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Connector Interfaces

Connectors are responsible for translating incoming LDAP operations to the equivalent operations on endpoint systems. Each connector that the JCS hosts must implement at least one (and possibly all, for example, like the JDBC connector) of the following processing styles defined by the JCS framework:

• Attribute Style Processor – Maps LDAP attributes to endpoint attributes, usually through JCS framework support driven by datamodel metadata.
• Method Style Processor – Maps LDAP operations to PRE/OP/POST methods invoked on the endpoint system (for example, stored procedure support in JDBC connector). The opbindings metadata drives this.
• Scripting Style Processor – Maps LDAP operations and attribute into scripted output which is then submitted to the endpoint system for processing. The opbindings metadata drives this.

Note: For more information about Style Processors, see the Programming Guide for Java Connector Server.