Postoperation Plug-Ins

Postoperation plug-ins are called after a client request has been processed and all results have been sent to the client, whether or not the operation completes successfully. Use postoperation plug-ins to send alerts, or to send alarms. Also use postoperation plug-ins to perform auditing work, or to perform cleanup work.

Directory Server calls preoperation and postoperation plug-ins only when an external client is involved. Internally, Directory Server also performs operations that no external client has requested.

To make this possible, Directory Server distinguishes between external operations and internal operations. External operations respond to incoming client requests. Internal operations are actions that are performed without a corresponding client request.

Several operations support the use of preoperation and postoperation plug-in functions. Operations include abandon, add, bind, compare, delete, modify, modify RDN, search, send entry, send referral, send result, and unbind. The plug-ins function regardless of the Directory Server front end contacted by the client application.

As is the case for other plug-in functions, slapi_pblock_set() is used in the plug-in initialization function to register preoperation and postoperation plug-in functions. slapi_pblock_set() is described in Part II, Directory Server Plug-In API Reference.