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New LDIF intro from Keith.

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Ulrik Sandberg
2010-10-17 10:38:46 +00:00
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<section id="ldif-parsing-intro">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>LDIF files are the standard medium for serializing directory data to
a flat file for archival, transferrence, or altercation. The
<token>org.springframework.ldap.ldif</token> package provides classes
needed to read LDAP objects from flat files and de-serialize them into
tangible objects.</para>
<para>LDAP Directory Interchange Format (LDIF) files are the standard
medium for describing directoy data in a flat file format. The most common
uses of this format include information transfer and archival. However,
the standard also defines a way to describe modifications to stored data
in a flat file format. LDIFs of this later type are typically referred to
as <emphasis>changetype</emphasis> or <emphasis>modify</emphasis> LDIFs.
</para>
<para>The <token>LdifParser</token> is the main class of the
<para>The <token>org.springframework.ldap.ldif</token> package provides
classes needed to parse LDIF files and deserialize them into tangible
objects. The <token>LdifParser</token> is the main class of the
<token>org.springframework.ldap.ldif</token> package and is capable of
parsing files that are RFC 2849 compliant. This class reads lines from a
resource and assembles them into an <token>LdapAttributes</token> object.
The <token>LdifParser</token> currently ignores
<emphasis>changetype</emphasis> LDIF entries as their usefulness in the
context of an application has yet to be determined. </para>
context of an application has yet to be determined.</para>
</section>
<section id="ldif-parsing-obj-repr">