Practical Spring LDAP: Using Enterprise Java-Based LDAP in Spring Data and Spring Framework 6

This revised edition is your practical, hands-on guide to developing Java-based enterprise applications with big data or batches of data using the Spring LDAP and the Spring Data LDAP frameworks. The book covers these popular Spring project modules and explains the purpose and fundamental concepts of LDAP before giving a comprehensive tour of the latest version of Spring LDAP and Spring Data LDAP as found in Spring Framework 6. The book provides a detailed treatment of LDAP controls and the new features of Spring LDAP such as Object Directory Mapping and LDIF parsing. LDAP has become the de facto standard for storing and accessing information in enterprises. Despite its widespread adoption, developers often struggle when it comes to using this technology effectively. The traditional Java LDAP and JNDI approaches have proven to be painful and have resulted in complex, less modular applications. The Spring LDAP framework provides an ideal alternative. After reading and using this book, you'll come away with a level of comfort for working with large batches of data or big data in your enterprise Spring applications development. What You'll Learn Explore "What is Java LDAP?" and understand the Spring LDAP and Spring Data LDAP frameworks Search LDAP resources Sort and page your LDAP results Dive into object directory mapping Handle LDAP transactions and more Who This Book Is For Intermediate to advanced Java and Spring software developers; programmers with at least some prior experience in Java, especially the Spring Framework Table of Contents About the Authors About the Technical Reviewer Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction to LDAP LDAP Overview Directory vs. Database Information Model Object Classes Directory Schema Naming Model Functional Model Security Model LDIF Format LDAP History LDAP Vendors Sample Application Summary Chapter 2: Java Support for LDAP LDAP Using JNDI Connect to LDAP LDAP Operations Closing Resources Creating a New Entry Updating an Entry Removing an Entry Searching Entries Check How the Operations Work JNDI Drawbacks Summary Chapter 3: Introducing Spring LDAP Motivation Documentation and Source Code Spring LDAP Spring LDAP Packaging Installing Spring LDAP Using Maven Spring LDAP Archetypes Creating Projects Using IntelliJ Spring LDAP Hello World Spring ApplicationContext Spring-Powered Search Client Spring LdapTemplate Operations Add Operation Modify Operation Deleting Operation Summary Chapter 4: Testing LDAP Code Concepts About Testing Unit Testing Mock Testing Integration Testing Libraries to Do Tests JUnit Mockito Testcontainers Creating the Tests Mocking the Templates Testing Using Embedded Server Moving to Tests with Testcontainers Summary Chapter 5: Advanced Spring LDAP JNDI Object Factories Spring and Object Factories DAO Implementation Using Object Factory Implementing Finder Methods Create Method Update Method Delete Method Summary Chapter 6: Searching LDAP LDAP Search Criteria Base Parameter Scope Parameter Filter Parameter Optional Parameters LDAP Injection Spring LDAP Filters EqualsFilter LikeFilter PresentFilter NotPresentFilter Not Filter GreaterThanOrEqualsFilter LessThanOrEqualsFilter AndFilter OrFilter HardcodedFilter WhitespaceWildcardsFilter Handling Special Characters LDAP Query Builder Parameters Summary Chapter 7: Sorting and Paging Results LDAP Controls Identifying Supported Controls JNDI and Controls Spring LDAP and Controls Sort Control Implementing Custom DirContextProcessor Paged Search Controls Summary Chapter 8: Object-Directory Mapping Spring ODM Basics ODM Metadata ODM Service Class Creating Custom Converter Summary Chapter 9: LDAP Transactions Transaction Basics Local vs. Global Transactions Programmatic vs. Declarative Transactions Programmatically Declaratively Spring Transaction Abstraction Declarative Transactions Using Spring LDAP Transaction Support Spring LDAP Transaction Support Compensating Transactions Summary Chapter 10: Odds and Ends Authentication Using Spring LDAP Handling Authentication Exceptions Parsing LDIF Data LDAP Connection Pooling Built-In Connection Pooling Spring LDAP Connection Pooling Pool Validation Summary Appendix A: Setting Up Environment Tools Install Java Install Maven Install Git Install IntelliJ Install Docker Appendix B: Recommended and Alternative Tools IDEs LDAP UI Appendix C: Set Up LDAP Server LDAP Server Setup Installing Apache Directory Studio Loading Test Data Appendix D: Opening a Project Appendix E: Further Reading General Index