José, Thanks for the quick reply and the link to the subversion. I'm exploring some of the LDAP code now to get a sense of how they are handling it.
Thanks! - Aaron 2011/8/11 José Luis Redrejo Rodríguez <[email protected]> > There's not a dal interface to ldap, but a auth interface. > Some of my colleagues are developing also an in house system to manage > the schools ldap system (and using it to learn web2py). Up to now it > can manage unix groups , users, and some kind of network hosts , all > this info stored in ldap. > You can access to the web interface to subversion with the application > at > http://desarrollo.educarex.es/linex/projects/servidoressecundaria/repository/show/controlies > > All the ldap "crud" tasks are done via python functions stored in the > modules directory of the web2py application. > > Hope it helps. > > Regards. > José L. > > 2011/8/11 Aaron Mahler <[email protected]>: > > > > Hello! > > > > I need to write an in-house app for managing and manipulating > > records in our LDAP environment and am evaluating which framework > > might be the best fit. I've been writing python code for years, worked > > with Zope in the past, etc., so lots of python frameworks are > > attractive in that regard. web2py looks to be the easier system to > > plunge into and I like its overall design and community. One thing > > attracting me to django, however, is the presence of an LDAP DAL > > (http://opensource.bolloretelecom.eu/projects/django-ldapdb/) that, in > > theory, will allow me to interact with LDAP much like any other > > database. > > > > Does such a DAL exist for web2py? If not, do any more experienced > > developers here have a strong opinion on how important this would be > > in the grand scheme of things? Basically, how would you approach such > > a project with web2py? Obviously, any queries I do about web2py and > > ldap are flooded with discussions about LDAP authentication (the > > dominant issue that one might expect), but little discussion of > > interacting with an LDAP server in a more database-like fashion (and, > > yes, I know LDAP isn't a database, per se). I saw a few queries here > > from the past year asking about an LDAP DAL, but there appeared to be > > no replies. Maybe something has changed since? > > > > Any input would be greatly appreciated! > > - Aaron > > > -- Pacific Northwest Trip: http://photos.halfpress.com/northwest halfpress: http://www.halfpress.com Aaron's MAME Boxes - http://www.mameblog.com Twitter: halfpress
