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How to write scripts for Executable plugin

Script operations

The Executable plugin runs a script for the following operations:

  • LIST: get all entries with their pivot attribute
  • GET: get one entry, identified by the pivot attribute, with all attributes
  • ADD: add one entry
  • UPDATE: modify one entry
  • REMOVE: delete one entry
  • RENAME: rename one entry

File handles

  • STDIN: receive messages from LSC, LDIF formatted
  • STDOUT: send messages to LSC, LDIF formatted
  • STDERR: send log messages to LSC. If log messages are prefixed with DEBUG: , INFO: , WARN: or ERROR: , they will be written to the corresponding log level. If not specified, messages will be written to WARN level.

Return code

  • If 0 is returned, this means that the script has succeeded
  • If a non zero exit code, this means that the script has failed.

Variables

It is possible to pass variables to script by setting <exec:variables> parameters in lsc.xml.

They can then be read in the script as environment variables.

Detailed API for each operation

LIST

Nothing is given on STDIN by LSC. The script must send to STDOUT the list of entries under this format: 

dn: entry1 identifier
pivot1: aaa
 
dn: entry2 identifier
pivot1: bbb
You can define more than one pivot attributes.

GET

For each entry found, LSC call the GET script with all the pivot attributes and their values on STDIN, under this format: 

pivot1: aaa
pivot2: xxx

The script must find the corresponding entry and return the full entry on STDOUT, under this format: 

dn: entry identifier
attribute1: aaa
attribute2: abc
attribute3: def

The script is called with the destination main identifier as argument.

ADD

LSC will send on STDIN the LDIF of an entry to add, with changetype add: 

dn: DN
changetype: add
attribute1: aaa
attribute2: abc
attribute3: def

Nothing is expected from the script on STDOUT.

The script is called with the destination main identifier as argument.

UPDATE

LSC will send on STDIN the LDIF of an entry to modify, with changetype modify: 

dn: DN
changetype: modify
replace: attribute1
attribute1: aaa
-
add: attribute2
attribute2: abc

Nothing is expected from the script on STDOUT.

The script is called with the destination main identifier as argument.

REMOVE

LSC will send on STDIN the LDIF of an entry to delete, with changetype delete: 

dn: DN
changetype: delete

Nothing is expected from the script on STDOUT.

The script is called with the destination main identifier as argument.

RENAME

LSC will send on STDIN the LDIF of an entry to rename, with changetype modrdn: 

dn: DN
changetype: modrdn
newrdn: attribute1=aaa
deleteoldrdn: 1
newsuperior: BRANCH

Nothing is expected from the script on STDOUT.

The script is called with the destination main identifier as argument.