Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2 Developer's Guide

Plug-In Registration

The following parameters are for use when registering plug-ins and their functions with the server and when accessing information about plug-in type and identity.

The following table lists information accessible to all types of plug-ins.

Table 18–14 Plug-In Information Parameters


Parameter ID	Data Type	Description
`SLAPI_PLUGIN`	`void *`	Internal server representation of the plug-in.
`SLAPI_PLUGIN_ARGC`	`int`	Number of arguments in the configuration entry.
`SLAPI_PLUGIN_ARGV`	`char *`	Array of arguments in the configuration entry.
`SLAPI_PLUGIN_IDENTITY`	`void *`	Plug-in identifier set and then required by the server when handling internal operations. You may cast this to `Slapi_ComponentId`.
`SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRIVATE`	`void *`	Private data you pass to your plug-in functions. You define this data structure.
`SLAPI_PLUGIN_TYPE`	`int`	Type of plug-in function, corresponding to the value of `nsslapd-pluginType` in the configuration entry for the plug-in. (Use the plug-in type values given here between parentheses in configuration entries.) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_EXTENDEDOP` (`extendedop`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_INTERNAL_POSTOPERATION` (`internalpostoperation`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_INTERNAL_PREOPERATION` (`internalpreoperation`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_LDBM_ENTRY_FETCH_STORE` (`ldbmentryfetchstore`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_MATCHINGRULE` (`matchingrule`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_TYPE_OBJECT` (`object`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_PASSWDCHECK` (`passwordcheck`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_POSTOPERATION` (`postoperation`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_PREOPERATION` (`preoperation`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_PWD_STORAGE_SCHEME` (`pwdstoragescheme`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_REVER_PWD_STORAGE_SCHEME` (`reverpwdstoragescheme`)
`SLAPI_PLUGIN_VERSION`	`char *`	Plug-in API version supported by the plug-in. `SLAPI_PLUGIN_CURRENT_VERSION` (presently `SLAPI_PLUGIN_VERSION_03`) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_VERSION_01` (3.x and later servers) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_VERSION_02` (4.x and later servers) `SLAPI_PLUGIN_VERSION_03` (5.x servers)