = ($2 == ":") ? $'.unpack('m').shift : $'
           ds[dn][$1.downcase.intern] << attrvalue
         end
@@ -78,6 +78,28 @@ def initialize
   end
 
 
+  def to_ldif
+    ary = []
+    ary += (@comments || [])
+
+    keys.sort.each {|dn|
+      ary << "dn: #{dn}"
+
+      self[dn].keys.map {|sym| sym.to_s}.sort.each {|attr|
+        self[dn][attr.intern].each {|val|
+          ary << "#{attr}: #{val}"
+        }
+      }
+
+      ary << ""
+    }
+
+    block_given? and ary.each {|line| yield line}
+
+    ary
+  end
+
+
 end # Dataset
 
 end # LDAP

tests/testldif.rb

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 $:.unshift "lib"
 
+require 'test/unit'
+require 'tests/testber'
+require 'tests/testldif'
+require 'tests/testldap'
+
 require 'net/ldap'
 require 'net/ldif'
 
@@ -51,6 +56,16 @@ def test_ldif
     }
   end
 
+  # TODO, need some tests.
+  # Must test folded lines and base64-encoded lines as well as normal ones.
+  def test_to_ldif
+    File.open( TestLdifFilename, "r" ) {|f|
+      ds = Net::LDAP::Dataset::read_ldif( f )
+      ds.to_ldif
+      assert_equal( true, false ) # REMOVE WHEN WE HAVE SOME TESTS HERE.
+    }
+  end
+
 
 end