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+package WebGUI::LDAPLink;
+
+=head1 LEGAL
+
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2005 Plain Black Corporation.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+  (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+  this software.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=cut
+
+
+use strict;
+use Tie::CPHash;
+use WebGUI::International;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+use WebGUI::SQL;
+use Net::LDAP;
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Package WebGUI::LDAPLink
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This package contains utility methods for WebGUI's ldap link system.
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ use WebGUI::LDAPLink;
+ $hashRef = WebGUI::LDAPLink::getList();
+ %ldapLink = WebGUI::LDAPLink::get($ldapLinkId);
+ 
+ $ldapLink = WebGUI::LDAPLink->new($ldapLinkId);
+ $connection = $ldapLink->authenticate();
+ $ldapLink->disconnect;
+
+=head1 METHODS
+
+These subroutines are available from this package:
+
+=cut
+
+=head2 bind ( )
+
+Authenticates against the ldap server with the parameters stored in the class, returning a valid ldap connection, or 0 if a connection
+cannot be established
+
+=cut
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub bind {
+	my $class = shift;
+	my ($uri, $ldap, $auth, $result, $error);
+	
+	if (defined $class->{_connection}) {
+		return $class->{_connetcion};
+	}
+	
+	my $ldapUrl = $class->{_ldapLink}->{ldapUrl};
+	my $connectDn = $class->{_ldapLink}->{connectDn};
+	my $identifier = $class->{_ldapLink}->{identifier};
+		
+	if($ldapUrl eq "") {
+	   $class->{_error} = 100;
+	   return 0;
+	} elsif ($connectDn eq "") {
+	   $class->{_error} = 101;
+	   return 0;
+	} elsif ($identifier eq "") {
+	   $class->{_error} = 102;
+	   return 0;
+	}
+	
+	if($uri = URI->new($ldapUrl)) {
+	   unless($ldap = Net::LDAP->new($uri->host, (port=>($uri->port || 389)))){
+	      $class->{_error} = 103;
+		  return 0;
+	   }
+	   
+	   $auth = $ldap->bind(dn=>$connectDn, password=>$identifier);
+       if ($auth->code == 48 || $auth->code == 49){
+		  $class->{_error} = 104;
+	   }elsif($auth->code > 0){
+	      $class->{_error} = $auth->code;
+	   }
+	   $class->{_connection} = $ldap;
+	}else{
+	   $class->{_error} = 105;
+	   return 0;
+	}
+	return $class->{_connection};
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub DESTROY {
+   my $class = shift;
+   $class->unbind;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+=head2 getErrorMessage ( [ldapErrorCode] )
+
+Returns the error string representing the error code generated by Net::LDAP.  If no code is passed in,
+the most recent error stored by the class is returned
+
+=head3 ldapErrorCode
+
+A valid ldap error code.
+
+=cut
+
+sub getErrorMessage {
+   my $class = shift;
+   my $errorCode = $_[0] || $class->{_error};
+   return "" unless $errorCode;
+   my $i18nCode = "LDAPLink_".$errorCode;
+   return WebGUI::International::get($i18nCode);
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+=head2 getList ( )
+
+Returns a hash reference  containing all ldap links.  The format is:
+	ldapLinkId => ldapLinkName
+
+=cut
+
+sub getList {
+    my %list;
+	tie %list, "Tie::IxHash";
+	%list = ('0'=>WebGUI::International::get("ldap link"),WebGUI::SQL->buildHash("select ldapLinkId, ldapLinkName from ldapLink order by ldapLinkName"));
+	return \%list;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+=head2 get ( ldapLinkId )
+
+Returns a hashRef containing a single ldap link.
+
+=head3 ldapLinkId
+
+A valid ldapLinkId
+
+=cut
+
+sub get {
+   my %hash;
+   tie %hash, 'Tie::CPHash';
+   %hash = WebGUI::SQL->quickHash("select * from ldapLink where ldapLinkId=".quote($_[0]));
+   return \%hash;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+=head2 unbind ( )
+
+Disconnect cleanly from the current databaseLink.
+
+=cut
+
+sub unbind {
+	my ($class, $value);
+	$class = shift;
+	$value = shift;
+	if (defined $class->{_connection}) {
+		$class->{_connection}->unbind;
+	}
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 new ( ldapLinkId )
+
+Constructor.
+
+=head3 ldapLinkId
+
+The ldapLinkId of the ldapLink you're creating an object reference for. 
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+    my ($class, $ldapLinkId, $ldapLink);
+    $class = shift;
+	$ldapLinkId = shift;
+	return undef unless $ldapLinkId;
+	$ldapLink = get($ldapLinkId);
+	bless {_ldapLinkId => $ldapLinkId, _ldapLink => $ldapLink }, $class;
+}
+
+1;
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