Queries on Apache Directory Server

[Murali K Gandrakota]

Hi,

I have some queries on using C-library SDK against ADS 1.5.4.
1. Does apache provide its own C-SDK for ldap programming?
2. If not, what if we use SDK's of Tivoli or Mozilla or Sunone. How easy is the process of integration or porting.Is it a seamless activity?
3. Finally, what about the support for VLV controls, paging.
I heard that 1.5.5 does have support for VLV .When can we expect an official stable release build of 1.5.5.

Regards,
Murali

[Emmanuel Lecharny]

Murali K Gandrakota wrote:
> Hi,
>  
Hi,

first, don't cross post to dev *and* users mailing list. Pick one list,
probably users.
> I have some queries on using C-library SDK against ADS 1.5.4.
> 1. Does apache provide its own C-SDK for ldap programming?
>  
No. You have plenty of them out there, and I don't think we need another
one.
> 2. If not, what if we use SDK's of Tivoli or Mozilla or Sunone. How easy
> is the process of integration or porting.Is it a seamless activity?
>  
I don't understand the question. What do you want to integrate or port ?
> 3. Finally, what about the support for VLV controls, paging.
> I heard that 1.5.5 does have support for VLV .When can we expect an
> official stable release build of 1.5.5.
>  
1.5.5 have a support for Paging and VLV, controls but it has to be
double checked, as it's preliminary work at this point.
Regarding 1.5.5, there are still a handfull of issues we want to fix (57
issues), accordingly to
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER/fixforversion/12313148

We don't have any date, so far. End of june ?


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cordialement, regards,
Emmanuel Lécharny
www.iktek.com
directory.apache.org

[Stefan Zoerner-2]

Murali K Gandrakota wrote:
> I have some queries on using C-library SDK against ADS 1.5.4.
> 1. Does apache provide its own C-SDK for ldap programming?
> 2. If not, what if we use SDK's of Tivoli or Mozilla or Sunone. How easy
> is the process of integration or porting.Is it a seamless activity?

There is no porting effort. LDAP is standardized on the wire; no special
driver or library is needed for different LDAP servers. You can use any
LDAP client library/SDK with any LDAP server.

For instance, all the SDKs you mention above perfectly work with ApacheDS.

Greetings from Hamburg,
     Stefan