LDAPProvider (ldap-ratype API documentation)

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public interface LDAPProvider
```
Represents a provider interface for applications that want to send LDAP requests.

See Also:

LDAPAddRequest, LDAPBindRequest, LDAPCompareRequest, LDAPDeleteRequest, LDAPModifyRequest, LDAPModifyDNRequest, LDAPSearchRequest

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`LDAPMessageFactory`	`getMessageFactory()`	Returns an LDAP message factory implementation to be used to create LDAP objects.
`LDAPRequestActivity`	`sendRequest(LDAPRequest request)`	Creates a new LDAP request activity in the SLEE and performs the LDAP operation specified by the given request.

- Method Detail
  - getMessageFactory
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LDAPMessageFactory getMessageFactory()
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    Returns an LDAP message factory implementation to be used to create LDAP objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    an LDAP message factory implementation.
    
    See Also:
    
    LDAPMessageFactory
  - sendRequest
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LDAPRequestActivity sendRequest(LDAPRequest request)
                         throws LDAPConnectionException,
                                LDAPException
```
    Creates a new LDAP request activity in the SLEE and performs the LDAP operation specified by the given request. The SBB must attach to the activity to receive the LDAP result event.
    Note: In order to send an LDAPBindRequest (the LDAP "bind queries" feature) to test the validity of passed credentials binding to the directory, the bind connection pool must be enabled using the resource adaptor configuration properties BindMinConnections and BindMaxConnections. Otherwise an LDAPConnectionException will be thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the request to be used for the LDAP operation. It must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the new LDAP request activity created or null.
    
    Throws:
    
    LDAPConnectionException - when the LDAP client cannot connect with the LDAP server.
    
    LDAPException - if failed to complete the specified LDAP operation.
    
    See Also:
    
    LDAPRequestActivity, LDAPResultEvent