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Horde Group API

This document is intended to clarify the Horde Group API. Primarily in order to write a new LDAP driver as discussed by the Bens in IRC, but also to provide a solid target for applications to move toward.

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Abstract

In its simplest terms a group consists of an ID and a Name. The ID is unique to that group and is unchanging. The name is a human-friendly name that can be changed as desired. The source and/or format of the group ID should not be of concern to the application using it, and should always be obtained/modified/stored through the group API calls. The group ID is the only acceptable method as to refer to a group, as it is guaranteed to be unique (uniqueness being the job of the driver). The group name is strictly for interface use.

A group can also have a parent and multiple children. All references to parents and children are to be made through API calls. Again, it is of no concern to the application how these relationships are maintained, but only that they exist and are free to be used.

Standards

In order to help keep concepts straight, the following standards should be used

• $gid -- Group ID
  • $group -- Group Object
  • $name -- Group Name

Classes

Group

newGroup($name, $parent = DATATREE_ROOT)

deprecated -- in favor of using addGroup()

getGroup($gid)

deprecated -- no longer using group objects.

getGroupById($gid)

deprecated -- no longer using group objects.

getGUID($group)

addGroup($group)

Add handlers for $name and $parent parameters from newGroup()

updateGroup($group)

deprecated? -- should we always update the backend?

renameGroup($group, $newName)

removeGroup($group, $force = false)

getGroupName($gid)

getGroupShortName($group)

deprecated -- no need for short names...they're just confusing.

getGroupId($group)

deprecated -- no longer using group objects.

exists($gid)

getGroupParents($gid)

deprecated -- in favor of always using flat lists.

getGroupParent($gid)

Add support to take over getGroupParentList()

getGroupParentList($gid)

deprecated -- in favor of getGroupParent()

listGroups($refresh = false)

listUsers($gid)

Add support to take over listAllUsers()

listAllUsers($gid)

deprecated -- in favor of listUsers()

getGroupMembership($user, $parentGroups = false)

userIsInGroup($user, $gid, $subgroups = true)

getLevel($gid)

deprecated -- is this used?

addUser($username, $gid)

new function -- no longer using group objects.

Should be able to handle arrays for both parameters.

removeUser($username, $gid)

new function -- no longer using group objects.

Should be able to handle arrays for both parameters.

getAuditLog($gid)

new function -- do we need this?

clearAuditLog($gid)

new function -- do we need this?

DatatreeObject_Group (deprecated)

All DatatreeObject_Group functionality has been moved to Group (Horde_Groups) to eliminate OO overhead.

setGroupOb(&$groupOb)

getId()

save()

addUser($username, $update = true)

removeUser($username, $update = true)

listUser()

listAllUsers()

getAuditLog()

clearAuditLog()