core/src/main/java/org/apache/ki/realm/ldap/LdapUtils.java

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package org.apache.ki.realm.ldap;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.naming.NamingEnumeration;
import javax.naming.NamingException;
import javax.naming.directory.Attribute;
import javax.naming.ldap.LdapContext;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Utility class providing static methods to make working with LDAP
 * easier.
 *
 * @author Jeremy Haile
 * @since 0.2
 */
public class LdapUtils {

    /** Private internal log instance. */
    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LdapUtils.class);

    /**
     * Private constructor to prevent instantiation
     */
    private LdapUtils() {
    }

    /**
     * Closes an LDAP context, logging any errors, but not throwing
     * an exception if there is a failure.
     *
     * @param ctx the LDAP context to close.
     */
    public static void closeContext(LdapContext ctx) {
        try {
            if (ctx != null) {
                ctx.close();
            }
        } catch (NamingException e) {
            if (log.isErrorEnabled()) {
                log.error("Exception while closing LDAP context. ", e);
            }
        }
    }


    /**
     * Helper method used to retrieve all attribute values from a particular context attribute.
     *
     * @param attr the LDAP attribute.
     * @return the values of the attribute.
     * @throws javax.naming.NamingException if there is an LDAP error while reading the values.
     */
    public static Collection<String> getAllAttributeValues(Attribute attr) throws NamingException {
        Set<String> values = new HashSet<String>();
        for (NamingEnumeration e = attr.getAll(); e.hasMore();) {
            String value = (String) e.next();
            values.add(value);
        }
        return values;
    }


}