com.atlassian.crowd.integration.directory.connector.mapper.attribute
Interface AttributeMapper

All Known Implementing Classes:

MemberOfOverlayMapper, ObjectGUIDMapper, RFC2307GidNumberMapper, RFC2307MemberUidMapper, RFC4519MemberDnMapper, USNChangedMapper

public interface AttributeMapper

Maps a single attribute for an entity. This is used for CUSTOM attributes. Mandatory or field-level attributes are mapped via the LDAPUserAttributesMapper and the LDAPGroupAttributesMapper.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getKey() Get the key to use when storing the attribute on an entity.
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getValues(org.springframework.ldap.core.DirContextAdapter ctx) Map the value of the key from the directory context.

Method Detail

getKey

java.lang.String getKey()

Get the key to use when storing the attribute on an entity.

Returns:

non-null key.

getValues

java.util.List<java.lang.String> getValues(org.springframework.ldap.core.DirContextAdapter ctx)
                                           throws java.lang.Exception

Map the value of the key from the directory context.

Parameters:

ctx - directory context containing attributes.

Returns:

values.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - error retrieving value. The attribute will not be set.