DATAREST-1198 - Add Converter to convert String to javax.naming.ldap.LdapName.

We now provide and configure a converter for String to LdapName conversion so Spring Data LDAP can be used with Spring Data REST without further configuration.

Original pull request: #290.

spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config;
 
+import javax.naming.Name;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.support.MessageSourceAccessor;
 import org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.data.auditing.AuditableBeanWrapperFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.auditing.MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory;
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.querydsl.binding.QuerydslPredicateBuilder;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.support.DefaultRepositoryInvokerFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.support.Repositories;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.support.RepositoryInvokerFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.StringToLdapNameConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.UriToEntityConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.MetadataConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.Projection;
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		DefaultFormattingConversionService conversionService = new DefaultFormattingConversionService();
 		// Add Spring Data Commons formatters
 		conversionService.addConverter(uriToEntityConverter(conversionService));
+		conversionService.addConverter(stringToNameConverter());
 		addFormatters(conversionService);
 
 		configurerDelegate.configureConversionService(conversionService);
@@ -673,6 +677,10 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		return new UriToEntityConverter(persistentEntities(), repositoryInvokerFactory(conversionService), repositories());
 	}
 
+	protected Converter<String, ? extends Name> stringToNameConverter() {
+		 return StringToLdapNameConverter.INSTANCE;
+	}
+
 	@Bean
 	public ExcerptProjector excerptProjector() {
 

spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests.java

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
 
+import javax.naming.Name;
+import javax.naming.ldap.LdapName;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
  * Integration tests for basic application bootstrapping (general configuration related checks).
  *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 public class RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests {
 
@@ -184,6 +187,15 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests {
 		assertThat(service.canConvert(Distance.class, String.class)).isTrue();
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAREST-1198
+	public void hasConvertersForNamAndLdapName() {
+
+		ConversionService service = context.getBean("defaultConversionService", ConversionService.class);
+
+		assertThat(service.canConvert(String.class, Name.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(service.canConvert(String.class, LdapName.class)).isTrue();
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATAREST-686
 	public void defaultsEncodingForMessageSourceToUtfEight() {