""" dn.py - misc stuff for handling distinguished names (see RFC 4514) written by Michael Stroeder See http://python-ldap.sourceforge.net for details. \$Id: dn.py,v 1.4 2007/03/22 23:15:30 stroeder Exp $ Compability: - Tested with Python 2.0+ """ __version__ = '0.1.0' import _ldap import ldap.functions def escape_dn_chars(s): """ Escape all DN special characters found in s with a back-slash """ if s: s = s.replace('\\','\\\\') s = s.replace(',' ,'\\,') s = s.replace('+' ,'\\+') s = s.replace('"' ,'\\"') s = s.replace('<' ,'\\<') s = s.replace('>' ,'\\>') s = s.replace(';' ,'\\;') s = s.replace('=' ,'\\=') if s[0]=='#': s = ''.join(('\\',s)) if s[-1]==' ': s = ''.join((s[:-1],'\\ ')) return s def str2dn(dn,flags=0): """ This function takes a DN as string as parameter and returns a decomposed DN. It's the inverse to dn2str(). """ if not dn: return [] return ldap.functions._ldap_function_call(_ldap.str2dn,dn,flags) def dn2str(dn): """ This function takes a decomposed DN as parameter and returns a single string. It's the inverse to str2dn(). """ return ','.join([ '+'.join([ '='.join((atype,escape_dn_chars(avalue or ''))) for atype,avalue,dummy in rdn]) for rdn in dn ]) def explode_dn(dn,notypes=0): """ explode_dn(dn [, notypes=0]) -> list This function takes a DN and breaks it up into its component parts. The notypes parameter is used to specify that only the component's attribute values be returned and not the attribute types. """ if not dn: return [] dn_decomp = str2dn(dn) rdn_list = [] for rdn in dn_decomp: if notypes: rdn_list.append('+'.join([ escape_dn_chars(avalue or '') for atype,avalue,dummy in rdn ])) else: rdn_list.append('+'.join([ '='.join((atype,escape_dn_chars(avalue or ''))) for atype,avalue,dummy in rdn ])) return rdn_list def explode_rdn(rdn,notypes=0): """ explode_rdn(rdn [, notypes=0]) -> list This function takes a RDN and breaks it up into its component parts if it is a multi-valued RDN. The notypes parameter is used to specify that only the component's attribute values be returned and not the attribute types. """ if not rdn: return [] rdn_decomp = str2dn(rdn)[0] if notypes: return [avalue or '' for atype,avalue,dummy in rdn_decomp] else: return ['='.join((atype,escape_dn_chars(avalue or ''))) for atype,avalue,dummy in rdn_decomp]