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rfc:ldap_exop [2017/06/26 14:53] – Added functions definitions mcmicrfc:ldap_exop [2017/09/22 13:28] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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   * Date: 2017-06-26   * Date: 2017-06-26
   * Author: Côme Chilliet, mcmic@php.net   * Author: Côme Chilliet, mcmic@php.net
-  * Status: Draft+  * Status: Merged
   * First Published at: http://wiki.php.net/rfc/ldap_exop   * First Published at: http://wiki.php.net/rfc/ldap_exop
  
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 ===== New functions ===== ===== New functions =====
 +In all these functions $link should be a valid LDAP connection object with a user bound to it already.
 <code php> <code php>
-mixed ldap_exop(resource $link, string $reqoid [, string $reqdata [, string &$retoid [, string &$retdata]]])+mixed ldap_exop(resource $link, string $reqoid [, string $reqdata [, string &$retdata [, string &$retoid]]])
 </code> </code>
-Returns FALSE upon failure, TRUE upon success if $retoid is provided, and a result object otherwise (success with 3 params or less).+Returns FALSE upon failure, TRUE upon success if $retdata is provided, and a result object otherwise (success with 3 params or less). Either fills $retoid and $retdata or returns a result object.
 <code php> <code php>
-bool ldap_parse_exop(resource $link, resource $result [, string &$retoid [, string &$retdata]])+bool ldap_parse_exop(resource $link, resource $result [, string &$retdata [, string &$retoid]])
 </code> </code>
 Returns TRUE upon success and FALSE upon failure. Fills $retoid and $retdata with the data from $result object. Returns TRUE upon success and FALSE upon failure. Fills $retoid and $retdata with the data from $result object.
 +
 +Note that $retoid is useless in most cases, EXOPs usually leave it empty or fill it with $reqoid. This is why it’s in last position.
 +
 +This RFC also wish to introduce helper functions for common EXOP usage:
 +<code php>
 +bool|string ldap_exop_whoami(resource $link)
 +bool|string ldap_exop_passwd(resource $link, [string $user, [string $oldpw, [string $newpw]]])
 +</code>
 +The first one would call whoami EXOP and returns the result. Returns FALSE upon failure.
 +The second one would call passwd EXOP and return TRUE or FALSE upon failure. If $newpw is empty, returns the generated password for the user. If $user is empty, it affects the bound user.
 +
 +The author of the original patch stated that technically ldap_start_tls is an exop helper and therefore could be renamed ldap_exop_start_tls. We feel this would be a useless BC.
 +
 +The original patch (and current code) provided a possibility to get a result object from helpers as well, and provided ldap_parse_exop_* helpers to parse the result objects from these operations. We feel this is too complex and does not add anything to the RFC so we intend to leave them out.
 +
 +For consistency with existing ldap functions, theses function may produce E_WARNING in case of error or failure.
 +The safe way to use them is to use @ when calling them. ldap_error() can be used to get the last LDAP error in cases where it makes sense.
 +
 +===== Examples =====
 +<code php>
 +// Call EXOP whoami and store the result in $identity
 +if (ldap_exop($link, LDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I, NULL, $identity)) {
 +  echo "Connected as $identity\n";
 +} else {
 +  echo "Operation failed\n";
 +}
 +// Same thing using a result object
 +$r = ldap_exop($link, LDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I);
 +if (($r !== FALSE) && ldap_parse_exop($link, $r, $retdata)) {
 +  echo "Connected as $retdata\n";
 +} else {
 +  echo "Operation failed\n";
 +}
 +// Same thing with the helper
 +if (ldap_exop_whoami($link, $identity)) {
 +  echo "Connected as $identity\n";
 +} else {
 +  echo "Operation failed\n";
 +}
 +// Changing password with the helper
 +if (ldap_exop_passwd($link, 'uid=johndoe,dc=example,dc=com', '', 'newpassword')) {
 +  echo "Password changed\n";
 +} else {
 +  echo "Operation failed\n";
 +}
 +</code>
  
 ===== Backward Incompatible Changes ===== ===== Backward Incompatible Changes =====
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 ===== Proposed PHP Version(s) ===== ===== Proposed PHP Version(s) =====
-7.2 if possible, 7.3/8 otherwise+Next PHP 7.x release
  
 ===== RFC Impact ===== ===== RFC Impact =====
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 ===== Open Issues ===== ===== Open Issues =====
-  - Should the function names contain the word "exop" or is it a technical detail which should be hidden from the developer? +  - Should we include a constant for LDAP_EXOP_CANCEL, for the sake of completeness, even if this EXOP won’t be used by PHP code as all PHP LDAP operations are synchrone (in the current code state).
-  - Should we include a constant for LDAP_EXOP_REFRESH, for the sake of completeness, even if this EXOP won’t be used by PHP code as all PHP LDAP operations are synchrone (in the current code state).+
  
 ===== Unaffected PHP Functionality ===== ===== Unaffected PHP Functionality =====
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 ===== Implementation ===== ===== Implementation =====
-After the project is implemented, this section should contain  +Merged in PHP 7.2 
-  the version(s) it was merged to +https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/2608 
-  - a link to the git commit(s)+
   - a link to the PHP manual entry for the feature   - a link to the PHP manual entry for the feature
-  - a link to the language specification section (if any) 
  
 ===== References ===== ===== References =====
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