Directory Notification
Active Directory provides a control for clients to register to receive changes notifications. Note the following constraints when configuring your search:
scope | Must be one-level or object-level |
filter | Must be ‘(objectClass=*)’ |
attributes | list of attributes to be returned when a change occurs. Does not specify attributes which will generate notifications. |
A notification client is provided to encapsulate the asychronous search and expose a blocking queue.
NotificationClient
Connection conn = DefaultConnectionFactory.getConnection("ldap://directory.ldaptive.org");
try {
conn.open(new BindRequest("cn=manager,ou=people,dc=ldaptive,dc=org", new Credential("manager_password")));
NotificationClient client = new NotificationClient(conn);
SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest("ou=people,dc=ldaptive,dc=edu", new SearchFilter("(objectClass=*)"));
request.setSearchScope(SearchScope.ONELEVEL);
BlockingQueue<NotificationClient.NotificationItem> results = client.execute(request);
while (true) {
NotificationClient.NotificationItem item = results.take(); // blocks until result is received
if (item.isEntry()) {
LdapEntry entry = item.getEntry();
} else if (item.isException()) {
break;
}
}
} finally {
conn.close();
}