[turba] Composite fields

[Richard Heggs]

Quoting Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck () horde ! org>:

>Quoting Richard Heggs <richard.heggs at nottinghamcity.gov.uk>:
>
>> I'm trying to create a composite search/display field for my LDAP
>backend.
>> I want to make the 'name' field map to a composite of the LDAP 'dn' and
>> 'givenName' attributes.
>
>Something like this, but you'll need to adapt it to your backend:
>
>        'name' => array('fields' => array('firstname', 'lastname'),
>                        'format' => '%s %s'),
>        'firstname' => 'object_firstname',
>        'lastname' => 'object_lastname',
>
>Also, I don't think I ever tested composite fields with LDAP, so while it
>*should* work, you might run into a thing or two.

*sound of ssh session being fired up*
*tappety-tappety-tap*

Yup, that works a treat, thanks. :)  I can't search a composite field, but I
can display it (which is what I wanted anyway).  Is it possible to make it
searchable, or is that just adding unnecessary complexity?

>
>> Could someone point to the appropriate place in TFM[L]? that I should R,
>> please? :)
>
>There isn't one for HEAD yet. I think you just volunteered to write this
>bit. ;)
>Gladly.  Patch for sources.php below.

Richard.

diff -u sources.php.orig sources.php.dist
--- sources.php.orig    2003-11-20 11:08:29.000000000 +0000
+++ sources.php.dist    2003-11-20 11:30:13.000000000 +0000
@@ -16,7 +16,16 @@
  *
  * map: This is a list of mappings from the standard Turba attribute
  * names (on the left) to the attribute names by which they are known in
- * this contact source (on the right).
+ * this contact source (on the right).  Turba supports composite fields for
+ * display.  A composite field is defined by mapping the field name to an
+ * array containing a list of component fields and a format string (similar
+ * to a printf() format string).  Here is an example:
+ * ...
+ * 'name' => array('fields' => array('firstname', 'lastname'),
+ *                 'format' => '%s %s'),
+ * 'firstname' => 'object_firstname',
+ * 'lastname' => 'object_lastname',
+ * ...
  *
  * search: A list of Turba attribute names that can be searched for
  * this source.


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