Shibboleth Developers

[Markus Ludwig Grandpre <>]

Chad La Joie wrote:
> You seem to not understand what the word "dependency" means, or at least 
> the difference between a dependency and a dependent.

I don't understand how the LdapDataConnector is enabled to get all 
AttributeDefinition objects only by using

 <resolver:Dependency ref="myLDAP" />

I followed your shib2 documentation and your LdapDataConnector 
implementation but get null values all the time. There is something 
missing within the configuration or within the java code that I've 
already posted. There are of course some things that I don't understand, 
but stop telling me what dependencies are when I depend on your good 
will to get a simple step forward.

Markus




> Markus Ludwig Grandpre wrote:
> > I wonder how the Shibboleth2 LdapDataConnector gains access to any
> > AttributeDefinition object that declares a reference/dependency to this
> > connector e.g.
> >
> > <resolver:AttributeDefinition
> >  id="eduPersonEntitlement"
> >  ...
> >  <resolver:Dependency ref="myLDAP" />
> >
> > whereby the DataConnector of the LdapDataConnector does not
> > declare any dependency to AttributeDefinitions at all:
> >
> > <resolver:DataConnector
> >   id="myLDAP"
> >   xsi:type="LDAPDirectory"
> >   xmlns="urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:resolver:dc"
> >   ...
> >  </resolver:DataConnector>
> >
> > I've followed the LdapDataConnector implementation and used parts of it
> > for my own DataConnector implementation, but getting null values all the
> > time.
> >
> > What went wrong?