NAME
    Catalyst::Model::LDAP - LDAP model class for Catalyst

SYNOPSIS
      # Use the Catalyst helper
      script/myapp_create.pl model People LDAP ldap.ufl.edu ou=People,dc=ufl,dc=edu

      # lib/MyApp/Model/People.pm
      package MyApp::Model::People;

      use base 'Catalyst::Model::LDAP';

      __PACKAGE__->config(
          host         => 'ldap.ufl.edu',
          base         => 'ou=People,dc=ufl,dc=edu',
          dn           => '',
          password     => '',
          options      => {},  # Options passed to all Net::LDAP methods
                               # (e.g. SASL for bind or sizelimit for
                               # search)
      );

      1;

      # In your controller
      my $entries = $c->comp('M::People')->search('(sn=TEST)');
      print $entries->[0]->get_value('sn');

DESCRIPTION
    This is the Net::LDAP model class for Catalyst. It is nothing more than
    a simple wrapper for Net::LDAP.

METHODS
  new
    Create a new Catalyst LDAP model component.

  search
    Search the directory using a given filter. Returns an arrayref
    containing the matching Net::LDAP::Entry objects (if any).

      my $entries = $c->comp('M::People')->search('(sn=TEST)');
      print $entries->[0]->get_value('sn');

  _execute
    Bind to the server and execute the specified Net::LDAP method, passing
    in the specified arguments.

  _client
    Return an LDAP connection, bound to the server using the current
    configuration.

SEE ALSO
    * Catalyst
    * Net::LDAP
    * Catalyst::Model::LDAP::Cached

TODO
    * Add other LDAP methods

AUTHOR
    Daniel Westermann-Clark <danieltwc@cpan.org>

    Based on work started by <salih@ip-plus.net> on the Catalyst mailing
    list:

    <http://lists.rawmode.org/pipermail/catalyst/2005-June/000712.html>

LICENSE
    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.