[[spring-ldap-component]]
== Spring LDAP Component

*Available as of Camel version 2.11*

The *spring-ldap:* component provides a Camel wrapper for
http://www.springsource.org/ldap[Spring LDAP].

Maven users will need to add the following dependency to their `pom.xml`
for this component:

[source,xml]
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<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-spring-ldap</artifactId>
    <version>x.x.x</version>
    <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>
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### URI format

[source,java]
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spring-ldap:springLdapTemplate[?options]
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Where *springLdapTemplate* is the name of the
http://static.springsource.org/spring-ldap/site/apidocs/org/springframework/ldap/core/LdapTemplate.html[Spring
LDAP Template bean]. In this bean, you configure the URL and the
credentials for your LDAP access.

### Options


// component options: START
The Spring LDAP component has no options.
// component options: END


// endpoint options: START
The Spring LDAP endpoint is configured using URI syntax:

----
spring-ldap:templateName
----

with the following path and query parameters:

==== Path Parameters (1 parameters):


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| Name | Description | Default | Type
| *templateName* | *Required* Name of the Spring LDAP Template bean |  | String
|===


==== Query Parameters (3 parameters):


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| Name | Description | Default | Type
| *operation* (producer) | *Required* The LDAP operation to be performed. |  | LdapOperation
| *scope* (producer) | The scope of the search operation. | subtree | String
| *synchronous* (advanced) | Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported). | false | boolean
|===
// endpoint options: END


### Usage

The component supports producer endpoint only. An attempt to create a
consumer endpoint will result in an `UnsupportedOperationException`. +
 The body of the message must be a map (an instance of `java.util.Map`).
Unless a base DN is specified by in the configuration of your ContextSource,
this map must contain at least an entry with the key *`dn`* (not needed for function_driven operation) that
specifies the root node for the LDAP operation to be performed. Other
entries of the map are operation-specific (see below).

The body of the message remains unchanged for the `bind` and `unbind`
operations. For the `search` and `function_driven` operations, the body is set to the result of
the search, see
http://static.springsource.org/spring-ldap/site/apidocs/org/springframework/ldap/core/LdapTemplate.html#search%28java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20int,%20org.springframework.ldap.core.AttributesMapper%29[http://static.springsource.org/spring-ldap/site/apidocs/org/springframework/ldap/core/LdapTemplate.html#search%28java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20int,%20org.springframework.ldap.core.AttributesMapper%29].

#### Search

The message body must have an entry with the key *`filter`*. The value
must be a `String` representing a valid LDAP filter, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol#Search_and_Compare[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol#Search_and_Compare].

#### Bind

The message body must have an entry with the key *`attributes`*. The
value must be an instance of
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/directory/Attributes.html[javax.naming.directory.Attributes]
This entry specifies the LDAP node to be created.

#### Unbind

No further entries necessary, the node with the specified *`dn`* is
deleted.

#### Authenticate

The message body must have entries with the keys *`filter`* and  *`password`*. The
values must be an instance of `String` representing a valid LDAP filter and a user password, respectively.

#### Modify Attributes

The message body must have an entry with the key *`modificationItems`*. The
value must be an instance of any array of type 
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/directory/ModificationItem.html[javax.naming.directory.ModificationItem]

#### Function-Driven

The message body must have entries with the keys *`function`* and *`request`*. The *`function`* value must be of type `java.util.function.BiFunction<L, Q, S>`. The `L` type parameter must be of type `org.springframework.ldap.core.LdapOperations`. The *`request`* value must be the same type as the `Q` type parameter in the *`function`* and it must encapsulate the parameters expected by the LdapTemplate method being invoked within the *`function`*. The `S` type parameter represents the response type as returned by the LdapTemplate method being invoked.
This operation allows dynamic invocation of LdapTemplate methods that are not covered by the operations mentioned above.

*Key definitions*

In order to avoid spelling errors, the following constants are defined
in `org.apache.camel.springldap.SpringLdapProducer`:

* public static final String DN = "dn"
* public static final String FILTER = "filter"
* public static final String ATTRIBUTES = "attributes"
* public static final String PASSWORD = "password";
* public static final String MODIFICATION_ITEMS = "modificationItems";
* public static final String FUNCTION = "function";
* public static final String REQUEST = "request";