nextcloud/apps/user_ldap/lib/IUserLDAP.php
Carl Schwan acceeb6dff
feat(ldap): Allow to search one user by one of its LDAP attribute
Signed-off-by: Carl Schwan <carlschwan@kde.org>
2026-05-11 12:41:00 +02:00

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<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
/**
* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
* SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
*/
namespace OCA\User_LDAP;
use OCP\LDAP\Exceptions\MultipleUsersReturnedException;
interface IUserLDAP {
//Functions used by LDAPProvider
/**
* Return access for LDAP interaction.
* @param string $uid
* @return Access instance of Access for LDAP interaction
*/
public function getLDAPAccess($uid);
/**
* Return a new LDAP connection for the specified user.
* @param string $uid
* @return \LDAP\Connection of the LDAP connection
*/
public function getNewLDAPConnection($uid);
/**
* Return the username for the given LDAP DN, if available.
* @param string $dn
* @return string|false with the username
*/
public function dn2UserName($dn);
/**
* Fetches one user from LDAP based on a filter or a custom attribute and search term.
*
* @param string $attribute The LDAP attribute name to search against (e.g., 'mail', 'cn', 'uid').
* @param string $searchTerm The search term to match against the attribute. Will be escaped for LDAP filter safety.
* @return string|null Returns the username if found in LDAP using the configured LDAP filter, or null if no user is found.
* @throws MultipleUsersReturnedException if multiple users have been found (search query should not allow this)
*/
public function getUserFromCustomAttribute(string $attribute, string $searchTerm): ?string;
}